Tier 2- Chance to not get swept by Golden State They will win the NBA Finals again next year and nobody else has a legitimate chance.
If anything, they got even better with the additions of Nick Young and Omri Casspi. This is probably the best team ever and they haven’t lost anyone of importance. Starters: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Zaza Pachulia.īench: Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, Nick Young, Omri Casspi, Patrick McCaw, David West, Jordan Bell, and JaVale McGee. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if he gets even more shots than the 16.4 per game he averaged in Memphis this season.Twitter: 1 – Chance to win the NBA Finals Rudy Gay, SF, TOR-Unlike in Memphis, Gay should be the focal point of the offense in Toronto. If you lost Rajon Rondo this week Calderon be a tasty trade target. Getting to lob the ball to Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond a couple times a game certainly won’t hurt, either. Jose Calderon, PG, TOR-He still has competition for playing time in Brandon Knight and Rodney Stuckey, but neither of those guys are nearly as good as Kyle Lowry. Kyle Singler, SG, SF, DET-I do not think he is good enough to take advantage of it, but he should play much more with Tayshaun Prince gone. 398 FG% climbs quite a bit with less pressure on him to carry the load offensively every night. Bargnani will also have to adjust to playing with without Jose Calderon, but I bet his. I could see Bargnani losing shots or getting traded because his skill set and Rudy Gay’s seem to overlap, but at least he should be on the floor. Not only that, but his 4.5 rebounds per game may go up when Andrea Bargnani returns, since the big man is allergic to rebounding.Īndrea Bargnani, PF,C, TOR and Jonas Valanciunas, C, TOR- Amir Johnson has likely earned more playing time when the Raptors get their starting bigs back, but at least they will not have to contend with Ed Davis. Owners who were patient with him through his injuries and sporatic production should be rewarded in the second half. Rudy Gay’s presence should lead to some more assists as well as more scoring opportunities for Lowry. Kyle Lowry, PG, TOR- With Calderon gone Lowry will see the lion’s share of the point guard minutes for the Raptors. I don’t think he has the size to score consistently at shooting guard, and his 4.3 apg will almost certainly take a hit. He may be worth stashing in keeper leagues, as the Grizzlies could still choose to trade Zach Randolph, and Davis has proven he has value as a starter.īrandon Knight, PG,SG, DET- Knight will likely split time with Rodney Stuckey at shooting guard in addition to backing up Jose Calderon, but even if his minutes stay the same he will have the ball in his hands less. There is little chance he plays even 20 minutes most nights, and he is immediately droppable in shallow redraft leagues. His value would have taken a hit with both players expected to return in the next couple of weeks, but he had certainly earned more than the 15.4 minutes he averaged off the bench.ĭavis will now be stuck behind two much better players in Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol. Davis took advantage of injuries to Andrea Bargnani and Jonas Valanciunas to become a valuable fantasy starter. Today we endeavor to identify which players won (gained fantasy value) and lost (fantasy value) in this trade.Įd Davis, C, MEM- Ed Davis took a huge step forward this season, averaging 9.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 24.2 minutes per game. Six players changed teams and several more were affected by changing rosters. The Toronto Raptors acquired swingman Rudy Gay in the three-team trade Wednesday. WGC-Cadillac Championship Fantasy Preview
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