OJ Mayo, Memphis Grizzlies
He’s quietly been one of the most consistent scorers to come into the league in a long while. Although OJ Mayo still needs to work on his all-around game, he’s far ahead of where most scouts thought he’d be at this point in the season.

Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
Though Derrick Rose’s play has dropped off a little bit as of late, you can expect him to catch a second wind at some point. Once he fights through the rookie wall, Rose should once again claim his spot as the best rookie point guard in the league and fight …read more

Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
As a starting rookie point guard, Derrick Rose is playing very good basketball. He’s growing before our eyes into one of the best lead guards in the NBA. If you are in a fantasy basketball dynasty league, Rose is a player to hold on to.
OJ Mayo, Memphis Grizzlies
Enjoying a rock solid fantasy basketball season, OJ Mayo will likely be a fantasy powerhouse for the next decade. He can score, shoot good percentages and the rest of his game is slowly but surely catching up. He could move as high as the second round of fantasy drafts next …read more

1. Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
A lot of NBA scouts thought Derrick Rose may need a year or two before he was ready to shine in the NBA. They were wrong. This Bulls rookie point guard is already the best player on his team and he’ll be a top five fantasy point guard before too much longer.
2. OJ Mayo, Memphis Grizzlies
While the Grizzlies aren’t that good, OJ Mayo is putting on a show. He’s proving to be a very good scorer on the NBA level. Surprisingly his shooting percentages are healthy and he’s doing a good job of not turning the …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

George Karl’s son is making his own name in the NBA. Coby Karl led the Lakers summer league team as they toppled the Memphis Grizzlies. Karl had a game-high 16 points to go with four assists and three rebounds.
On the other side of the coin, OJ Mayo led the Grizzlies with 15. In his first three summer league games, Mayo is averaging 18.7 points for Memphis. The loss against the Lakers was the first loss for the Grizzlies summer league team in Vegas.
Here is the Lakers versus Grizzlies highlights:

One thing we now know for certain — OJ Mayo doesn’t lack athleticism. In Mayo’s first summer league game as a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, Mayo had a tremendous dunk on the fast break. You can watch the Mayo dunk video at the end of this entry.
For the game, Mayo finished with 15 points, five assists and three steals. However, all wasn’t good for Mayo, as the guard also committed eight turnovers. All in all, it was a good start to Mayo’s summer league action.
Here are some other articles we’ve written here on HoopsFantasy on …read more

OJ Mayo is one of the most exciting players available in the 2008 NBA Draft. Mayo is a combo guard who excels at scoring. While he has the potential to buy some minutes at point guard, Mayo’s biggest strength in the NBA will likely be his ability to score the ball.
Mayo entered the college basketball season as perhaps the most highly regarded prospect in all of college basketball. But at USC Mayo struggled a bit and his draft stock began to drop. But as the season went on, Mayo’s stock began to rise once again.
Now it’s …read more

The two top prospects in the 2008 NBA draft are Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley. Which of the two players is better? While it’s difficult to say, Derrick Rose definitely has an opinion — and it’s not what you think. Rose went on record as saying Michael Beasley is “way better” than him.
It’s nice that Rose seems to be humble but that isn’t the type of quote NBA teams — or fantasy owners — want to hear. NBA point guards have to be supremely confident in their abilities. Rose saying Beasley is “way better” doesn’t …read more

Since winning the NBA draft lottery, many have tried to figure out who the Chicago Bulls should draft. Should they draft Michael Beasley who is fresh off of one of the best freshman seasons in college basketball history? Should they draft Derrick Rose who could be the best point guard prospect in years? Should they draft OJ Mayo who came into the season as the top regarded player entering college basketball?
While Beasley is tempting due to his potential and how he performed in his freshman season, he’s not the answer. The Bulls already have a lot …read more