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In all the chaos in New Jersey, Lopez is the only picture of dependable fantasy value. (NBA.com)

Depth chart:
PG: Devin Harris, Jordan Farmar, Ben Uzoh
SG: Anthony Morrow, Quinton Ross
SF: Travis Outlaw, Terrence Williams, Stephen Graham, Damion Jones
PF: Troy Murphy, Derrick Favors, Kris Humphries, Joe Smith
C: Brook Lopez, Johan Petro, Brian Zoubek

Relevant fantasy players and projected draft positions/per-game stats:
Brook Lopez – C (Rd. 2): 19.5 Pts, 9 Reb, 2.5 Ast, 2 Blk
Troy Murphy – F/C (Rd. 4-6): 12 Pts, 1.5 threes, 7 Reb, 1 Stl
Devin Harris – PG (Rd. 5-6): 17.5 Pts, 1 three, 3 Reb, 7 Ast, 1.5 Stl
Anthony Morrow – G/F (Rd. 6-8): 14.5 Pts, 2 threes, 3 Reb, 1.5 Stl
Terrence Williams – G/F (Rd. 10-12): 10 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl
Travis Outlaw – F (Rd. 11+): 11 Pts, 1 three, 4 Reb
Derrick Favors – PF (Rd. 12+): 7 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Stl

Sleeper:
Outlaw

Most likely to surprise:
Murphy

Most likely to disappoint:
Harris

Category specialists:

• Threes: Morrow

Things to watch:

• if a steady starting lineup emerges
• if a timeshare between Murphy and Favors develops
• who wins the battle for minutes at SG/SF

Team’s statistical NBA ranks from 2009-10:

• Pts: 30th
• FGM: 30th
• FGA: 24th
• FG%: 30th
• FT%: 6th
• 3PTM: 27th
• Reb: 28th
• Ast: T29th
• TO: 16th
• Stl: 20th
• Blk: 19th

Fantasy-friendliness for 2010-11: C