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SuperCoach NBL: Round 6 top scores, player trade tips and busts

Top fantasy scorers and busts for round 6 of SuperCoach NBL - plus key players to target - revealed here.

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Each week we name the top scorers, busts and players on the bubble to help SuperCoach NBL fantasy coaches take their team to the next level.

These are the players who made fantasy headlines for the right and wrong reasons in Round 6 with additional insights including season averages and how many teams they feature in.

Plus, we list the players with the top projected scores for the next round and turn a spotlight on key player movements. Time to trade?

Leading the pack in Round 6 was Xavier Cooks (SYD), putting up 95 points - taking his season average to 40.7.

His score was a boost for the 42% of smart coaches who started him in their squads.

Jack White (MEL) was the following standout with 89 points, taking his tally to 34.1 average points for 34% of SuperCoach NBL teams.

William Hickey (ILL) put up the round's third best fantasy score of 78 points.

Matt Mooney (NZL) and Montrezl Harrell (ADL) dropped the fourth and fifth best scores on their opponents with 77 and 71 points.

Ten Standouts:

Xavier Cooks (SYD): 95 points,    40.7 season average,    42% of teams
Jack White (MEL): 89 points,    34.1 season average,    34% of teams
William Hickey (ILL): 78 points,    24.1 season average,    24% of teams
Matt Mooney (NZL): 77 points,    33.0 season average,    11% of teams
Montrezl Harrell (ADL): 71 points,    37.5 season average,    21% of teams
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (NZL): 70 points,    42.5 season average,    38% of teams
Tyler Harvey (ILL): 67 points,    27.9 season average,    5% of teams
Matt Hurt (SEM): 65 points,    34.5 season average,    21% of teams
Flynn Cameron (MEL): 64 points,    12.6 season average,    2% of teams
Sam Waardenburg (CNS): 62 points,    30.6 season average,    19% of teams

At the other end of the fantasy scale are this week's 'busts' - the players who failed to reach their projected score.

Trey Kell (ILL) was this week's biggest miss miscue with 7 points against a projected score of 60.0 leaving a scoring hole for 4% of SuperCoaches.

It was a mix of unfortunate events and tough nights for these players.

Fantasy Busts:

Trey Kell (ILL): 7 points,    projected score 60.0 points,    4% of teams
Matthew Dellavedova (MEL): 14 points,    projected score 66.0 points,    9% of teams
Darius Days (ILL): 32 points,    projected score 66.0 points,    7% of teams
Pedro Bradshaw (CNS): 13 points,    projected score 45.0 points,    4% of teams
Alex Toohey (SYD): 22 points,    projected score 47.0 points,    14% of teams

Time to pimp your team for the next round.

Here are the top 5 projected scores for each position. Does your roster need a revamp?

Forwards
Xavier Cooks (SYD) , 79 points projected, owned by 42% of teams.
Jack White (MEL) , 71 points projected, owned by 34% of teams.
Kristian Doolittle (PER) , 66 points projected, owned by 5% of teams.
Majok Deng (TAS) , 48 points projected, owned by 5% of teams.
Keanu Pinder (PER) , 46 points projected, owned by 6% of teams.

Centres
Matt Hurt (SEM) , 69 points projected, owned by 21% of teams.
Will Magnay (TAS) , 64 points projected, owned by 18% of teams.
Montrezl Harrell (ADL) , 38 points projected, owned by 21% of teams.
Tyrell Harrison (BRI) , 38 points projected, owned by 3% of teams.
Jordan Hunter (SEM) , 38 points projected, owned by 3% of teams.

Guards
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (NZL) , 82 points projected, owned by 38% of teams.
Matt Mooney (NZL) , 66 points projected, owned by 11% of teams.
Jaylen Adams (SYD) , 59 points projected, owned by 7% of teams.
Jordon Crawford (TAS) , 58 points projected, owned by 3% of teams.
Matthew Dellavedova (MEL) , 51 points projected, owned by 9% of teams.

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Originally published as SuperCoach NBL: Round 6 top scores, player trade tips and busts

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