Ahead of the 2025-26 season, few, if any, fantasy managers had Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie on their radar. In his first season with the team, the point guard appeared in 33 games, averaging 5.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 three-pointers in 14.0 minutes. Even with the departures of Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, Gillespie did not appear well-positioned to offer deep-league fantasy value, much less make himself a fixture in 12-team formats.

To his credit, Gillespie has significantly exceeded expectations, with his play one reason the Suns find themselves in the middle of a fight for playoff seeding. A starter in 44 of the 63 games he's appeared in, Gillespie enters Week 20 averaging 13.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.3 steals and 3.1 three-pointers in 28.9 minutes.

Shooting 43.4 percent from the field and 85.5 percent from the foul line, Gillespie's production has been good enough to push him within striking distance of the top-60 in this week's Rotoworld Fantasy Basketball Top 200. In his most recent outing, a win over the Hornets on March 8, Gillespie tallied 24 points, five rebounds, four assists and five three-pointers, shooting 8-of-15 from the field and 3-of-3 from the foul line.

While the Suns await the returns of Dillon Brooks and Grayson Allen, Gillespie is capable of holding down the fort, and then some, alongside Devin Booker and Jalen Green. Rostered in just under 40 percent of Yahoo! leagues, he's close to a must-add, even with the Suns playing three games in Week 20.

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