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Top 5 Fantasy Basketball Players for the Washington Wizards

By Ben Vasconcellos

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 24: Bradley Beal #3, Head Coach Scott Brooks, Dwight Howard #21, and John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards pose for a portrait during media day at the Entertainment and Sports Arena at St. Elizabeth's on September 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 24: Bradley Beal #3, Head Coach Scott Brooks, Dwight Howard #21, and John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards pose for a portrait during media day at the Entertainment and Sports Arena at St. Elizabeth's on September 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 01: Dwight Howard #21 of the Washington Wizards warms up before a pre-season game against the New York Knicks on October 1, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 01: Dwight Howard #21 of the Washington Wizards warms up before a pre-season game against the New York Knicks on October 1, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

4. Dwight Howard

In recent reports, Dwight Howard has a butt injury. Shams Charania with The Athletic broke the news yesterday.

So, on top of his back injury, he’s got a butt injury. Things are shaping up well for the big man heading into the season. Fortunately for the Wizards the butt injury doesn’t seem serious, it’s the back issues that are more concerning.

Despite all this news, Howard will contribute in a big way on the fantasy spectrum. We’ve all seen from recent years that he’s a monster with the boards and blocks. But these aspects won’t be the only benefit that Howard brings to the table.

These were his 2017-18 statistics:

16.6 PTS, 12.5 TRB, 1.3 AST | 55.5 FG%, 14.3 FG3%, 57.4 FT% | 2.6 TO, 1.6 BLK

People don’t realize that these were extremely productive numbers. Everyone always seems to be focusing on his locker room issues. News flash, locker room issues don’t matter that much in fantasy basketball.

I bet it went unnoticed that this past season with the Charlotte Hornets, Howard had his best free-throw shooting percentage since his days with the Orlando Magic. Expect to see his numbers increase across the board this upcoming season.

He’s currently being ranked as the 14th center with an overall ADP of 49. Howard needs a productive year for franchises to take him seriously if he wants another big contract. This will serve well for the fantasy season. Howard will make the jump back into the top 10 for center position this season.

Fantasy Stat Line Projection:

18.3 PTS, 14.1 TRB, 1.5 AST | 57.0 FG%, 20.3 FG3%, 58.2 FT% | 2.7 TO, 2.0 BLK

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