This week’s tips for value players on the cheap start with a former second overall pick, and finish up with the youngest player in the league, who just needs minutes to establish himself as a fantasy force. Marvin Williams So, What’s Going On with Marvin Gaye (true story, look it

In today’s scout-speak lexicon, the word “potential” is mostly HOLLOW. Even talents with 1% realistic star potential get attached with the dreaded tag. However, every now and again that tag actually undersells a player’s package of skills and projected destination… and Anthony Davis is that player. A can’t miss talent

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday…but now that it has passed, you know what that means: it’s time to go shopping…shopping the waiver wire of course. Before we get into that though, let’s do what so many do this time of year and say what we’re thankful for.

Nate Robinson Let me first say I am not a fan of Nate. Not after the 2006 dunk comp where he robbed Andre Iguodala and then wasted what seemed like hours of my time trying to throw down what (admittedly) was a really nice dunk. Robinson is probably the finest

We all play fantasy hoops for fun, but in the end, we all have the same goal: to win the championship. If you want to seriously win, you have to put a lot of effort into it for the whole season. There will be times when you feel worn out,

The Mini Lebrons are back and ready to contribute across the board for your fantasy basketball teams, much like King James himself, but not.  We discussed this concept once before, so if you missed it, go ahead and check it out.  We’ll wait…As we wait for the others, let’s again

Terrence Jones Another of the long line of NBA ‘tweeners’, Jones’ calling card in fantasy is his versatility. He produced when given minutes last season, as illustrated by his numbers in which he played a minimum of 20 minutes. Although it is a very small sample size of just seven

This piece was written by DFS consultant Chris Pacheco. Follow Chris on twitter @TheNumbers_Guy MVP Rudy Gay (7.8K) – There’s a great deal of numerical evidence to support this top selection. Through 12 games, Philadelphia ranks 30th in the league against opposing small forwards.  Over his past six games, Gay has

We’re two weeks into the NBA season and already we find ourselves stressing over players’ performances. There are those we scouted, targeted and eventually drafted in the mid-to-late rounds, all of whom we felt had such great upside, and two weeks later, we’re wondering what went wrong. So we’re left

Some things in life are truths, and some are hopes.  The New York Knicks becoming a well-run organization under James Dolan is a hope.  The Knicks continuing to disappoint me as long as the Dolan family is in charge is a truth.  Another truth?  When you watch Ricky Rubio play