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 Cole Anthony this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Milwaukee Bucks Point Guard.
Should You Draft Cole Anthony in Fantasy Basketball?
After spending the first five years of his NBA career with the Orlando Magic, Cole Anthony joined the Milwaukee Bucks this offseason and will have a fresh start commanding their second unit.
Anthony’s playing time was reduced last season with the Magic, as he played a career-low 18.4 minutes per game and averaged career-lows in points (9.4), rebounds (3.0), assists (2.9), and 3s (1.1) as a result. But in 22 games as a starter, he put up 13.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.6 3s, and a steal in 27.3 minutes per game.
Anthony is a three-level scorer whose fantasy appeal comes from his instant offense off the bench. He can score in bunches and he’ll have some monster performances, but he is a streaky shooter who will also post quite a few duds. Anthony feels more like a streaming guard who could have appeal as a waiver-wire target later in the year, but for managers seeking scoring depth and playmaking, perhaps he’s worth a dart throw in the final rounds to see if he can take his game to another level in Milwaukee.
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What Are Anthony’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Anthony to score 1,549.8 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 10.1 points per game.
This includes 3.8 field goals per game, 1.1 three-pointers per game, 1.5 free throws per game, 3.4 rebounds per game, 3.1 assists per game, 0.6 steals per game, and 0.5 blocks per game.
Where Does Cole Anthony Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Anthony is ranked 173rd overall and 41st at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Moussa Diabaté, Scotty Pippen Jr., Kris Dunn, Dennis Schröder, and Ayo Dosunmu.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Rui Hachimura, Nikola Jović, Jaylen Wells, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Alex Caruso.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Egor Demin, Pippen, Dunn, Schröder, and Dosunmu.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Marcus Smart, Miles McBride, Ty Jerome, Cason Wallace, and Jeremiah Fears.
