Fast Break Run 8 | Day 5
Pick 5 Players who will combine for 20 Assists and 7 Three Pointers Made to earn your win.
Overview:
We are about half way through this run and there are over 2,500 participants with 90 remaining participants who are a perfect 4 of 4. To have a chance at the 7 win pack, you will need at least one (1) win so far. If you’ve been following along with these articles, you likely have at least two (2) wins this run. Depending on the scope of your WNBA TopShot collection, you may need to pick your spots for the remainder of the series to maximize your chances.
Today’s Objective:
Fast Break Day 5 requires five (5) players who will accumulate 25 or more Rebounds and 3 or more Blocks, which means your lineup will need an average of 5.0 REB and 0.6 BLK scored per player.
As these two stats are sometimes correlated, there will be players who can help you achieve both targets:
Little of Both: Jonquel Jones, Ezi Magbegor, Breanna Stewart, Teaira McCowan, Natasha Howard, Azura Stevens
Rebounders: Dearica Hamby, Alyssa Thomas, Nneka Ogwumike, Satou Sabally, Brionna Jones, DeWanna Bonner
Shot Blockers: Shakira Austin, Jordan Horston, Aaliyah Edwards. Skylar Diggins-Smith
You’ll want to include at least 2-3 players in your lineup who can shot block as it is the more challenging and unpredictable of the two objectives. Ezi Magbegor is currently being used in over 55% of all lineups (so far) and rightfully so as she is projected and is averaging over 2.0 blocks a game while accumulating a high volume of rebounds.
After today though, four of the remaining five games will feature four or less teams each day. Day 8 will be the last day where you have broad flexibility in your lineup (unless you have multiple rare or legendary moments). Otherwise, each day will become that much more challenging - especially if you’re pursuing the 7 win pack.
Upcoming Objectives:
Tomorrow, Field Goals Made & Field Goals Attempted will be the objective and there will be four teams in action.
Remaining objectives after today:
Twice: Field Goals Made (FGM), Free Throws Made (FTM)
Once: Field Goals Attempted (FGA), Points Scored (PTS), Three Pointers Made (3PM), Assists (AST), Rebounds (REB)
Considerations:
Indiana & Seattle only have one (1) game remaining (Seattle’s last game is today)
Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix & Washington have two (2) games remaining (Washington will have one more after today)
The other six (6) teams have three (3) games remaining
Day 5-10 Stretch (beginning today): Four of the last six games will have 4 or less teams in action
Day 7: Only two teams are in action (Dallas & New York)
Statistical Approach:
Top players in projected Rebounds & Blocks according to Rotowire, which is available in the table below.
Rewards:
Daily Reward: Top 50 each day will receive a Quick Rip pack
Milestone Reward: Reach 1, 4, or 7 wins and each tier earns you a pack
Run Reward: Place in the top 10 and earn a WNBA Metallic Gold LE pack
Additional Resources:
Flowty.io - find/rent moments for your Fast Break roster
Fast Break Lobby - see all expired and open runs
WNBA Season Leaders - per game stat leaders
The top players for today’s Fast Break objective(s). Source: Rotowire, 2024.
Projected Rebounds (+Moments)
Projected Blocks (+Moments)
Projected Rebounds & Blocks
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WNBA Run 8 Fast Break Grid
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