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Who are the Fantasy Basketball Disappointments for this year?

We’ve just finished listing our top ten fantasy basketball players and we’re here to list the busts or the disappointments. I guess everyone know that the number one should be Elton Brand right? But who should be the other nine? Let’s take a look at them and maybe this could help you solve some of your questions you have for next year’s draft. Yep, fantasy basketball season is about to be over and we can’t wait for the next. So here they are: (more…)

The 2008-2009 regular season is about the be over and by now we should be rounding up on who are the top fantasy basketball players for this year. Half of the players in this list had an average draft pick in the first round while the rest were either in the second or the third rounds. This just goes to show that the players you draft in the first round might not produce top numbers. So here are your top ten players. (more…)

The NBA playoff is just a few weeks away and we still don’t know who is assured of the last two or even the last four playoff spots in the East. Right now the fourth-8th seed are the Miami Heat(38-32), Philadelphia 76ers(36-33), Detroit Pistons (34-36) and the Chicago Bulls (34-38). These teams aren’t safe yet since there are a some teams just a few games behind them. If you’re a fantasy basketball fan, you are probably loving the East right now. Why? (more…)

With the playoff just around the corner you just have to do what it takes to make sure your team is in the playoff. There are a few options left in making sure your team wins. The first is to bribe your opponent this week to not field in his roster in hopes of getting an 8-1 record this week. Of course I’m joking! Seriously, all you can do now is make sure you get the most out of your team and that is by searching for players who are hot and hopefully still in the waiver wires. Here are some:

Steve Novak, SF/PF, LA Clippers

Novak has been hot from three points lately and this late in the season he is your best bet in the waivers to save your three point cat. Most probably he’s not in the waivers anymore because of his 21 three pointers in the past four games but still check. This guy is a top priority right now.
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There are those people who are just fantasy basketball addicts that they’re online most of the day and they try to make sure they get the best player available at once. While this is good for them, they might not be getting the best player available.

You see what most people do if they’re playing in Yahoo’s fantasy basketball format is that they just go to the rankings column and they sort by “rank” (not o-rank). Yes you will most likely get the best available player based on the whole season’s stats and you could get a player that can save your season but I’m pretty sure that there are more players out there that should be in your lineup. Take note that this ranking is for the whole season but what if you’d like to know who has been hot the past month or may be even the past week? Let me show you. (more…)

I haven’t been able to update this section lately but all is not too late since there are still a lot of players you can pick up to help your team reach first place or just enough to make to the playoffs. We are down to our last month so it’s important that you play close attention to the waiver wires and fix your roster everyday. So here are some of the fantasy basketball pick ups you may still find.

Chris Andersen, PF-C, Denver Nuggets (22% owned)

With Nene out, Andersen will get the bulk of minutes at the center position and he is a very good source for blocks and rebounds. When Nene comes back, as long as you’re in a deep league you can still hold on to him.

Marreese Speights, C, Philadelphia 76ers (10% owned)

He has been up and down mainly because he is a rookie but if you’re in a deep league you have to have this guy on your roster. Good source of rebounds, blocks and fg%.

Fred Jones, SG, LA Clippers (4% owned)

The Clippers are clearly struggling and they’ve had a hard time having able bodies to play on a nightly basis that’s why journeyman Fred Jones has been given a chance. He has scored double figures in four out of the last five games and is a decent source of threes and steals. Surprisingly, he has been giving a block in three straight.

Kyle Weaver, SG, Oklahoma City Thunder (1% owned)

This guy has been under the radar of most people but he has been producing lately. 45% FG shooting for a guard with a three in the last five out of six games. An all around guy who will give you three rebounds and three assists, a steal and very good ft shooting. Surprisingly, his scoring has been up after the trade for Thabo Sefalosha to the Thunder.

Kurt Thomas, C, San Antonio Spurs (3% owned)

The veteran can still play that’s for sure as he has been playing well of late grabbing rebounds and with that occasional putbacks. The Spurs will try to be cautious with Duncan’s knee as we near the playoffs, Thomas is the only reliable big man off the bench for them. Grab him if you really need help in the boards.

Nicola Batum, SG-SF, Portland Trailblazers (2% owned)

He has been scoring double figures in three out of the last four games and has been hot shooting the three. An all around guy also who will give you steals and an occasional block. But this guy should only be grabbed if you’re in a deep league.

Michael Finley, SG-SF, San Antonio Spurs (14% owned)

He has been hot with the threes lately due to an increase in minutes when Manu Ginobili went down with an injury. He won’t be on fire every night but as long as he is getting minutes the points, threes and occasional steals will keep on flowing. Grab him now!

Brandon Rush, G-F, Indiana Pacers (3% owned)

You knew how he was capable of scoring 20 in a games in December when Dunleavy was out. Now that he is given minutes, it’s also a given that he will score in double figures in most games in the last month of the regular season. Just be sure you can take his 37% fg shooting.

Other players you may pick up:

Goran Dragic, PG, Phoenix Suns – A short term pick up if Nash will be out a little longer.
Antoine Wright, SG, Dallas Mavericks – Grab him if he is still in the waiver wires.
Francisco Elson, C, Milwaukee Bucks – The Bucks are thin at the center position and he’s starting.
Travis Diener, PG, Indiana Pacers – No Granger. No Dunleavy. Ford is in and out of the lineup.
Keyon Dooling, PG, New Jersey Nets – Good source of points and threes.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will be getting Tyson Chandler from the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Chris Wilcox, Joe Smith and DeVon Hardin.

Tyson Chandler has been out the past 12 games with an ankle injury but hasn’t played well this year after averaging a double double, with 11.8 points and rebounds, last season. This trade also frees up some of the log jam in OKC as they were able to make a two for 1 big man trade.

Chris Wilcox and Joe Smith will be serviceable big men for the Hornets but they would be lacking the defensive presence and shot blocking ability of Chandler. They also got the rights to DeVon Hardin, who was drafted in the second round of the 2008 draft, but didn’t sign with the Thunder.

This trade looks to be more related to the Hornets’ salary cap as they would want to get the expiring contract of Smith in order to be able to offer Chris Paul more money the following year.

As for the trade’s fantasy impact, it looks like the main big men that will be playing in Oklahoma City will be Tyson Chandler, Nick Collison and Nenad Krstic. It looks like Tyson Chandler will be moving in the starting lineup with Collison going to the bench. Another would be bringing Kyle Weaver off the bench and putting both Collison and Chandler in the starting lineup. I doubt they would be doing this unless matchup problems force them to since they’ve been playing well lately with Weaver on the court.

As for the Hornets, Wilcox will get lots of minutes and you should get him if you need help in rebounds and fg%. Just don’t count on him giving you blocks on a nightly basis.

A very important part in winning fantasy leagues is knowing how to trade your players when they’re value is at their all time high and buying when other players are at their lowest. But sometimes we don’t get a chance to do this maybe because of an attachment to a player or for whatever reasons that is connected to our emotions. By the time we realize that we can let go of the player, that opportunity is already gone. Your player’s value might have dipped a bit or the other player has gone back to his great ways. So I bring you basketballmonster.com’s trade analysis.

Being an emotional guy for my fantasy basketball teams, I’ve had a hard time trading some of my players whether I get an offer or I’m the one offering. Good thing I found this site called basketballmonster and it has helped be a little rational with my trades. (more…)

This is my first ever Hot Off the Waivers: Players you can pick up section since I wanted to share with you who can help your team especially if you’re in a deeper league. We all know that being active in checking the waiver wires is a key ingredient to success in the fantasy basketball world. I won’t say much now since some of the other managers in your league might be reading this too and you wouldn’t want them beating you to a player right? So here are the hot pick ups you might want to consider for your fantasy basketball team: (more…)

The Rocky Mountain News reports that Nuggets traded point guard Chucky Atkins to the Oklahoma City Thunder for center Johan Petro. The Nuggets also sent the Thunder a 2009 first-round draft pick for Oklahoma City’s 2009 second-round pick.

“The thing that kind of hurts was that I never got an opportunity. Injuries can happen to anybody, and Anthony Carter stepped in and did what he was supposed to do to keep this team afloat. No hard feelings. That’s just the name of the game.”

“The way I look at it is that I get paid to play basketball,’’ Atkins said about going from a division leader to the team with the NBA’s worst record. “I got traded from Detroit (during the 2003-04 season) and the won the championship. I’m going to do the best that I can.’’

Johan Petro, the 7-foot French man, is averaging 4.6 points and 4.3 rebounds this year. He will give Denver an additional big man off the bench.

Fantasy Impact

Denver Nuggets: The most important thing here is that Nene will get extra minutes of rest now that they have two serviceable big men coming of the bench in Chris Andersen and Johan Petro. (more…)