David Lee, New York Knicks
A lot of speculation points to David Lee being worth less in fantasy basketball with Mike D’Antoni named head coach. However, with the faster tempo Lee’s stats should rise naturally and he should be able to hoard a lot of rebounds — especially offensive rebounds.
Nene, Denver Nuggets
With Marcus Camby traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, the starting job in Denver falls to Nene. Although he’s been more promise than production in his career, he has the ability to be a player who averages close to a double-double with a healthy amount of blocks.
Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves
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After an exhaustive search, the Chicago Bulls have finally settled on a new head coach. Vinny Del Negro, who was most currently employed by the Phoenix Suns in their front office, will be the head coach for Chicago in the 2008-09 season.
Del Negro has never coached before but he’s respected around the NBA for having a good basketball mind. He’s also regarded as a good communicator.
In the fantasy world, this is good news for the Bulls. Coming from the Suns, one would expect Del Negro to push the tempo. As a player, Del Negro was always …read more

The Chicago Bulls ended their coaching search today by hiring Doug Collins. Collins, who is currently a color commentator for TNT, will take over the young Bulls team that underperformed last season. The Bulls looked poised to move up the Eastern Conference standings but they fell far short of expectations.
While Collins is a good coach, this is very bad fantasy news for all the players on the Bulls. Collins coaches teams to play a slow pace – which will eliminate a lot of fantasy value from the Bulls’ offense.
Collins also isn’t known to mesh well with young …read more

Joakin Noah, a bigman who recently finished his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls, has been charged with possession of marijuana and for having alcohol in an open container. Noah was arrested in the early morning hours on Sunday.
Noah is best known for leading the Florida Gators to back-to-back national championships. He went on to be drafted ninth by the Bulls in the 2007 NBA draft.
In his rookie season, Noah averaged 6.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and nearly one block per game. Noah started 31 games for Chicago and in those games he averaged 9.2 points and 7.2 …read more

If the Chicago Bulls were to hire Mike D’Antoni as their head coach, how would that affect the fantasy basketball world? The short answer is that wherever D’Antoni ends up, expect the players on his new team to become very good fantasy basketball players.

While D’Antoni’s days with the Phoenix Suns appear to be numbered, there are a number of teams that are interested in him. The team that reportedly has the most interest is the Bulls, however the New York Knicks are also said to be interested.
With the Suns, D’Antoni had a very successful run. Not only …read more

Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks
Coming into the season, many draft experts said that Al Horford was the prospect most ready to step in and play right away. Horford has proven that to be true and is now a fixture in the Hawks starting lineup. He’s a very solid player who has superstar potential down the line.

Sean Williams, New Jersey Nets
Although Sean Williams had off court issues clouding his draft stock, he has shown to be a very good basketball player on the court. He’s extremely athletic and has very good timing. If he can stay on the straight and narrow, he …read more

Robert Swift, Seattle Supersonics
If you read between the lines, it’s pretty obvious that Robert Swift is the player the Sonics envision as the team’s center of the future. While he’s missed a whole lot of time after tearing up his knee, Swift is just now getting back onto the court. If he remains healthy, his minutes will increase rapidly.
Stromile Swift, New Jersey Nets
Always one of the most athletic players in the league, Stromile Swift is now in the perfect situation with the Nets. With Jason Kidd around to let Swift fully utilize his athleticism, there’s no excuse for Swift not …read more

Erick Dampier, Dallas Mavericks
Dampier is quietly coming on strong for the Mavs. He has beaten out DeSagana Diop for most of the center minutes for Dallas. While he isn’t going to give you huge amount of stats, he’s efficient and can help you with his blocked shots.
Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls
Noah has had good per minutes stats all year and has had a few games recently that could open up some playing time for him. While the Bulls have a loaded front court, Noah is talented and can be a fantasy mainstay once he gets enough playing time. However, for …read more