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about 18 hours ago
Traoré and Williams were held out of Thursday’s loss to the Hawks, with the former being replaced in the starting lineup by fellow rookie Ben Saraf. While Traoré will likely reclaim his spot in the starting lineup, Williams may be asked to come off the bench.
Source: C.J. Holmes
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3 days ago
Traoré will get a night off for rest, opening a spot in the starting lineup. Ben Saraf could be allowed to start, but he is not a player who should be rostered in redraft leagues. However, he should be in dynasty formats.
Source: NBA Injury Report
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4 days ago
In five games this month, Traoré has hit double figures in points in three of them, including Monday’s win over the Grizzlies. What stood out from the rookie guard’s performance was his work from beyond the arc, with Traoré making a season-high four three-pointers on five attempts. He entered Monday having shot 4-of-12 in his previous four games. For the season, Traoré is shooting a little over 32 percent from three, so it’s too early to expect nights like Monday to become the norm. But this was a promising display from a guard who has made some strides as a playmaker as the season has progressed.
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8 days ago
After being held without an assist in Tuesday’s loss in Miami, Traoré responded with his second-highest assist total in a game this season. All nine of his point came before halftime, so this certainly could’ve been a bigger performance for him. Still, it was good to see him provide more playmaking in this outing. They’ll wrap up the week in Detroit on Saturday, which will be another tough matchup.
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10 days ago
While Traoré shot the ball reasonably well on Tuesday, this was a night to forget for the rookie point guard. He ran into “Off Night,” better known as Davion Mitchell, and it was not pretty. Not only did Traoré fail to record an assist, but he was also responsible for six turnovers. He’ll look to bounce back in Thursday’s rematch.
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14 days ago
Traoré entered Friday having scored in double figures in three of his prior four games, but that’s not why his rostership has increased recently. The assists and steals are where the rookie has been most valuable since locking down a spot in the starting lineup. The seven assists were the most in a game for Traoré since February 11, and he has multiple steals in five of his last six appearances.
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21 days ago
Traoré had another impressive performance on Friday, scoring in double figures for the fifth time in his past six appearances. The rookie guard used a combination of interior scoring and free-throw production to tally most of his points, and did a good job defensively of collecting stocks. Traoré has come into his own late and carved out a nice role. He’s trending in the right direction, and as long as his minutes remain high, he should finish the end of the fantasy season relatively strong.
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about 1 month ago
Traoré become a starter for the Nets in late January, and he is really starting to figure things out. Over his last four games, Traoré has averaged 17.3 points, 8.0 assists and 1.8 triples per game while shooting 59.1 percent for the floor. The turnovers have been an issue, and he doesn’t contribute much defensively, but he has shown he can be a high-level producer of assists. He’s still only 19 years old and should be a valuable asset in dynasty leagues.
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about 1 month ago
After totaling 17 assists in his first four games of February, Traorë had the best night of his rookie season on Monday. The rookie guard reached double digits in assists for the first time while also recording his first double-double. Throughout the night, Traoré did a good job of getting his teammates the ball in spots where they could easily make plays. Egor Dëmin has performed the best of Brooklyn’s three rookie guards this season, but the front office has to be encouraged by what they saw from Traoré on Monday.
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about 1 month ago
Two days removed from combining with Egor Dëmin to become the first Nets rookie tandem to score 20 points or more in the same game since 1982, Traoré had another solid outing. While the overall numbers were modest, the rookie point guard committed just one turnover in 24 minutes. With Dëmin (4/2/2/1/1) getting his minutes at the off-guard spot, the Nets have relied on Traoré and another rookie, Ben Saraf (10/4/4/2 with one three-pointer in 24 minutes) to run the show. Dëmin is the safest fantasy option of the three perimeter rookies, but Traoré is worth watching.
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about 1 month ago
For the second time this season, Traoré scored 21 points in a game. However, the assists and assist-to-turnover ratio are of greater importance to the Nets when evaluating the rookie guard. Traoré committed four turnovers on the night, which is no small feat when considering the defensive abilities of Orlando’s Jalen Suggs and Anthony Black. With the Nets headed back to the draft lottery, Traoré should play plenty for the rest of the season. While not a must-add, his name is one to keep in mind for the post-All-Star break portion of the schedule.
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about 1 month ago
With Egor Dëmin unavailable, the Nets relied on fellow rookies Traoré and Ben Saraf to run the show in Denver. Traoré logged 30 minutes and had a few good moments, but there’s still a lot of work to be done. The same can be said for Saraf, who went scoreless with two rebounds, three assists and one blocked shot in 18 minutes. As long as Dëmin is playing rotation minutes, there isn’t much to gain from rostering Traoré or Saraf in redraft leagues.
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about 2 months ago
Traoré will be back following a one-game absence due to an illness. Traoré was productive in his most recent performance, and he’ll get the opportunity to build on that. However, he hasn’t been a consistent enough producer to this point to justify him as a streaming option.
Source: NBA Injury Report
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about 2 months ago
Traoré’s absence on Sunday led to fellow rookie Ben Saraf playing rotation minutes off the bench. While neither player is a factor in redraft leagues currently, that may change after the All-Star break.
Source: NBA Injury Report
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about 2 months ago
While Traoré’s absence won’t affect fantasy basketball, it does free up minutes on the back end of the Nets’ rotation. Terance Mann, who did not play in Friday’s double-overtime loss to the Celtics, may re-enter the rotation on Sunday. Another possibility is that rookie Ben Saraf, who last played in an NBA game on December 6, gets a few minutes since he’s not on assignment with the Nets’ G League affiliate.
Source: NBA Injury Report
BKN • Point Guard • #
about 2 months ago
Traore took some time to earn his spot in the Nets’ rotation, but he’s finally at that point. The results hadn’t been pretty, but he was fantastic in this game. He set a new career high for points and minutes, though it wasn’t enough for Brooklyn to get the win in double overtime. Traore will continue to inconsistently produce while seeing big minutes, which could lead to some fun production during silly season.
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about 2 months ago
The Nets snapped a five-game losing streak in Friday’s win over the Bulls but they didn’t fare so well during Sunday night’s rematch with leading scorer Michael Porter Jr. sitting out for load management reasons. Their issues weren’t limited to the offensive end as they allowed Chicago to shoot 52 percent from the floor and surrendered 124 points in a one-sided affair. Traore was one of the few bright spots as he did most of his damage in garbage time, knocking down 4-of-5 from beyond the arc to finish with a season-high 16 points off the bench. He’s earned some additional run but doesn’t offer enough of a role to be a viable streaming option for fantasy managers. The Nets have a four-game week coming up that features showdown against the Suns, Knicks, Celtics and Clippers.