Category Strategy: Amar'e Off the Bench

With a couple notable players expected to see their first action of the season this week, I'm going to take a quick look at the potential impact of their returns.

The crazy thing about Amar'e Stoudemire's impending return, and the fact that he'll be coming off the bench, is that the Knicks already have the leading candidate for sixth man of the year (in my estimation) in J.R. Smith, which means Stoudemire will be getting paid $20 million this season to be their seventh man. Nobody of any fantasy importance should take much of a hit from his return (we're talking about guys like Kurt Thomas and Marcus Camby), but it will be interesting to see if Stoudemire is truly ready to be used as the second unit's second option. He could return as soon as Tuesday, and he's owned in the vast majority of fantasy leagues.

Avery Bradley, who will likely return to action for the Celtics on Wednesday, will have a much more fantasy-relevant impact. He was one of Boston's best players

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