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 Kyshawn George this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Washington Wizards Small Forward.
Should You Draft Kyshawn George in Fantasy Basketball?
We saw Kyshawn George take some minor steps as last season wore on, but this is a bad team with roughly a dozen players vying for playing time.
Veterans like CJ McCollum and Khris Middleton are flight risks and that’s what you’re betting against in rostering George (post-Break: 10.1 points, 1.9 3PM, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.1 blocks, and 1.3 steals).
He was a first round pick after shooting 40.8% from 3 as a stretch big at Miami. Asking him to be that efficient at the pro level isn’t wise, but he’s in a spot that is going to prioritize development over success and the injury risk of those ahead of him on this depth chart could position him to play 30 minutes more often than anyone else at this stage in the draft.
Personally, I’d rather take a wait-and-see approach on George, but you don’t have to squint too hard to see him taking a big step forward in Year 2.
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What Are George’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project George to score 1,772.5 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 9.7 points per game.
This includes 3.2 field goals per game, 2.1 three-pointers per game, 1.1 free throws per game, 4.1 rebounds per game, 2.7 assists per game, 1.2 steals per game, and 0.9 blocks per game.
Where Does Kyshawn George Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
George is ranked 164th overall and 32nd at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Brandin Podziemski, Egor Demin, Caris LeVert, Lauri Markkanen, and Klay Thompson.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Norman Powell, Donte DiVincenzo, Quentin Grimes, Moussa Diabaté, and Scotty Pippen Jr..
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Herbert Jones, Luguentz Dort, Paul George, Tobias Harris, and LeVert.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Nikola Jović, Jaylen Wells, Buddy Hield, Naji Marshall, and Sam Hauser.
