FANTASY FURNACE

There are still some bargains out on the waiver wire both short term and long. Here are our pickups for this week along with our ‘Must Add’ player of the week…

Carlos Delfino-SG/SF- Rockets- If your roster is in need of points and threes primarily, then Delfino’s your guy. Although he tends to be a bit streaky, he has scored in double-digits in his last seven straight; not scoring under 14 points in any of them! He also has dropped 24 three-pointers over those seven games. More fringy stats that he can offer you are one steal and 3 boards a game, on average. Available in 2/3 of leagues.

#10 Carlos Delfino should be rostered on teams where points & treys are lacking. 14+ points in 7 straight! Photo: mysanantonio.com

Ed Davis-PF/C-Grizzlies- Here is another player that’s been red hot! He has double-digit scoring in his last 11 games! Now that Davis has been traded in the 6-player deal for Rudy Gay, he’ll serve mainly as a backup to Zach Randolph so check out the kind of minutes he gets before making this move.In leagues where you have two starting centers, Davis is ideal. Over his last four games he’s averaging 13.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks while on the floor 32 MPG. Currently owned in about 40% of leagues, Davis should be watched in deeper leagues until it’s clear how much of a role he’ll play in Memphis.

Jerryd Bayless-PG/SG- Grizzlies- Just when Bayless was going to see a rise in his minutes at shooting guard, starting PG Mike Conley goes down with an ankle injury. It’s not yet known how long Conley will stay be but based on Bayless’ averages over his last four games; 14.0 points, 5.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and just under 31 MPG, we are making him out ‘Must Add’ this week. Barely owned in 10% of Yahoo! leagues, if you’re in need of someone that can stuff a stat sheet consider Bayless before he’s gone…

#7, Former Raptors Guard Jerryd Bayless is our ‘Must Add’ this week with 14 PPG and 5.8 assists over the past four. AP Photo/Daniel Johnston

Amir Johnson- PF/C-Raptors- More of a fill-in in deeper leagues and as a perminent part in others, Johnson has had a productive January for himself and his owners while Jonas Valanciunas has been out. His monthly averages are 13.7 points with 8.0 rebounds. However, even after Valanciuna’s return, if your’e in deeper leagues and a 10 PPG and 6 RPG season average will help you than try to see if he’s available. Chances are, as he’s owned in 45% of most leagues, he might not be- but he’s definitely worth a look.

Nate Robinson-PG/SG-Bulls- Nate ‘The Great’, the former exciting Knick guard has been turning it on lately but beware as he can have an off-night or two frequently. For now though, the little guy has poured in double-digit points over his last seven straight games and his averaged, over his last four,  16.8 points, 3.5 boards, 4.8 assists, 1.8 threes, and 1 steal. Playing about 25 minutes per game he can be of help to those in 12+ leagues or deeper roto leagues and is widely available in approximately 3/4 of  most leagues.