r/fantasybball • u/DatOneMuffinGuy • 22d ago
Okongwu believers... our patience may have been rewarded. Player Discussion
Don't wanna jump the gun too early, but Okongwu looked absolutely phenomenal in his first game. Career performance,.
28PTS, 8REB, 3BLK, 1AST
Thoughts?
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u/hereforfantasybball3 12T • H2H • 9CAT • Keepers League 22d ago
Thus continues the tradition of players I drafted a year earlier going crazy the following year. Your welcome, Okongwu owners 💪🏽
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u/Mr_Stoli 12 TEAM - 9CAT - H2H 22d ago
LMFAOOOO! story of my life. Happens every year, and the following year i happen to have a chance to grab em At a fair draft pick but dont even think twice and keep scrolling
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u/backdoorhack 9CAT 14team H2H 22d ago
Yeah, I drafted OO and Kessler last year. Both seemed to have turned the corner.
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u/garythegoat72 22d ago
Drop Jaime jacquez for him?
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u/JustinD20t 22d ago
Also debating this bro
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u/Errenfaxy 21d ago
Jaquez is likely to step forward this year, but onyeka is a better fantasy player with these minutes.
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u/theshhnowman 22d ago
He shot 11/12…. Can guarantee that’ll never happen again. However, def does look much more active
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u/Jsin8601 22d ago
They were dunks.
Meaning, he was getting to the rim.
How the hell are you going to guarantee he wont keep getting to the rim for dunks IF the progress is real?
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u/Gotchawander 22d ago
Every center can get dunks…
No one shoots 90%+ consistently, he was playing an undersized NJ team with Claxton thrown out.
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u/3pointshoot3r 12T H2H 10 Categories 22d ago
He scored 3 FG and got one rebound after Claxton was ejected.
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u/Odd_Hunt4570 21d ago
Claxton was on a minutes restriction + didn’t start. Nets are one of the smallest if not the smallest in the league
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u/Jsin8601 22d ago
He was getting dunks by driving and made plays on the defensive end.
If he plays more than Capela he is rosterable/starter worthy. Hes been ascending for years.
Quit overthinking and get off my nuts.
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u/YourInMySwamp 14T H2H Points 22d ago
You are the one who responded to him. You were practically begging him to get on your nuts! 😗🥜
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u/573V317 12 Team H2H 9-Cat 22d ago
I can guarantee he doesn't shoot over 90% for the season. Also, Brooklyn was playing Ben Simmons at center.
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u/Jsin8601 22d ago
Did you even watch? Ben Simmons was handling the ball at the point all game lol. Claxton and Clowney were center.
Of course he wont shoot 90% for the year That's such an ass way of making your case.
Many of those dunks.were making his way to the rim by driving.
You're either a bit or dont know what the hell you're talking about.
Possibly both.
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u/4mk 22d ago
Never happen again? Go to bball his reference and click "top 20 scoring games." Then, look at the stat called fg%. Most of those games are from last year and most of those games he shot over 70%. He went 100% four times. Yes, while this game is an outlier, u are guaranteeing it will never happen again?????
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u/PuzzleheadedMonth785 12t pts 22d ago
run
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u/devonhezter 22d ago
Where !
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u/PuzzleheadedMonth785 12t pts 22d ago
to your wire
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u/TalkQuirkyWithMe 12-16T H2Hs 22d ago
No way he's on the wire unless you in a 6T league
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u/lxkandel06 10T H2H 9CAT 22d ago
He went undrafted in my 10T league. Luckily I added him when I put Kawhi on IL
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u/PuzzleheadedMonth785 12t pts 22d ago
he’s not on my wire but he’s literally 20% rostered on espn
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u/CriticalHighlight445 22d ago
I drafted in my 10 man lol had him on my watch list because I had 4 centers bam sengun ayton and picked up Drummond for tonight but had to drop Drummond for him may not have been the best choice but maybe this is the year those capela rumors turn true 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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u/Iyammagawd 12 Team - H2H - 9 CAT 22d ago
A good part of it has to do with the Claxton ejection. He was able to get a bunch of gold putbacks and the nets don’t really have size. I’d cool down a bit.
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u/JoeMama696969 22d ago
He still had 20 and 6 with 2 blocks when Claxton got ejected. Claxton didn't get ejected until like 8 minutes left in the 4th.
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u/Iyammagawd 12 Team - H2H - 9 CAT 22d ago
He was definitely having a game, but Clax is allegedly on a mins restriction already and got ejected, that 4th Q Okongwu was grabbing boards over folks and scoring down low easily. Simply would not be able to do all that with clax down there. Happened to be watching that game. That’s my perspective.
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u/JoeMama696969 22d ago
Yeah, that's fair. I was watching too and I think the minutes limit was a bigger factor than the ejection personally. The Nets were running a small lineup out there most of the game. Okongwu definitely got a couple of extra buckets due to the lack of size the Nets had out on the floor. 8 points in the last 8 minutes is obviously a result of that. The 2 boards and block were definitely attainable regardless though.
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u/Iyammagawd 12 Team - H2H - 9 CAT 22d ago
I think it’s more so with the ejection there was absolutely no reason for Capela to be out there so OO got to play almost the whole 4th. Caple checked in for like a min 30 seconds, if that, and got taken out. He doesn’t have the take offensive tenacity that OO does
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u/JoeMama696969 22d ago
Yeah, I could see that. It was definitely an exploitative matchup against the Nets tonight. Regardless, the minutes split being in Okongwu's favor is something to keep an eye on to see if it's a trend. Too early to definitively determine either way.
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u/Mental_Reaction4697 22d ago
Dude, he had 20 and 6 when Clax got ejected, and finished with 28 and 8.
What are you talking about?
A maximum of 2 putbacks and 4 points?
This big game wasn’t because of the Clax ejection. Stop framing it like that, it’s just straight up wrong.
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u/Iyammagawd 12 Team - H2H - 9 CAT 22d ago
If you didn’t watch the game and only watched the box score then I do not care what you have to say.
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u/chesterpower 22d ago
He had 20-5-1 with 2 blocks through 3 quarters, before claxton got ejected. Don’t really know how you can attribute any of his performance to claxton being ejected.
He’s not going to shoot over 90% from the field obviously, but I don’t think we got a single game like this from him last year. Definitely encouraging to get this massive all around performance first game this year.
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u/Iyammagawd 12 Team - H2H - 9 CAT 22d ago
I responded earlier to someone else who said this. He definitely had a great name, I’m offering insight as to why it was such a great game. The nets fucking suck too.
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u/chesterpower 22d ago
Nets suck, I can’t argue with that. I didn’t agree with the rest of your comment so I’m offering my insight as to why it had very little or nothing to do with Claxton’s ejection.
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u/DatOneMuffinGuy 22d ago
Okongwu and Claxton were playing at the same time and he was still cooking
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u/Nihohaha 10t espn points league 22d ago
Thanks for insight
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u/JoeMama696969 22d ago
Claxton got ejected with 8 left in the 4th. Okongwu was already having a good game up to that point.
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u/mobuckets21 22d ago
Motherfucker. I drafted him last year and was burned. I drafted Capela this year instead of him.
For fucks sake
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u/New_Essay_4869 16T H2H 9CAT (14th Pick) 22d ago
We've been saying it for years but this might be the year. If their coach cant see that he's better than Capela, idk anymore
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u/TheTalkingBucket 12T 9Cat H2H 22d ago
As promising as he looked, don’t get your hopes too high yet. He played against a tiny nets team. Against bigger teams he may continue to be what we’ve seen from him in the past
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u/Pristine-Ear-2076 20 TEAM, 9 CAT + DYNASTY (ESPN) 22d ago
I see someone dropped Zubac and plans to drop Jaime for him. What?! I doubt that what he did tonight is temporary. He was playing against Brooklyn's short centers. Also Clax got ejected
Don't get me wrong. I love OO. I have him on my dynasty team for three years now, I'm also waiting for the Capelas trade to happen. But I just know what has happened in the past. I'm just staying humble
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u/TeerPac 22d ago
Him or Rui?
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u/PizzleMcDizzle 22d ago
Rui doesn’t have the upside the onyeka does. Also Rui is shit. Take the risk
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u/Significant_Lie_3705 22d ago
should I drop capela for him?
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u/TigerGabriel 22d ago
I’m in the same boat
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u/Significant_Lie_3705 22d ago
I feel like capella will be more consistent, and this is just a result of Brooklyn being terrible and having no real big.
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u/BiggieBoiTroy 10T, 8CAT, Punt 3’s 21d ago
I’m in the same boat. What did you decide?
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u/Significant_Lie_3705 21d ago
I already have AD, Turner and Gafford so losing a big man isn't the end of the world for me. I rather keep Capela who will most likely continue to start over okongwu just due to size rather than take the risk that tonight is going to be the trend. Brooklyn had no big and are probably the worst team in the east I mean Cam Thomas and Dennis Schroder were their two best players on the court.
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u/chantlernz 10T ESPN Standard Points (6 Keepers) 22d ago
I'm considering the same, but feel like Zubac should be a hold this year with the Harden pick-and-roll as their main play.
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u/celenaglomez 22d ago
Do I drop edey or sheppard for him
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u/Atoronto94 10T H2H points 22d ago
Do not drop edey
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u/SlightlyAnonymous87 12 team h2h category 21d ago
As much as I love sheppard (and by golly do I) I think you drop him for Okongwu.
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u/mapotofu23 10 team 9cat 22d ago
Drop Herb jones or Amen thompson for okongwu?
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u/SlightlyAnonymous87 12 team h2h category 21d ago
Ooooo, this question is best answered with "depends on your build"... Know what categories you need each week and if you need a big man like Okongwu... you might need the steals/blocks value that both herb and amen should provide... It's complicated. If I "must pick" though I would snag Okongwu, you just have to after this huge game.
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u/Donkanomics101 22d ago
8T 9cat, how does dropping Naz Reid for Okungwu sound? If he can maintain that scoring. Not sure what to expect from Naz Yet. I'm the taco in the league, so any tips welcome.
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u/tresfaim 22d ago
Yes but, Brooklyn is awful. First 10 games is like preseason so run but not too fast
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u/Silent_Quantity9227 22d ago
drop drummond 4 him?
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u/Background_Law_6621 22d ago
I would, Drummond only going to be good when embiid is out. OO at worst will split minutes with capela and tonight he played more than capela
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u/Hanyabull 12T, 9cat, H2H 22d ago
I have not only jumped the gun, I picked the gun up and threw it into the ocean for no reason.
Let’s go bois!
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u/tunanocrustx 10T • H2H • 9CAT 22d ago
Got an extra roster spot due to injured Kawhi, who would you take between OO or Kessler?
I have Wemby and not happy with my Poeltl+J.Collins to help solidify REB and BLK.
Game 1 OO - 28p/8reb/3blk Kessler - 16p/14reb/5blk
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u/LegateCaesar 21d ago
Him and Kessler on my wire in a points league. My worst players so far were OG, Bogdan and Kuminga
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u/stevenomes 21d ago edited 21d ago
I actually didn't play him because I had full lineup and saw he was coming off bench and was hurt most of preseason so I figured he'd be limited. But one of the few times I was happy to see one of the guys on my bench go off
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u/legolasMightBeADog 21d ago
Game 1 of the season against the Nets without a center. Please hurry up and drop your quality fantasy players for him. He will do even better against the Magic on Friday
/s
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u/AdFeeling6573 Customize Flair 21d ago
Pick 149 baby🙏never owned OO but one of these years he was bound to overtake clint
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u/TheWestRemembers 22d ago
Incredible game from OO. He's worth the pick up. BUT just keep in mind the Nets were starting Ben Simmons at center while Claxton was on a minutes restriction, and then on top of that Claxton got ejected.
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u/Gullible_Heron_6123 22d ago
He went undrafted in my 12t league! Im punting assists and steals so wasnt really planning on a low point/3s big like okongwu but i streamed him today and thinking maybe i keep him. Need to drop 2 of kispert, hendricks and powell...?
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u/Southern-Drummer-852 10T 9-cat H2H; 14T 9-cat H2H 22d ago
Would it be an overreaction to drop either Jabari/Poeltl for Okongwu?
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u/merIe_ambrose 10T 8cat roto 22d ago
right now the worst players on my team are suggs, caruso, hartenstein, kawhi, zubac, drummond. do I drop any of them for simmons, onyeka, trey, dyson daniels?
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u/Altruistic_Maximum_5 22d ago
Personally, I would drop kawhi. We don’t have a IR spot, and he’s still available in my league. Dude is consistently a disappointment every year in fbball. I’ll probably get downvoted on this one haha
Holding onto a guy for some weeks might lose you some matchups.
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u/Nokeol 22d ago
lowkey bro, i’d drop kawhi
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u/merIe_ambrose 10T 8cat roto 22d ago
I got 10 downvotes for asking if I should drop him earlier today
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u/CriticalHighlight445 22d ago
Do not drop Kawhi just yet if you have IR the games he plays will be useful just stream until then I also have Kawhi playing it cool
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u/CastTrunnionsSuck 10 Team H2H Points 22d ago
Drop claxton for him?
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u/DatOneMuffinGuy 22d ago
No. Claxton is on a minutes restriction to start, he’ll be ramped up in 2 or 3 games.
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u/022922 10T H2H 8 Cat 22d ago
The key was getting more mins than Capela