In the last few weeks, there was a lot of drama surrounding Darius Miles. It all started when the Portland Trail Blazers were able to remove Miles’ contract from the salary cap — with the stipulation that he not play more than ten games in the NBA. After the Memphis Grizzlies waived him after he played a total of eight games in this NBA season, the Blazers sent a memo to other teams saying they’d sue if another team were to sign Miles. On Friday, the Grizzlies ignored the threat and re-signed Miles.
Now the question that fantasy basketball owners want …read more

Antonio Walker hasn’t played in an NBA game for almost a year. Currently, he’s stuck on the end of the Memphis Grizzlies bench and although he’s not injured, he’s not playing because … well, he’s about the last player you’d want involved in a youth movement.
However, there appears to be good news for Walker. According to him, the Grizzlies have agreed to buyout the rest of contract. That will allow Walker to sign with the NBA team of his choice.
On the basketball court, Walker isn’t a very good player. He’s mostly a ballhog who likes to jack three-pointers, not …read more

In a three-team trade earlier in the week, the New Orleans Hornets acquired Antonio Daniels, the Washington Wizards acquired Mike James and Javaris Crittenton and the Memphis Grizzlies acquired a draft pick.

While none of the players involved in the trade are household fantasy basketball names, Antonio Daniels had been valuable in recent years and Mike James was viable not that long ago. Now with the Hornets, Daniels likely won’t have the playing time to be worth much fantasy-wise. The only way he’ll be valuable is if Chris Paul goes down for an extended period of time and he’s given …read more

Although the NBA season just started, this is a great time to hit the waiver wire and look for gems and fantasy basketball steals. Which players looked good on the opening night of the NBA? Check out these fantasy basketball players.
Mario Chalmers, Miami Heat
Mario Chalmers started for the Miami Heat at point guard and played a great game. Threatening to get a triple double in his first game, Chalmers is a definite pickup in all fantasy basketball formats. The only word of caution is to realize that the Heat were playing the Knicks — who are perhaps the worst defensive …read more

Ben Gordon, Chicago Bulls
Recently, Ben Gordon re-signed with the Bulls for the qualifying offer. With Gordon becoming a free agent at the end of the year, you can count on him going all out to have a great year. He’s a hard worker to begin with — he will be on a mission this year.
Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs
While it is true that Manu Ginobili will miss as many as the first 25 games of the season after undergoing surgery on his ankle, Ginobili shouldn’t be forgotten in fantasy basketball drafts in 2008. He was very good in 2007 and …read more

5) Rudy Fernandez, Portland Trail Blazers
Although it’s definitely a long shot, Rudy Fernandez has a chance to win the 2008-09 NBA Rookie of the Year award. He’s the most hyped player coming from the NBA from Europe and showed in the Olympics that he has an immense amount of talent.
4) Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
The number one pick of the 2008 NBA Draft doesn’t have the best chance of winning the award for the NBA’s best rookie. He’s playing on a team that has a lot of good players and he may not be forced into a large amount of minutes …read more

With training camp less than one month away, who are the worst teams in the NFL? Let’s take a look.
5. Charlotte Bobcats
Larry Brown will turn around the Bobcats. That said, it likely isn’t a one year project. Expect a few headaches this year until LB can get the team playing the way he wants.
4. Memphis Grizzlies
The Grizzlies are starting to assemble a nice amount of talent. If Pau Gasol’s brother pans out, the Grizzlies could surprise.
3. Oklahoma City Thunder
The former Seattle Supersonics still won’t be ready for the big time. However, with a future Big Three of Kevin …read more

Hamed Ehadadi is an Iranian center who has played very well in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Standing at 7-foot-2, Ehadadi has piqued the interest of NBA scouts and it now seems like just a matter of time before he ends up in the NBA.
Originally, the NBA said that NBA teams couldn’t negotiate with Ehadadi. But David Stern recently gave the go ahead and now NBA teams are talking with the big center out of Iran.
The current rumor has Ehadadi signing with the Memphis Grizzlies. In fact, Ehadadi himself has said that he expects to end up with …read more

Josh Smith had a busy day on Friday. First, Smith signed an offersheet worth just shy of $60 million with the Memphis Grizzlies. On the same day, the Atlanta Hawks decided to match the offersheet and return their budding superstar.
In terms of fantasy basketball impact, this is good news for Josh Smith. He’ll stay with a team that has seen him become one of the most exciting players in the game. He has also been able to become a very good fantasy basketball player while with the Hawks.
Smith is still young and should continue to get …read more

Memphis Grizzlies – The Grizzlies will be bad once again next season.
New Jersey Nets – The Nets are in full on tank mode waiting for 2010.
Minnesota Timberwolves – More lean years ahead for the T’Wolves.
Oklahoma City Barons – The team without a name will lose a lot.