NBA Fantasy: Week 4 fantasy awards

Darius Acuff Jr. added efficiency to his high usage rate this week.

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With about a full month of the NBA season in the books, two players have dominated the fantasy basketball landscape more than any others. Both are reflected in our Week 4 fantasy awards along with a pair of players to add that could give you an advantage in the next few weeks.

Fantasy Player of the Week:

Luka Dončić

, Los Angeles Lakers

Victor Wembanyama has been hogging this award over the last few weeks, but in this two-horse race early on for Fantasy MVP, it is Dončić who earns our Week 4 Fantasy Player of the Week. Over the last week Dončić is averaging 68.3 High Score points per game, No. 1 in basketball. In that span he is averaging 39 points, 6 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 2.7 steals per contest. The 27-year-old has four Top 5 MVP finishes in his career but has never won the award. That could very well change this year if he stays on the court throughout the season.

Pickup of the Week:

Daniss Jenkins

, Detroit Pistons

We had advised adding Jenkins in our

Waiver Wire Assists article

on Wednesday. In three games over the last week, Jenkins averaged 24.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.3 steals on 50 percent shooting. The Pistons have been starved for scoring to pair with Cade Cunningham and they may have found their solution in the third-year guard out of St. John’s. Jenkins averaged 36.7 minutes a game this week and should be a highly utilized player going forward. He is still available in 45% of Yahoo leagues so if he is still available, go scoop him up.

Rookie of the Week:

Darius Acuff Jr.

, Sacramento Kings

For the second straight week, Acuff Jr. takes home Rookie of the Week. He finished with an average of 52.7 High Score points per game over the last week, first among rookies and 10th among all players. In three games over the last seven days, Acuff Jr. averaged 27.7 points and 8 assists on a healthy 48.4 percent shooting from the floor. He is averaging a whopping 22.8 field goal attempts per game.

Among Kings players, Zach LaVine has the second-most field-goal attempts, averaging 14.6 attempts per game, over eight fewer attempts per game, to start the season

This continues to be Acuff Jr.’s team and his fantasy managers will continue to reap the rewards of that.

Defensive Player of the Week:

Victor Wembanyama

, San Antonio Spurs

After another big week, it was hard to imagine Wembanyama would be shut out from any of our weekly awards. Over the last seven days, Wembanyama has averaged 4.3 blocks and 0.8 steals in his four games for the Spurs. His presence alone disrupts and alters drives to the rim. Even when a player gets courageous and attacks him off the dribble, his 13 blocks over the last two games suggest that may not be the best idea.

Most Added Player of the Week:

Jalen Smith

, Chicago Bulls

This was certainly a surprise this week as many had predicted Smith would go back to his backup role immediately upon Nic Claxton’s return. That didn’t happen as Smith is still starting ahead of Claxton and continuing to be productive. Over the last week, Smith is averaging 20 points, 6 rebounds in a healthy 30 minutes a contest. Claxton is being paid as a starting center, so it remains to be seen if Smith can continue to hold him off for the majority of the center minutes. As long as he does play these big minutes, keep Smith around. After a big week, Smith is up to 56% rostered in Yahoo leagues, meaning he is still around to add for many.