I am going to keep this simple, because opening night is Tuesday and the best move in your league is sitting on the wire right now in most formats. His name is Caleb Wilson and he just closed the preseason like a starter, because that is what he is.
Wilson led Chicago past Minnesota in the finale with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks in 23 minutes. A rookie forward giving you points, boards, assists and two blocks in one line is exactly the stat profile our fantasy basketball page has been flagging since draft season. That was not a one night spike either. Wilson averaged 15.8 points across five preseason games and scored in double figures every time out.
The role is the whole story. Wilson is starting on opening night in Toronto on Wednesday, and Chicago does not have a veteran in front of him to steal the minutes back in week two. Rookies who start and fill four categories do not stay on waiver wires past the first week of games.
Here is the honest ceiling check. The shooting will swing, because rookie shooting always swings, and Toronto on the road is a real first test. None of that changes the add. You are not drafting a star in October. You are buying a starting role with stocks attached before your league mates see the first box score.
Make the move today, before the Tuesday tip and the Wednesday debut make the price go up. The full fantasy basketball HQ page has the rest of the preseason finale breakouts and the opening week schedule watch, and Wilson sits at the top of both lists for a reason.
By Kingston O'Neal, who had Wilson in the breakout column on Friday night too.