Jimmy Butler If ever there was a call for evidence to see how a player plays in a contract year, it was Trevor Ariza last year. Jimmy Butler is doing the exact same thing this year, except he’s on his way to a deal likely doubling what Ariza scored from

Anthony Davis You’re witnessing the second consecutive season of fantasy dominance people and Kevin Durant is nowhere to be seen. It’s true, Anthony Davis is plowing his way through the NBA, swatting shots and deflecting balls like no other big in recent memory. Has there ever been a player like

Know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away, and know when to run. Kenny Rogers waxing some whimsical genius there, but the words relate to fantasy basketball as much as they do poker. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – TREND Kidd-Gilchrist is a legit lock-down NBA

The emergence of Steven Adams as a legit force down-low is at hand. Scott Brooks can’t play the ‘he makes us better’ card anymore with Kendrick Perkins, nor can he deny that Adams is a legit double-double threat – something Perkins has never really come close to approaching in his 12 seasons.

It’s only the preseason so let’s not anoint anyone the next big thing…but let’s keep an eye on some of the younger players who could potentially get there with extra minutes. Yes, that was Rudy Gobert snagging 20 rebounds in just 22 minutes. Sure this is the preseason, but to

This year at The Fantasy Fix we’re going to do something a little different for our fantasy NBA player rankings. Not too different to make you, our valued readers, think ‘they’ve lost the plot!’ or ‘what is this nonsense!?’ – but it’s different enough to make you think ‘hmmm’…we hope!

The first of my positional rankings pieces is finally published for your reading pleasure. They were created with a 5×5 rotisserie format in mind. Pertinent 2013 stats are included with each player, and the stats are from the highest professional level that player played at last season. After the rankings,