Does That Answer Your Question?

Allen Iverson returns to where it all started, agreeing to a non-guaranteed, one-year deal with the team that drafted him, the Philadelphia 76ers.

After "retiring" his way out of Memphis, the controversial guard will get his starting job for a team that's currently 13th in the Eastern Conference, and 2.5 games out of the 8th playoff spot.

You may choose to argue whether the move was done out of a need to drum up publicity for the club (29th in attendance this season), out of sentimentality, or as I think, a real need for bodies on the court (last season's big signing, Elton Brand, has been in and out, promising forward/center Marreese Speights is still a month off, starting point guard Lou Williams is about a month and a half from returning), but the fact remains that with coach Eddie Jordan promising Iverson a starting job, The Answer could be exactly that for your fantasy team.

First off, Iverson is PG/SG eligible, which means theoretically, he will start at either position, in his first game Monday (Tuesday, Philippine time) versus another former team, the Denver Nuggets.

The current starting point guard, rookie Jrue Holiday, has been pretty mediocre, averaging 6.5 points (29.7% FG, 0% 3PT, 66.7% FT), 4 assists, 1.5 rebs, 1 steal and 2.5 TOs.

Current starting shooting guard, Willie Green, has been on fire since getting the job, norming 20 points (42.4% FG, 100% FT), 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.5 blocks to only 1.5 TOs in the two games he's had the job.

I still think though that Jordan will have Iverson at the SG spot, returning Green to the bench. Having Iverson on the floor means Holiday has an automatic go-to option when the play isn't going well, freeing him up from having to force a shot in bad situations. Iverson is also a better on-ball defender than Green, who can help the anemic 76ers bench production.

My projections for Iverson: 15 ppg on 42% FG with 0.5 treys per game, 2 rebs, 5 asts, 1 steal, 3 turnovers. Does that make him a must-add? In my book, yes. He's better than most of the people you've been throwing out there as your third-string point guard (guys in the vein of George Hill, Earl Boykins, and Marcus Williams) with the potential to explode for 25+ points each time he's on the court. If he's still on your waiver wire, I think he makes a nice, low-risk investment that will most likely pay dividends soon.

Is he a long-term keeper? Probably not. The language of his contract is that it's non-guaranteed, meaning the 76ers can drop him at any time with little financial backlash (coupled with the fact that his contract figure is pretty low in the first place). But if you're in need of a guard who can get you points and assists until around early February, Iverson's your man.