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Brandon Roy is going to be party pooping all over Matthews and his 38+ minutes a game. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Buy Low:
Deron Williams

Darren Collison

Aaron Brooks

Devin Harris

Jrue Holiday (continue reading…)

Wall danced all over the Sixers last night. (Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Beast of the Night: John Wall did “The Dougie” then danced his way to 29 points, 2 rebounds, 13 assists, 9 steals and 8 turnovers. He shot 56 percent (9-16) from the field and 79 percent (11-14) from the line. It’s a flawed line and the rookie nearly notched a somewhat unsavory quadruple-double, but this was an eye-popping performance, especially for owners in leagues that don’t count turnovers.

Lines for Discussion:
Josh Smith: 3-11 FG (27%), 6 Pts, 11 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 5 Blk

J.J. Hickson: 11-17 FG (65%), 9-11 FT (82%), 31 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Stl, 5 TO (continue reading…)

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 small forwards for 2010-11 is now live over at DimeMag.com. (It’s based on nine categories.)

Here’s a teaser:

1. Kevin Durant
2. LeBron James
3. Danny Granger
4. Gerald Wallace
5. Carmelo Anthony
6. Andre Iguodala
7. Danilo Gallinari
8. Paul Pierce
9. Rudy Gay
10. Antawn Jamison

Feel free to comment here or there about the list.

It's almost the hour that LeBron's been dreaming of for years. New York: get ready to be disappointed! (Flickr/david_shankbone)

It’s almost here. No, not Justin Bieber’s 18th birthday – the official start of this summer’s NBA free agency season, of course.

While many of us are probably ready to just get it all over with already, if you’re a fantasy addict you’re already thinking about how decisions made in the next few days will affect their draft positions in the fall.

Here’s a quick look at this blog’s very first and very own “Volatility Index.” Taking into account factors like probability of landing with certain teams and potential teammates next season, this is a list of projections about how volatile each of these key fantasy players are on the eve of free agency, along with a quick and dirty prediction of where each player will actually land. We’ll use a scale of 0 (fantasy value totally stable) to 10 (fantasy value totally unpredictable). (continue reading…)