Five Hottest Fantasy Basketball Players
January 22, 2008 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under NFL Player Analysis
1) Baron Davis, Golden State Warriors
Davis has been a fantasy workhorse lately. He’s doing it all – from scoring to assisting to rebounding to stealing. He’s even mixing in some blocked shots. If you have Davis on your team right now, you are definitely reaping the reward. Davis has been healthy this season and is having a career year.
2) Marcus Camby, Denver Nuggets
Camby, even though he has been in the league for a while, is having his best season. His scoring numbers won’t blow you away but his rebounding and blocks will. Camby can single-handedly win you those two categories. While a lot of other centers in the league get more pub, Camby right now is a better fantasy basketball player than all of the rest.
3) Danny Granger, Indiana Pacers
Granger had a couple quiet weeks over the last couple months but has been playing great recently. He’s scoring, rebounding and is even mixing in some blocks and steals. He’s taking and making more three-pointers, which is always good for fantasy production. Granger might be a good player to target in a trade in hopes of a monster second half.
4) Chauncey Billups, Detroit Pistons
The veteran Billups is a bit of a boring name but he’s been very good as of late. He is shooting lights out and the rest of his numbers are solid. Billups struggled in the playoffs last year for the most part but has bounced back with an impressive season this year. Expect his good play to continue.
5) Ray Allen, Boston Celtics
Allen is just now starting to heat up for the Celtics, which is bad news for the rest of the NBA. The Celtics have been dominating the league for much of the season – and that was with Allen not producing as well as he can. However, it’s too early to tell if Allen will continue at this pace or whether he’ll cool down. Keep an eye on him over the next couple weeks.
