Fantasy basketball 101; keep tabs on injuries and manage your roster to consider who still has value being on your team, even injured for long periods, and who needs to be added. Consider the Kahwi Leonard situation. Leonard plays a thin position and provides major help in multiple fantasy categories. Some owners will keep him, add Gary Neal as well and then look for swingman help on the wire consistently. Their are also owners who stay on top of who gets minutes because of injury, as the case for a injured Andrea Bargnani. Don't be the worse team in your league; consider..
- A Horse of Course?
Ed Davis, (PF/C Raptors). The former 2010 first-round pick from North Carolina has seen a bump in minutes with Andrea Bargnani (elbow- out indefinitely) and is definitely a major loss for the 4-20 Raptors. But this may present good news for Ed Davis; he recently dropped 24 on the Nets in 45 minutes and since November 25th has averaged 10.4 points and 7.6 rebounds in 10 games. With three double-doubles in that time, Davis has shown the ability to produce given the minutes. He may be a good temporary addition to your squad in need of rebounds and some points with Amir Johnson day-to-day as well.
C.J. Miles (G/F Cavaliers) C.J. has dropped 28 points in back to back games now for Cleveland and fantasy owners can definitely benefit as Miles benefits from Dion Waiters (knee) misses time. Those two 28-point outbursts represent the only two starts for Miles this season. He doesn’t contribute in assists or rebounds as much as I’d like but as a swingman he hits threes.
- Starting To Beal-ieve?
Bradley Beal (G, Wizards) As much time as John Wall and now A.J Price have missed from injuries the backcourt of Beal and Jordan Crawford are now looking like better options by the day. Beal was the third pick in the 2012 draft out of Florida and is scoring and contributing in the other categories more consistently as of late. As a rookie “2” his season field goal percentage is Brandon Jennings’s rookie year-esque (i.e fantasy hurtful @ 36.2%) he’s averaged 15.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists over the last six games.
Shawn Marion (F, Suns) is no stranger to fantasy basketball owners but hasn’t been particularly healthy or relevant in 2012-13; lately he’s come around. In his last eight games played, he’s averaged 13 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists while grinding for about thirty minutes a game while shooting 51% from the field. Dirk Nowitzki is still weeks away from returning and Elton Branf hasn’t been too effective so Marion will get more looks at this rate.
While the Lakers have been struggling mightily, and (surprise) show very little interest in playing defense, Jodie Meeks (G, Lakers) has been playing efficient offensive basketball as of late, averaging 15.2 points in the last five games. Meeks’s forte is knocking down the three and hasn’t disappointed in that category (40% over last five games). As mentioned previously, he’s a one-category hitter but will continue to get time.
After being pretty highly drafted in fantasy owners, Ersan Ilyasova (F, Bucks) has been sighted playing basketball for the Milwaukee Bucks recently. It’s actually a good time to pick him up. He dropped 21 and 12 against the Bobcats 19 minutes on Dec. 9th and two games later dropped 16 points and 14 boards against the Kings. He’s coming off the bench now for Milwaukee and it’s just another example of guys that actually blossom in that role. The Bucks are mild surprises so far this year and are on a modest four-game win streak.
- Is It Time to go to Jared?
Another swingman, the Suns Jared Dudley, (G/F Suns) has put together some nice offensive games lately, including a 22-point outburst in 43 minutes in a week last night against the Jazz. A pretty efficient scorer when does put the ball in the basket, Dudley is shooting nearly 50% from the field so far in 12-13. He’s gotten 43, 43 and 37 minutes of grind the last three games which isn’t sustainable but with the small forward position so thin in fantasy…
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