Posts Tagged ‘Draft Rankings’

2011-2012 NBA Fantasy Basketball Rookie Draft Rankings

Dec 20, 2011 Blog

The 2011 NBA draft wasn’t one of the better rookie draft classes of the past few seasons, but there a few players who might provide immediate help to your fantasy team.   Mostly though, these guys are going to be more important for keeper league owners.   A handful of these guys could really develop in a couple of years if you have the patience to stash them away.

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Kyrie Irving, Cleveland – The Cavs used their amnesty card on Baron Davis, which was a very wise decision.  Cleveland really has nothing going for it this season, so why not throw the rookies into the fire and get them some on the job training?  Irving probably has the biggest chance for minutes of any of the new rookie class.   It appears that Ramon Sessions will probably start the season at PG, but it won’t be long before Irving learns the NBA ropes and takes this spot for the next 5+ years.

Ricky Rubio, Minnesota – Techically, he’s still a rookie even though he was drafted a couple years ago.  All reports are that Rubio is living up to the hype.  You will have to pay up for him, but it might be worth the gamble if you like Jason Kidd type fantasy numbers.

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2011-2012 Fantasy Basketball Draft Day Sleepers and Bargains

Dec 18, 2011 Blog

I participated in several drafts this weekend and noticed a few players who seemed to be slipping, undervalued or even completely ignored in each draft.   If you haven’t drafted yet, the players below could be great bargains on draft day.  Sometimes winning a fantasy title requires gambling a little on unknown circumstances.

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Rodney Stuckey, Detroit – I’m guilty of missing out on Stuckey in a keeper league that drafted Saturday morning.  I should have checked the news just before drafting, where I would have noticed that Stuckey has been signed for the next three seasons by the Pistons.  His contract status surely kept his price down.

Shannon Brown, Phoenix – Brown was only a last round flier or went undrafted in many leagues this weekend.  He’s better than that and should be a late round pick.  He’s slipping because the Suns keep mentioning Jared Dudley as a challenger for the starting SG spot, but I think Brown is clearly the better player.

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2011-2012 NBA Fantasy Basketball Center Draft Rankings

Dec 16, 2011 Blog

Below are the initial 2011-2012 NBA Fantasy Basketball Center draft rankings for all 30 teams.  I have placed a copy of the rankings under the 2011-2012 Draft Rankings Tab at the top of the homepage for easy access as drafts approach. 

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Other 2011-2012 Rankings:  PG   SG   SF   PF   C

Tier 1 – The Fantasy Basketball All-Stars

1 Dwight Howard (ORL) – Whether he’s in Orlando or any of the other 29 teams, he’s the man at Center.   He is probably a tier all to himself.  2010 stats:  22.9 PPG, 14.1 RPG, 2.4 BLKG and 1.4 SPG.  Yes, the 59.8 FT% hurts, but the 59.3 FG% soothes some of that fantasy pain.  The only real drawback here is all the trade speculation, but I don’t think Howard is the type of person to let that distraction harm his game.

2 Al Horford (ATL) – Horford is probably the most consistent center on the board, and that’s definitely worth something.   He posted 15.3 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 3.5 APG, .8 SPG, 1.0 BLKG.  He’s got a career FG% of 53.6 and a career FT% of 76.2.   One thing that probably slips by most drafters is the fact that Horford has the highest assists per 36 number at 3.5 per/36 than any other center on the board, which is a nice bonus from the center spot.

3 Al Jefferson (UTA) – Jefferson put up good stats in Utah last season and got big minutes because the Jazz were a little short on big men.  Mehmet Okur is healthy again and the Jazz will surely want to get Enes Kanter some minutes, so Jefferson’s stats might drop tiny bit from last season’s 18.7 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 1.9 BLKG.  He’s still great value though and one of the better scoring centers.

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2011-2012 NBA Fantasy Basketball Power Forward Draft Rankings

Dec 15, 2011 Blog

Below are the initial 2011-2012 NBA Fantasy Basketball Power Forward draft rankings for all 30 teams.  I have placed a copy of the rankings under the 2011-2012 Draft Rankings Tab at the top of the homepage for easy access as drafts approach.  Check back Friday for complete Center rankings.

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Other 2011-2012 Rankings:  PG   SG   SF   PF   C

Tier 1 – The Fantasy Basketball All-Stars

1 Amare Stoudemire (NYK) – Tough choice for the number one spot on the PF board, but I’m going to be a little controversial and go with Stoudemire.  He had the highest Power Forward per/36 scoring last season with 24.7 points/36.  I also like to get blocks from my big men and Stoudemire at 1.9 blocks per game was the only guy in the all-star tier to help in that category.  Amare’s 2010 stats:  25.3 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.9 BLKG, 2.6 APG.   He’s also got the highest career FG% of the all-star tier at 53.7% and his FT% is still a respectable 76.2%.

2 Kevin Love (MIN) – The ranking of the all-star tier really depends on how you want to build your fantasy team.  If you like to build around rebounds, then Love has to be your guy with 15.2 rebounds per game.  It’s almost like having an extra rebounder on your fantasy team, which is pretty nice in weekly head to head leagues.  He’s also got a unique talent of putting up nearly 3 three pointers per game.  He’s supposedly dropped some weight which could make him quicker.  Love’s 2010 stats:  20.2 PPG, 15.2 RPG, 2.5 APG. 

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2011-2012 NBA Fantasy Basketball Small Forward Draft Rankings

Dec 14, 2011 Blog

Below are the initial 2011-2012 NBA Fantasy Basketball Small Forward draft rankings for all 30 teams.  I have placed a copy of the rankings under the 2011-2012 Draft Rankings Tab at the top of the homepage for easy access as drafts approach.  Check back Thursday for complete Power Foward rankings.

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Other 2011-2012 Rankings:  PG   SG   SF   PF   C

Tier 1 – The Fantasy Basketball Small Forward All-Stars

1 LeBron James (MIA) – The number one SF and probably the number one player in all of fantasy basketball.  James had a great season in 2010 posting 26.7 PPG, 7.0 APG, 7.5 RPG, 1.6 SPG.  He moved away from the three point shot a bit only putting up 3.5 per game, down from 5.1 per game the prior season.  He only lost about one shot attempt moving from Cleveland to Miami.  James turns 27 this season and he’s had a year to build chemistry, so this could be a monster year for him.

2 Kevin Durant (OKC) – Durant is slipping, he dropped from 30.1 PPG all the way down to 27.7 PPG.  Seriously though, the guy is a monster, and he’s still only 23 years old.   The real difference in ranking between Durant and James is the assist stat.  Durant only managed 2.7 APG while James dished 7.0 APG.   Durant is a better free throw shooter, which accounts for most of the difference in their scoring averages.

3 Carmelo Anthony (NYK) – When it comes to scoring, last season Melo actually put up a better per/36 number (26.2 PTS per/36) than Durant (25.6 PTS per/36).  Melo also got the best of Durant in per/36 assists (3.0 to 2.5) and per/36 rebounds (6.7 to 6.3).  If these two get similar minutes in 2011, the draft position should be a lot close than many people think. 

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