Fantasy Basketball Team Preview: 2012-13 Denver Nuggets
by Jason on Sep.25, 2012, under Team analysis
The Manimal will be the Nugget to watch this season. (Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
Depth chart:
| PG: | Ty Lawson | Andre Miller | ||
| SG: | Andre Iguodala | Corey Brewer | Evan Fournier | Julyan Stone |
| SF: | Danilo Gallinari | Wilson Chandler | Jordan Hamilton | Quincy Miller |
| PF: | Kenneth Faried | Anthony Randolph | ||
| C: | JaVale McGee | Kosta Koufos | Timofey Mozgov |
Relevant fantasy players and their projected draft round (PDR) and per-game stats:
| Name: | Position: | PDR: | FG%: | FT%: | 3PTM: | Pts: | Reb: | Ast: | Stl: | Blk: | TO: |
| Ty Lawson | PG | 2 | 50% | 80% | 1.3 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Danilo Gallinari | SF | 4 | 42% | 88% | 1.5 | 15.7 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Andre Iguodala | SG/SF | 5 | 45% | 72% | 1.0 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Kenneth Faried | PF | 5 | 55% | 67% | - | 13.3 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| JaVale McGee | C | 6 | 55% | 50% | - | 11.5 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Wilson Chandler | SG/SF | 11+ | 42% | 80% | 0.5 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Most likely to surprise:
McGee
Sleeper:
Faried
Most likely to disappoint:
Gallinari
Category specialists:
Threes: Gallinari
Steals: Lawson, Iguodala
Blocks: Faried, McGee
Storylines:
- the continued growth of Faried
- McGee’s more prominent role
- how Iguodala fits in
Team’s statistical NBA ranks from 2011-12:
- Pts: 1st
- FGM: 2nd
- FGA: 15th
- FG%: 2nd
- FT%: 25th
- 3PTM: T-15th
- Reb: 8th
- Ast: 1st
- TO: T-25th
- Stl: 9th
- Blk: 16th
- Pace: 2nd
- Offensive Efficiency: 3rd
- Defensive Efficiency: 19th
Fantasy-friendliness for 2012-13: A
Bonus:
JaVale McGee, basketball genius:
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Quotes McGoats:
If you can score on the drive against Todd MacCulloch, you can do anything! - Bill Walton
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