Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Monday - ESPN

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While Kevin Durant delivered a vintage 40-point performance, downing the Indiana Pacers Sunday night, the game also included Grayson Allen sinking three more 3-pointers. Allen is one ofthe 26 players who have made at least 100 3-pointers this season. However, no one has been more efficient on such shots than Grayson Allen of the Phoenix Suns.

While he's not going to wow you as a contributor across several categories, Allen's emergence as a shooting specialist is worthy of more attention from fantasy managers. A free agent in just over 60% of ESPN leagues, Allen just joined Quentin Richardson and Raja Bell as the only Suns to hit as many as 34 3-pointers over an eight game stretch. If you need some blend of scoring and shooting, Allen faces the short-handed Chicago Bulls at home tonight.

Sticking with Sunday's slate, Houston Rockets rookie Amen Thompson (13.6% rostered) produced his second career double-double in a rare spot start. The team was missing several starters in a loss to the Boston Celtics, but