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Il Mago ("the magician" in Italian) will have to pull out all his tricks this season as the unquestioned man-of-the-hour in Toronto. (bargnani.com)

Depth chart:
PG: Jose Calderon, Jarrett Jack, Marcus Banks
SG: DeMar DeRozan, Leandro Barbosa
SF: Linas Kleiza, Sonny Weems, Julian Wright
PF: Amir Johnson, Ed Davis, Reggie Evans, Joey Dorsey
C: Andrea Bargnani, David Andersen, Solomon Alabi

Relevant fantasy players and projected draft positions/per-game stats:
Andrea Bargnani – F/C (Rd. 3-4): 20 Pts, 1.5 threes, 7 Reb, 1.5 Blk
Jose Calderon – PG (Rd. 9-11): 11 Pts, 1 three,  6 Ast
Jarrett Jack – G (Rd. 9-11): 13 Pts, 1 three, 5 Ast
Leandro Barbosa – G (Rd. 10-12): 14 Pts, 1.5 threes, 1 Stl
Linas Kleiza – G/F (Rd. 10-12): 12 Pts, 1.5 threes, 4.5 Reb
DeMar DeRozan – G/F (Rd. 10-12): 10 Pts, 1 Stl
Amir Johnson – PF (Rd. 12+): 14 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Blk
Ed Davis – PF (Rd. 13+): 5 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Blk

Sleepers:
Kleiza, Johnson

Most likely to surprise:
DeRozan

Most likely to disappoint:
Bargnani

Category specialists:

• Threes: Barbosa, Kleiza
• Assists: Calderon

Things to watch:

• if Bargnani settles into a starting C or PF role (and how that affects Johnson)
• how the timeshare at PG between Jack and Calderon plays out
• how the battle for the starting SG job between DeRozan and Barbosa turns out

Team’s statistical NBA ranks from 2009-10:

• Pts: 5th
• FGM: 5th
• FGA: 19th
• FG%: 5th
• FT%: 13th
• 3PTM: 15th
• Reb: T23rd
• Ast: 10th
• TO: T6th
• Stl: 30th
• Blk: T20th

Fantasy-friendliness for 2010-11: C-