{"id":378102,"date":"2026-04-06T16:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/378102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:04:10","slug":"nba-fantasy-salary-cap-edition-week-25-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/378102\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Fantasy \u2014 Salary Cap Edition: Week 25 update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2146987\" class=\"wp-image-2146987 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2268636844-1-784x441.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"441\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2146987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Consider adding the Pistons\u2019 Daniss Jenkins ($4.9M salary) who is averaging 43.4 FPPG over the past nine games.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s here. The light at the end of the tunnel. The sun setting on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>After 24 weeks spanning the course of five-plus months, the fantasy season will end this coming Sunday. The few games ahead represent opportunities for <a href=\"http:\/\/nbafantasy.nba.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA Fantasy \u2014 Salary Cap Edition<\/a> general managers to end on a triumphantly high note.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you need to know entering Week 25:<\/p>\n<p>Global leaderboard<\/p>\n<p>We could be in for a photo finish atop the worldwide standings. Adam Boustani\u2019s \u201cDima Maghreb\u201d and Jack Bones\u2019 \u201cPeace and Love\u201d \u2014 both of the United Kingdom \u2014 have 31,373 and 31,352 total fantasy points (TFP), respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The secrets to their success start with a shared emphasis on high-value players. Both of their rosters feature $5.6M guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1631221\/collin-gillespie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Collin Gillespie<\/a> (30.8 fantasy points per game) and $6.7M guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1631157\/ryan-rollins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Rollins<\/a> (38.6 FPPG), who have given fantasy general managers plenty bang for their buck.<\/p>\n<p>But it also matters which superstars they\u2019ve stuck with. Boustani and Bones committed most of their salary cap space to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/203999\/nikola-jokic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nikola Joki\u0107<\/a> ($22.8M) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1641705\/victor-wembanyama\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a> ($19.0M). Those two centers, on average, combine for a remarkable 124 FPPG.<\/p>\n<p>Peak performances<\/p>\n<p>Wembanyama is putting his final touches on a masterpiece of a fantasy season, worthy of hanging in the Louvre. He racked up 84 fantasy points Saturday for the San Antonio Spurs (59-19) in a 136-134 overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets (50-28). The two-time All-Star contributed 34 points scored, 18 rebounds, seven assists, five blocks and one steal. In his last five games, Wembanyama has put up an absurd 72.8 FPPG.<\/p>\n<p>Another game-breaking player submitted mind-boggling numbers last week. That would be Joki\u0107, who tallied 83 fantasy points in that same game against the Spurs. The seven-time All-NBA selection had 40 points scored, eight rebounds, 13 assists and three blocks in Denver\u2019s victory, and entering this week, remains first with 68.9 FPPG and 4,276 TFP. He\u2019s on a heater \u2014 72.1 FPPG across his last seven games.<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Mavericks\u2019 (25-53) fate is already sealed, but that hasn\u2019t stopped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1642843\/cooper-flagg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cooper Flagg<\/a> from producing. He set a new personal best with 80 fantasy points Sunday in a 134-128 triumph over the Los Angeles Lakers (50-28). The 19-year-old rookie accounted for 45 points scored, eight rebounds, nine assists, one block and two steals, just one game after dropping 50 points for the first time in his career. Flagg has 43.4 FPPG to his name this season.<\/p>\n<p>Transaction tips<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t added <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1642450\/daniss-jenkins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniss Jenkins<\/a> yet, now is the time to do so. The second-year guard has consistently produced well above his $4.9M salary since stepping in for the injured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1630595\/cade-cunningham\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cade Cunningham<\/a>. He\u2019s averaged 43.4 FPPG across the Detroit Pistons\u2019 (57-21) last nine contests, including a personal-best 54 fantasy points Saturday. With the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference locked up, it would be a shock to see Cunningham return to action this week.<\/p>\n<p>Also consider acquiring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1642262\/cody-williams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cody Williams<\/a> for the home stretch. He\u2019s become a regular starter at shooting guard for the Utah Jazz (21-58) these last few weeks. In doing so, he\u2019s dramatically improved his fantasy production, averaging 35.7 FPPG in his past seven outings. That constitutes tremendous value for a player whose salary is just $4.9M. The Jazz have been out of postseason contention for a while, so it\u2019s unlikely Williams will be pulled from the rotation, too.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of teams have four games this week, so if you\u2019re going to add a superstar, you\u2019ll want to invest in one from a team which still has a lot to play for. The Cleveland Cavaliers (49-29) are one game behind the New York Knicks (50-28) for the No. 3 seed, so invest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/201935\/james-harden\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Harden<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1628378\/donovan-mitchell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donovan Mitchell<\/a>. In the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets (49-29) trail the Nuggets by one game for the No. 4 seed, so take a close look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1630578\/alperen-sengun\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alperen Sengun<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/201142\/kevin-durant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Durant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nbafantasy.nba.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Play NBA Fantasy \u2014 Salary Cap Edition!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Consider adding the Pistons\u2019 Daniss Jenkins ($4.9M salary) who is averaging 43.4 FPPG over the past nine games.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":378103,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,181157,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-378102","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-nba-fantasy-salary-cap-edition-week-25-update","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}