Trade Deadline Presents Unique Opportunity for Fantasy Basketball Owners

The coming trade deadline as most of us already know presents a unique opportunity for fantasy basketball owners as players will be settling into new roles following changes to their teams or new teams.

Some bench players will be starters and some starters will be bench players, this is the time for you to stay on top of the latest rumors and to make speculative moves.

The first one is Ty Lawson. With Billups’ name being bandied about and the Nuggets in obvious rebuilding mode Ty Lawson may be handed the key to the franchise after trade deadline moves that could see both Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups traded away.

Another one, though it is not the sure thing it was a month ago is Derrick Favors. If he does get dealt to Denver for Carmelo he will instantly become the franchise’s focal point and should become a double double machine.

Richard Hamilton is another player who is expected to be dealt who may see his fantasy value rise.

Pay close attention over the next four weeks; news will break on twitter before it hits the sites so this may the time to get yourself a twitter account.

Adding the right player can turn your fantasy season around or put you over the top in your league, conversely having the wrong player who gets traded into a more marginal role ca ruin your fantasy season.

It is up to you to stay abreast of the breaking news and use it as a competitive advantage.