2024-25 Fantasy Basketball Week 12 Schedule Breakdown

By the end of Week 12, some NBA teams will have reached the halfway mark of their seasons. And, at least on paper, there should be plenty of action as 28 of 30 teams will play three or four games. The two exceptions are Charlotte and Utah, who only play twice. And with seven teams ending their weekly schedules on Friday night, fantasy managers should hold off on a trade or two if their leagues have weekly caps. Let’s see the breakdown of the schedule for week 12.

Week 12 games played

4 Games: BKN, CHI, DEN, HOU, LAC, LAL, MIA, MIL, MIN, OKC, PHI, POR, SAS, WAS

3 Games: ATL, BOS, CLE, DAL, DET, HSW, IND, MEM, NOR, NYK, ORL, PHO, SAC, TOR

2 Games: Oh, ARC

Stories of week 12

– Clippers, Lakers face wildfire postponements

First of all, this situation is much more important than fantasy basketball or sports. Because of wildfires ongoing in Los Angeles Countythe first two games of the Lakers’ five-game homestand (Charlotte and San Antonio) were postponed. Meanwhile, the Clippers were unable to host the Hornets on Saturday in the first of three scheduled home games. Both teams are expected to play home games on Monday and Wednesday of Week 12, with the Lakers hosting Brooklyn on Friday. Also, with the Clippers hosting the Lakers on Sunday (Jan. 19), this could be a situation where the only game played is the Clippers’ game on Jan. 16 in Portland. At press time, the plan was for the Clippers and Lakers to play their Monday games as scheduled.

– Fantasy managers should Charlotte and Utah for Week 12

The Hornets and Jazz are the only teams scheduled to play two games in Week 12, and both are active on the busiest days of the week (Wednesday and Friday). While top fantasy options like LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller and Lauri Markkannen should register as usual, others will fall off the radar just for scheduling reasons. For the Jazz, Brice Sensabaugh (11% signed) isn’t worth considering for Week 12 even though he’s provided seventh-round value in 9-cat formats the past two weeks. Also worth noting for Utah is the team dealing with multiple injuries, such as John Collins, Jordan Clarkson and Keyonte George.

– Thursday is the day to sign up for the potential value of the transmission.

While Monday and Saturday are six-game days, Thursday is the “light” game day of Week 12, with five games on the slate. Three of the ten teams in action (Houston, Oklahoma City and the Clippers) will play the first or second game of a back-to-back on Thursday. The Clippers situation was discussed earlier, but Houston could be an interesting spot due to the uncertainty of Tari Eason. A left leg injury has sidelined him for an extended period for the second consecutive season.

While the Rockets continue to use the “injury management” description for Eason, this is a concern for fantasy basketball managers. While Amen Thompson has thrived as Jabari Smith Jr.’s backup. in the starting lineup, Eason’s absence has freed up opportunities for Cam Whitmore. Houston will be on the road for both games of its back-to-back, visiting Denver on Wednesday and Sacramento the following night. Also worth a look at this Thursday slate are Detroit (Ausar Thompson and Malik Beasley), Phoenix (Grayson Allen and Ryan Dunn) and Sacramento (Keon Ellis).

– How many games will fantasy managers get Zion Williamson?

The Pelicans play three games in Week 12, starting with the Bulls on Tuesday. Unfortunately, this road game is the first of a back-to-back, with New Orleans hosting Dallas the following night. As a result, this could be a two-game week for Williamson, who sat out New Orleans’ second consecutive Week 11 game and was suspended for Friday’s win against Philadelphia because of a team policies. As a result, he was only available for two games instead of the three many assumed he would play. While Williamson can be valuable when he’s on the court, fantasy managers should strongly consider trying to trade him before Week 12 begins.

– Seven teams will not play at all over the final two days of Week 12.

New Orleans is one of six teams that will complete their Week 12 schedule by the end of the action on Friday. The others are Charlotte, Dallas, Memphis, New York, Toronto and Utah. While the Knicks don’t have a legitimate streamer that fantasy managers should part with after Friday’s games (unless you count a Deuce McBride), the Mavericks, Grizzlies and Raptors do. In Dallas’ case, it may be better to stick with Quentin Grimes or Spencer Dinwiddie, especially while Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving remain out with injury. However, due to the weekend schedule of these teams, fantasy managers will have a chance to get cap space, so be sure to keep a trade or two.

Days of play of light

Thursday: 5 games

IN vs. THE

PHO vs. WAS

CLE vs. OKC

LAC vs. pores

HOU vs. SAC

Week 12 Back to back

Sunday (week 11)-Monday: NYK, WAS

monday-tuesday: No

Tuesday-Wednesday: ATL, BKN, CHI, DAL, DEN, MIL, NOR, PHI

Wednesday-Thursday: HOLD, LAKE

thursday-friday: OK

friday-saturday: BOS, MIN

Saturday-Sunday: YOU, WHEN WERE YOU

Sunday-Monday (week 13): No