Saturday, October 5, 2013

Fantasy Basketball 2013 - Target/Avoid

The following is a list of players I'm targeting and avoiding in fantasy NBA drafts.

I mainly base it on my overrated/underrated rankings, but I also consider various other factors as well, such as injury concerns, strength of the team they play for, position scarcity, etc. But some of it comes down to intuition (like Kobe, for example. I'm targeting him even though he's attempting to come back from a pretty major injury and plays for a bad team. If he were anyone else, I'd avoid him like the plague. But my gut tells me there's still some good value there. Is he a risky pick? You bet. But the reward outweighs the risk, as far as I'm concerned). And, if a player does not appear on either list, then I think they are fair-value.


PG
--Target
1. Stephen Curry, GS
2. John Wall, WSH
3. Derrick Rose, CHI
4. Damian Lillard, POR
5. Ricky Rubio, MIN
6. Kemba Walker, CHA
7. Tony Parker, SA
8. Mike Conley, MEM
9. Jeff Teague, ATL
10. Greivis Vasquez, NO
11. George Hill, IND
12. Eric Bledsoe, PHO
13. CJ McCollum, POR
14. Ramon Sessions, CHA
15. Jerryd Bayless, MEM
16. Michael Carter-Williams, PHI
17. Luke Ridnour, MIL
18. JJ Barea, MIN
19. Will Bynum, DET
20. Patrick Beverley, HOU
21. Shane Larkin, DAL
22. Aaron Brooks, HOU
23. AJ Price, WSH
24. Marquis Teague, CHI
25. Brian Roberts, NO
26. DJ Augustin, TOR
27. Shelvin Mack, ATL
28. Jordan Farmar, LAL
29. Tony Wroten, PHI
30. Patty Mills, SA
--Avoid
1. Russell Westbrook, OKC
2. Deron Williams, BKN
3. Ty Lawson, DEN
4. Rajon Rondo, BOS
5. Brandon Knight, MIL
6. Jose Calderon, DAL
7. Jeremy Lin, HOU
8. Kyle Lowry, TOR
9. Steve Nash, LAL
10. Jarrett Jack, CLE
11. Andre Miller, DEN
12. Darren Collison, LAC
13. Mo Williams, POR
14. Mario Chalmers, MIA
15. Kirk Hinrich, CHI
16. Chauncey Billups, DET
17. Devin Harris, DAL
18. Beno Udrih, NY
19. Daniel Gibson, CLE
20. Derek Fisher, OKC


SG
--Target
1. Paul George, IND
2. Monta Ellis, DAL
3. Kobe Bryant, LAL
4. OJ Mayo, MIL
5. Evan Turner, PHI
6. Wesley Matthews, POR
7. Victor Oladipo, ORL
8. Eric Gordon, NO
9. Gerald Henderson, CHA
10. DeMar DeRozan, TOR
11. Ben McLemore, SAC
12. Arron Afflalo, ORL
13. Jimmy Butler, CHI
14. JJ Redick, LAC
15. Kyle Korver, ATL
16. Rodney Stuckey, DET
17. Tony Allen, MEM
18. Jared Dudley, PHO
19. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, DET
20. Marcus Thornton, SAC
21. Jordan Crawford, BOS
22. Alexey Shved, MIN
23. Shannon Brown, PHO
24. Lance Stephenson, IND
25. Austin Rivers, NO
26. Thabo Sefolosha, OKC
27. Nick Young, LAL
28. MarShon Brooks, BOS
29. E'Twaun Moore, ORL
30. Jodie Meeks, LAL
31. Marco Belinelli, SA
32. Avery Bradley, BOS
33. Landry Fields, TOR
34. Anthony Morrow, NO
--Avoid
1. Dwyane Wade, MIA
2. JR Smith, NY
3. Tyreke Evans, NO
4. Bradley Beal, WSH
5. Joe Johnson, BKN
6. Jamal Crawford, LAC
7. Danny Green, SA
8. Lou Williams, ATL
9. Kevin Martin, MIN
10. Dion Waiters, CLE
11. Manu Ginobili, SA
12. Ray Allen, MIA
13. Randy Foye, DEN
14. Vince Carter, DAL
15. Mike Dunleavy, CHI
16. Courtney Lee, BOS
17. Ben Gordon, CHA
18. Jeremy Lamb, OKC
19. Jason Richardson, PHI
20. Pablo Prigioni, NY
21. Brandon Rush, UTA
22. Leandro Barbosa, WSH
23. Wesley Johnson, LAL
24. Ronnie Brewer, HOU
25. Jimmer Fredette, SAC
26. Terrence Ross, TOR


SF
--Target
1. Nicolas Batum, POR
2. Ersan Ilyasova, MIL
3. Jeff Green, BOS
4. Thaddeus Young, PHI
5. Chandler Parsons, HOU
6. Kawhi Leonard, SA
7. Luol Deng, CHI
8. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, CHA
9. Otto Porter, WSH
10. Alonzo Gee, CLE
11. Wilson Chandler, DEN
12. Metta World Peace, NY
13. Al-Farouq Aminu, NO
14. Chase Budinger, MIN
15. Earl Clark, CLE
16. Jae Crowder, DAL
17. Carlos Delfino, MIL
18. CJ Miles, CLE
19. Jeff Taylor, CHA
20. Shabazz Muhammad, MIN
21. DeMarre Carroll, ATL
22. Jonas Jerebko, DET
23. Alan Anderson, BKN
24. Quincy Pondexter, MEM
25. Steve Novak, TOR
26. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, SAC
27. Chris Copeland, IND
28. Austin Daye, TOR
--Avoid
1. Rudy Gay, TOR
2. Paul Pierce, BOS
3. Andre Iguodala, GS
4. Gordon Hayward, UTA
5. Danny Granger, IND
6. Andrei Kirilenko, BKN
7. Harrison Barnes, GS
8. Gerald Wallace, BOS
9. Martell Webster, WSH
10. Matt Barnes, LAC
11. Dorell Wright, POR
12. Trevor Ariza, WSH
13. Caron Butler, MIL
14. Mike Miller, MEM
15. Hedo Turkoglu, ORL
16. Shane Battier, MIA
17. Marvin Williams, UTA
18. Francisco Garcia, HOU
19. Corey Maggette, SA
20. Luke Walton, CLE
21. Richard Jefferson, UTA
22. Ryan Gomes, OKC
23. Travis Outlaw, SAC


PF
--Target
1. Kevin Love, MIN
2. Blake Griffin, LAC
3. LaMarcus Aldridge, POR
4. David Lee, GS
5. Tim Duncan, SA
6. Pau Gasol, LAL
7. Ryan Anderson, NO
8. Tobias Harris, ORL
9. Paul Millsap, ATL
10. Zach Randolph, MEM
11. Derrick Favors, UTA
12. Amir Johnson, TOR
13. JJ Hickson, DEN
14. Bismack Biyombo, CHA
15. Anthony Bennett, CLE
16. Taj Gibson, CHI
17. Thomas Robinson, POR
18. Ed Davis, MEM
19. Byron Mullens, LAC
20. Kris Humprhies, BOS
21. Markieff Morris, PHO
22. Dante Cunningham, MIN
23. John Henson, MIL
24. Jared Sullinger, BOS
25. Kevin Seraphin, WSH
26. Josh McRoberts, CHA
27. Andrew Nicholson, ORL
28. Channing Frye, PHO
29. Gustavo Ayon, ATL
30. Darrell Arthur, DEN
31. Trevor Booker, WSH
--Avoid
1. Josh Smith, DET
2. Dirk Nowitzki, DAL
3. Chris Bosh, MIA
4. Kenneth Faried, DEN
5. David West, IND
6. Carlos Boozer, CHI
7. Tristan Thompson, CLE
8. Amar'e Stoudemire, NY
9. Shawn Marion, DAL
10. Carl Landry, SAC
11. Luis Scola, IND
12. Andrea Bargnani, TOR
13. Jason Thompson, SAC
14. Elton Brand, ATL
15. Brandon Bass, BOS
16. Patrick Patterson, SAC
17. Al Harrington, WSH
18. Reggie Evans, BKN
19. Michael Beasley, MIA
20. Antawn Jamison, LAC
21. Boris Diaw, SA
22. Rashard Lewis, MIA
23. Lamar Odom, LAC
24. Charlie Villanueva, DET
25. Royce White, PHI


C
--Target
1. Al Jefferson, CHA
2. Al Horford, ATL
3. Joakim Noah, CHI
4. DeMarcus Cousins, SAC
5. Roy Hibbert, IND
6. Nikola Vucevic, ORL
7. Tyson Chandler, NY
8. Jonas Valanciunas, TOR
9. Marcin Gortat, PHO
10. Andrew Bynum, CLE
11. Anderson Varejao, CLE
12. Enes Kanter, UTA
13. Andrew Bogut, GS
14. Cody Zeller, CHA
15. DeAndre Jordan, LAC
16. Tiago Splitter, SA
17. Chris Kaman, LAL
18. Emeka Okafor, WSH
19. Nerlens Noel, PHI
20. Tyler Zeller, CLE
21. Andray Blatche, BKN
22. Meyers Leonard, POR
23. Lavoy Allen, PHI
24. Kosta Koufos, MEM
25. Timofey Mozgov, DEN
26. Jordan Hill, LAL
27. Aaron Gray, TOR
28. Ian Mahinmi, IND
29. Fab Melo, BOS
30. Greg Stiemsma, NO
31. Greg Oden, MIA
--Avoid
1. Dwight Howard, HOU
2. Anthony Davis, NO
3. Brook Lopez, BKN
4. Nikola Pekovic, MIN
5. Andre Drummond, DET
6. Kevin Garnett, BKN
7. JaVale McGee, DEN
8. Omer Asik, HOU
9. Nene, WSH
10. Spencer Hawes, PHI
11. Glen Davis, ORL
12. Robin Lopez, NO
13. Jermaine O'Neal, GS
14. Samuel Dalembert, DAL
15. Zaza Pachulia, MIL
16. Marcus Camby, HOU
17. DeJuan Blair, SA
18. Brendan Haywood, CHA
19. Kendrick Perkins, OKC
20. Ekpe Udoh, MIL
21. Festus Ezeli, GS
22. Hasheem Thabeet, OKC
23. Kwame Brown, PHI


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