The first week of the 2023 WNBA season — and the 2023 fantasy basketball season! — is in the books. Let’s check in with Swish Appeal’s six-team fantasy basketball league and see how each team is doing.
Team Zack (Zack Ward) defeats Team Draves (Zachary Draves) 794.9 – 760.7
This was by far the closest matchup of the opening week, with Team Draves making a furious comeback on Sunday (235.5 fantasy points to 98.1) but falling just short. While Kelsey Mitchell (77.4 fantasy points on the week) had a few too many turnovers (10) and not enough 3-pointers (seven) to overcome that, Zach got stronger contributions from players like Napheesa Collier (155.9 fantasy points), Allisha Gray (116 fantasy points) and Rhyne Howard (111.5 fantasy points). Collier recorded seven steals and seven blocks — each of which are worth three fantasy points in our league — contributing to her impressive fantasy point total.
Ultimately, though, Team Ward had a major advantage in games played (34 to 24), which, as most fantasy…
