Jason Thompson is one of the hottest power forwards in the NBA and the fantasy world is taking notice.
Analysis: Jason Thompson has outperformed Kenneth Faried, DeMarcus Cousins and Carlos Boozer thus far this year. Faried, Cousins and Boozer are all owned in 100% of fantasy leagues while Thompson is not. Faried doesn’t hit free throws, Cousins’ field goal percentage is a joke(42%) and Boozer is simply overrated. Yet Thompson remains available in half of leagues and continues to be an under the radar fantasy performer at this point in the season. He’s averaging 7.8 RPG, 1.0 BPG, 11.1 PPG and he’s shooting 51% from the field this year. His free throw shooting is respectable(73%) and he has been getting to the line more as of late.
Thompson is getting about thirty minutes of floor time over the past few weeks and he’s taking advantage of it. Thompson is averaging 9.9 boards per game in the month of December, that is impressive. He isn’t a flashy player on a big market team which is why he isn’t universally owned but he does produce when given the minutes.