With roughly two weeks of the NBA season in the books, my fantasy team (12-team, standard-roto, CBS money league) has jumped out to a commanding lead. Granted, looks can be deceiving this early in the season, as stats & the accompanying rankings can swing wildly when there is so little to go on, but it is a little reassuring nonetheless.
I currently lead the 2nd place team 77 - 68, but the score was as lopsided as 84 - 62 two days ago. And, I might add, whereas only a few stats separate us in certain categories, I've nearly doubled the point & rebound totals of the next team behind me and hold a sizable lead over 3's as well. Again, anything can and WILL happen with some 70-odd games left for teams to play, but I'm hoping I can use the waiver wire to compensate, or at least, not to hurt me. It can be a double-edged sword if you make the wrong call... which I might have, in regards to KJ McDaniels.
Although I probably will regret dropping McDaniels at some point this season (if not already), I was able to claim Amir Johnson - who looks like he could be in for a breakout season if he can stay healthy - off waivers. Similarly, I beat the rest of my league to the wire for Ed Davis, who could be in for a big season as well if he can get the minutes, after Julius Randle went down. And, I was able to pull the trigger on the surprisingly hot triggerman (rim shot), Chris Copeland, as well. He's been on fire for the desperately thin Pacers to start the season, and has already replaced CJ Miles at SF in the starting lineup. There's a relatively good chance he could end up serving as a sort of Ryan Anderson-light if he can keep up the pace, and there is at least some evidence to suggest he can. He's had success in clutch moments before, most notably in the playoffs with the Knicks, and may be one of those guys who just needed the minutes to take off. Will there come a day when I'll wish I still had KJ on my roster instead of Copes (or Trey Burke, or Anderson Varejao, or Ed Davis, etc.)? It's very well possible (the guy is a defensive stud, and if he can ever put any offense together at the NBA-level, he'll be a valuable asset on fantasy rosters). But it's hard to ignore a guy who's come out of the gate swinging, averaging 17 ppg, 6 rpg & 2.5 assists per game, with plenty of 3's to boot. Fluke or not, you've got to roll the dice on gaudy numbers like that.
My Current Roster
PG - Tony Parker, SA
SG - James Harden, HOU
SF - Rudy Gay, SAC
PF - Chris Bosh, MIA
C - Nikola Vucevic, ORL
G - Kobe Bryant, LAL
F - Jeff Green, BOS
UT - Nerlens Noel, PHI
UT - Amir Johnson, TOR
UT - Chris Copeland, IND
Bench - Trey Burke, UTA
Bench - Anderson Varejao, CLE
Bench - Ed Davis, LAL
-Recent league transactions (including my own):
Added
Chris Copeland, SF - IND
Amir Johnson, PF - TOR
Ed Davis, PF - LAL
KJ McDaniels, SF - PHI
Tony Allen, SG - MEM
Eric Gordon, SG - NO
Solomon Hill, SF - IND
Jose Calderon, PG - NY
Randy Foye, SG - DEN
Jeremy Lamb, SG - OKC
Iman Shumpert, SG - NY
Garrett Temple, SG - WSH
Mike Dunleavy, SG - CHI
Mo Williams, PG - MIN
Amar'e Stoudemire, PF - NY
Carlos Boozer, PF - LAL
Courtney Lee, SG - MEM
Wilson Chandler, SF - DEN
Enes Kanter, C - UTA
DeMarre Carroll, SF - ATL
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SG - DET
Donald Sloan, PG - IND
JR Smith, SG - NY
Evan Fournier, SG - ORL
Perry Jones, SG - OKC
Channing Frye, PF - ORL
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, SF - CHA
Terrence Ross, SG - TOR
Andrea Bargnani, PF - NY
Mirza Teletovic, PF - BKN
Steven Adams, C - OKC
Dropped
JaVale McGee, C - DEN
Marcus Smart, PG - BOS
Devin Harris, PG - DAL
Timofey Mozgov, C - DEN
DJ Augustin, PG - DET
Danilo Gallinari, SF - DEN
Sebastian Telfair, PG - OKC
Rodney Stuckey, SG - IND
Khris Middleton, SF - MIL
Spencer Hawes, C - LAC
Aaron Brooks, PG - CHI
Aaron Gordon, PF - ORL
Jarrett Jack, PG - BKN
Gary Neal, PG - CHA
Nik Stauskas, SG - SAC
Wesley Johnson, SF - LAL
Doug McDermott, SF - CHI
Marco Belinelli, SG - SA
Mason Plumlee, C - BKN
Jameer Nelson, PG - DAL
Mario Chalmers, PG - MIA
Norris Cole, PG - MIA
Danny Green, SG - SA
Marvin Williams, SF - CHA
Kyle O'Quinn, PF - ORL
CJ Miles, SF - IND
Dion Waiters, SG - CLE
Marcus Morris, PF - PHO
Nick Young, SG - LAL
John Henson, PF - MIL
Tiago Splitter, C - SA
Rudy Gobert, C - UTA
Ramon Sessions, PG - SAC
Tim Hardaway Jr., SG - NY
Julius Randle, PF - LAL
Emeka Okafor, C - PHO
-My watch list (based on available free agents in my league):
PG
Aaron Brooks, CHI
Mario Chalmers, MIA
Devin Harris, DAL
Isaiah Canaan, HOU
Jameer Nelson, DAL
Norris Cole, MIA
Zach LaVine, MIN
Sebastian Telfair, OKC
DJ Augustin, DET
Gary Neal, CHA
Jarrett Jack, BKN
Shabazz Napier, MIA
Shane Larkin, NY
Greivis Vasquez, TOR
Ramon Sessions, SAC
Raymond Felton, DAL
Jerryd Bayless, MIL
Cory Joseph, SA
Ray McCallum Jr., SAC
Kendall Marshall, MIL
SG
Danny Green, SA
Dante Exum, UTA
Rodney Stuckey, IND
Tim Hardaway Jr., NY
Ben McLemore, SAC
Rodney Hood, UTA
Gerald Green, PHO
Nik Stauskas, SAC
Lou Williams, TOR
Austin Rivers, NO
Marco Belinelli, SA
Dion Waiters, CLE
Jodie Meeks, DET
Nick Young, LAL
Gerald Henderson, CHA
Andre Roberson, OKC
Vince Carter, MEM
PJ Hairston, CHA
SF
Danilo Gallinari, DEN
Khris Middleton, MIL
Otto Porter, WSH
Caron Butler, DET
Ersan Ilyasova, MIL
Matt Barnes, LAC
Harrison Barnes, GS
Doug McDermott, CHI
Bojan Bogdanovic, BKN
Al-Farouq Aminu, DAL
Wesley Johnson, LAL
PJ Tucker, PHO
Shawne Williams, MIA
Omri Casspi, SAC
Cleanthony Early, NY
Hollis Thompson, PHI
Maurice Harkless, ORL
Marvin Williams, CHA
Corey Brewer, MIN
Lance Thomas, OKC
PF
Marcus Morris, PHO
Aaron Gordon, ORL
John Henson, MIL
JJ Hickson, DEN
Mike Scott, ATL
Kyle O'Quinn, ORL
Lavoy Allen, IND
Noah Vonleh, CHA
Patrick Patterson, TOR
Luis Scola, IND
Carl Landry, SAC
Kevin Garnett, BKN
Nikola Mirotic, CHI
James Johnson, TOR
Jason Thompson, SAC
Anthony Bennett, MIN
Adreian Payne, ATL
Brandon Bass, BOS
C
Spencer Hawes, LAC
Timofey Mozgov, DEN
Alex Len, PHO
Mason Plumlee, BKN
Cody Zeller, CHA
Rudy Gobert, UTA
JaVale McGee, DEN
Henry Sims, PHI
Samuel Dalembert, NY
Brandan Wright, DAL
Chris Kaman, POR
Tiago Splitter, SA
Tyler Zeller, BOS
Jusuf Nurkic, DEN
Boris Diaw, SA
Bismack Biyombo, CHA
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