The final week of the NBA regular season is here, and fantasy basketball managers are navigating a minefield. With playoff-bound teams resting key players and lottery-bound squads shutting down veterans, lineup decisions have never been trickier. Week 25 features a loaded schedule — 26 teams play four games, while only the Hornets, Pelicans, Kings and Jazz are limited to three. Minutes and opportunity are everything right now, so identifying players locked into consistent roles is critical. Here are four players to start and four to sit as you look to close out your fantasy season on a high note.
Four Games: ATL, BKN, BOS, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHI, PHO, POR, SAS, TOR, WAS
Three Games: CHA, NOP, SAC, UTA
Fantasy Basketball Week 25 Start/Sit Advice
Guards
Consider starting: Ayo Dosunmu, MIN 
Opponents: @IND, @ORL. @HOU, NOP
The formula is pretty simple when it comes to Dosunmu. When he plays 30 minutes, he generally has to be considered a must-add player. His past 12 games have done nothing to dispel that theory. During that span, he has averaged 15.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.9 three-pointers, good enough for top 55 value in standard formats. With Jaden McDaniels likely to miss the final week of the season due to a knee injury, there is no reason to think that Dosunmu can't continue in his current role. With so much uncertainty at the moment,
The final week of the NBA regular season is here, and fantasy basketball managers are navigating a minefield. With playoff-bound teams resting key players and lottery-bound squads shutting down veterans, lineup decisions have never been trickier. Week 25 features a loaded schedule — 26 teams play four games, while only the Hornets, Pelicans, Kings and Jazz are limited to three. Minutes and opportunity are everything right now, so identifying players locked into consistent roles is critical. Here are four players to start and four to sit as you look to close out your fantasy season on a high note.
Four Games: ATL, BKN, BOS, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHI, PHO, POR, SAS, TOR, WAS
Three Games: CHA, NOP, SAC, UTA
Fantasy Basketball Week 25 Start/Sit Advice
Guards
Consider starting: Ayo Dosunmu, MIN
Opponents: @IND, @ORL. @HOU, NOP
The formula is pretty simple when it comes to Dosunmu. When he plays 30 minutes, he generally has to be considered a must-add player. His past 12 games have done nothing to dispel that theory. During that span, he has averaged 15.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.9 three-pointers, good enough for top 55 value in standard formats. With Jaden McDaniels likely to miss the final week of the season due to a knee injury, there is no reason to think that Dosunmu can't continue in his current role. With so much uncertainty at the moment, starting a player who is going to play substantial minutes on a team looking to win as many games as possible feels like a smart decision.
Consider starting: Collin Sexton, CHI 
Opponents: @WAS, @WAS, ORL, @DAL
Things have certainly trended in the right direction for Sexton since landing in Chicago. Despite mostly serving as a bench piece, he has been arguably the most consistent producer over the past month. During that time, he has flirted with top 50 value, averaging 19.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.2 steals and 3.0 three-pointers. At this point, the Bulls have very little to play for, meaning Sexton's current role could remain largely unchanged for the final week. While nothing is certain at this time of the year, rolling with Sexton does feel relatively safe.
Consider sitting: Andrew Nembhard, IND 
Opponents: MIN, @BKN, PHI, DET
On the other side of the discussion, there is a realistic chance that the season could be over for Nembhard. He has now missed three straight games with what Indiana is calling 'back management.' For those with any common sense, it is obvious that he is simply being rested to avoid accidentally winning. Although his numbers when healthy have been fantastic, there is simply too much risk to gamble with starting him this week. Working under the premise that minutes played are key, taking a chance on someone like Nembhard is likely fraught with danger.
Forwards
Consider starting: Kobe Brown, IND
Opponents: MIN, @BKN, PHI, DET
Despite also playing for Indiana, Brown has been one of the beneficiaries over the past two weeks, playing a sizeable role on a team with nothing to lose. In six appearances during that time, he has averaged 11.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 three-pointers, sitting just outside the top 100 in nine-category leagues. Once again, working under the assumption that Indiana is in the process of shutting down a number of key players, Brown could very well find himself playing heavy minutes right to the end.
Consider sitting: Tobias Harris, DET 
Opponents: @ORL, MIL, @CHA, @IND
From a production standpoint, Harris has been more than serviceable this season. In seven games over the past two weeks, he has upped his efforts, doing more on the offensive end, picking up some of the slack as a result of the injury to Cade Cunningham. However, Detroit has basically locked up the top seed in the Eastern Conference, meaning there could be some rest coming down the stretch. Harris, having dealt with minor injuries throughout the season, is likely to be at the top of the list when it comes to potential days off. Factoring in the risk and limited upside, moving him to the bench should alleviate some of the risk that comes with the final week of fantasy basketball.
Consider sitting: Miles Bridges, CHA 
Opponents: @BOS, DET, @NYK
It's a tough call should you opt to bench Bridges. After going through a number of slumps over the past two months, his production of late has actually been trending in the right direction. In fact, in four games over the past week, Bridges has been a top-15 player, averaging 22.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 3.0 three-pointers. However, as one of only four teams with three games, holding onto any Hornets players is going to be risky. Bridges will play just one game in the first four nights this week, followed by two games on nights in which the entire league is in action.
Centers
Consider starting: Wendell Carter Jr, ORL 
Opponents: DET, MIN, @CHI, @BOS
Orlando is one of a few teams with a lot to play for down the stretch, meaning we should see a typical rotation moving forward. Looping back around to the idea of simply getting as many bodies on the floor as possible this week, Carter should be looking at close to 30 minutes in each of the four remaining games. As a player who could theoretically give you 60 points and 30 rebounds during that time, Carter feels like a relatively risk-free addition to any starting roster.
Consider sitting: Nic Claxton, BKN 
Opponents: MIL, IND, @MIL, @TOR
Claxton was on this list last week, and honestly, nothing has changed. Although he has played in six of the past seven games, he has barely been a top 200 player during that time. Brooklyn is rolling with a different rotation on a nightly basis, with Claxton playing no more than about 23 minutes on most nights. Given that he has been outside the top 250 in 13 appearances over the past two months, the time to move on from Claxton has seemingly come and gone. If, for whatever reason, you are still holding onto him, please do the right thing and move him to the bench.
