Best Picks
Derrick Rose (Round 4) - Been going in Round 2.
Boris Diaw (Round 8) - An elite fantasy producer at times.
Trevor Ariza (Round 8) - Produces across the board.
Blake Griffin (Round 8) - Stud in waiting.
Luis Scola (Round 9) - Poised for a big year with Yao out.
Michael Beasley (Round 10) - Huge upside for this late. Picks like this win leagues.
Nate Robinson (Round 11) - Averaged 1.7 threes, 17.2 points, and 4.1 assists last season.
Brandon Rush (Round 12) - Will start for Indy.
Stephen Curry (Round 13) - Will be a steal if given PT.
Marreese Speights (Round 14) - Will have nice value if he overtakes Dalembert.
Worst picks
Kevin Garnett (9th overall pick). Too much of a risk coming off the injury. In fact, he's still not 100%. The Celtics will most certainly limit his minutes, which they can afford to do given their depth. This epitomizes the age-old adage, "You can't win your league in the first round, but you can lose it."
Al Jefferson (11th overall pick). Too high given his injury. No telling when the Achilles tendinitis will flare up.
Gilbert Arenas (1st pick in Round 2). This is way too high for a guy who has played just 15 games in the last two seasons.
Steve Nash (Round 3). At 35, this could be the year he drops off.
Kevin Love (Round 8). This is perhaps my man The Thief's downfall: picking up injured studs in hopes that they will be back to old form by the end of the year. Usually, it doesn't work out. Love is out six to eight weeks, and my guess is it will take him at least a month to get on track in a best-case scenario. The Thief would have been much better off taking Scola.
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