Dwyane Wade and Ron Artest: The Return
November 15, 2007 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under NBA News, NFL Player Analysis
Let’s look at the fantasy perspective of the return of Dwyane Wade and Ron Artest. Both players can be superstar fantasy players, however their arrival will shake up the fantasy value of other players on the team.
Ron Artest
With the return of Ron Artest, the Kings opted to put John Salmons and Francisco Garcia on the bench. This is obviously devastating news to Salmons and Garcia owners. Interestingly enough, Beno Udrih was elevated into the starting lineup. Artest owners should be excited and Udrih all of a sudden becomes relevant in the fantasy world. Keep an eye on Salmons and Garcia to see how much they play in upcoming games.
Dwyane Wade
Wade owners who survived the first couple weeks of the season without him have to be thrilled to get him back this soon. It was unknown when he’d finally be able to return. However, there’s bad news for Penny Hardaway and Dorrell Wright. Hardaway is about to be benched in favor of Wade and Wright is about to be out of the rotation completely. Also keep an eye on Ricky Davis, as he could see his time greatly reduced, as well.
Base on Riley’s comment yesterday, I think one should not be surprised if the one got benched is Ricky Davis. Considering Penny’s defense and assists ability, I do think this will be a likely move. RD can’t defense, and he didn’t shoot well at all.