It’s the final weekend before the NBA regular season begins, which means you’re coming here for your fantasy basketball drafts.
Should you draft Mason Plumlee this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Charlotte Hornets Center.
Should You Draft Mason Plumlee in Fantasy Basketball?
The Hornets have nothing but youth at the center position ahead of Mason Plumlee and while the likely means the 35-year-old journeyman is played out of fantasy relevance with time, he could be used for 20-ish minutes a game while the preps get comfortable at the pro level.
Anyone player next to LaMelo Ball is of interest and with a career FG% of 59.5%, there’s an efficient scoring profile there if the volume ramps up. The per minute rebounding numbers have remained strong during the second half of his career and the passing isn’t bad when adjusted the positional expectations, but you’re looking at an early round roster filler at best.
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What Are Plumlee’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Plumlee to score 1,350.8 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 5.6 points per game.
This includes 2.1 field goals per game, 0.0 three-pointers per game, 1.4 free throws per game, 6.4 rebounds per game, 1.8 assists per game, 0.4 steals per game, and 0.6 blocks per game.
Where Does Mason Plumlee Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Plumlee is ranked 179th overall and 34th at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Rui Hachimura, Nikola Jović, Jaylen Wells, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Alex Caruso.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Marcus Smart, Jordan Hawkins, Jonas Valančiūnas, Saddiq Bey, and Miles McBride.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Brook Lopez, Joel Embiid, Derik Queen, Goga Bitadze, and Kyle Filipowski.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Valančiūnas, Jusuf Nurkić, Al Horford, Neemias Queta, and Jay Huff.
