SuperCoach NBL: Round 17 top scorers, busts and players to target

Top fantasy scorers and busts for round 17 of SuperCoach NBL - plus key players to target - revealed here.

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 17 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 17 was Mitchell Creek (SEM), putting up 89 points - taking his season average to 33.1.

His score was a dividend for the 22% of astute coaches who started him in their squads.

Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (MEL) was the following standout with 77 points, taking his tally to 30.9 average points for 2% of SuperCoach NBL teams.

Luke Travers (MEL) put up the round's third best fantasy score of 75 points.

Zylan Cheatham (NZL) and Bryce Cotton (PER) dropped the fourth and fifth best scores on their opponents with 71 and 66 points.

Ten Standouts:

Mitchell Creek (SEM): 89 points,    33.1 season average,    22% of teams
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (MEL): 77 points,    30.9 season average,    2% of teams
Luke Travers (MEL): 75 points,    29.0 season average,    30% of teams
Zylan Cheatham (NZL): 71 points,    23.8 season average,    3% of teams
Bryce Cotton (PER): 66 points,    37.8 season average,    38% of teams
Ben Ayre (SEM): 65 points,    15.1 season average,    9% of teams
Gary Clark (ILL): 64 points,    30.2 season average,    11% of teams
Jaylen Adams (SYD): 62 points,    31.5 season average,    17% of teams
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (NZL): 60 points,    34.1 season average,    17% of teams
Keanu Pinder (PER): 60 points,    28.2 season average,    26% of teams

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

Jordan Hunter (SYD) was this week's biggest miss miscue with 25 points against a projected score of 57 leaving a scoring hole for 9% of SuperCoaches.

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

Fantasy Busts:

Jordan Hunter (SYD): 25 points,    projected score 57 points,    9% of teams
Sam Froling (ILL): 42 points,    projected score 71 points,    24% of teams
Tanner Krebs (MEL): 13 points,    projected score 38 points,    3% of teams
Chris Goulding (MEL): 28 points,    projected score 51 points,    15% of teams
Anthony Lamb (NZL): 57 points,    projected score 78 points,    15% 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
Jacob Wiley (ADL) , 44 points projected, owned by 7% of teams.
Kyrin Galloway (ADL) , 42 points projected, owned by 12% of teams.
Anthony Drmic (TAS) , 41 points projected, owned by 4% of teams.
Mitchell Creek (SEM) , 35 points projected, owned by 22% of teams.
Anthony Lamb (NZL) , 34 points projected, owned by 15% of teams.

Centres
Isaac Humphries (ADL) , 59 points projected, owned by 11% of teams.
Marcus Lee (TAS) , 46 points projected, owned by 4% of teams.
Will Magnay (TAS) , 41 points projected, owned by 5% of teams.
Alan Williams (SEM) , 37 points projected, owned by 4% of teams.
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (MEL) , 35 points projected, owned by 2% of teams.

Guards
Milton Doyle (TAS) , 63 points projected, owned by 8% of teams.
Trey Kell III (ADL) , 57 points projected, owned by 6% of teams.
Jack McVeigh (TAS) , 49 points projected, owned by 10% of teams.
Dejan Vasiljevic (ADL) , 48 points projected, owned by 4% of teams.
Jordon Crawford (TAS) , 42 points projected, owned by 5% of teams.

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