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Especially with Boozer's hand injury, all eyes are on Rose to see if he can finally break through into fantasy eliteness. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

Depth chart:
PG: Derrick Rose, C.J. Watson
SG: Ronnie Brewer, Kyle Korver, Keith Bogans
SF: Luol Deng, James Johnson
PF: Taj Gibson, Carlos Boozer
C: Joakim Noah, Kurt Thomas, Omer Asik

Relevant fantasy players and projected draft positions/per-game stats:
Carlos Boozer - F/C (Rd. 3-5): 18.5 Pts, 9.5 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl
Derrick Rose - PG (Rd. 3-5): 19 Pts, 4 Reb, 6.5 Ast, 1 Stl
Joakim Noah - F/C (Rd. 4-5): 10 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Ast, 1.5 Blk
Luol Deng - SF (Rd. 6-7): 14.5 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl
Taj Gibson - PF (Rd. 7-10): 10 Pts, 8 Reb, 1.5 Blk
Ronnie Brewer - G/F (Rd. 12+): 9 Pts, 3 Reb, 1.5 Stl
C.J. Watson - G (Rd. 13+): 8 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl
Kyle Korver - G/F (Rd. 13+): 7 Pts, 1.5 threes
Kurt Thomas - F/C (Rd. 13+): 4 Pts, 5.5 Reb
James Johnson - F (Rd. 13+): 4 Pts, 3.5 Reb

Sleeper:
Watson

Most likely to surprise:
Brewer

Most likely to disappoint:
Boozer

Category specialists:

• Threes: Korver
• Steals: Brewer
• Blocks: Noah, Gibson

Things to watch:

• how long it takes Boozer to get back to himself after he recovers from his hand injury
• if Rose can break through by hitting more threes and stealing more balls
• how Deng and Noah will be affected by Boozer‘s presence

Team’s statistical NBA ranks from 2009-10:

• Pts: 24th
• FGM: T17th
• FGA: T10th
• FG%: 23rd
• FT%: 18th
• 3PTM: 29th
• Reb: 1st
• Ast: 19th
• TO: 19th
• Stl: T23rd
• Blk: 2nd

Fantasy-friendliness for 2010-11: B