So far I know that Benny and I will be drafting from a Vegas hotel room in October 2010. It will happen. Who will be there with us? Will the defending champ be in Vegas? Will we have more owners in Vegas or in Surrey? Oh the possibilities. And who will be on my Golden squad? Well, I thought I would have a quick look at each team and some of the potential keepers out there. I'm sure, as the year goes on, a lot of these guys will get traded - especially in February.
Anyways...let's check it out.
Arctic - J-Rich $11, Nash $34, Ben Gordon $11. Nash and J-Rich make a nice Phoenix pairing. And if Calderon goes for $40 bucks on draft night you can damn well bet Nash is worth $39 bucks. And isn't it nice to get 20ppg guys for $16 dollars?
Bangkok - I love the potential keepers here...Evans, Westbrook, Lee, and Thompson would all be on my radar. Evans and Westbrook should be locks - unless of course Bangkok is in the running in February - then he should be leveraging these guys as trade bait. Lee and Thompson would be on the more expensive side, but they are both young and blossoming.
Belgrade - Yes, Carmelo is worth $45 in my books. He's averaging 30 and 6 right now! Ariza and Frye have also had breakout starts to the season. As long as Nash is around and Phoenix is running 'n' gunning then Frye has value. And Ariza is 18 and 5 with over 2 stls per game. I think he could actually get better with the return of Yao.
Boston - Nocioni is a solid role player - but is he worth keeping for $8 bucks? I don't see any real obvious choices at this point. However, unless this team gets healthy real soon, I could see guys like Dirk and CP3 (or even Iverson) get moved for some cheap talent.
Brussels - This team is potentially loaded with great keepers. CDR is $2 bucks; Gallinar is $2 bucks; Jamison is only $21 bucks for a guy who can get you 20 and 10. Plus Arenas could still be a bargain and potentially Ersan Ilyasova is someone to watch progress over the year. He could wind up being the starting PF all season.
Chilliwack - Terrence Williams (my pre-season podcast sleeper) for $1 dollar is developing nicely. Will he improve as guys like Harris and Lee return for injury? Bargnani is becoming the Eastern Conference's Dirk - he's currently at 18 and 7 with 17 blocks. He's a bargani at $10 bucks. (see how I used bargani instead of bargain - genius). And how about AK47 for $6 dollars?? He doesn't score like he used to but he's still at 14ppg with 14 steals, 14 blocks, and good ATO. I'd keep him. And you can't forget Marc Gasol at $8 bucks. He's only getting 15 and 10 while shooting 60%. Umm duh. And let's throw a wild card out there - Tracy McGrady for $1 dollar. What if he was healthy and ended up in a place like New York or Phoenix?? Wouldn't he be a valuable scorer for cheap??
French Lick - this well balanced team as a lot of guys right on the edge of being good keepers. I like Paul Pierce at just $24 dollars. What about Millsap ($15)? If Boozer gets traded or isn't re-signed - then Millsap's value definitely goes up! Guys like JR Smith, Dunleavy, and others should also be watched closely to see if they can up their value over the season.
Golden - Brandon Jennings and Eric Gordon look like locks to be back in Golden. And right now, I would seriously consider keeping Josh Smith ($43). He's having an amazing season and his (steals + blocks = 55) has to be tops in the NBA. Others I will be watching closely are James Harden, Luol Deng, and maybe Derrick Rose.
Idaho - Monta Ellis looks like he'll earn a 3rd year of protection with his current play. Jonny Flynn is progressing nicely but Ricky Rubio's potential arrival could put a dent in those plans. And what about Roy HIbbert? Is he the new beast in the east?
Juan de Fuca - I think Juan will bring back the same 2 guys again - Durant and Lopez - as they are still both greatly undervalued in my books. I think Mareese Speights $1 could also be a good value pick as well. And keep your eyes on Anthony Morrow and Gerald Wallace as well as they both appear to be on the cusp of being good value.
Seoul - OK, I didn't think he would be this good with the cast of characters he should be playing with but Rudy Gay is off to an amazing start. 22 and 6 with big steals and good %'s - I didn't think he could do it. And then there's Woo's 2 big men - Kaman and Nene. Does he sell high on a guy like Kaman or will he ride him out? And Nene is having another great season. What a great pick that was 2 years ago...did you know I took Nick Collison and left Nene to Woo...your welcome.
Yuma - I am a big fan of Mario Chalmers ($4) and Brendan Haywood ($1) and think that both of them are good values. And what about an Aaron Brooks ($11), he's having a good season and could be even better lobbing passes to Yao next season. Yuma will need to get out of the basement though as we have to remember that the last place team won't be able to protect any players.
So...there you have it. Numerous potential bargains for the 2010/11 season. Which ones will be on your team and will you be in Vegas with me and Benny? I hope so.
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