Fantasy Basketball Team Analysis: 2011-12 Sacramento Kings

Evans certainly has the tools and health to post some big numbers next season, but will he have the ball as often as he'd like? (Jed Jacobsohn/NBAE via Getty Images)

Depth chart:

PG: Tyreke Evans, Jimmer Fredette, Isaiah Thomas, Pooh Jeter*^

SG: Marcus Thornton**, Francisco Garcia, Marquis Daniels*

SF: John Salmons, Donte Greene, Tyler Honeycutt

PF: J.J. Hickson, Darnell Jackson*

C: DeMarcus Cousins, Samuel Dalembert*, Jason Thompson, Hassan Whiteside

* unrestricted free agent

** restricted free agent

^ locked into overseas contract with no opt-out clause

Relevant fantasy players and their projected draft positions/per-game stats:

- Tyreke Evans, PG/SG (Rd. 5): 45% FG, 75% FT, 0.7 Threes, 19.5 Pts, 5 Reb, 5.5 Ast, 1.5 Stl, 0.5 Blk, 3 TO

- Marcus Thornton, SG (Rd. 5): 45% FG, 80% FT, 1.7 Threes, 18.5 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 1.5 Stl, 2 TO

- John Salmons, SG/SF (Rd. 8): 42% FG, 80% FT, 1 Three, 12.5 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 TO

- DeMarcus Cousins, PF/C (Rd. 9): 45% FG, 67% FT, 14.5 Pts, 8.7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 2.8 TO

- J.J. Hickson, PF/C (Rd. 11+): 47% FG, 67% FT, 11.5 Pts, 7 Reb, 0.5 Ast, 0.5 Stl, 0.5 Blk, 1.7 TO

- Jimmer Fredette, PG/SG (Rd. 13+): 43% FG, 85% FT, 1.5 Threes, 9.5 Pts, 2 Reb, 1.5 Ast, 0.7 Stl, 2 TO

- Jason Thompson, PF/C (Rd. 13+): 50% FG, 67% FT, 6.5 Pts, 4.5 Reb, 0.5 Ast, 0.5 Stl, 0.5 Blk, 1 TO

Sleeper:

Fredette

Most likely to surprise:

Cousins

Most likely to disappoint:

Hickson

Category specialists:

- Threes: Thornton, Fredette

- Steals: Evans, Thornton

Things to consider:

- whether the Kings buy out Garcia’s contract or deal him away

- how the team’s offense copes with so many options available

Team’s statistical NBA ranks from 2010-11:

- Pts: T-14th

- FGM: 9th

- FGA: T-3rd

- FG%: 23rd

- FT%: 28th

- 3PTM: 25th

- Reb: 4th

- Ast: T-23rd

- TO: 28th

- Stl: T-12th

- Blk: 15th

- Pace: 4th

- Offensive Efficiency: 26th

- Defensive Efficiency: T-19th

Fantasy-friendliness for 2011-12: B

Bonus:

Jason Thompson and Samuel Dalembert try to connect

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