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Who’s trending up in fantasy girls’s basketball? Which rotations are altering? What is the newest with the notable accidents across the WNBA?

Here is a glance across the league on the most fantasy related information and notes for all 12 groups:

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Atlanta Dream

The Dream are coping with a number of accidents, which has given rookie Haley Jones an opportunity to shine. She performed half-hour in opposition to the Aces on Tuesday evening and had the perfect evening of her younger profession. The Stanford product completed with 39 fantasy factors. Although Jones has solely averaged 15.3 minutes and 10.9 fantasy factors per sport this season, she is value a speculative decide up by managers within the fantasy playoffs. Jones is barely rostered in 4.0% of ESPN leagues.

Chicago Sky

The Sky snapped a 5 sport dropping streak and are actually just one sport behind the Los Angeles Sparks for the eighth and remaining playoff spot. In Chicago, Dana Evans continues to be the perfect streaming possibility, regardless that her fantasy manufacturing has been inconsistent. Evans scored a season excessive 39 fantasy factors in opposition to the Storm on Tuesday evening. She’s solely rostered in 11.0% of ESPN leagues.

Connecticut Solar

Alyssa Thomas had her twenty third double-double of the season on Tuesday in opposition to the Mystics. She is tied with Tina Charles for essentially the most in a single season. Thomas has averaged 38.4 fantasy factors per sport this season. In the meantime, fantasy managers in want of a streamer ought to think about Rebecca Allen (solely rostered in 35.9% of ESPN leagues) and DiJonai Carrington (9.1%).

Dallas Wings

Satou Sabally has had six video games this season with no less than 20 factors, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Behind Breanna Stewart (10) and Alyssa Thomas (7), that is the third most within the league. Sabally has considerably outperformed her common draft place. Thomas, A’ja Wilson and Stewart are the one gamers with extra fantasy factors this season.

Indiana Fever

There have solely been 5 video games this season through which first and second 12 months gamers have scored 25+ factors and accrued 10+ rebounds. They’re each on the Fever. NaLyssa Smith has three and Aliyah Boston has two. There aren’t many streaming choices for the Fever, but when Erica Wheeler is on the market, think about including her to your fantasy roster. She has scored 22+ fantasy factors in 4 consecutive video games.

Las Vegas Aces

On Tuesday evening, A’ja Wilson scored an inconceivable 69 fantasy factors in opposition to the Dream. The sport got here at a really perfect time for fantasy managers within the playoffs. With 29 wins this season, the Aces are tied with the 2014 Phoenix Mercury for essentially the most in a season in league historical past. Las Vegas has additionally scored 100+ factors 9 occasions, one wanting the league file set by the 2010 Mercury. As coach Becky Hammon positions her group to clinch the highest total playoff seed, the Aces’ starters ought to proceed to play heavy minutes.

Los Angeles Sparks

Lexie Brown has missed 9 video games as a consequence of a non-COVID sickness. Layshia Clarendon has had an opportunity to shine for the Sparks in Brown’s absence and, proper now, the Sparks are taking part in nice basketball. Clarendon is barely rostered in 23.4% of ESPN leagues.

Minnesota Lynx

Though Dorka Juhasz now comes off the bench with Jessica Shepard again, she’s nonetheless been productive from a fantasy perspective regardless of the decrease ceiling. Juhasz has scored 20+ fantasy factors in two of her final three video games regardless of solely averaging 19.3 minutes per sport. She’s rostered in 29.7% of ESPN leagues.

New York Liberty

Breanna Stewart continues to make league historical past. She’s had 66 consecutive video games with 10+ factors, the longest streak by any participant in a decade. Over the past 10 video games, Stewart has averaged 45.1 fantasy factors. There aren’t many viable streamers on the Liberty, however when you’re seeking to expose your self to a group with 13 double-digit wins, think about Marine Johannes. She is rostered in 9.8% of ESPN leagues. This season, Johannes has averaged 13.5 fantasy factors and 18.6 minutes off the bench.

Phoenix Mercury

Fantasy managers who’ve Brittney Griner or Diana Taurasi on their groups must be involved concerning the duo being shut down, contemplating the Mercury’s file. Griner has missed three consecutive video games because of the well being and security protocols. Taurasi is affected by a toe damage. If Griner and Taurasi do get shut down, Megan Gustafson (rostered in 14.2% of ESPN leagues) and Michaela Onyenwere (43.5%) would profit most.

Seattle Storm

The Storm discover themselves 4 video games out of the eighth and remaining playoff spot. Jewell Loyd leads the league with 15 video games with 25+ factors this season. There aren’t lots of streamers on the Storm, however fantasy managers needing choices ought to think about Sami Whitcomb. She’s rostered in 53.6% of ESPN leagues. Whitcomb has scored 19+ fantasy factors in six of her final seven video games, together with three with 29+ factors.

Washington Mystics

Elena Delle Donne entered the season the healthiest she’s been in fairly a while. Since Delle Donne has struggled to remain wholesome for a complete season since 2019, Washington will play it protected together with her till the postseason. Tianna Hawkins, rostered in 44.6% of ESPN leagues, is who fantasy managers in want of a streamer ought to goal.