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Jan 9, 2007

NBA Fantasy Basketball Surprises

This blog was contributed by Phil Partington, Fantapedia.net

Player injuries, suspensions and trades have been the story of the NBA season thus far and, in many cases, killers for NBA fantasy basketball owners.

Stars like Yao Ming, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Pau Gasol, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul have frustrated NBA fantasy basketball owners with missed games.

Watching these stars sport their pin-striped suits on the sidelines has given younger players the opportunity to surprise. The fantasy NBA basketball team owners who have been able find these players are generally the ones who have had more success in their leagues.

Here are Suite101's Five biggest fantasy NBA basketball surprises so far:

  1. Mike Miller, Memphis Grizzlies: Miller’s been a three-point shooting machine and is currently second in the league in three-pointers made (2.9 per game). With Pau Gasol out with injury for most of the season, Miller’s been good for 16.9 ppg, 6.4 rbpg and 4.4 apg.
  2. Kevin Martin, Sacramento Kings: When the Kings decided not to re-sign shooting guard, Bonzi Wells (now with the Houston Rockets), they looked for one of their young back-ups to pick up the scoring slack. Martin has been better than imagined so far, averaging 21.2 ppg to go with 1.7 three-pointers per game.
  3. Mo Williams, Milwaukee Bucks: Williams has greatly benefited from injuries to Bobby Simmons (out for the season) and Charlie Villanueva (potentially out for the season), averaging 17.6 ppg, 5.4 rbpg, 6.3 apg to go along with solid percentages.
  4. Andris Biedrins, Golden State Warriors: Troy Murphy was supposed to be the big man to benefit most from the addition of Don Nelson as coach. Yet, as Murphy’s numbers have decreased, Andris Biedrins has emerged as the team’s regular starter at center, averaging 10.7 ppg, 9.5 rbpg, 2.0 bspg and only 1.6 topg.
  5. David Lee, New York Knicks: Lee has given the Knicks toughness, energy and rebounding. He’s averaged 10.7 ppg, 10.7 rbpg, shot 62% from the field and rarely turns the ball over.

Honorable Mention: Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix Suns; Matt Barnes, Golden State Warriors; Al Jefferson, Boston Celtics; Josh Childress, Atlanta Hawks

Phil Partington is a senior writer for Fantapedia.net. For NBA fantasy basketball player rankings, articles and more, visit Fantapedia.net today.
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