Friday Afternoon Fantasy Quick Hits (7/16/10)
Jul 16, 2010 Blog
Free agent signings and trades are slowing to a trickle this week. I’m planning on getting some early fantasy draft rankings up next week, so be on the lookout for them. Have a good weekend.
Ronnie Brewer – Signed with Chicago, 3 years, $12.5 million. I think this is a great signing for the Bulls. Brewer is a good player who can help you in just about every category. He will probably be available very late in drafts, so plan on giving him a spot on your roster in the last couple of rounds.
J.J. Redick – Orlando matched the Bulls’ offer and signed Redick for 3 years, $19 million. He will go back to fighting Vince Carter for minutes. Redick really missed an opportunity to grab a starting gig in Chicago. Unless Carter gets injured, I expect Redick will have the same fantasy value this season as he did last year.
Nate Robinson – Re-signed with the Celtics, 2 years, $9 million. Robinson will likely have about the same fantasy value as he did last year. He might see a little bump up with the departure of Tony Allen. Also pay attention to what happens with free agent, Marquis Daniels. If Daniels leaves, Robinson might soak up a few more minutes.
Luis Scola – Re-signed with Houston, 5 years, $47 million. I really thought Scola had a shot at going to the Nets, but the Rockets decided to keep him and Kyle Lowery. Scola should retain most of his fantasy value, although the comeback of Yao Ming has to be figured in when deciding where to draft Scola.
Lawrence Frank – Signed on with the Celtics to take the place of Tom Thibodeau. Frank got the shaft last season in New Jersey and was blamed for their bad start. We all know how the rest of the season turned out for NJ after Frank was made the scapegoat. Frank is a young, talented coach who will do well with the Celtics.
New Jersey Nets – Is there any bigger disappointment this offseason than the Nets? What were these guys thinking? All that Russian money and Jay-Z swagger and they got totally shut out. Johan Petro, Travis Outlaw and Jordan Farmar? What exactly is that going to help? They still have huge holes at SG, SF and PF. Weren’t there some really decent players in free agency that could have filled at least one of those spots this year? Even the lowly Knicks at least got Amare, what did the Nets get?
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