In a season where teams are forced to play back-to-back-to-back games, injuries have understandably been piling up in the NBA. At the beginning of the season, after the Chris Paul and Chauncey Billups acquisitions, who would have thought that Mo Williams would be a 5-category producer?
With five point guards on the New York Knicks roster (Shumpert, Douglas, Bibby, Baron, & Lin), who would have thought that Jeremy Lin would be fantasy relevant in 2012? For the record, I did introduce the basketball community to Jeremy Lin back in 2010. Usually, when a key player gets injured, fantasy owners are quick to pick up their replacements, but every situation and player is different.
Without further adieu, below is an analysis of the latest trending fantasy pickups and whether they are fantasy contenders or fantasy pretenders.
Randy Foye secured himself a spot in the Clippers starting lineup the day that teammate Chauncey Billups injured his Achilles tendon. With Mo Williams thriving i...
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PLAYERS:
Chris Paul,
Chauncey Billups,
Maurice Williams,
Jeremy Lin,
Randy Foye,
Eric Bledsoe,
Daniel Gibson,
Chase Budinger,
Kevin Mchale,
Kevin Martin,
Chandler Parsons,
Corey Brewer,
Danilo Gallinari,
Rudy Fernandez
TEAMS: Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves
TEAMS: Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves
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