
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
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