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NBA Barometer: MASH Unit

Shannon McKeown

Shannon McKeown

Shannon McKeown is the VP of Advertising Sales and Basketball Editor for Rotowire.com. He's a two-time FSWA finalist for Fantasy Basketball writer of the year. He also covers the Pistons, Tigers and Canucks for the site.

Bulls Reserve Stampede

The Bulls have been hit with a rash of injuries this season.

Aside from dealing with franchise cornerstone Derrick Rose being out for the entirety of the season thus far, Chicago has also been without key pieces such as Luol Deng, Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer and Kirk Hinrich over the past couple weeks.

The All-Star MASH unit has opened up playing time for numerous depth players on the Bulls' roster, leading to unexpected fantasy production from Nate Robinson, Taj Gibson and Jimmy Butler.

Robinson, Gibson and Butler have all produced at top-50 fantasy levels over the past week, with Robinson leading the pack as the second-most valuable fantasy player over that stretch.

Each of the three players have the necessary skills to be productive fantasy players, but the pending returns of Rose, Noah and Hinrich (Deng and Boozer have already returned to action) mean Robinson, Gibson and Butler will see a cut in p

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