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 Anfernee Simons this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Boston Celtics Shooting Guard.
Should You Draft Anfernee Simons in Fantasy Basketball?
Ahead of his Celtics regular-season debut, Anfernee Simons has been widely rumored as a midseason trade candidate in a potential cost-cutting move. In the meantime, he should see plenty of offensive touches and expanded playmaking duties as Boston adjusts to life without Jayson Tatum (Achilles) and Jrue Holiday.
Over his final three seasons in Portland, Simons averaged 20.7 points, 4.7 assists, and 3.3 3-pointers per game. While he struggled with efficiency (43.4% FG) and defense during that stretch, he remains a proven offensive weapon, with elite free-throw shooting (90.4%) boosting his fantasy appeal.
Simons will compete with Payton Pritchard and Derrick White for backcourt minutes, but with Boston fielding arguably the league’s weakest frontcourt, he could benefit from smaller, guard-heavy lineups. That makes him a viable seventh to eighth-round target in standard formats, though a midseason trade could cloud his late-season outlook.
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What Are Simons’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Simons to score 2,190.5 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 18.8 points per game.
This includes 6.4 field goals per game, 3.7 three-pointers per game, 2.3 free throws per game, 2.5 rebounds per game, 4.8 assists per game, 0.5 steals per game, and 0.1 blocks per game.
Where Does Anfernee Simons Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Simons is ranked 77th overall and 17th at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Andrew Wiggins, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Onyeka Okongwu, and Payton Pritchard.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Bennedict Mathurin, Donovan Clingan, Immanuel Quickley, Tyler Herro, and Mark Williams.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Coby White, Austin Reaves, RJ Barrett, Shaedon Sharpe, and Cam Thomas.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Mathurin, Herro, Stephon Castle, Bilal Coulibaly, and Jaden Ivey.
