Daily Fantasy Report Card - Toronto Raptors

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For the rest of the NBA season, theScore will be giving out report cards every Tuesday and Thursday, grading the daily fantasy value of key players on each of the 30 teams. This edition focuses on the Toronto Raptors.

PG Kyle Lowry

Lowry has been the best fantasy producer for the Raptors all season long. While teammate DeMar DeRozan jumped out of the gate with an insane scoring display, Lowry has steadily produced at a high level with only the odd bust.

The down games are few and far between. The two games following his dud against the Spurs in early January saw Lowry put together two of his best lines. He's averaging career highs in rebounds (5.0) and scoring (22.4) and is very close to his high in assists with 7.2 per game. Grade: A

SG DeMar DeRozan

DeRozan is still a score-first guard who offers little in secondary counting stats. His 5.2 rebounds per game is above his career mark and his 28.3 points per game dwarfs last year's mark of 23.5. The problem is that he peaked early before falling a bit down to earth, though he has managed to score 30 points in four of Toronto's six January games.

His daily fantasy salary got an expected boost following his hot start, though it's still not astronomical. DeRozan's a cash game selection on many nights, but doesn't do enough outside of scoring to provide a high enough ceiling for tournaments. Grade: B+

SF DeMarre Carroll

Carroll's production has ebbed and flowed. He saw his minutes dip at the end of January and failed to play 20 minutes in three straight. His injury risk has prevented consistency, but has also allowed for a lower salary. As long as he struggles to string together effective performances, he could be a tournament flyer who occasionally strikes gold. Grade: C

PF Patrick Patterson

When Patterson's 3-point shot disappears, his fantasy value often goes with it. He's shooting 36.6 percent from beyond the arc, though, so he's mostly fine. Patterson's still little more than a role player, a bargain tournament selection with little certainty around his nightly production. His role will shrink once Jared Sullinger finally plays. Grade: C+

C Jonas Valanciunas

In what has become the norm, Valanciunas goes from dominant to invisible depending on the night. He went from one of his worst performances of the season Sunday to setting the Raptors' record for most rebounds in a single home game (23) on Tuesday.

The saving grace is his price tag has failed to jump because of his inconsistency. His ceiling is higher than the likes of Patterson, because he's shown blocking and rebounding talent. Grade: B-

Bench Players

SG/SF Terrence Ross

While he might be having the best season of his career, Ross is still not worthy of selection on a daily basis. He's kind of like DeRozan-lite in that he scores and does little else. He is a better 3-point shooter, attempting 4.4 per game, draining 37.4 percent of them. Ross is a high-risk tournament selection, and expectations should remain low. Grade: C+

PG Cory Joseph

Joseph comes cheaper than Ross and is more consistently productive. He only scores slightly less, but adds more assists and rebounds. Ross might have a higher ceiling, but Joseph won't be a complete disaster that often. His slightly lower salary makes him more intriguing, too. Grade: B-

C Lucas Nogueira

Flashes of production notwithstanding, Nogueira's floor is too low to really latch any expectations onto him. He still winds up with fewer than 20 minutes more often than is desirable, though his usage has overall trended in the right direction. He's a low-end tournament option. Grade: B-