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James Harden Traded to Houston Rockets: Fantasy Impact

Before the draft, Harden’s expert consensus ranking was 18th overall. Harden was among the most efficient players in the NBA last year. Now that he has gone from the 3rd scoring option to the primary scorer for the Rockets, his offensive output should improve dramatically.

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Brook Lopez: Fantasy Basketball Center Sleeper in 2012-13

Brook Lopez is a year removed from a 82 game season where he averaged 20.4 points, 6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks, while shooting 49% from the field. Yes, the six rebounds leaves a lot to be desired from the 7 footer, but so far this preseason, he has been impressive. In four preseason games with the Brooklyn Nets, Lopez has averaged 19 points and 9 rebounds.

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Fantasy Basketball: Jonas Valanciunas – Late Round Steal

Jonas should average 10 rebounds, along with 8 points and a block per game Why the high rebound forecast? Well, he is playing alongside possible the weakest rebounding big man in the league – Andrea Bargnani. Despite being 7 feet tall and averaging 33 minutes per game, Bargnani grabbed just 5.5 rebounds per game last season. That is even worse than Brook Lopez, who averaged 6 boards per game in the 2010-11 season (he was injured almost the entire 2011-12 season). Basically, Jonas Valanciunas will have little competition for rebounds this season.

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Fantasy Basketball: Risers in Rankings from Offseason Moves

Whether he is called “AI2,” from back when he was teammates with Allen Iverson or “mini-Lebron,” alluding to his ability to generate stats across the board, albeit to a lesser extent than Lebron James, Andre Iguodala will continue to be a key contributor in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and three-pointers in Denver.

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