FANTASY BASKETBALL (WEEK 13) WAIVER WIRE & WEEK AHEAD
FANTASY BASKETBALL (WEEK 13) WAIVER WIRE & WEEK AHEAD (2012)
By Muntradamus
To get you ready for the fantasy basketball playoffs, I will release this article every Sunday with my look into the week ahead.
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WAIVER WIRE:
*Ranked in order to grab off the waiver wire.
Jordan Crawford- With no more Nick Young, Jor Craw will get the chance to put up a show every night. Even if he is having a bad game. Crawford can really light up the stat sheet like a 3rd round value player. He was also fantasy playoff MVP of last season. A candidate to do it once again this season. Must-Own in all Leagues.
Luke Ridnour – Double-Double in Assists can be expected pretty much every night. If he is still a FA grab him. Must-Own in all Leagues.
Bismack Biyombo- His performances have not been so spectacular lately, but he is still grabbing double digit rebounds and playing 30 Minutes. He will be a block machine come playoff time. Must-Own in all Leagues.
Klay Thompson- Klay is the future of GS, and that means 40 Minutes and 15+ Shot attempts a night. He will knock down a lot of 3PTM, and score around 20 a game. Must-Own in all Leagues.
Nate Robinson– Golden State needs to sell tickets with this terrible squad. Stephen Curry is almost out for the season, and Nate will score 15+ with 5+ Assists every night with intangibles. Must-Own in all Leagues.
Jared Dudley– The Dud master is thriving as the starting SG. 20+ Points with rebounds and 3PTM have been happening every night. He is a fantastic asset on any fantasy team. Must-Own in all 8 Team Leagues.
Ramon Sessions- Coach Brown said Sessions will come off the bench possibly the rest of the season. Not only do I not believe it, but he should still see more minutes than Steve Blake. Anything less than 30 Minutes before the end of next week is considered a disappointment. He should grab double digit assists soon and be a huge fantasy asset. Otherwise the Lakers made bad trades to win the title. Must-Own in all 8 Team Leagues.
Jerryd Bayless- If Bayless was handed the keys already he would be on top of this list. Calderon should be back soon, but 30+ Minutes should still be expected. He can do enough damage in that time, he will probably be a starter again before the season is over. Must-Own in 10 Team Leagues.
Goran Dragic– You may only get one more week after this shortened 3 game week, but he is still good for 10 Assists every night making him must-start material for the time being.
Tristan Thompson- Starting at center will make Thompson a fantasy beast. It is unclear what his role will be when Varejao returns, and that is why he is not ranked higher on this list. Until then he will be must-start material for the time being.
Alonzo Gee- Gee is a solid 16/6 every game. The Cavs appear committed to give him the opportunities to thrive. However things can get dicey when Anderson Varejao returns. Until then, expect consistent production. Must-Own in 10 Team Leagues.
Wesley Matthews- Matthews is now a starter, which means 15+ Points with a few intangibles every night. He is a good option, not great. He still has a lot of people to compete with for shot attempts. If you have the roster space pick him up. Must-Own in 12 Team Leagues.
D.J. Augustin- Somebody needs to pick up the scoring for Charlotte, and D.J. is coming off a nice 23 Point game. The Assists should always be there, if the scoring reaches double digits consistently he will be startable in all leagues. Must-Own in 12 Team Leagues.
Raymond Felton- He could grab 10 Assists every now and then. He can also have horrendous games. I would personally look for better options, but he does have some nice solid potential with a Blazer lineup w/o Wallace or Camby. Must-Own in 12 Team Leagues.
Isaiah Thomas- Isaiah is back to getting those 30 Minutes. He could lose it again, but it looks like Sacramento is committed to seeing what the rookie can bring to this team. Thomas would be a much better option if Evans or Thornton took some games off. He should be a huge factor come fantasy playoff time. Must-Own in 12 Team Leagues.
Brandon Bass- With Chris Wilcox out for the season, there is no reason for him not to be a double-double machine every night. If that is what you need, then pick him up if he is still on your waiver wire. Consistency has been a problem. Must-Own in 12 Team Leagues.
Jamal Crawford- Jamal could see 30+ Minutes, he could also see a terrible FG% and a majority of games you would wish he was never in your lineup. Knee tendinitis is no joke, and there will be some random DNP’s to really make him an inconsistent option. Crawford has potential as a fantasy star, but the Blazers are a team that has shown they do not trust him to be a winner. Inconsistent with good games. Must-Own in 12 Team Leagues.
Wilson Chandler- Chandler is coming off the bench with Al Harrington and Andre Miller. He has to beat out Danilo Gallinari, Aaron Afflalo, and Kenneth Faried for playing time. Then he has to hope to come off the bench before Harrington and Miller. It is going to be hard for him to see 30+ Minutes consistently. Though his potential is very high. Must-Own in 12 Team Leagues.
Jason Kidd– Coming off a 10 Assist performance, he is back on the fantasy radar. I would wait to see him have another couple strong performances before grabbing him. If he does well, pick him up as he could be a huge X-Factor on your roster as he brings the Mavericks into the playoffs. Must-Own in 12 Team Leagues.
Kenneth Faried- If Faried saw 30 Minutes a game consistently he would be must-own in all leagues. With the news of Chandler joining the team, and soon Javale McGee on the roster. It is going to be hard for Faried to see consistent playing time, especially with Al Harrington coming off the bench behind him. The potential for a fantasy superstar is there. For now he better for benches or the waiver wire. Ownable in 12 Team Leagues.
Kirk Hinrich- Now a full-time starter Hinrich gets 30+ Minutes. He is still not that great of a player, but he can give you a decent amount of assists and a couple 3PTM every game. You can do a lot worse than owning him, but you can also do a lot better. Ownable in 12 Team Leagues.
J.R. Smith- J.R. is turning into a 3PTM machine. Under coach Woodson he is seeing good consistent minutes, and taking over 5 3PT shots a game. He already hit 7 this week, and after averaging 33 a game in China. You have to pick him up with his upside. Ownable in 12 Team Leagues.
Jason Thompson- Thompson has been playing well as of late. Though DeMarcus Cousins has been playing like a bonehead getting in foul trouble every moment he can. Thompson has improved by leaps and bounds, but I would expect him to return to mediocrity when Cousins gets his game back. Ownable in 12 Team Leagues.
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WEEK AHEAD:
5 Games
Atlanta
Golden State
4 Games
Boston
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Indiana
LA Clippers
LA Lakers
Memphis
Milwaukee
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
OKC
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland
San Antonio
Toronto
Utah
3 Games
Charlotte
Detroit
Houston
Miami
New Orleans
Orlando
Sacramento
Start’em
Jeff Teague-( 5 Games) for Teague can be some serious damage. He is playing 35+ Minutes every game consistently and is racking up steals with the best of them. He may not score more than 12 a game, but he will get enough of everything else to be a great start over 5 games.
Zaza Pachulia- (5 Games) Zaza has been inconsistent this season, but he is a starting center in the NBA with no depth behind him. It is very possible that Zaza can grab 50 Rebounds this week which makes him an intriguing option if you need the stat.
Nate Robinson- (5 Games) Mighty Nate is ready to explode in another full week of being the starting PG for the Warriors. 5 Games is plenty for Nate to score nearly 90 Points with at least 25 Assists. Big week ahead.
Luol Deng- (4 Games) Deng has the chance to be the man for Chicago with no Derrick Rose for possibly the entire week. He is already must-start, but if you were having doubts because of poor play, put them to rest.
Klay Thompson- (5 Games) Klay is the franchise for the Warriors. He can easily score 100 Points, and 15 3PTM if he has a good week all-around. He continues to see 40 Minutes a game which shows he has tremendous potential to be a must-start in all leagues. Especially with 5 games.
Dorrell Wright- (5 Games) Dorrell is starting to play consistent. Which is a sentence I have not used in sometime. Richard Jefferson does bring a threat to his consistency in the upcoming future, but in 5 games Dorrell can easily grab 30 Rebounds and knock down 15 3PTM. Start him if you got him.
Sit’em
Derrick Rose- (4 Games) Rose might play this weekend, he might not. Too risky of an option to trust with that being the case and he will be on my bench. If I owned him.
Jameer Nelson- (3 Games) Jameer has been playing great, but I would bench him for a respectable guard with more games. Even for Bayless who may be coming off the bench. There is an outside chance the Magic blowout either Phoenix or Cleveland at home which would limit his minutes in an already shortened week.
Jason Richardson- (3 Games) J-Rich is inconsistent as is, with three games, one clunker would really ruin his week. He should get plenty of minutes, but a blowout against Phoenix or Cleveland would end all of that.
Hedo Turkoglu – (3 Games) Turkoglu in 3 games is a bit risky as the Magic should blowout either Phoenix or Cleveland at home. Take into the fact that he has scored less than 10 points multiple times in the past couple of weeks, and the risk factor is a bit high for my liking.
Isaiah Thomas – (3 Games) Thomas is finally starting to look good again. Thanks to the injury of Tyreke Evans. However in a shortened week I would be hesitant to start him. He could have a good game, but he could also have two lousy games. Bench him.
Mario Chalmers- (3 Games) Never have been a Mario Chalmers fan to begin with. He is not a consistent option and he does not get many 3PTM or steals to make a huge difference. I would bench him this week in a 3 game week, even drop him for any of the players I listed on the waiver wire report.
Kevin Martin- (3 Games) If anyone lost fantasy value being injured besides Calderon, it was definitely Kevin Martin. Martin now has to compete with Courtney Lee to be a fantasy superstar this week. If he even plays this week. Bench him.
Jason Thompson- (3 Games) Thompson is a risky start to begin with. Add into the fact he has 3 games and he has to be on your bench.
Samuel Dalembert– (3 Games) Dalembert gets to welcome Marcus Camby into his playing time. With Patrick Patterson already competing for PT is it going to be a tough uphill battle. Three game is also a bit alarming for someone who is trouble breaking 30+ Minutes.
Chandler Parsons- (3 Games) Parsons owners, meet Chase Budinger. You are looking at a timeshare if Parsons is able to play this week. His value is going to drop quickly as Chase is a much better shooter, and that is what the Rockets need.
Corey Maggette- (3 Games) Maggette is a risky option with only three games this week. He has been playing great lately scoring 20+ Points consistently, though he is looking doubtful for Monday meaning he only has two games this week.
Kemba Walker- (3 Games) Kemba is two weeks away from being a good start. Coming off the bench he looks inconsistent and bad, soon the Bobcats will give him 30+ Minutes to see what he’s got in the tank.
Tayshaun Prince- (3 Games) Now Tayshaun is still startable in all leagues, but with 3 games it would be wise to go with a more consistent option if you own one. Tayshaun is looking at a possible 36 Points this week, which is less than what Marcus Thornton can put up in one game.
Trevor Ariza- (3 Games) Ariza is also startable in all leagues. He has not been playing amazingly well this past week, but he will still get you a little bit of everything. Just one less game for it to be normal stats.
M,
Wondering if you think there’s room on my team for Alonzo Gee. 12 team 9 cat daily h2h league. I’m in 3rd and playoffs begin in a week. I was holding DeRozan for his scoring, but he and DJ seem like drop candidates, but would appreciate your guidance. Thanks!
PG Rajon Rondo
SG DeMar DeRozan
G Andre Iguodala
SF Paul Pierce
PF Kevin Love
F Kris Humphries
C March Gasol
C Bismack Biyombo
UTIL D.J. Augustin
UTIL Evan Turner
Bench
Goran Dragic
Klay Thompson
Jordan Crawford
Hi Eliot
Alonzo Gee is a valuable asset, but I would not drop anyone on your team at this moment.
If you hear news that Kyle Lowry will return next week, then drop Dragic.
If D.J. Augustin fails to build off of his 20 Point game, within the next two games. Then drop D.J.
Keep DeRozan, he is shooting the ball 15+ times a game, and nobody has a problem with it.
The one concern with Gee is what are they going to do with him when Varejao returns. The Cavs want to keep playing Thompson, so it will take a move to SG for Gee to be a consistent option going forward from there. Varejao could return next week.
Thompson and Crawford are not droppable under any circumstance.
I picked up Evan Turner recently, but he has been a dud the past couple games. Should I drop him and pick up Klay Thompson instead?
Also, should I try trading for Kemba Walker? I have Jeremy Lin or Jeff Teague I could trade for him.
Hey so a team (11th) that is desperately trying to make the last seed (8th) of the playoffs has been dropping his players today to try to make a last push. He dropped Alonzo Gee, Nikola Pekovic, Deandre Jordan, and Bismack Biyombo. I want to pick up Gee since he’s been hot, and I could use his steals. Out of the other 3 PF/C’s, which 1 or 2 should I try to get off waivers (or wait until the waiver period is over right at the dot)?
My droppable players are Evan Turner, Nate Robinson, Javale McGee, Jason Thompson, D.J. Augustin, and Nick Young. I’d probably drop Evan Turner for sure and most likely keep Nate Robinson…but what about the others on my team?
Other notable free agents or waivers I’m interested in include: Trevor Booker, Derrick Favors, Wilson Chandler, Brandon Knight (waivers), O.J. Mayo, Mario Chalmers (waivers), Ben Gordon, Tristan Thompson, Gerald Green, Courtney Lee, Zaza Pachulia
My team:
PG-Steve Nash, SG-Ray Allen, G-Brandon Jennings
SF-Marcus Thornton, PF-Luis Scola, F-Nick Young
C-Dwight Howard, C-Javale McGee
UTIL-DJ Augustin, Lou Williams, Evan Turner, Nate Robinson, Jason Thompson
THANKS A LOT!
I also want to consider playoff schedule (default yahoo playoffs from March 26-April 15) of each of the players.
http://games-ak.espn.go.com/s/fbadraftkit/11/Games_Per_Week_Grid_2011-12.pdf?addata=2011_fbadft_cht_sht_GPWG_xxx
I would like to factor in consistency, guaranteed minutes, and value for steals/assists, rebounds/blocks (what I need in that order).
Thank you so much.
I believe I’ll most likely drop Evan Turner (10 playoff games, in slump) and pick up Alonzo Gee (13 games, hot, need steals) and also pick up Bismack Biyombo (and drop Jason Thompson-since Bismack will give me more blocks than Jason and also Pekovic). DeAndre and Biyombo seem to have similar value to my team yet Biyombo has a better playoff schedule. Should I also try to get DeAndre…. and drop Javale or one of my guards such as Nick Young (I don’t need as many 3’s, but I do need the assists from Augustin) or another of my players for DeAndre (I may have more than enough blocks and rebounds though if I already have Dwight, Biyombo, and Javale)?
Oh, I just realized I hijacked someone else’s post on accident as well. Sorry Brendan.
I’ll add Alonzo (13) and drop Evan Turner.
Actually out of the 5 PF/C’s in Javale, Bismack, DeAndre, Thompson, and Pekovic,
I will probably choose Bismack (13 games) and Thompson (13).
I will keep Jason Thompson.
When I add Bismack, who should I drop? Should I drop Javale for him or someone else?
Or should I keep Javale (11 games)?
I’ll probably ignore DeAndre (12) or Pekovic (11).
Sorry, for the multiple comments. I was just submitting and kept thinking of different scenarios and thoughts!
I would definitely drop Evan Turner as his time is coming to an end with Jrue Holiday running the show. Pickup Klay.
It is definitely worth grabbing Kemba for Teague as the Bobcats have 5 games in week 16, while the Hawks have 3. The other owner should pull the trigger if he/she is not aware of the situation as Teague has been outstanding. I do truly believe the Bobcats will soon run Kemba 35+ Minutes and tell him to shoot at will. I have been hyping this idea since draft day.
Join us Sunday from 7-10pm (pacific) for the Weekly Chat if you have any questions as we head into the fantasy playoffs.
@Richard. Not a problem with the multiple posts, I always encourage people to post as often as they desire.
Here is what I would do.
I would not pickup Gee, he is doing well now, but his value will be inconsistent with Tristan Thompson now being a big part of the offense. When Anderson Varejao returns his value will be very shaky.
Wilson Chandler is must-own. He will get 30+ Minutes a night and can fill up the stat sheet with the best of the forwards now that Gallo is gone. You can drop Jason Thompson for him as his value will not last like this when Tyreke Evans starts taking 15+ shots a game or DeMarcus stops fouling out.
Bismack Biyombo is a great fantasy playoff option. He is going to be a beast with 5 games in week 16, he is must-own as he can win you the block category by himself that week.
Brandon Knight is must-own. He will get a lot more PT and be more aggressive to close out the season. Rookies always are. I would drop Nick Young who will not be consistent on the crowded Clipper team.
Add Nikola for Turner. Nikola is Gortat 2.0 and will be a solid option in a couple games once he heals from his ankle injury. He is a double-double machine as the Turner was outscored by both 76er reserve guards and is now ice-cold as this is turning into Jrue Holidays team. He will be good on the week Minnesota has 4 games. Which is 3 of the 5 Playoff weeks.
Keep D.J. for now as he had an impressive game a couple games back, the Bobcats have a nice 5 game week coming up where he will be useful. Keep Javale as he had the game wining play for Denver, he will start to get more PT.
Join us Sunday from 7-10pm (pacific) for the Weekly Chat if you have any questions as we head into the fantasy playoffs.
I just picked up Wilson Chandler (FA) and dropped Evan Turner then. I needed another SF if I were to drop Turner and Young, so I’ll try out Wilson over Gee. Biyombo is on waivers until Friday, so I’ll drop Nick Young for him. Pekovic is on waivers until Saturday, so I’ll drop Jason Thompson…. For Brandon Knight, would it be wise to drop Lou Williams since Brandon Knight will most likely see more minutes than Lou? They output about the same value, but Brandon Knight has a few more assists and games than Lou.
The only possible drops I have left for Knight would be …. Lou, Augustin, Javale, anyone else?…
as my roster (if all goes to plan) will be ….Nash, Ray Allen,Jennings, Marcus, Dwight, Scola, Javale, Wilson, Augustin, Lou, Biyombo, Pekovic, and Nate.
I’ll see if I can make that chat!
Thanks.
I would have Brandon Knight over D.J. and Lou. If I had to keep one of those two, I would keep Lou over D.J. Lou is the best scorer on that team despite coming off the bench. As soon as Jrue goes cold, it will be the Lou show again.
The Pistons will hand the reigns over to Knight to see what they really got in his future at some point. Rookies always get put in these situations.
Everything looks to plan, I would now hold onto Jason Thompson after he impressed with DeMarcus Cousins doing amazing as well. Let Peko sit on the wire until Jason Thompson snaps out of reality, his value has never been higher.
Hope to see you there.