Fantasy streamers and betting tips for Monday's NBA slate - ESPN

ESPN's fantasy basketball daily cheat sheet is your pregame destination before you set your lineups for that night's games. Here you'll read our best advice for the night, including a selection of players you can stream as well as game-by-game injury reports and player projections.

The first Monday of the NBA season is packed with 22 teams taking the court. Every team in the league has played either two or three games at this point, so we start the week looking to separate the hot start from the real levels for teams and individuals alike. At the end of Week 1, the leading scorer in the NBA is Anthony Davis (34.0 PPG), the leading rebounder is Ivica Zubac (14.0 RPG) and Jordan Poole (3.5 SPG) leads the NBA in steals. It's a bit less surprising that James Harden is the assists leader (11.7 APG), and while Chet Holmgren as the current blocks leader (4.0 BPG) doesn't shock anyone, Victor Wembanyama ranking 11th does.

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The dust could start to settle and the league could move more toward expectation in Week 2… or maybe some of these starts aren't just as «hot» as we thought they were, but an indication of what to expect at this moment.

Separating the trend from the mirage is one of the most fun and rewarding elements of beginning of the season, so let's look at Monday's matchups and identify some matchups where the expectations haven't quite caught up with the realities, leading to potential fantasy and betting value.

Santi Aldama, PF/C, Memphis Grizzlies (available in 71.3% of ESPN leagues)

Aldama has been strong in two of his three games thus far, leading the Grizzlies in scoring with 27 points in Wednesday's opening