Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Saturday - ESPN

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The man who wears a jersey adorned with 77 scored 73 points Friday night. In a week rife with historic scoring performances, Luka Doncic's offensive opus fueled a compelling win for his Dallas Mavericks over the Atlanta Hawks, the very team that drafted him years ago.

With the binge scoring era upon us, Friday also included one of Doncic's key rivals, Devin Booker, tallying 62 points for the Phoenix Suns in a loss to the surging Indiana Pacers.

Beyond the superstar tier of talent, Houston Rockets rookie Cam Whitmore (rostered in 1.9% of ESPN leagues) deliver a career outing Friday, resulting in his first career double-double in just 20 minutes of action. We will want to see more playing time for Whitmore before trusting him as a fantasy option, but momentum is surfacing. Keep an eye on how Whitmore plays in a plus spot against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday.

Despite the loss, Atlanta enjoyed another strong showing from Saddiq Bey (20.1%). Bey has become a source of shooting, rebounding and scoring over the past