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Little Gasol has that crazy look in his eyes. He could be in for a big year. (Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)

Depth chart:
PG: Mike Conley, Greivis Vasquez, Acie Law
SG: O.J. Mayo, Tony Allen, Xavier Henry
SF: Rudy Gay, Sam Young, DeMarre Carroll
PF: Zach Randolph, Darrell Arthur
C: Marc Gasol, Hasheem Thabeet, Hamed Haddadi

Relevant fantasy players and projected draft positions/per-game stats:
Marc Gasol – C (Rd. 4-5): 16 Pts, 9.5 Reb, 2.5 Ast, 1 Stl, 1.5 Blk
Zach Randolph – F/C (Rd. 4-5): 20 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Stl
Rudy Gay – F (Rd. 4-5): 20 Pts, 1 three, 5.5 Reb, 1.5 Stl, 1 Blk
O.J. Mayo – SG (Rd. 5-6): 18.5 Pts, 1.5 threes, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 1.5 Stl
Mike Conley – PG (Rd. 10-12): 10 Pts, 1 three, 2 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl (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.

Durant is very hot right now. (NBAE via Getty Images/Layne Murdoch)

Weekend Wonder: Kevin Durant ended January with a loud bang, averaging 37.5 points, 7.5 boards, 3 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.5 blocks and 1.5 threes in his last two games of the month. He also shot a white-hot 70 percent from the field and 94.1 percent from the line in those games. Durant hasn’t scored fewer than 25 points since Dec. 19.

Noteworthy Lines:
Allen Iverson (1/29) – 10-18 FG (56%), 1-1 FT (100%), 2 3ptm, 23 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Slt, 1 Blk, 3 TO

Joakim Noah (1/29) – 5-11 FG (46%), 3-3 FT (100%), 13 Pts, 18 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Blk, 3 TO

J.R. Smith (1/29) – 6-15 FG (40%), 1-2 FT (50%), 5 3ptm, 18 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Stl, 2 TO (continue reading…)

CP3 and his fantasy owners are all smiles lately. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Beast of the Night: Chris Paul put up 24 points, 7 boards, 12 dimes, 5 steals, 2 turnovers and hit 3 threes. He shot 53 percent (9-17) from the field and 100 percent (3-3) from the line.

Noteworthy Lines:
Lou Williams – 5-7 FG (71%), 4-4 FT (100%), 2 3ptm, 16 Pts, 2 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 2 TO

Rajon Rondo – 6-8 FG (75%), 4-6 FT (67%), 16 Pts, 7 Reb, 12 Ast, 4 Stl, 3 TO

Dwight Howard – 9-14 FG (64%), 9-11 FT (82%), 27 Pts, 15 Reb, 3 Ast, 6 Blk, 4 TO (continue reading…)

B-Diddy triple-doubled in a bizarre game in Memphis last night. (NBAE via Getty Images/Joe Murphy)

[Read the full, original post at Dimemag.com]

Beast of the Night: Baron Davis notched a triple-double to the tune of 27 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists, 5 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers. He hit a three and shot 52 percent (11-21) from the field and 100 percent (4-4) from the line in a strange game in Memphis that included a 20-minute evacuation of the arena in the third quarter.

Notable lines:
Randy Foye – 8-15 FG (53%), 2-3 FT (67%), 2 3ptm, 20 Pts, 5 Reb, 10 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 2 TO

Trevor Ariza – 7-16 FG (44%), 3-6 FT (50%), 2 3ptm, 19 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 4 TO

Stephen Jackson – 15-22 FG (68%), 10-11 FT (91%), 3 3ptm, 43 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 TO (continue reading…)