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Darko is starting to actually look like some form of divine manna. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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

Waiver-wire watch:

• Randy Foye: could be cutting into Eric Bledsoe‘s minutes
• Wesley Matthews: there’s no reason he should be sitting on your league’s waiver wire
• Kris Humphries: he continues to start and produce, with Troy Murphy still not in sight (continue reading…)

Curry and Ellis will be studs again, but there's a hint of uncertainty in the air with the departure of Mad Nellie. (Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty)

Depth chart:
PG: Stephen Curry, Jeremy Lin
SG: Monta Ellis, Charlie Bell
SF: Dorell Wright, Reggie Williams, Rodney Carney
PF: David Lee, Vladimir Radmanovic, Brandan Wright, Ekpe Udoh
C: Andris Biedrins, Louis Amundson, Dan Gadzuric

Relevant fantasy players and projected draft positions/per-game stats:
Stephen Curry – PG (Rd. 1-2): 20.5 Pts, 2 threes, 4 Reb, 6.5 Ast, 2 Stl
David Lee – F/C (Rd. 1-2): 19 Pts, 11 Reb, 2.5 Ast, 1 Stl
Monta Ellis – G (Rd. 3): 23 Pts, 1 three, 3.5 Reb, 5 Ast, 1.5 Stl
Andris Biedrins – C (Rd. 9-10): 9 Pts, 9 Reb, 1.5 Blk
Dorell Wright – G/F (Rd. 10-12): 11 Pts, 1.5 threes, 3 Reb, 1 Stl
Reggie Williams – G/F (Rd. 10-12): 10 Pts, 1 three, 3.5 Reb, 2 Ast (continue reading…)

You didn't think you'd escape the wrath of Darko, did you? (Jim Mone/AP)

I can hardly bring myself to believe or face the sad, heavy fact that this mock-drafting partnership is finally on its last leg. It’s been a wild ride and the end result is a list of 12 teams that make me feel like everyone from Laurence Fishburne to this guy’s mom.

While part of me is tempted to loosen my belt and indulge the desire in me to cruise through this round (and irritate the hell out of Henry by picking T-Mac), there’s still enough talent at this end of the draft to keep me on my toes. When I got all the way down to No. 156, I found myself having an incredibly difficult time choosing between six or seven players.

It’s also interesting to look at this draft after the big four-team deal that went down a few days ago. Obviously, guys like Troy Murphy and Darren Collison would’ve been picked elsewhere, but that’s a dose of reality for you.

Before the draft goes Kaiser Soze on us, I’d just like to tip my hat to Henry at Weakside Help again for getting this shindig started. It’s been an educational and entertaining venture, and I look forward to reading his retrospection on our draft.

If, by some exceedingly evil reason, you are just joining us, I’ll offer my forgiveness if you catch up with round one, round two, round three, round four, round five, round six, round seven, round eight, round nine, round 10, round 11 and round 12.

Without further ado, I present to you lucky round 13: (continue reading…)

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  Could this be the face of this year's biggest fantasy sleeper? (It's Rodrigue Beaubois, by the way.) (Keith Allison/Flickr)

  Having a hard time keeping tabs on all the player movement in the NBA this summer? ESPN.com has you covered with this helpful chart.
• Matt Buser at Yahoo! Sports has an updated fantasy basketball Big Board. See how it compares with my top-25 list.
• If you want to see how players are doing during this year’s NBA Summer League games, head on over to NBA.com for a list of statistics. So far, DeMarcus Cousins (16.5 points, 11 rebounds per game), John Wall (21.0 points, 9.0 assists, 3.5 steals per game) and Reggie Williams (23.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists per game) are faring well. We’ll break down the potential ramifications of Summer League once all the games are played.
• David Lee vs. Amar’e Stoudemire: who ya got? Tom Lorenzo at FanHouse mulls this question over and comes to a tough call. (I’m taking David Lee, though as Lorenzo astutely points out, that will hinge on how well Andris Biedrins plays this season.)
• It’s looking more and more like Shawn Marion will be coming off the pine in Dallas this season, making way for Roddy Beaubois to start at SG for the Mavs. While this is bad news for Marion’s already tanking fantasy value, Beaubois immediately becomes a sexy sleeper pick.
• Nels at Give Me The Rock has posted his preview of the Oklahoma City Thunder, armed with a song parody and guidance on where to take Kevin Durant, Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook.

Iggy's having a hard time lately. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Game watch:

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

Waiver wire watch:

• Toney Douglas: starting job secure, should finish strong
• Anthony Tolliver: continues to hit threes, rack up steals and blocks
• Jrue Holiday: will roll right along, especially as Lou Williams continues to have a bad back
• Robin Lopez: had a good outing last week, usually good for some boards, blocks (continue reading…)