Each Thursday this season, we ask a series of questions to our ESPN NBA reporters to give you their inside takes on key fantasy subjects.
This week's topics:
An even bigger role for LaMarcus Aldridge?
Dennis Smith Jr. taking flight?
The likelihood Nikola Mirotic will be traded.
Lonzo Ball's lack of free-throw attempts.
The strange case of Russell Westbrook's free-throw struggles.
This week's contributors are Michael C. Wright, Tim MacMahon, Nick Friedell, Ohm Youngmisuk and Royce Young.
LaMarcus Aldridge has averaged 34.1 minutes and 18.0 field-goal attempts per game since the beginning of December. With Kawhi Leonard sidelined indefinitely, should we expect that workload to continue or even increase?
Michael C. Wright: The workload definitely