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Arenas' fantasy value is all but gone now that he's got his new duds. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Game watch:
4 games: CHA, CHI, DEN, DET, HOU, LAL, SAC, SA
3 games: ATL, BOS, CLE, DAL, IND, LAC, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NJ, NO, NY, ORL, PHO, POR, TOR, WAS
2 games: GS, OKC, PHI, UTA

Waiver-wire watch:

• Francisco Garcia: has hit double-digit points in all four of his games in January
• Chris Douglas-Roberts: averaging 27 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5 steals, 2.0 blocks and 1.5 threes in his last two
• Ersan Ilyasova: inconsistent, but will get good minutes so long as Andrew Bogut and Drew Gooden are out
• Tyler Hansbrough: averaging 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in his last two games, both of which he started (continue reading…)

Could this be the year of Cousins? (Kings.com)

Depth chart:
PG: Beno Udrih, Pooh Jeter, Luther Head*, Donald Sloan
SG: Tyreke Evans, Francisco Garcia, Antoine Wright
SF: Omri Casspi, Donte Greene
PF: DeMarcus Cousins, Carl Landry, Darnell Jackson
C: Samuel Dalembert, Jason Thompson, Hassan Whiteside

Relevant fantasy players and projected draft positions/per-game stats:
Tyreke Evans – G (Rd. 3-4): 22 Pts, 1 three, 5 Reb, 5 Ast, 1.5 Stl
Carl Landry – F (Rd. 9-10): 13 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Stl
DeMarcus Cousins – F/C (Rd. 9-11): 14 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk
Samuel Dalembert – C (Rd. 9-11): 9 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Blk
Beno Udrih – PG (Rd. 10-11): 13 Pts, 1 three, 6.5 Ast, 1.5 Stl
Jason Thompson – F/C (Rd. 11+):  8 Pts, 6 Reb
Omri Casspi – G/F (Rd. 13+): 10 Pts, 1.5 threes
Donte Greene – G/F (Rd. 13+): 8 Pts, 1 three, 1 Blk
Francisco Garcia – G/F (Rd. 13+): 8 Pts, 1.5 threes

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Remember him? Maybe seeing him in his uniform in about a week will help. (NBAE via Getty Images/Layne Murdoch)

4 games: ATL, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DEN, DET, GS, HOU, IND, LAL, NO, NY, PHI, SA, UTA, WAS
3 games: LAC, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NJ, OKC, PHO, SAC, TOR
2 games: DAL, ORL, POR

Waiver wire watch:

• Delonte West: on a nice little roll, good all-around production
• Reggie Williams: yet another D-Leaguer getting nice run in Oakland
• Jrue Holiday: shaky production, consistent minutes (continue reading…)