It's the Bosh, Wade, Deng, McRoberts, and Chalmers show in Miami with LeBron James back in Cleveland. Can the retooled Heat make up the breakdown and be even better in fantasy this season?
It's always tough to keep track of all the player movement around the league. Here's a quick breakdown of the Eastern Conference and the team-by-team analysis.
A week after the trade deadline, Rotowire's Charlie Zegers takes a second-look at the fantasy implications of the deals that happened, as well as his giving his weekly waiver wire value picks.
With a new front office and coach in place, the Suns are poised to rise from the fantasy ashes and be one of the best teams to target for sleepers.
If minutes are the most important stat in fantasy, than it's important to know which coaches run the most fantasy-friendly rotations and whether last year's trends will continue.
Brandon Jennings was an All-Star snub but he is playing like a fantasy All-Star this year. He's averaging 18.6 points, 6.0 assists, 2.1 threes and 1.9 steals this season and is the #3 point guard on this week's meter.
James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) revisits his coaching tiers to examine the new interim coaches and breaks down some good roto pickups.
Free throw shooting is still Dwight Howard's kryptonite, but he is helping his fantasy owners in other categories. He's averaging 22.0 points, 15.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks over his last three games and is the #3 center on this week's meter.
James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) wonders if Amar'e can be of use as a seventh man, and he points out some good waiver grabs.
Kevin Durant is challenging LeBron James as the best multi-category contributor in fantasy basketball. He's averaging 34.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.0 threes, 1.4 blocks and 1.4 steals over his last five games.
James Anderson (@RealJrAnderson) talks the trade scene and breaks down some players to target on waivers.
LeBron James is averaging career highs in field goal percentage (54%), 3-point percentage (44%) and rebounds (8.5) and is the top ranked small on this week's meter.
Andre' Snellings (@ProfessorDrz) looks at who's better in fantasy (Rondo or Ibaka) and takes a comb through the rest of the league.
Paul George has found his shooting stroke and is stuffing the stat sheet on a nightly basis. He's averaging 21.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.2 threes and 1.6 blocks over his last five games and is the top ranked shooting guard on this week's meter.
Charlie Zegers (@charliezegers) reviews the Raptors' and Suns' troubles and points out some players available on the wire.
At 36 years young, Tim Duncan continues to give fantasy owners great production. He's averaging 18.5 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks this season and is the top ranked power forward on this week's meter.
Paul Pierce might be 35 years old but he is still a multi-category contributor. He's averaging 20.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.2 threes and 1.5 steals this season and is the top ranked small forward on this week's meter.
John Clemeno breaks down new developments for position battles as the season begins.