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SuperCoach NBL: Round 18 top scorers, busts and players to target

Top fantasy scorers and busts for round 18 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 18 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 18 was Milton Doyle (TAS), putting up 88 points - taking his season average to 29.0.

His score was a bonus for the 12% of gifted coaches who started him in their squads.

Trey Kell III (ADL) was the following standout with 83 points, taking his tally to 29.8 average points for 10% of SuperCoach NBL teams.

Isaac Humphries (ADL) put up the round's third best fantasy score of 66 points.

Jordon Crawford (TAS) and Dejan Vasiljevic (ADL) dropped the fourth and fifth best scores on their opponents with 61 and 58 points.

Ten Standouts:

Milton Doyle (TAS): 88 points,    29.0 season average,    12% of teams
Trey Kell III (ADL): 83 points,    29.8 season average,    10% of teams
Isaac Humphries (ADL): 66 points,    27.0 season average,    12% of teams
Jordon Crawford (TAS): 61 points,    28.0 season average,    6% of teams
Dejan Vasiljevic (ADL): 58 points,    27.0 season average,    6% of teams
Keanu Pinder (PER): 53 points,    29.2 season average,    25% of teams
Will Magnay (TAS): 52 points,    25.6 season average,    10% of teams
Jack McVeigh (TAS): 51 points,    24.7 season average,    12% of teams
Gary Clark (ILL): 46 points,    30.9 season average,    12% of teams
Sean Macdonald (TAS): 43 points,    14.1 season average,    2% of teams

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

Marcus Lee (TAS) was this week's biggest miss miscue with 15 points against a projected score of 46 leaving a scoring hole for 4% of SuperCoaches.

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

Fantasy Busts:

Marcus Lee (TAS): 15 points,    projected score 46 points,    4% of teams
Kyrin Galloway (ADL): 14 points,    projected score 42 points,    12% of teams
Anthony Lamb (NZL): 9 points,    projected score 34 points,    16% of teams
Bryce Cotton (PER): 20 points,    projected score 38 points,    35% of teams
Chris Smith (BRI): 1 points,    projected score 19 points,    4% 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
Zylan Cheatham (NZL) , 67 points projected, owned by 5% of teams.
Gary Clark (ILL) , 66 points projected, owned by 12% of teams.
Sam Froling (ILL) , 59 points projected, owned by 22% of teams.
Anthony Lamb (NZL) , 58 points projected, owned by 16% of teams.
Mitchell Creek (SEM) , 38 points projected, owned by 21% of teams.

Centres
Isaac Humphries (ADL) , 31 points projected, owned by 12% of teams.
Alan Williams (SEM) , 31 points projected, owned by 4% of teams.
Will Magnay (TAS) , 28 points projected, owned by 10% of teams.
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (MEL) , 25 points projected, owned by 3% of teams.
Lachlan Olbrich (ILL) , 24 points projected, owned by 26% of teams.

Guards
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (NZL) , 62 points projected, owned by 18% of teams.
Tyler Harvey (ILL) , 55 points projected, owned by 5% of teams.
Trey Kell III (ADL) , 47 points projected, owned by 10% of teams.
Bryce Cotton (PER) , 42 points projected, owned by 35% of teams.
Justinian Jessup (NZL) , 42 points projected, owned by 0% of teams.

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Originally published as SuperCoach NBL: Round 18 top scorers, busts and players to target

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