Waking the Giants - Issue #1
Welcome to the first installment of Waking the Giants, a look at the hottest (probable) free agents and sleepers that might help your fantasy basketball squad. We'll divvy these guys into two blocks of players: some players that may or may not be available in most 10 or 12 team leagues, and some players that you'll only look at in the deepest of leagues.
SLEEPERS
Corey Brewer (SG/SF - MIN): I mentioned Brewer in The Week that Was. He's looking like a cheap source of steals. If your team is lacking in the steals department, here's a quick way to get back into the category. He's starting for the Wolves now, and really don't have much aside from Al Jefferson, who's struggling. As he breaks out of his funk, guys like Brewer may continue to score at a higher clip too.
Marreese Speights (PF/C - PHI): Speights was mentioned in TWTW too, and as mentioned there, he's rendering Sam Dalembert all but useless. He's not quite the shot-blocker Dalembert is, but will score more than ole Sam. Both guys are capable of getting solid board numbers, but will continue to vulture either one's potential.
Chase Budinger (SF / PF): Gotta feature at least one rook here. Budinger is a terrific athlete who'll give the Rockets some scoring punch off the bench. He might not be available, in which case you can probably grab him on the cheap now that he's day-to-day with a sprained ankle. He'll get back into the swing of things and average 12-13 points, and a few boards and threes mixed in.
DEEPER SLEEPERS
Will Bynum (PG/SG - DET): Is Bynum more of a pure point guard than Rodney Stuckey? Perhaps. You might see some 3-guard sets with Bynum, Stuckey and Ben Gordon on the floor. Bynum had a solid week last week, but his turnovers per minute are a bit high, so if your league counts them, you've been warned.
Aaron Afflalo (SG - DEN): Afflalo is getting used to the George Karl offense and is putting up good across-the-board numbers. Look at this stat line from the past week (14.3 ppg, 0.8 3s, 0.8 steals and a handful of boards/assists per game to boot). He's a poor man's Trevor Ariza, potentially.
Oleksiy Pecherov (PF/C - MIN): With Kevin Love shelved, it was thought that Ryan Gomes would step up big time. Gomes has looked good, but Pecherov has also been impressive, putting up solid percentages and scoring well.
SLEEPERS
Corey Brewer (SG/SF - MIN): I mentioned Brewer in The Week that Was. He's looking like a cheap source of steals. If your team is lacking in the steals department, here's a quick way to get back into the category. He's starting for the Wolves now, and really don't have much aside from Al Jefferson, who's struggling. As he breaks out of his funk, guys like Brewer may continue to score at a higher clip too.
Marreese Speights (PF/C - PHI): Speights was mentioned in TWTW too, and as mentioned there, he's rendering Sam Dalembert all but useless. He's not quite the shot-blocker Dalembert is, but will score more than ole Sam. Both guys are capable of getting solid board numbers, but will continue to vulture either one's potential.
Chase Budinger (SF / PF): Gotta feature at least one rook here. Budinger is a terrific athlete who'll give the Rockets some scoring punch off the bench. He might not be available, in which case you can probably grab him on the cheap now that he's day-to-day with a sprained ankle. He'll get back into the swing of things and average 12-13 points, and a few boards and threes mixed in.
DEEPER SLEEPERS
Will Bynum (PG/SG - DET): Is Bynum more of a pure point guard than Rodney Stuckey? Perhaps. You might see some 3-guard sets with Bynum, Stuckey and Ben Gordon on the floor. Bynum had a solid week last week, but his turnovers per minute are a bit high, so if your league counts them, you've been warned.
Aaron Afflalo (SG - DEN): Afflalo is getting used to the George Karl offense and is putting up good across-the-board numbers. Look at this stat line from the past week (14.3 ppg, 0.8 3s, 0.8 steals and a handful of boards/assists per game to boot). He's a poor man's Trevor Ariza, potentially.
Oleksiy Pecherov (PF/C - MIN): With Kevin Love shelved, it was thought that Ryan Gomes would step up big time. Gomes has looked good, but Pecherov has also been impressive, putting up solid percentages and scoring well.
1 Comments:
Chase Budinger or Omri Casspi? I could use some 3's and maybe some boards in a 12-team league.
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