Tag: Jason Thompson

Last Call On Jason Thompson

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.

Deep League Help- Jason Thompson/Ed Davis

Jason Thompson has been a rebounding machine since his return to the Sacramento starting lineup while Ed Davis’ minutes are on the rise.

Analysis: Jason Thompson has averaged 13.0 rebounds per game over his last three contests. His rebounding prowess shouldn’t come as a surprise, Thompson averaged 8.5 rebounds per game in the 2009-10 season. Like with all players, when Thompson’s minutes are up- so is his fantasy value. Thompson is available in well over eighty percent of fantasy leagues.

Jason Thompson has never been much of a shot blocker which does hurt his value a bit as a power forward. However, his points production(recently) along with a 54% field goal percentage this year does boost his value. Along with Toronto’s Ed Davis, Thompson is one of the few power forwards widely available on the wire that can have value in any league format as long as the minutes are up. Ed Davis is a freak but has only averaged twenty-two minutes per game this year. Despite the lack of minutes he’s still rebounding 6.4 per game with 1.0 blocks per game. Davis does have eight blocks and two double-doubles over his last six games. Ed also has center position eligibility which is always a bonus.