1) Marcus Camby, Denver Nuggets
The main knock on Marcus Camby through the years has been his inability to stay healthy. This season, Camby only missed three games. Fantasy-wise, Camby was the most dominant fantasy basketball center in 2008 – easily. His rebounds and blocks made him a one-man wrecking crew.
2) Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers
Pau Gasol’s game really exploded once he hit Los Angeles. He was ranked highly going into the season and showed glimpses of reaching his very high potential. In coming seasons, Gasol will be a fantasy basketball force.
3) Yao Ming, Houston Rockets
If it wasn’t for injury, Yao …read more

Bad news for Gilbert Arenas. Although the Washington Wizards were able to win Game 3, Arenas seemingly suffered another setback. Arenas left the game with an injury to his surgically repaired knee.
It’s the same knee that forced Arenas to miss last year’s playoffs and almost the entire regular season. The good news is that the injury is being called a bruised knee. Currently, it isn’t believed that Arenas suffered any structural damage.
Down 0-2 in the series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Wizards blew out the Cavs 108-72. Before leaving with injury, Arenas played ten minutes …read more

1) Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix Suns
As the season went on, Amare Stoudemire got strong and stronger. By the last couple months of the season, Stoudemire was by far the best fantasy basketball bigman in the game. His past injury concerns are now behind him.
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2) Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
The only reason Kevin Garnett slipped a bit in fantasy basketball was because the Celtics were just too good. With Garnett’s minutes down, his overall fantasy impact wasn’t as impressive. However, he was still a very good player this year.
3) Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
Dirk Nowitzki didn’t have the most consistent season …read more

While the Los Angeles Lakers were holding out hope that Andrew Bynum would be able to return at some point in the playoffs, those chances seem to be diminishing by the day. Bynum has already been ruled out of the first round of the playoffs and head coach Phil Jackson is now talking like Bynum’s season is officially over.
“I think without a doubt that Andrew would come off the bench, and we would play him a little bit off the bench if there was any chance that he could come back and play again, but it’s such a remote …read more

A few hours before Game 2 of the San Antonio and Phoenix Suns first round series, Suns starting small forward Grant Hill was unsure whether he’d be able to play. Hill has a strained growing he hurt at the end of the regular season.
Although he played in Game 1, he admitted afterwards to being hampered by the injury. Head coach Mike D’Antoni said that he was going to do a better job of limiting Hill’s minutes if he saw Hill not at 100%.
If Hill isn’t able to start, expect Leandro Barbosa to start in his place. If …read more

Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
A serious candidate for the MVP award, Kobe Bryant was also a fantasy basketball MVP. He might not have scored as much as in past years but he was very solid all-around. In upcoming seasons, there’s no reason why Bryant shouldn’t be a top five pick.
Allen Iverson, Denver Nuggets
Like Bryant, Allen Iverson doesn’t score as much as he used to. That said, he might be an even better fantasy basketball player. His field goal percentage is high and so are his assist numbers. If you drafted Iverson this year, you should be happy with your investment.
Manu …read more

With the Houston Rockets battling for playoff positioning, they are being faced with even more injury woes. With Yao Ming already lost for the season, now Tracy McGrady and Shane Battier are banged up. Arguably the team’s two best players in recent weeks, McGrady and Battier are question marks for Houston’s game on Friday against the Phoenix Suns.
The good news is it sounds like McGrady will be able to play on Friday. He missed a game to rest his sore shoulder but insists he’ll be ready to go against the Suns. Although he has struggled with his shot in recent …read more

After an uninspiring performance against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs was diagnosed with a strained groin. While the injury isn’t considered overly serious, Ginobili is expected to miss at least one upcoming game.
On Friday night against the Seattle Supersonics, Ginobili will not play. His availability after that is still up in the air. How long will Ginobili be out? There’s a decent chance that the Spurs could elect to hold him out for the rest of the regular season to ensure that he’s as healthy as possible for the beginning of …read more

Yi Jianlian, a rookie forward with the Milwaukee Bucks, has seen his last minutes of the 2007-2008 NBA season. The rookie out of China sprained his MCL and will miss the rest of the season.
The good news for Yi is that the injury isn’t considered serious and he’ll be fine for both the upcoming Olympics and next year’s NBA season. With the Olympics to be held in Beijing, China, it would have been a crushing blow for Yi if he were forced to miss out.
While Yi fizzled down the stretch of the NBA season, he showed good promise early on. …read more

Vince Carter of the New Jersey Nets suffered a sprained ankle that forced him to miss a game on Friday night. The injury is severe enough that it may require surgery. Darrell Armstrong started in Carter’s place.
If the Nets are considering surgery for Carter, chances are his season is over. Carter had a mostly disappointing season, however he did play well in the last six weeks of the season. Surprisingly enough, he started playing well after Jason Kidd was traded.
If you have Carter on your fantasy basketball team, expect to have to try to make do without him. Even though …read more