By using John Hollinger’s Player Efficiency Rating (PER), it’s possible to locate fantasy basketball sleepers. To do so, look for players who have a high PER that don’t play extended minutes. Hypothetically, these players should star once their minutes increase.
Amir Johnson, Detroit Pistons
Despite playing only ten minutes per game, Amir Johnson has a very good PER of 19.6. While he’s stuck behind a group of very talented bigmen, head coach Flip Saunders has been trying to give Johnson more minutes. In a dynasty league, Johnson is definitely worth taking a flyer on.
JR Smith, Denver Nuggets
Lately, JR Smith has been on …read more

Shawne Williams, Indiana Pacers
Williams is a very talented second year player out of Memphis. He served a suspension earlier this season but since he’s been active, he’s produce rather well. Due to his size and skillset, he can play a number of positions. If his minutes increase, he’ll be a very good fantasy player.
Anthony Carter, Denver Nuggets
The Nuggets desperately need a true point guard. Allen Iverson is a very talented player but he’s best at shooting guard. The Nuggets would prefer for a point guard to emerge and that player could be Carter. Carter has played very well of late …read more

The Grizzlies are an interesting team when studying for fantasy basketball. The team has a lot of talent and could be home to a number of very good fantasy basketball players this season. However, it’s difficult figuring out which players are the ones that are going to be worth going after.
The only surefire fantasy player on their team is Pau Gasol. Gasol is a bigman who is going to stuff the stat sheets. He’ll see a lot of touches in the post and with improved teammates, his statistics should rise. Gasol could easily finish the season as one of the …read more