Paul Pierce, the superstar swingman for the Boston Celtics, has a sprained thumb that will keep him out indefinitely. He injured his right thumb against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half. Since then, he has played sub par basketball — and now he’s going to sit out to allow his thumb to recover.
On the season, he’s averaging 17.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists, while shooting 46% from the field, 43.9% from three-point land and 85.1% at the line. In his last two games since the injury, Pierce had only 14 total points on 5-for-19 shooting.
In the fantasy …read more

At the NBA trade deadline, the Boston Celtics tried to breathe a bit of life into their veteran squad by trading for Nate Robinson. The 5-foot-9 bundle of energy is never bashful on the court. How will the three-time slam dunk champion mesh with the Celtics?
I think it’ll be a good fit and should make fantasy basketball owners happy. Robinson is a lot like Eddie House — who the Celtics sent to the New York Knicks in part of the trade — except that Robinson is more talented. House is basically just a shooter. Robinson can shoot from the outside …read more

With all the movement on the NBA trade deadline, the fantasy basketball equation for many teams changed drastically. Here are some fantasy basketball sleepers who have emerged following the barrage of trades.
Andray Blatche, Washington Wizards
The Wizards traded away all their stars — and Gilbert Arenas is suspended for the rest of the season. As a result, Andray Blatche has stepped into a starring role. Look for him to be very good the rest of the year.
Taj Gibson, Chicago Bulls
Now that Tyrus Thomas is out of the picture, Taj Gibson has the power forward job in Chicago all to himself. The …read more

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been very aggressive as they looked to find a power forward to add to their already elite squad. On Wednesday, a day before the NBA trade deadline, the Cavs found their man: Antawn Jamison of the Washington Wizards.
In a three-team trade, the Cavs received Jamison and Sebastian Telfair, the Wizards got Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Al Thornton and a first rounder, while the Los Angeles Clippers got Drew Gooden.
The fantasy basketball world is most interested in how this trade impacts Antawn Jamison’s fantasy value. The answer? It’s bad news for Jamison fantasy owners. He will go from being …read more

The Portland Trail Blazers no longer have a giant hole in the middle. After losing Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla for the season, the Blazers traded Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw and cash to the Los Angeles Clippers for center Marcus Camby. For fantasy basketball owners, this is big news — no pun intended.
Camby will step in and play big minutes right away for the Blazers. He’s currently averaging 7.7 points, 12.1 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.9 blocks and 1.4 steals. In the fantasy basketball world, he’s one of the most well-rounded players in the game. The good news is that shouldn’t …read more

If you had the misfortune of drafting Tracy McGrady this season for your fantasy basketball team, I feel for you. He has scored a grand total of 19 points on the season. As of late, he’s been sitting at home waiting for the Houston Rockets to make a move.
Rumors indicate that the most likely scenario has McGrady ending up with the New York Knicks. Since McGrady has an expiring contract and the Knicks are looking to open up salary cap room this summer, it appears to be a perfect fit.
How will McGrady play if he joins the Knicks? You gotta …read more

Tyrus Thomas is one NBA player who is almost certain to be moved at the trade deadline. Not only does he not see eye to eye with the coaching staff of the Chicago Bulls, the team also wants to get some value in return instead of letting him walk in free agency this summer.
On the season, Thomas is averaging 8.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.3 steals. While those numbers aren’t overly impressive, it must be considered that Thomas is averaging just 23.2 minutes per game — a drop from the 27.4 minutes he averaged last season.
If Thomas is …read more

The Dallas Mavericks made a big trade with the Washington Wizards that is sure to have an impact on the fantasy basketball world. The trade sent Josh Howard, Drew Gooden, Quinton Ross and James Singleton to the Wizards for Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood and DeShawn Stevenson.
For the Mavs, the additions of note are Butler and Haywood. Butler is very likely to play the starting shooting guard role in Dallas. Considering he’ll be playing with a pass-first point guard for the first time in his career, the chances are good that his fantasy value will rise. As for Haywood, it will …read more

If you are a Tony Parker owner in fantasy basketball, you’ve been disappointed with him — in more ways than one. Not only has he struggled on the court, he has struggled to even stay on the court. On Thursday, Parker missed yet another game. He latest injury is a left hip flexor strain.
Last year, Parker averaged 22 points, 6.9 assists and 3.1 rebounds on 50.6% shooting from the field. This season, Parker is averaging only 16.9 points, 6 assists and 2.4 rebounds on 48.8% shooting. On the injury front, he’s missed games due to multiple ankle sprains and has …read more

One of the biggest names that is floating around in NBA trade rumors is Amare Stoudemire of the Phoenix Suns. The athletic power forward is reported being shopped by the Suns mostly due to the fact that he’s likely to leave Phoenix during the summer as a free agent.
Since Stoudemire is a key player in fantasy basketball, how would a trade affect his value? In almost every scenario, the news isn’t good. If traded, Stoudemire isn’t going to be as valuable in the fantasy basketball world.
The reason is Steve Nash. Nash is arguably the best passer in the NBA and …read more