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November 19, 2009

Top Picks Still Available

If you’re looking for a deal right now, you’ve probably already missed out on the likes of Danilo Gallinari, Channing Frye, Aaron Brooks, Brandon Jennings, Tyreke Evans, and Marc Gasol. Even Greg Oden seems to be doing much better this year than last year — of course the jury is still out on whether he can last the year.

With recent injuries to key players and other players returning from injury, you may still be able to find some players who can help you, especially if you find that you are a little low in certain categories.

Let’s take a look at what we have…

Three Pointers

Galinari, Frye, Brooks, and Jennings are probably already gone.

Ryan Anderson is just returning from an ankle injury. If he returns to the starting lineup, he should be good for 2.6 three pointers per game. You also get 14.6 points and 4.7 rebounds to go along with that.

Anthony Morrow has started the last four games, and with Stephen Jackson gone to Charlotte, look for Morrow to take advantage. He is currently averaging 2.0 three pointers per game, but I have to think that will improve. His points ought to increase as well.

Mike Miller is also likely available in your league, especially if he was dropped after his recent injury. His numbers are currently rather pedestrian, but I have to think those will improve if he can remain healthy this season for the Wizards, especially with Antawn Jamison, Gilbert Arenas, and Caron Butler demanding so much attention. That would include over 2 three pointers per game.

Points Scored

Tyreke Evans and his 17.1 ppg might be available. In the last 5 games, he has average 23 ppg. If you lack scoring, snatch him up quickly. He also gets you 4.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.

A more likely candidate to help you in scoring would be Dahntay Jones and his 16.5 ppg.

Also coming on strong is Chris Douglas-Roberts who is really taking advantage of Vince Carter’s defection to the Orlando Magic in the offseason. His 15.8 ppg are sure to improve as he seems to be getting more and more comfortable as one of the primary scorers for the Nets.

Carl Landry and the already mentioned Ryan Anderson are also worth a look.

Rebounds

Joakim Noah and Marc Gasol are most likely taken.

You have a couple of good choices available in Brendan Haywood (10.6 RPG, 2.4 BPG) or Roy Hibbert (12.6 PPG, 9.6 RPG, and 2.5 BPG). Of the two, Roy Hibbert is probably the better choice. He is more likely to remain healthy, and he is more likely to improve over the season (and he already has improved over the first few games).

Assists

There are a few choices, but none of them will get you anything but assists, and not that many assists at that.

Louis Williams is the only one good one who is possibly available, but that probably isn’t too likely in your league.

The already mentioned Tyreke Evans might also be a decent choice, but mostly for his other categories.

I thought that the replacement for Chris Paul might also be a decent choice for the next month, but the fact that two young guys are splitting time at the position doesn’t make that too likely unless one of them begins to dominate the available minutes.

Steals

Corey Brewer, Courtney Lee, and Larry Hughes will all get you over 2 steals per game. Thabo Sefolosha, Mario Chalmers, and Rudy Fernandez would also be decent choices with nearly 2 steals per game. Of those choices, though, only the oft-injured Larry Hughes and the erratic Mario Chalmers are actually worth a serious look because they get you something else besides steals.

Blocks

I already mentioned Roy Hibbert and Brendan Haywood under rebounds. Those are really the only two high blocks players that get anything besides blocks and are likely available in your Fantasy Basketball league.

Andray Blatche and Erick Dampier are the only other players with decent blocks and with other good stats that are currently available in most leagues. Dampier is now injured. Blatche just gave the starting spot back to the newly returned Antawn Jamison.

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