CHICAGO BULLS Ben Gordon
Since Coach Jim Boylan took over the coaching reigns and decided to play Gordon off the bench, he has exploded by averaging 29.3 points per game in four games! If Gordon pulls off another three straight 30 point-game run this year go ahead and let him go. Sell him high while he’s hot - there is a possibility of you getting a better and more consistent player in return. If you decided to keep him, he will continue to score but won’t be averaging 25-30 points in the 2nd half.
Tyrus Thomas / Joakim Noah / Aaron Gray
For now these three have no fantasy value but expect one of them to stand out of the rest and the surprising thing is that Joakim Noah is starting to play well and might be the player that could help teams in deep leagues. The Bulls should not give up yet on Thomas. He is still raw and young; he is even younger than rookie Joakim Noah! I still hope that Tyrus Thomas turns into a monster soon because I don’t want the Bulls to let go another struggling player and later have him turn out to become a dominant force – such as Tyson Chandler.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Anderson Varejao
The return of Anderson Varejao resulted in two things fantasy wise. To those who were able to grab him while he is in limbo – that’s great! You’ve found yourself a decent rebounder who can punch in a few points and to those holding on to Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Drew Gooden thinking you got a steal and wouldn’t let go, I’m sorry to disappoint you, because Varejao numbers - currently at 7 points and 8 rebounds per game - will still go up as high as 9 points and 9 rebounds per game. He will eat out the fantasy values for both Ilgauskas and Gooden.
Larry Hughes
He will get traded – that’s all I have to say.
DETROIT PISTONS
Strong and Reliable
The Pistons will have their way in reaching the conference finals again due to their ever-reliable players. Fantasy wise, all of the Pistons’ players’ current value will consistently stay the same until the end of the season…its getting boring here.
INDIANA PACERS
Danny Granger
The Pacers have found their new star. Danny Granger has been good and will continue to do so in the coming months. I see him averaging 20 points, 7 rebounds, a block and a steal and adding two 3-pointers. Hold on to him and don’t underestimate him. Granger is often underrated in the fantasy world.
MILUAKEE BUCKS
Yi Jianlian
In the 2nd half of the season, the Bucks will continue to trust Yi’s game and will further give him minutes. Yi will average 32 minutes per game starting January, and this will give him a boost fantasy wise. Yi will keep posting better numbers and will start to shoot a three per game; he will average 15 points per game in 2008.
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