NBA Fast Break Historic | Run 3 | Day 6

Today’s Objective(s): 20 Assists & 5 Steals

Overview:

Day 5 marked the fifth straight day where over 50% of Historic Fast Break participants earned a win as 72% of collectors walked away victorious. In total, there are 218 who remain perfect with five days remaining in this run. As we get more and more data, the trends are becoming are prominent as players like Alex English are premier options for scoring days. Although he wasn’t one of the top five most utilized players, he had the highest projected contribution as well as highest actual contribution as he scored 33 points on 15 field goals made.

Of the top five players utilized yesterday, Allen Iverson had the most points and field goals (32 PTS and 12 FGM), but was only in 25% of lineups. With his performance, he was your Fast Break Stud of the Day. Stephon Marbury, on the other hand, only scored 18 points with 6 field goals made. He was utilized in 26% of lineups and likely did not lead to a top 200 standing for a daily reward. For his performance, he earned the Fast Break Dud of the Day award.

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Overview:

  • Day: 6 of 10

  • Objective(s): 20 Assists & 5 Steals (4.0 AST & 1.0 STL)

Top Player Options:

Little of both:

  • S Tier (averaging 7.0+ AST & 2.0+ STL): Ricky Rubio, Muggsy Bogues, Tim Hardaway, Maurice Cheeks, Mark Price

  • A Tier (averaging 5.0+ AST & 1.5+ STL): Jason Kidd, Shaun Livingston, Jalen Rose, Ty Lawson, Monta Ellis, Walter Davis, Baron Davis, Andre Miller, Michael Cooper, Toni Kukoc, Jason Williams

Top Five (5) Players in Pro Lineups: R. Rubio (58%) | J. Wall (51%) | J. Kidd (47%) | D. Williams (36%) | S. Francis (36%)

Upcoming Fast Break Objectives:

  • Next Objective (tomorrow): 45 Rebounds & 3 Blocks (9.0 REB & 0.6 BLK)

  • Remaining Objectives (after today):

    • 2x: REB

    • 1x: FGA, 3PM, BLK, OREB, PTS, FGM

Statistical Approach:

Top players in projected assists & steals according to nbatopshot.com and aggregated data by Tome Collective, which is available in the table(s) below. Overall rank is based on season averages, which is stack ranked amongst peers for each objective. When there is a single objective, the single data point is used to stack rank the players as there are no reliable projections for simulated games.


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Top Player Options for Fast Break:

The top players for today’s Fast Break objective(s). Source: nbatopshot.com & tomecollective.com, 2025.

Projected Assists

Projected Steals

Projected AST & STL


NBA Fast Break Grid

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