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          Fantasy basketball: Young Warriors forcing way into rotation

          James Wiseman gives the Warriors a second true center behind Kevon Looney. Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images
          • Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterOct 19, 2022, 05:14 PM ET
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          Opening Night for the defending champion Golden State Warriors went rather well Tuesday night, as PG Stephen Curry contributed 67 fantasy points in an easy victory over the dysfunctional Los Angeles Lakers. Eight Warriors played at least 20 minutes, and while it is hard to not watch the team's very veteran players -- Curry, SG Klay Thompson and PF Draymond Green -- in what may be their final campaign as legendary, ring-earning teammates, intrigued fantasy managers must pay attention to the young bench options, too.