At the moment, all JBL teams have up to 5 players on their roster. And we are still awaiting the first off season JBL trade in 2010. Are there any discussions ongoing? My sense is that things are pretty quiet.
So, if all things stay like this - who has the best roster heading into the 2010 Draft?? Tough call because some teams will have 4 players and some will have a big fat zero (Idaho). So, I will base it on the talent level and the salaries of the keepers on each team. OK, here we go...
12) Idaho - no players so last place ranking
11) Belgrade - will only be able to keep one player. My bet would be that it's Carmelo for $45 bucks. This is probably a bit of a bargain for someone like Carmelo, but it still doesn't rank as a super keeper.
10) French Lick - Hildy will be able to bring back 3 players. I'm guessing it will be Dalembert, Millsap and Pierce. All good players but they don't represent the greatest value. Both Millsap and Dalembert will fight for playing time on their NBA teams while Pierce will be another year older and will have to be rested to gear up for the playoff match up with the Miami Heat.
9) Arctic - another 3 keepers available. Kevin Love is the stud of the bunch. Big Al Jefferson has been moved and Love's big man competition is Darko Milicic?? Come on, Love is destined for a BIG year. Beasley will also be in Minny and hopes to prove Miami wrong for letting him go. He could be a good value for Arctic. The 3rd keeper will either be Crawford, Harrington, or Horford. All good players but their keeper price is probably what they would go for on draft night.
8) Juan de Fuca - 3 keepers available and I would bet that Gallinari, Wallace, and Randolph will make the cut. All very good talents but not the cheapest keepers out there. Still, nevertheless, they are good bargains and Wallace & Randolph are proven fantasy commodities.
7) Golden - 4 keepers available. Golden will look for Josh Smith and Derrick Rose to lead the way in 10/11. Josh will be the highest paid keeper going into the season and still represents a slight value over his auction price. Rose could blossom on a very dangerous Bulls team. The other 2 spots come down to Deng/Brooks/Collison. Golden is very hopeful of making a deal and has had (or will have) discussions with Seoul, Chilliwack, Yuma, and Maui.
6) Maui - 2 spots available. The best bargains are likely Frye, Prince and Varejao. The Cavs will finally give Varejao a chance to start now that Ilgauskas and Shaq have left town. We know Byron Scott loves defense and Varejao should play loads of minutes and fill up the box scores on a regular basis. Frye is now part of a very deep Suns team. Will he get enough time?? If he can duplicate his season from last year then he's certainly worth the money ($6 bucks). Now that Amare is gone, Frye could shine. Prince is another player who could be in for a big year. He could be worth the risk.
5) Seoul - 4 spots available for the defending champ and he's already down to 3 players. I'm betting that Nene and Bogut are really the only 2 options as Marcus Thornton doesn't appear to be much of a bargain at $15 bucks. Nene and Bogut are good options for sure. There are rumors that Bogut could be involved in an off season deal....
4) Yuma - the 3 spots in Pat-land likely go to David Lee, Corey Maggette, and Brendan Haywood. Lee should have a monstrous year in Golden State. He excelled in NY's fast paced system and nothing should change in Golden State. Haywood has been promised the starting gig in Dallas and should average close to a double-double with a couple of blocks. Not bad for $6 bucks. Maggette will take his scoring to Milwaukee and be part of a very under-rated Bucks team in 10/11. Maggette can score and will be a cheap source of points in Yuma next season. I would be shocked to see Jackson or Hill make the cut (unless Tony Parker is traded out of San Antonio - then Hill could be a great bargain).
3) Chilliwack - 4 spots in the Valley for Conley, Bargnani , Marc Gasol, Joakim Noah, and Andrei Kirilenko. Marc Gasol is a huge bargain at his current salary. And now that Bosh has left TO it's Bargnani's chance to shine. Conley is still the only viable PG in Memphis and put up surprisingly good numbers last year. The 4th spots is up for grabs in my opinion. How much impact will Boozer's arrival have on Noah? Can AK47 stay healthy?? Kirilenko should be motivated to have a great year as it is a contract year for him so he needs to perform well before he goes to play in New Jersey with the billionaire Russian owner (just a hunch).
2) Brussels - Tyreke and Kevin Durant. Both are extremely undervalued at their current prices. In fact, KD is now the #1 Fantasy player since Lebron/Wade/Bosh joined forces in South Beach. OKC is a rising team in the Western Conference and Durant should be a monster again! Tyreke is part of the young and exciting Kings team that should be a bit better this year. Tim has 2 very big pieces of what he hopes to be a championship contending JBL team.
1) Bangkok - 4 keepers and 3 of them are HUGE bargains. Kaman, Westbrook, and Stephen Curry are all way undervalued. Curry and Westbrook are rising All-Stars and provide great Fantasy stats. Kaman is one of the top Fantasy Centers and is just $14 bucks! Rudy Gay is an all around talent would be worth way more money if he played anywhere but Memphis. Rick has 4 great keepers and is poised for a big year in 2010/11.
Will any of these teams change during the summer?
Will anyone make a trade?
I can't wait for the JBL draft!!
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