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NBA game odds for Monday, Feb. 27 are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues. We just witnessed another NBA weekend rife with amazing scoring performances, such as Damian Lillard's 71-point opus and Malik Monk's career-best 45 in an overtime epic, and dramatic comebacks in national games orchestrated by the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics.
And yet, on this Monday morning, fantasy managers should pay the most attention to a rookie center for the Charlotte Hornets.
The trade deadline finally cleared a runway for development for Mark Williams, the Hornets' top pick out of Duke. Not only did Charlotte upset the Miami Heat on Saturday, but Williams set career highs in scoring (18) and boards (20) in just his sixth professional start.