site: fantasynews | arena: nba | pageType: stories | section: | slug: fantasy-basketball-sell-low-candidates-slow-starts-but-should-you-worry-about-gobert-harden-and-murphy | sport: basketball | route: article_single_fantasy | 6-keys: media/fantasynews/nba/reg/free/stories ![Image 1: [object Object] Logo](https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/2020/04/22/e9ceb731-8b3f-4c60-98fe-090ab66a2997/screen-shot-2020-04-22-at-11-04-56-am.png) Build a franchise, control your destiny, play like the pros Play Now Fantasy basketball sell low candidates: Slow starts, but should you worry about Gobert, Harden and Murphy? Plus, a breakdown of struggling veterans like James Harden, Derrick White and Rudy Gobert to determine whether to hold, buy low, bench or drop Not every fantasy basketball star has hit the ground running this season. From Derrick White and Trey Murphy to James Harden and Rudy Gobert, several proven producers are struggling with shooting, roles, and new lineup dynamics.
Before you hit the panic button in your league, you need to know which slumps are fixable and which signal real decline. We break down 15 underperforming fantasy basketball players, including Mitchell Robinson, Myles Turner, Jalen Green and Josh Giddey, and explain whether to hold, buy low, bench or drop each one. Here is who fantasy managers should worry about and who should bounce back soon.
Giddey was rivaling the best in the all-around category and among high-scoring producers through his first couple of seasons with the Bulls, but he has not been at full steam this season. The sixth-year guard is averaging just 9.1 points on 36.9 percent shooting through seven games. On the plus side, he is still putting up decent rebound and assist numbers.
The shake-up in the roster dynamic could be in part to blame, making it fair to assume he gets his shot at some point, but also that he may not reach the same heights in scoring. Murphy is coming off an excellent season, where he shined as one of the best offensive forces in the league. He has not shown the same level of consistency this season, possibly due to a different dynamic in the lineup with the return of Dejounte Murray and the presence of Jeremiah Fears in the starting lineup, who both take their fair share of shots.
Harden has been one of the league's best stat sheet stuffers for years, but at 37 years old, it is fair that he is clearly slowing down. Averaging 16.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists, he remains a solid contributor, but he has shown little indication that he may still be capable of single-handedly winning weeks as in the past. White is coming off back-to-back seasons averaging over 16 points per game, where he also rivaled some of the league's best category-league contributors.
However, he is averaging only 11.1 points over seven games this season, while his rebound and assist numbers are also down slightly. With a new dynamic in the roster, he may not return to his highs on the offensive end. Buzelis was a category-league hero last season, and many managers anticipated that he would pick up where he left off.
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