In a perfect world all of your players would contribute in every category, and on strong percentages to boot. Unfortunately the world is rarely perfect, let alone something as small as the final selections in fantasy drafts. Especially in deep leagues.

Everyone knows that the guys at the top of fantasy drafts can give you steals, blocks and threes, but it can be difficult to make up ground if the top of your roster lags behind for one reason or another. That’s where we come in.

The following is a list of players who can help you compete in the all-important cash counter categories. A lot of players can bring in points and rebounds, but rounding out a line with the scarcer stats is the best way to bring home the money.

For our purposes we’re going to shine a light on players who are highly unlikely to be drafted in 12-team leagues, with an occasional detour to point out some players who we really like as late-round fliers in standard formats. Those “Standard-League Radar” guys are probably the best bets for overall production, but don’t really fit the ethos of hunting out deep-league value.

3-pointers

As the league continues to embrace the 3-pointer, triples have flooded the marketplace. Last season there were 262 players who hit at least 100 3-pointers, as opposed to 104 in 2017-18 and 91 in 2016-17.

In 2017-18 there were 25,807 threes hit. Last season there were 27,955. That’s over a 50 percent increase in threes upon the 19,300 that were made just five seasons ago. There’s a lot of options to pick from.

Gerald Green

Green was quickly re-signed by a Rockets team that has a short bench and happens to jack up the most threes in the league. He finished 36th in the league with 156 3-pointers last season, and among the 106 players that hit at least 100 triples, only eight played fewer minutes than Green -- the next closest was Wayne Ellington at No. 53. He ranked third in both threes and attempted threes per 36 minutes, trailing only Steph Curry and James Harden. Green is about as good as it gets if you’re after a pure 3-point specialist.

Bryn Forbes

Forbes produced an under-the-radar breakout campaign as an 81-game starter for the Spurs, checking in at 20th overall with 176 3-pointers. That was boosted by a sterling .426 mark from deep, good enough for eighth among qualifiers. Some regression could be coming with Forbes having shot .390 in his previous season (we’ll gloss over his small-sample rookie campaign) and the return of Dejounte Murray should affect his minutes, but the Spurs will need spacing and Forbes is unquestionably the top 3-point threat on the roster.

Seth Curry

Curry was a bit of a forgotten man entering last season after he missed an entire year with a stress reaction in his tibia, but he quickly reminded everyone of how lethal he is from deep. He placed third in the league with a .450 mark from 3-point range and wasn’t able to hit his fantasy ceiling because he was locked behind Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. That should change in Dallas, and if Curry can get closer to 24.0 mpg than last season’s 18.9, we could see him crack 2.0 triples per contest. If it means anything to you, he’ll get the most assists of anyone on this list, too.

Wayne Ellington & Reggie Bullock

It’s a 2-for-1 special for the Knicks. Bullock’s neck/spine surgery clears things up in the early going but there’s no telling how David Fizdale juggles these two when both are healthy. Luckily, both are capable 3-point specialists in fantasyland.

Ellington finished short of the minute threshold needed to qualify for the leaderboard, but he ranked 12th overall in terms of threes per 36 minutes (3.8) and jumps up to fifth when we eliminate players who saw fewer than 20 games (four of those top-12 had three appearances or fewer). He faded from the rotation in Miami but recaptured his form in Detroit, averaging 2.9 threes in 27.3 mpg with the Pistons. On the year, 7.0 of his 8.6 nightly field goal attempts came from behind the arc.

Bullock lost a lot of his luster after getting traded to a mishmash Lakers team and shooting .343 from deep, though that would’ve been his worst mark since becoming a full-time player had that lasted over a full season. He managed to go .388 on his threes as a member of the Pistons last season and while he’s unlikely to get 29.8 mpg again in New York, Bullock should still play enough to do some damage for deep-league managers.

Jae Crowder

Crowder’s profile has shrunk since he was traded from the Celtics but fantasy players know that he can still bring value to the table. Last season Crowder averaged 27.1 mpg as part of Utah's platoon at power forward and ended up knocking down 2.2 triples per game, slotting him 29th overall. There’s still a little room for improvement there as Crowder shot just .331 from deep, though he’s now a career .339 shooter and he doesn’t have the same trade excuse as he did in 2017-18. Our big concern is simply how much he plays for the rebuilding Grizzlies, but it’s clear that when he is on the floor he’ll be firing threes.

Allen Crabbe

Crabbe shot .378 from the 3-point line for the second straight season, only he missed enough games that most fantasy managers likely forgot what he’s capable of. An ankle injury limited him to just 43 contests and Crabbe saw a decrease in playing time from 29.3 to 26.3 as other Nets stepped up and ran with their opportunities when he was on the shelf but not yet shut down. Crabbe still managed 2.3 triples per contest when he was healthy, and he is only a year removed from a top-115/95 season. He’ll help fill the Kent Bazemore void for Atlanta, who took the third-most 3-point attempts in the league last season.

Davis Bertans

The Spurs have a reputation of doing all their work in the mid-range, so of course they had two of the league’s top 3-point shooters from last season. Bertans ranked sixth among qualifiers with a tremendous .429 mark from deep, with nearly 75 percent of his shots coming from distance. He hit 1.9 threes a night in 21.5 mpg and is now a member of the Wizards, where it’s been speculated that he could start at one of the forward spots.

Malik Monk

It feels like it’s now or never for Monk, who failed to take much of a step forward in his second season. The Hornets are finally rebuilding and didn’t do much to dress up their backcourt this summer, which means it might finally be Monk’s chance to get real minutes. Although he’s a career .335 shooter from deep, we’re betting on frequency here -- Monk hit 3.1 threes per 36 minutes last season, which was good for 17th in the league. On added minutes alone (just 17.2 last season), Monk should be able to knock down at least two 3-pointers a night.

Wesley Matthews

Matthews wrapped up last season averaging 2.2 3-pointers per game, and while that’s a seven-year low it also represents his eighth straight season north of 2.0 per contest. He’s also joining a Bucks team that lost their starting shooting guard and shot 38.2 threes per game last season, the second-most in the league.

Kyle Korver

This one’s basically a free space. He’ll be on this list until the end of time. Korver shot ‘just’ .397 from deep last season, his lowest mark in nine seasons, but still knocked in 2.0 per game in only 19.1 minutes a night. As you read just seconds ago, he’s also joining a Bucks team that lost their starting shooting guard and shot 38.2 threes per game last season, the second-most in the league.

Mike Scott

The Threegional Manager is a nice fit for Philadelphia and he quickly emerged as their only viable backup center option against the Raptors in the playoffs. He shouldn’t take on as large a role given Philly’s moves this summer but Scott will be one of the first guys off the bench to play in the frontcourt and is coming off his second straight season going over 40 percent from beyond the arc. Last season’s 1.3 triples per game was a comfortable career high but Scott, like Crowder, Bertans and Anthony Tolliver (listed below), gives fantasy players the added benefit of collecting those stats out of a frontcourt spot.

Furkan Korkmaz

While we’re on the Sixers, the departure of J.J. Redick should open up some opportunities for the team’s other shooting guards. Korkmaz was thought to be headed back to Europe before reversing course and re-signing with Philly, where he’ll try and help the team’s spacing cause. Korkmaz averaged 1.0 threes in 14.5 mpg last season, though he did average 2.4 triples in the 12 games where he logged more than 20 minutes and hit at least one 3-pointer in 29 of the 30 games in which he logged more than 10 minutes.

C.J. Miles

Miles struggled mightily last year, going .330 from deep overall and falling out of the rotation in Toronto before being traded to Memphis. Now recovering from an offseason procedure, Miles is going to be in the mix to start on the wing in Washington. He managed to hit .364 from deep with the Grizzlies, resulting in 1.8 threes in 22.6 mpg. At 8.3 threes attempted per 36 minutes, some positive regression will see Miles regain a lot of 3-point specialist appeal. Considering last season’s mark represented his worst since 2011-12, we’re confident that Miles is going to turn things around to some extent.

Matt Thomas

There’s a legitimate case to be made that Thomas was the best shooter not in the NBA last season. The Iowa State product hit 48.5 percent of his 3-pointers last season and shot a clean 47 percent in his two seasons in Spain on 4.9 attempts per game. I mean, come on now. An eFG% of 99 percent on unguarded threes is just silly. Thomas is the guy most likely to sneak up on fantasy players this season, but he’s also the most likely of the group listed to be out of the rotation, even with the Raptors remaking their roster.

Standard-League Radar: Landry Shamet

Other Names: Luke Kennard, Terrance Ferguson, Marco Belinelli, Damyean Dotson, Malik Beasley, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Vince Carter, Langston Galloway, Quinn Cook, Anthony Tolliver

Steals

Unlike threes, there hasn’t been a massive change in steals around the league even as pace increases. They are on the decline, however, as there have been fewer than 19,000 steals across the league for three straight seasons. Last season there were 18,779 steals in the NBA, down from 18,983 from the year prior. That equates to 6.8 fewer steals per team, or .083 fewer steals per game (per team).

DeAndre’ Bembry

Among the 68 players to average at least 1.0 steals per game last season, only four played less than Bembry (23.5 mpg -- T.J. McConnell, Tyus Jones, Delon Wright and Shaq Harrison). The Hawks have lost Kent Bazemore and Dewayne Dedmon this summer, which will lead to plenty of shuffling on the wings -- expect Atlanta to go a little smaller given their options for backup center. They also don’t have a true backup point guard, and Bembry’s versatile game means he should be seeing minutes in a number of roles. Per-36, Bembry finished 9th in the league with 2.0 swipes.

Stanley Johnson

Dwane Casey made time to talk up Johnson in his introductory press conference but the busted jumper proved too much to overcome as the Pistons finally gave up on him. He wasn’t much of a factor in New Orleans following a mid-season deal, playing just 13.7 minutes a night with the Pels. Still, Johnson averaged 0.7 steals as a Pelican and was able to collect 0.9 per game in 18.7 mpg on the season. He ranked 21st in the league in terms of per-minute steals and is joining a Raptors team that is building itself on aggressive, long, versatile defense. Johnson won’t start but he’ll get his time, which should mean another season of steals specialist value with some bonus upside if the vaunted Raptors development staff can help him knock down corner threes.

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson

Speaking of Toronto’s defensive identity, here comes Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. He’ll factor in as the backup power forward and could play some small-ball five, likely geared up to prove himself after a terrible end to his Brooklyn career. An offseason groin strain put RHJ behind the rest of his teammates, and further issues eventually led to his ouster from the rotation. It’s hardly surprising that he set a career-low with 0.7 steals in (also a career-low) 20.9 mpg, though his per-minute steals numbers have also been in decline since a strong rookie year. If that can tick back up we’re looking at a guy who can grab steals from the power forward spot, which can be hard to find on deep-league wires.

Garrett Temple

Temple split his season between the Grizzlies, where he started, and the Clippers, where he was part of a deep bench. Despite his playing time dipping from 31.2 to 19.6 mpg, Temple managed to average 1.0 steals per game with both teams. He’s been above 0.9 steals per game in every season since reestablishing himself as a full-time rotation player, and he won’t have a problem finding minutes given Kenny Atkinson’s propensity for running huge rotations.

Shaq Harrison

Harrison has now averaged 1.2 steals in 18.9 minutes per game across 96 career games. Last season he was one of only two players to average 1.0 steals per game while playing less than 20 minutes a night (T.J. McConnell). He ranked fourth in the league in steals per-36 minutes, tied with Paul George and Chris Paul. With Coby White, Tomas Satoransky and Denzel Valentine all added to the mix, plus presumably healthy seasons from Zach LaVine and Chandler Hutchison, Harrison is going to need to maximize his minutes once again. The track record is enough of a comfort to include Harrison as one of the league’s top steals producers.

Mario Hezonja

Mario was anything but Super in New York last season, getting left on the periphery until silly season. Despite the overall disappointment, Hezonja managed to collect 1.0 steals in 20.8 mpg, his second consecutive season with at least a steal per contest. Though his steals rate has spiked in the last two seasons, perhaps Hezonja will get enough minutes to offset any regression with a Blazers team that lost its two starting forwards in free agency.

Standard-League Radar: Tyus Jones, Josh Okogie, Thaddeus Young

Other Names: T.J. McConnell, Monte Morris, Dorian Finney-Smith, Cory Joseph, Shabazz Napier

Blocks

Despite the increase in shots from behind the arc, blocks rose last season, up to 12,185 from 11,845 in the 2017-18 campaign. Perhaps the growing dedication to generating the most efficient shots -- threes and layups -- has given rise to rim protectors after two years of sub-12,000 blocks.

Even so, there aren’t many players who make a direct, massive impact on blocks from night to night. Of the 33 players who averaged 1.0 blocks there were only five who finished outside the top-140, and only one of those players was outside the top-160. You’ll have to dig deep here.

Robert Williams

Fantasy players are dreaming that Williams can recreate Mitch Robinson’s explosion from last season. He actually out-blocked Robinson per-36 minutes last season (5.1 to 4.3), though Williams only played 8.8 minutes per game in 32 contests. That was still good for 1.3 blocks a night, and the Celtics lost their top two center options from last season while bringing in Enes Kanter, who has not topped 25.8 minutes per game in four seasons and has never topped 30.0 mpg. The opportunity is there and Williams is capable of providing elite production.

Ivica Zubac

Zubac won’t blow the doors off or anything, and he certainly won’t challenge Montrezl Harrell for minutes, but he doesn’t need to to make a deep-league impact in the blocks category. Zubes started 25 of his 26 games with the Clippers and put up 0.9 swats per contest in a shade over 20 minutes. There isn’t a ton of upside but he should be dependable.

Jordan Bell

Bell ranked 9th among qualifiers with 2.3 blocks per-36 minutes, though he only saw 11.6 mpg in his second season with the Warriors. Now with the Wolves, it’s possible that Bell gets a longer look from a team that is trying to build for the future rather than win in the present. It might require him to play more power forward than center, but Bell will have a chance to carve out some deep-league fantasy value.

John Henson

Henson is going to fly well under the radar after wrist surgery limited him to 14 games last season. The Cavs have said they’re excited to have a healthy Henson on board and while he’ll have to fight for minutes in a frontcourt that features Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love and Larry Nance Jr., he does bring an element of rim protection that nobody else in the group does. Last season Henson averaged 0.8 blocks in 13.4 mpg, which broke a streak of five straight years with 1.3 or more blocks per game -- no surprise that it came with the second-lowest playing time of his career.

Mo Bamba & Khem Birch

While Orlando re-signed Niokla Vucevic to be their franchise pillar, Bamba is expected to resume his backup center role. Before a stress fracture cut his rookie campaign short, Bamba was able to average 1.4 blocks in 16.3 minutes a night -- minutes that should still be available to him moving forward. His college days suggest some 3-point upside as well, though he shot just .300 from deep as a rookie.

If Bamba fails to step up, the Magic have another capable blocks specialist for deeper formats in Khem Birch. He posted 0.6 blocks in 12.9 mpg but we’ll need to see how that battle shakes out in the preseason before declaring him the preferred target.

Damian Jones & Bruno Fernando

The Hawks have a lot of questions behind Alex Len (who is also still a bit of a question mark himself) at center this season. Their backup spot, assuming John Collins plays mostly power forward, even in bench groups, will fall to either Jones or rookie Fernando. Last season Jones was able to deliver 1.0 blocks in 17.7 mpg as Golden State’s starting center and produced seven multi-block efforts in 24 games before a pectoral injury ended his regular season.

Jones’ game still needs rounding-out, which opens the door for Fernando if he can put a strong camp together. Last season Fernando averaged 1.9 blocks in 30.0 mpg for Maryland, and most of his utility this year will come from protecting the rim since he’s very limited on offense. Whoever wins this battle is definitely a viable deep-league option.

Standard-League Radar: Jakob Poeltl

Other names: Ed Davis, Jahlil Okafor, Boban Marjanovic, Cheick Diallo

Multi-Cat Potential

Sometimes double-dipping is good.

Threes and Steals

Justin Holiday

Alas, poor Holiday was forced to find a reserve role on a deep Indiana team (that’s going to welcome back a star wing during the season) after carving out standard-league value as a big-minute starter on bad teams for the last couple of years. He slowed down notably after getting traded to Memphis but even in that rough ride to the finish he was able to post 1.5 threes and 1.2 steals in 29.1 mpg with the Grizzlies. He probably won’t get that many minutes with the Pacers but Holiday’s bonafides make him an elite 3-and-D option in deeper fantasy leagues.

Royce O’Neale

There’s talk that the Jazz will keep newly-signed Bojan Bogdanovic at small forward rather than push him up to the four, which would bump Joe Ingles to the bench and leave the starting power forward spot wide open. O’Neale often comes up as a major candidate, and the Jazz might need to get creative after dumping their entire power forward rotation from last season anyway. With only Jeff Green in his way, the versatile O’Neale should be able to improve upon last year’s 0.8 threes and 0.7 steals in 20.4 mpg. Deep-league managers should consider O’Neale as a potential source of 2.5 cash counters per night, with his highest output in steals and threes.

Bogdan Bogdanovic

Bogdanovic managed career-highs with 1.9 threes and 1.0 steals per game last season despite a dip in 3-point efficiency from .392 to .360 and a slight decrease in playing time. The Kings did a lot to crowd the small forward minutes this summer and have already found a big-minute backcourt, so BB8 should be looking at even fewer minutes to start the year. Still, some improved shooting should easily keep him in the mix as a deep-league source of threes and steals.

Norman Powell

There are plenty of Raptors on this list, which shouldn’t be surprising considering the massive vacancies that need to be filled on the roster. Norm Powell should get first crack at replacing Danny Green, and while he’s not the same catch-and-shoot threat he’s also more of a dynamic scoring presence and will help a team that just lost its top scoring option. Powell has yet to crack 18.8 mpg in his four-year career but still has averages of 0.8 threes and 0.6 steals. Should Norm get up around 25 minutes a night next season he’ll have no problem surpassing last season’s 1.1 threes and 0.7 steals. Added volume should be able to compensate for any regression from the streaky Powell’s 40 percent from deep last season.

OG Anunoby

Anunoby was unable to play during Toronto’s championship run after undergoing an appendectomy the night before the postseason began. He battled personal issues and injuries throughout the year, slowing down in his development as it seemed everything was conspiring against him. Expect Anunoby to take over the starting job from the departed Kawhi Leonard and blow past the 20.2 mpg he received last season. With averages of 1.0 threes and 0.7 steals as a pure backup to Kawhi, it’s easy to see how OG can deliver for deep-league fantasy owners with additional playing time. The organization views him as a core piece moving forward and he’s going to get every opportunity to prove them right.

Rodions Kurucs

Kurucs ended up being a gem of a pick for the Nets, making 46 starts as a rookie and compiling averages of 0.9 threes, 0.7 steals and 0.4 blocks in 20.5 mpg as a rookie. This will be a big year for him to put his stamp on things, as Kevin Durant is sidelined and he’ll only need to beat out Taurean Prince for the starting power forward spot.

Threes and Blocks

Mike Muscala

Muscala’s been posting up shop in this space for years now, though his per-minute block numbers have frustratingly stalled out as his playing time has ticked up marginally. He has yet to top 0.6 blocks per game in his career, and his per-36 rate has slipped from 1.7 to 1.2 to 0.9, with last year’s modest jump to 1.0 not really moving the needle. Moose did manage a career-best 1.4 triples per game last season, however, and will have a great opportunity in front of him on a Thunder roster that’s pretty thin up front. Maybe this is the year it clicks.

Zach Collins

Collins is going to get some solid hype as the presumptive starting power forward for the Blazers, though he’s still got a lot to prove before we hop on the bandwagon with standard-league selections. He was able to collect 0.5 threes (.331 from deep) and 0.9 blocks in 17.6 mpg last season, nearly doubling his blocks despite a modest playing time increase of 1.8 mpg. Collins’ longest block-less streak was four games, and added minutes should only help him rack up the stats. His shooting is going to be the last piece of the fantasy puzzle, though it’s going to be worth watching as opponents try and play him off the floor by making him guard in space.

Thon Maker

The Pistons gave Maker a career-high 19.4 mpg after acquiring him mid-season, and he responded with 0.8 threes and 1.1 blocks in 29 games with Detroit. Over half of his attempts from the field came from behind the arc and Maker would’ve inched toward the 1.0 3-pointer threshold if not for a .307 conversion rate (he was .333 with Milwaukee before the trade). Maker finished 16th in blocks per 36 minutes with 1.8, and among the players to post 1.5 blocks per-36, finished fourth in 3-pointers per-36 at 1.8. That trailed only Brook Lopez, Karl-Anthony Towns and Dewayne Dedmon. Maker will be competing for backup minutes at both frontcourt spots this season and might’ve found a team that will give him 20-plus mpg.

Bruno Caboclo

Caboclo finally carved out an NBA job last season and flashed some interesting fantasy potential in the process. He delivered 1.4 threes and 1.0 blocks in 23.5 minutes per game with the Grizzlies, hitting 36.9 percent of his threes and even making 19 starts in 34 appearances. He should fit in with a Grizzlies team that’s building a versatile defensive core, but there is a roster crunch coming and even if Bruno makes the final roster he should face more competition for minutes. He still fits the bill but the arrow is pointing downwards.

Jonah Bolden

Bolden had a quietly effective rookie season last year, stepping up when Joel Embiid was sidelined and churning out 0.8 threes and 0.9 blocks in just 14.5 minutes per contest. That said, Bolden did average 1.4 threes and 1.5 blocks across the 10 games in which he played more than 20 minutes. The acquisition of Al Horford and re-signing of Mike Scott will hurt his quest for minutes but Bolden could very well be Philly’s backup center and improve upon last season’s numbers if a couple things break his way.

Chris Boucher

This one is a Hail Mary but Boucher is coming off a truly dominant season in the G-League, taking home both MVP and DPoY honors with 27.2 points, 11.4 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 4.1 blocks and 2.2 3-pointers per game on .510 from the field. At the NBA level he posted 0.4 threes and 0.9 blocks in a paltry 5.8 mpg. He fell short of qualifying for leaderboards but ranked second in the league with 5.3 blocks per 36 minutes without those minute restrictions, trailing only Ike Anigbogu (who played six minutes all season), and took almost half of his shots from 3-point range. The Raptors are contemplating moving the wiry Boucher to power forward, and if he can get more than garbage time run this season he’s going to be a hot commodity in deeper fantasy leagues.

Blocks and Steals

Nerlens Noel

Noel is the master, and he should be full-on drafted in all roto formats. He finished third in the league in blocks per-36 (3.3) and led the Association in steals per-36 (2.3). With the Thunder dangling Steven Adams in trade rumors, Noel has an immense ceiling if he can get a lucky break, and was already a valuable asset with 0.9 steals and 1.2 blocks last season despite logging only 13.7 mpg.

Richaun Holmes

If Noel is the master, Holmes isn’t far behind. Stuck with just 16.9 mpg behind top pick Deandre Ayton (in a battle that was far from meritocracy), Holmes still managed 0.6 steals and 1.1 blocks. He finished eighth among qualifiers in blocks per-36 and has never dipped below 1.0 steals or blocks per 36 minutes in his four-year career. The Kings have a busy frontcourt rotation but Holmes should be able to stand out.

Mason Plumlee

Plumlee fell below 1.0 blocks per game for the first time in three seasons last year, though he still delivered 0.9 in 21.1 mpg and has never been below 0.8 per game in his career. He also managed 0.9 steals per contest and has never been outside the 0.7-0.9 range. The Jerami Grant addition will take away most of Plumlee’s minutes next to Nikola Jokic, so a little dip wouldn’t be surprising, but Plum Dog is still an option.

Gorgui Dieng

It’s a little sad to see a former middle-round fantasy player like Dieng stuck in deep-league territory, but that’s life. Buried behind an elite center and a pair of power forwards last season, Dieng tied his career-low with just 13.6 mpg. He still managed 0.6 steals and 0.5 blocks, finishing inside the top-35 in both departments in terms of per-36 production. The power forward depth chart is currently wide open in Minnesota, though Dieng’s best shot at a re-breakout would likely be a trade. He can still produce in limited minutes, as we saw last season, but his fantasy value scales up quickly.

Harry Giles

Giles is a player that the Kings have been consistently high on, even as he red-shirted his first season and was limited to 14.1 mpg in his first taste of NBA action. Giles came through with 0.5 steals and 0.4 blocks in that time. The Kings are expected to make a concerted effort to get him playing time this year, so while Giles represents a gamble he also has the organization behind the cause.

The Big Three

Moe Harkless

Harkless got off to a slow start thanks to persistent knee troubles but he still delivered an under-the-radar fantasy season, as usual. In 23.6 minutes per game he was good for 1.1 steals, 0.9 blocks and 0.6 3-pointers. He was a top-40 player in per-36 steals and blocks, and he shot just .275 from deep last year despite going .351 and .405 in the two seasons prior. Though the Clippers have some elite wing depth, Harkless is going to play, and a shooting bounce-back will get him into triple-one territory.

Daniel Theis

Theis was a low-key victim of Boston’s crowded rotation last season, seeing a decrease in playing time despite not really doing anything to deserve the fate. He still produced 0.3 steals, 0.6 blocks and 0.4 threes (.388 from deep) in 13.6 mpg, and things are looking very different in the Celtics frontcourt. Theis will be looking to win the backup center battle and figures to be the choice whenever Boston needs additional shooting. In games where he saw more than 18 minutes of action, he averaged 0.8 threes, 0.7 steals and 1.1 blocks. That’s definitely an attainable playing time goal with the Celtics’ new depth chart, and Theis’ versatility could give him a leg up on some of his competitors.

Noah Vonleh

Vonleh was one of the few bright spots for the Knicks last season, and it was a mild surprise that the team couldn’t find a taker at the trade deadline. He produced 0.7 threes, 0.7 steals and 0.8 blocks in 25.3 mpg and will have an opportunity to claim the starting four spot in Minnesota. We would bet against him getting 25 mpg again, but he could get close and will probably get overlooked in a lot of leagues.

Andre Iguodala

Iguodala is unlikely to play for the Grizzlies, so we won’t get too deep into this one. He averaged 0.7 threes, 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocks in 23.6 mpg in his last year with the Warriors and should be able to hold a similar role on another contender. His appeal will depend a lot on where exactly he ends up, as some destinations have more depth than others.

Torrey Craig

The Nuggets got a number of unheralded bench guys to step up last season, with Craig serving a pivotal role following major injuries to Will Barton and Gary Harris. His 3-point shooting left a lot to be desired at .324 but it was a step forward from .293 as a rookie and he managed to post 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocks in 20.0 mpg. We’d be wary of better health taking a chunk out of Craig’s minutes, but he’s established himself as Denver’s defensive stopper and will not be cut out of the picture. Craig is shading towards the extremely deep leagues out there.

Standard-League Radar: Derrick Jones Jr., Maxi Kleber, Kevon Looney (steals & blocks), Marvin Williams (only in 9-cat)

*Originally published September 6, 2019