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Is Brand primed for a bounce-back season?

Depth chart:
PG: Jrue Holiday, Lou Williams
SG: Evan Turner, Jodie Meeks
SF: Andre Iguodala, Andres Nocioni, Jason Kapono
PF: Thaddeus Young, Darius Songaila, Craig Brackins
C: Elton Brand, Spencer Hawes, Marreese Speights, Tony Battie

Relevant fantasy players and projected draft positions/per-game stats:
Andre Iguodala – G/F (Rd. 2-3): 16.5 Pts, 1 three, 6 Reb, 5.5 Ast, 1.5 Stl
Elton Brand – F/C (Rd. 9-10): 14 Pts, 7.5 Reb, 1 Stl, 1.5 Blk
Jrue Holiday – PG (Rd. 9-11): 12 Pts, 1 three, 3 Reb, 4.5 Ast, 1 Stl
Lou Williams – G (Rd. 11+):  11 Pts, 1 three, 3 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl
Evan Turner – G/F (Rd. 11+):  10.5 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast
Thaddeus Young – F (Rd. 12+): 11 Pts, 4.5 Reb, 1 Stl
Spencer Hawes – C (Rd. 13+): 7 Pts, 4.5 Reb, 1 Blk
Andres Nocioni – F (Rd. 13+): 9 Pts, 1 three (continue reading…)

Dirk earned the right to make that face this weekend. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)

Weekend Wonder: Dirk Nowitzki averaged 36.5 points, 1 three, 8.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1 steal and 0.5 blocks during his two games this weekend. He shot 57 percent from the field and 93 percent from the line during this span and averaged just a turnover in each game.

Noteworthy Lines:
Al Harrington (2/26) – 12-21 FG (57%), 8-12 FT (67%), 5 3ptm, 37 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 3 TO

Jason Kidd (2/26) – 7-18 FG (39%), 1-2 FT (50%), 4 3ptm, 19 Pts, 16 Reb, 17 Ast, 2 Stl, 3 TO

Kevin Martin (2/26) – 9-24 FG (38%), 14-14 FT (100%), 1 3ptm, 33 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 4 TO (continue reading…)

Williams should get things back on track in February. (NBAE via Getty Images/Melissa Majchrzak)

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

Beast of the Night: Deron Williams returned from a personal leave of absence and put up 18 points, 7 rebounds, 15 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers and hit a three. He shot 47 percent (7-15) from the field and 100 percent (3-3) from the free throw line. January was bad for Williams, but he should get things rolling again this month

Noteworthy Lines:
Caron Butler – 6-15 FG (40%), 8-8 FT (100%), 20 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl, 6 TO

Randy Foye – 0-3 FG (0%), 2-2 FT (100%), 2 Pts, 4 Ast, 2 TO

Kobe Bryant – 16-28 FG (57%), 8-13 FT (62%), 4 3ptm, 44 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 TO (continue reading…)