It’s just crazy how there are just so many season ending or major injuries to star player in the NBA lately, isn’t it? We had Gerald Wallace then Michael Redd, Andrew Bynum, Jameer Nelson then now Elton Brand. Brand will be out due to his dislocated right shoulder and he will have season-ending surgery on it.
“Elton wanted to do whatever he could to get back on the court and initially elected to forgo surgery in order to help his teammates,” Ed Stefanski, the 76ers president and general manager, said. “He worked as hard as he could over the past six weeks to return, however the scope the injury would not allow it.”
The past two years have been really tough on Elton Brand as he missed all but nine games last year with an achilles injury while this year he has just played a total of 29 games.
“It’s the most disappointed I’ve ever been in my career,” Brand said. “This was supposed to be special. This was supposed to be winning, supposed to be fun. Management believed in me. I’m still not going to let them down.”
What’s disappointing is that after signing a 5-year deal worth nearly $80 Million with the Sixers last summer he has just averaged 13.8 points and 8.8 rebounds. The Sixers didn’t play well when he was around and this resulted in Mo Cheeks’ firing.
Fantasy Impact
Just like what happened when he first went down, Sam Dalembert will continue to improve his disappointing start this season. He has been able to rebound and block shots lately but an ankle injury slowed him down a bit. He looks to be ready now and enjoy his production the rest of the season as the Sixers’ big man.
Thaddeus Young will also play a little in the post and in some leagues may gain PF eligibility if he continues playing this position. Marreese Speights is a decent pick up in deeper leagues but if he’s not available go ahead and grab Reggie Evans especially if you need the rebounds.
Their guard rotation is pretty much the same but don’t you just wish Louis Williams becomes a full time starter? This guy can play and can produce for fantasy teams with points, threes, and steals. With a full time job in the starting rotation, Louis Williams’ assists numbers should also go up. So…Mr. Willie Green should step down, please.
