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Is The Big Ragu a must-add with Curry injured?

Donte DiVincenzo

Donte DiVincenzo

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Stephen Curry suffered an injury to his left labrum in Wednesday’s loss to the Pacers, and he’ll be re-evaluated in two weeks. The good news is that he doesn’t need surgery, but this is still a major blow to fantasy managers who will be missing a top-3 fantasy player. With Curry set to miss extended time, what can fantasy managers expect from the rest of the Warriors, and which players are worth an add off the waiver wire?

Jordan Poole

No doubt about it, fantasy managers. We’re here for the Poole party! No player stands to benefit more from Curry’s injury than Poole, so those who held onto him through his early-season struggles are about to be handsomely rewarded. Take a look at the huge difference in Poole’s games played with Steph Curry and those played without him over the last two seasons:

Stats with Curry:16.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.4 triples in 28.3 minutes

Stats without Curry: 25.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 4.0 triples in 34.9 minutes

Those are some eye-popping numbers, and it wouldn’t be shocking if Poole posted early-to-mid round value for the duration of Curry’s absence.

Donte DiVincenzo

The returns have been better for Donte over the last week, as “The Big Ragu” has quietly posted top-100 fantasy numbers in that span and top-120 numbers over the last two weeks overall. His stats without Curry are worth highlighting as well, and even though we’ve only got a two-game sample size, the numbers are encouraging

Stats with Curry: 6.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals in 18.8 minutes

Stats without Curry: 3.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 2.5 steals in 23.7 minutes

DiVincenzo provided top-100 value and more for long stretches in his final healthy season with the Bucks, so there’s certainly a chance that history repeats itself. He’s an above-average rebounder for a guard and can rack up useful assist and steal numbers. We won’t be counting on early-round value even with the increased opportunities, but DiVincenzo will be a viable fantasy starter for as long as Steph is out. He’ll be even more valuable with Andrew Wiggins already out Friday and Draymond Green questionable.

Jonathan Kuminga

Kuminga’s minutes have gotten a boost over the last week, and in 24.4 per game, he’s averaged 14.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.3 triples, 0.7 blocks and 0.7 steals. He ranked outside the top-175 in that span, but there’s optimism that his production can increase with Curry out of action. Kuminga is a luxury stash in 12-team leagues that have a deep bench, but otherwise, he’s best suited for deeper leagues.

Moses Moody

Moody should see a few extra minutes with Steph out, but there’s not many reasons to get excited. He makes sense in super deep leagues, but he’s not worth adding in most formats.

Priority adds: Walker Kessler, Jalen Duren, Larry Nance Jr.

Other adds: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Bismack Biyombo, Torrey Craig, Will Barton, Killian Hayes, Onyeka Okongwu, Terance Mann, Josh Okogie