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D-Will was a thrill last night and a fantasy player to be thankful for. (AP Photo/George Frey)

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Beast of the Night: Deron Williams churned out 26 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals in a victory over Chris Paul and the Hornets. He hit four threes, shot 50 percent (9-18) from the field, 100 percent (4-4) from the line and had five turnovers. Williams remains a fantasy stud that his owners are surely thankful for.

Lines for Discussion:
Tyrus Thomas: 11-20 FG (55%), 4-4 FT (100%), 26 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast, 4 Blk

Mo Williams: 11-22 FG (50%), 1-1 FT (100%), 2 threes, 25 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 TO (continue reading…)

This wallpaper won't be nearly as cool once Dunleavy's knee implodes again. (NBA.com)

This week’s Fantasy Basketball Roundtable is hosted over at Life is Just a Fantasy…Basketball Blog. The topic is: Who do you recommend selling high on, and who are some possible targets?

Here’s my take: (continue reading…)

Lopez can't be this bad all season, can he? (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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Buy Low:
Brook Lopez

Al Jefferson

Danilo Gallinari

Gilbert Arenas

John Salmons (continue reading…)

My list of the top 10 fantasy centers for 2010-11 is now live over at DimeMag.com. (It’s based on nine categories.)

Here’s a preview:

1. Brook Lopez
2. Dwight Howard
3. Al Horford
4. Al Jefferson
5. Nene
6. Andrea Bargnani
7. Marcus Camby
8. Marc Gasol
9. Joakim Noah
10. Chris Kaman

Feel free to comment here or there about the list.

New uniforms, new look: D-Will has a new lineup to lead this season. (NBA.com)

Depth chart:
PG: Deron Williams, Earl Watson, Ronnie Price, Sundiata Gaines
SG: Raja Bell, Othyus Jeffers
SF: Andrei Kirilenko, Gordon Hayward, C.J. Miles
PF: Paul Millsap, Jeremy Evans
C: Al Jefferson, Mehmet Okur

Relevant fantasy players and projected draft positions/per-game stats:
Deron Williams – PG (Rd. 1): 19 Pts, 1.5 threes, 3.5 Reb, 10 Ast, 1 Stl
Al Jefferson – F/C (Rd. 2-3): 19 Pts, 10 Reb, 1.5 Blk
Paul Millsap – PF (Rd. 6-7): 14 Pts, 7.5 Reb, 1 Stl, 1.5 Blk
Mehmet Okur – F/C (Rd. 9-10): 10 Pts, 1 three, 5 Reb, 1 Blk
Andrei Kirilenko – F (Rd. 9-10): 12 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 1.5 Stl, 1.5 Blk
Raja Bell – SG (Rd. 12+): 10 Pts, 2 threes
C.J. Miles – G/F (Rd. 13+): 9 Pts, 1.5 threes
Gordon Hayward – G/F (Rd. 13+): 8 Pts, 1.5 threes
Earl Watson - PG (Rd. 13+): 5 Pts, 3.5 Ast (continue reading…)