Fantasy basketball picks and betting tips for Saturday - ESPN

Saturday features a busy nine-game slate, starting with the Heat at the Hawks at 3:00 p.m. and ending with the Kings (and an interim head coach after Mike Brown was fired on Friday) at the Lakers at 10:30 p.m. Here are my top fantasy streamers and best bets as the NBA has finally resumed a regular schedule for the week.

Coulibaly appears to have arrived and had went off for 20 points, six boards, five dimes and two 3-pointers on Thursday night. He had a double-double in his previous game and has scored in double figures in six straight games. Kyle Kuzma is still out and Coulibaly should be primed for another big game against the Knicks on Saturday.

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Hunter is finally showing out this season in a sixth-man role for the Hawks and is usually a nice source of points, rebounds and 3-pointers, while also contributing in some steals or blocks on most nights. He's on a scoring tear right now, with averages of 22.4 points and 3.2 triples per game in December. He should be rostered in a lot more leagues and is closing in on Peyton Pritchard for Sixth Man of the Year honors.

Anthony Davis is iffy with a sprained ankle and while Hachimura won't fill it up in every fantasy category, he has been helpful in scoring, rebounding and 3-pointers lately. If Davis is out and Hachimura plays through his illness, he's coming off a win over Golden State in which he had 18 points, five 3-pointers and a block on Christmas Day.

Beasley isn't a fantasy star, but he's a lock for about five