Under 35: October 27
Kyshawn George, Anthony Black, Ajay Mitchell, Cam Spencer, Dillon Brooks, and Julian Champagnie have the best 2025-26 WZRD scores among healthy players owned in 35% of ESPN leagues or fewer.
Cason Wallace (30.8) and Jusuf Nurkic (31.1) would have made the six. Wallace is out after a torn labrum that is expected to cost him most or all of the year. Nurkic is out with a plantar plate tear in his right second toe. Keegan Murray is the first name after this list and will be rechecked in 10 to 14 days with left ankle capsulitis.
| Player | Team | Own | WZRD | 2025-26 line | Minutes now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyshawn George | WAS | 33.9% | 31.4 | 13.8 pts, 5.0 reb, 4.1 ast | 26–36, starter |
| Anthony Black | ORL | 31.2% | 31.1 | 15.0 pts, 3.8 reb, 3.7 ast | 26 in his debut |
| Ajay Mitchell | OKC | 31.9% | 30.4 | 13.5 pts, 3.4 reb, 3.5 ast | 23–28, starting |
| Cam Spencer | MEM | 15.8% | 29.9 | 11.1 pts, 5.5 ast | 16–18, backup |
| Dillon Brooks | PHX | 34.1% | 29.9 | 20.2 pts, 2.2 3pm | 27–34, starter |
| Julian Champagnie | SAS | 14.4% | 29.7 | 11.2 pts, 2.4 3pm | 25–30, rotation |
Kyshawn George
George is healthy and starting. He has no injury tag, and he has played all four Wizards games at 26 to 36 minutes. This week he is at 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists. Last season, in 43 games and 27.3 minutes, he averaged 13.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.8 blocks. That all-around line is why the WZRD score leads this list. The cost is the turnovers: 4, 3, and 8 in the last three games. He is 33.9% owned, at the top of the cutoff, and the minutes are already a starter’s.
| Date | Opp | MIN | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | 3P | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | @ CHA | 29 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 2-2 | 100 | 2-2 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 24 | @ CHI | 36 | 8-17 | 47.1 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 0-5 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Oct 23 | vs TOR | 26 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 1-4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Anthony Black
Black missed Orlando’s first two games with a sprained right ankle, played Sunday in New York, and is off the injury report for Wednesday in Toronto. The debut was 26 minutes, and he fouled out: 18 points, 5 assists, 5 threes, and 2 steals. Last season he played 58 games at 28.7 minutes and averaged 15.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.4 steals. Paolo Banchero is also out with an ankle sprain, so the guard minutes have a path to stay in the mid-20s. One game is the whole 2026-27 log.
| Date | Opp | MIN | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | 3P | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | @ NYK | 26 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 5-7 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ajay Mitchell
Mitchell is healthy, and the role just changed. Cason Wallace and Jalen Williams are both out for surgery and expected to miss months. Mitchell started Monday against Phoenix and scored 30 in 25 minutes. He has played all four games, at 23 to 28 minutes. Last season, in 48 games and 25.0 minutes, he averaged 13.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.2 steals, on 49.5% from the field and 85.2% from the line. He is 31.9% owned. The 30-point night is the new job, not the season line.
| Date | Opp | MIN | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | 3P | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | vs PHX | 25 | 10-16 | 62.5 | 9-10 | 90.0 | 1-3 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs LAC | 28 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 1-1 | 100 | 1-2 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | vs DEN | 23 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 2-2 | 100 | 0-4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Cam Spencer
Spencer is healthy and has played every Grizzlies game, at 16 to 18 minutes. Ty Jerome has the point-guard minutes, and Spencer is in the backup group with Scotty Pippen Jr. The WZRD score still ranks him here because of last year: 70 games, 23.2 minutes, 11.1 points, 5.5 assists, 2.0 threes, and 94.7% from the line. He is only 15.8% owned. Monday was the useful box, 5 assists and no turnovers in 18 minutes. The score needs something closer to last year’s minutes before it shows up every night.
| Date | Opp | MIN | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | 3P | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | @ UTA | 18 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | — | 2-3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | @ SAC | 16 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 0-0 | — | 3-6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 23 | @ GSW | 17 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | — | 3-5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Dillon Brooks
Brooks is healthy. A preseason rest tag was cleared on October 16, and he has started all three games at 27 to 34 minutes. Last season he averaged 20.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 2.2 threes in 30.0 minutes over 52 games. That scoring is why he is on a points-weighted list at 34.1% owned. This week the shot has not been there: 4-of-14 in Oklahoma City and 4-of-11 in Portland. The minutes are secure. The field-goal percentage is the thing to watch.
| Date | Opp | MIN | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | 3P | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | @ OKC | 33 | 4-14 | 28.6 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 3-10 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs GSW | 34 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100 | 1-3 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | @ POR | 27 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Julian Champagnie
Champagnie is healthy. San Antonio cleared a preseason rest tag on October 16, and he has played all three games at 25 to 30 minutes. He is 14.4% owned, the lowest number on this list. Last season he played 76 games at 26.9 minutes: 11.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.4 threes, and 0.8 turnovers. The early boxes match that job, with the stocks doing extra work. He had 2 steals and 3 blocks against Oklahoma City, 3 steals against Houston, and 3 blocks in Dallas.
| Date | Opp | MIN | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | 3P | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | @ DAL | 28 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 1-1 | 100 | 3-7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs HOU | 25 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | — | 2-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs OKC | 30 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | — | 2-6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Wendell Carter Jr. is the first healthy player who missed the cut. His 2025-26 WZRD score is 29.6, at 32.1% owned. He is starting around 31 minutes with Banchero out, at 17.0 points and 8.7 rebounds through three games. The score is last season, so a hot week does not jump the list.
Under 35 runs every Tuesday. These are the six best 2025-26 WZRD scores among players owned in 35% of ESPN leagues or fewer, skipping anyone out for weeks or the season. WZRD score weights points, rebounds, and assists above the other categories, then scales the total from 0 to 100. An average line scores about 33. Ownership is ESPN’s percent owned on October 27. The log is this season.