Ben Wallace Broken Leg – Fantasy Injury Update

Stephen Kersey — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:11:07 +0000

Ben Wallace of the Cleveland Cavaliers will be out at least a month with a broken leg. Wallace suffered the crack in his fibula in a recent game against the Houston Rockets.

The time table for Wallace’s return is reportedly 4-to-6 weeks. Although he wasn’t much of a fantasy basketball player these days, his defense, rebounding and championship experience definitely was helping the Cavs on the basketball court.

In his absence, expect more playing time for bigmen Anderson Varejao and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Those two bigs will start and could see their role’s grow without the presence of Wallace.

The fantasy basketball sleeper is JJ Hickson. The rookie out of North Carolina State has good per-minute numbers and could become fantasy viable if given a larger role. Recently, he had a game with ten points and nine rebounds against the Memphis Grizzlies. For the season, he’s shooting better than 54% from the field.

If you want to role the dice on a sleeper, look in Hickson’s direction. If you want to buy low on a big who could start producing more as the season winds down, Varejao and Ilgauskas would be good targets.

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Stephen Kersey — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:10:06 +0000

Eric Gordon, Los Angeles Clippers
Since Cuttino Mobley has been traded, Eric Gordon has definitely become a fantasy viable player. He’s starting, getting good minutes and producing at a good clip. Since he’s a rookie it’s hard to tell what his ceiling is but he is looking like a player that can average between 13 and 15 points in his rookie campaign.

Kris Humphries, Toronto Raptors
With new coach Jay Triano now in charge of the Raptors after Sam Mitchell got fired, there’s some rumblings that Kris Humphries could see his minutes rise. Andre Bargnani isn’t defending well and Humphries could be the next in line for bigman minutes. His high PER suggests that he could do a good job if asked to take on a bigger load.

Matt Bonner, San Antonio Spurs
Matt Bonner has a good PER and is now starting at center for the Spurs. If he continues to get enough minutes, Bonner is helpful mostly due to his ability to make three-pointers from the center position. He’s also not a bad rebounder and he doesn’t make a lot of mistakes with the ball.

JJ Hickson, Cleveland Cavaliers
Although JJ Hickson is still a raw player, he has produced when the Cavs have put him on the floor. He’s a very good athlete at the power forward position who can score, rebound and block shots. If minutes open up due to injury or poor play, Hickson could step through the door and explode onto the scene.

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