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First round? Second round? Either way, his owners have to be praying that he tames his fouling issues this season. (Doug Benc/Getty Images)

Depth chart:
PG: Jameer Nelson, Chris Duhon, Jason Williams
SG: Vince Carter, J.J. Redick
SF: Mickael Pietrus, Quentin Richardson, Stanley Robinson
PF: Rashard Lewis, Brandon Bass, Ryan Anderson
C: Dwight Howard, Marcin Gortat, Daniel Orton

Relevant fantasy players and projected draft positions/per-game stats:
Dwight Howard – C (Rd. 1-2): 20 Pts, 13.5 Reb, 3 Blk
Rashard Lewis – F (Rd. 6-7): 16 Pts, 2.5 threes, 5.5 Reb, 1 Stl
Vince Carter – G/F (Rd. 7-9): 15.5 Pts, 1.5 threes, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl
Jameer Nelson – PG (Rd. 8-10): 12 Pts, 1.5 threes, 3 Reb, 5 Ast
Mickael Pietrus – G/F (Rd. 13+):  10 Pts, 1.5 threes, 3 Reb, 1 Stl
Quentin Richardson – G/F (Rd. 13+): 9 Pts, 1.5 threes, 4 Reb
Chris Duhon – PG (Rd. 13+): 5.5 Pts, 1 three, 4 Ast
J.J. Redick – SG (Rd. 13+): 10 Pts, 1.5 threes (continue reading…)

Nate was absolutely great in his return after a long run on the bench. (NBAE via Getty Images/Scott Cunningham)

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

Waiver wire watch:

• Omri Casspi: playing like a stud lately, deserves a spot in most leagues
• Matt Barnes: starting nowadays, doing well with it
• Rasual Butler: good for threes
• Roger Mason: “showing signs,” as Marv Albert would say (continue reading…)

T-Mac is proving his (lack of) worth lately. (Flickr/Keith Allison)

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

Waiver wire watch:

• Yi Jianlian: successful return so far
• Kirk Hinrich: with starting job in hand, he’ll produce well
• Jarrett Jack: continues to play well in Jose Calderon’s absence
• Devin Brown: hitting lots of threes, stealing lots of balls lately
• Keyon Dooling: back from injury, putting up solid numbers (continue reading…)

So many ways to go with this caption... Use your imagination. (Flickr/Keith Allison)

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Beast of the Night: LeBron James scored 34 points and added 2 threes, 4 boards, 7 dimes, 2 steals and a block last night. He shot 40 percent (8-20) from the floor and, more importantly, 89 percent (16-18) from the free throw line. Whether he’s wearing No. 23 or No. 6, The King is a fantasy stud.

Notable lines:
Andrew Bynum – 13-18 FG (72%), 0-3 FT (0%), 26 Pts, 15 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Blk, 3 TO

Mo Williams – 10-15 FG (67%), 5 3ptm, 25 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 4 TO

Michael Beasley – 9-17 FG (53%), 4-4 FT (100%), 2 3ptm, 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Lamar Odom – 4-5 FG (80%), 0-2 FT (0%), 8 Pts, 12 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 1 TO

Quentin Richardson – 0-2 FG (0%), 2 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 TO (continue reading…)

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Wade isn't reproducing the numbers he had last year, but he's still a stud. (Flickr/Keith Allison)

Beast of the Night: Dwyane Wade hung 41 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block on the Wizards last night, while shooting 48 percent (14-29) from the field, 92 percent from the line (12-13), hitting a three and turning the ball over twice.

Notable lines:
Erick Dampier – 6-6 FG (100%), 2-2 FT (100%), 14 Pts, 20 Reb, 1 Stl, 3 Blk

Joakim Noah – 6-12 FG (50%), 12 Pts, 21 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 3 TO

Gilbert Arenas – 7-20 FG (35%), 4-8 FT (50%), 3 3ptm, 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 8 Ast, 3 Stl, 12 TO (continue reading…)