Robert Fung is an avid basketball fan, a 10+ year fantasy NBA veteran, and the Basketball Team Lead on Rotokingdom.net. Chicago born and raised, he grew up with the Michael Jordan era and continues to root for the Bulls.
Sell High
Tim Duncan – 20-10-4-2 blocks with 55% FG shooting is a major throwback and 82% FT shooting is some sweet icing. It’s been a couple years since he’s shot that well from the field, more than a couple years since he’s averaged 4 APG, and he’s never shot this well from the line. When Pop wants to give TimmyD some rest before playoffs and goes on an unofficial minute count or gets some surprise DNPs, you’ll be happy you traded him.
Marcus Camby – Camby consistently provides rebounds, steals, blocks, and even some assists when he’s on the court. However, as anybody that’s been around the block can tell you, he isn’t consistently on the court. This year, he has not been injured; so far, so good. The other worry is that, in about a month, Blake Griffin will eat up some playing time from Al Thornton, Marcus Camby, or both. Camby never needs a ton of minutes, but less minutes is never a good thing. Camby is generally undervalued, because he derives almost no value from scoring, but if you can get top 25 value, take it while you can.
Tyreke Evans – As soon as Jennings hit his slump in mid-Nov, people started jumping on the Evans for ROY bandwagon. Those people are somewhat justified by Evans’ consistent play. He’s scored more than 20 pts in 12 of the last 15, dished 4 or more assists, grabbed 4 or more boards, and made at least 1 steal in 13 of the last 15, and shot over 50% from the field in 9 of the last 15. His TOs outnumber his treys/steals/blocks combined, but his a rookie guard and puts up numbers almost everywhere else, so it’s somewhat excusable. Like Jennings, Evans could keep this up, but why take the risk?
Rajon Rondo – Rondo was already having a great season, but is seriously on fire lately.
Season: 12-9.5-4-2.6 steals and 53% FG shooting
Last 2 weeks: 14-11-4-2.4 steals and 51% FG shooting
Last week: 16-12.7-6.3-2.7 steals-0.7 blocks
Those numbers are the definition of heating up. He’s a future keeper stud, but redraft leagues should try to capitalize on his value by selling while he’s on a roll.
Buy Low
Jose Calderon – Calderon’s struggling not only with injuries, but with his team. His 6 APG are nearly 33% less than last year’s average. Part of it may be due to a ball handling forward, like Turk, but, if you can get Calderon near his current value, it’s a good high upside risk. He’s shown flashes, but hasn’t been able to consistently get the job done.
Caron Butler – 5 year low in PPG and FGA/gm, career low in APG, near career low in SPG and FG%? WAS is struggling to find their roles and hit their stride. Everybody, except for Agent Zero himself, is waiting for Arenas to break out, and the Hibachi is keeping the team cold.
Rasheed Wallace – Sheed is averaging less than 20 mpg, but expect that to rise in the final few months as they give their core a few more minutes of rest. He’s still at the door of the trey/steal/block club, but career lows in PPG, RPG, and FG% should make him cheap. Big Baby will eventually return, but his 7 rp35 leave much to be desired.
We’ve already played a quarter of the season, and teams are starting to settle into their rankings. Teams with injured studs in the bottom ranks may start to get antsy. So, go fishing for Granger, Kevin Martin, Jameer Nelson, Lou Williams, Blake Griffin, or Kirilenko see what bites you can get.
