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Carnival of the Cap Space Trades

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Categorized as: Author: Nels, Carnivals, Fantasy Basketball, Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers, New York Knicks, Trades
Posted on: November 22nd, 2008

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 20: Zach Randolph
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Going through the links in the order I opened them up in Firefox…

Lesters Legends was so fast they had to add a caveat that Zach Randolph might be traded after Crawford. The Warriors analysis is still valid, though.

John Lorge also threw up a quick post at Bleacher Report.

Brendan at 2nd Round Reach starts with a post on the Harrington-Crawford trade, and follows up up with a clever motivational poster that more than accurately explains the reasons behind sending Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins to LA.

Eno Sarris posted on Fantasy Lounge Sports using a unique Sell Hi Buy Lo system. There’s some other guys in there too, in case you had a momentary lapse and forgot there were more than three teams in the league.

Matt Buser has his guesses at the depth charts for the teams involved at Yahoo’s Roto Arcade.

Finally, Stephen Kersey at HoopsFantasy has a brief analysis with (I believe) unintentionally funny pictures.

So… what does Nels think?

New York Knicks

Well, I’m not putting a lot of faith in Cuttino Mobley topping Nate Robinson on the depth chart. Even if he does, they’ll probably be splitting the minutes to the point where Mobley won’t have much more value than he did with the Clippers.

Al Harrington obviously gets the biggest boost in value of anyone in any of these trades. He’ll probably get back to the same kind of stats he had last season with Warriors before being given the opportunity to rest up for his new assignment.

Someone will have to pick up the extra scoring (as Patrick mentioned, they need to replace 40 points), but for all we know, it could be Al Harrington who will go back to scoring 18 points per game.

Los Angeles Clippers

This one is pretty easy for the up-front work… at least, in that, Randolph, Marcus Camby, and Chris Kaman are all going to take slight hits. Randolph will probably see the least significant drop since his main priority is scoring and only after that, rebounding. He’s still going to score a lot, because why else would the Clippers trade for him if they didn’t plan to use him as their replacement for Elton Brand.

I highly doubt that Kaman will maintain his current 36 minute per game average. Camby is more likely to hang on to his 27, because he’ll be backing up Kaman and Randolph. He can spell them each for 14 minutes, leaving 34 minutes at the 4 and 5 spots.

Eric Gordon looks like a pretty good pick up to me. I mean, really, does anyone take Ricky Davis seriously anymore? He’s not going to get more PT than Gordon, especially as the season goes on.

Golden State Warriors

I think it’s pretty clear to everyone that Jamal Crawford will continue being a relatively decent fantasy player until Monta Ellis returns. Us JC owners are hoping that comes later than soon, of course. Until that time, though, Crawford fills their need at the PG spot very well. Of course, this means that when Kelenna Azubuike returns from his mild knee sprain then Anthony Morrow’s run is probably over. Crawford and Azubuike will be taking up most of the minutes on the court at the 1 and 2 positions.

Since Al Harrington wasn’t actually playing for the Warriors, there’s not a lot else that will change for them.

Take it all in, fantasy owners. There’s going to be a lot of playing time to watch in the upcoming few days.

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  • http://intensedebate.com/people/BrendanK BrendanK

    I'm still totally of the mind that Nate Robinson's minutes are on the way up. Maybe not up to 35+ like I thought before the Randolph trade, but, but definitely better than the 28 he's getting now. I mean, what else has to be done in NY to prove that D'Antoni plays the guys he likes for his system, regardless of age, experience or salary? And which player has shown better than Robinson an ability to excel in the run n' gun? We all like Wilson Chandler, but the answer is Nate Rob. Winning isn't an issue. The franchise isn't considering retaining Mobley after his deal runs out, but could conceivably want to extend Robinson. There are just too many reasons to believe he'll see an increase in value.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/biggs0 Patrick

    Nate Robinson's problem isn't his skills or his ability to thrive in D'Antoni's system, it's his height. I just don't see how a Duhon/Nate Rob backcourt is a viable one from a defensive perspective. I do think he'll see an increase in minutes as Mobley < Crawford, but I don't think it'll be that great and I don't think Nate will start.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/BrendanK BrendanK

    I don't think he'll start either (not anymore), but- not to point out the obvious- when has defense kept anybody from getting minutes under D'Antoni? You're telling me that Leandro Barbosa was a lockdown guy? If he facilitates the offense (which he obviously does) and hits jumpers (which, again, he does) he'll see a legit role this season, with minutes close to or better than Mobley's.

  • Terrance

    Im in the minority here, and I really second guessed even posting this as it damages any credibility I may have. I believe ricky davis is the man to pick up. What i worry about is that r. davis is a head case and if he doestn start, hes not productive. Even if he gets 30 min off the bench. So, if ricky davis starts and sees 30 min/gm, then i say hes going to get you ricky davis #s, which wont be bad for the last spot on your roster.

    If eric gordon starts, the minutes will still be there for ricky davis. He'll even get more shots with the LAC second unit. Id rather see davis come off the bench and be the "instant offense" than see davis start and compete for shots with thornton, baron davis, kaman, z randolph. Ok, so after typing all those names…a lot…*in a row…I thnk it would be best for davis to come off the bench. After all, who else would you want in the game while get buckets is hoisting up jumpers other than marcus camby?

  • Terrance

    Cont…

    With mobley and tim thomas taking 22 shots a game between them, shots will be there. Zach will certainly try his hardest to take all 22, but if he doesnt, r davis and gordon will pick up the slack. That LAC bench looks terrible right now. Im interested to see what happens.

    If davis sees 30 min:

    11-3-3 with 1 stl FG 44% with 1 three.

    One last thing, the clippers are obviously in win now mode. I know they will develop gordon, but they want to win now. There is no 2010 for the clippers.

    *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt3XFPId2cQ

  • terrance

    "Zach will certainly try his hardest to take all 22, but if he doesnt, r davis and gordon will pick up the slack."

    I shouldnt have said this. I was in the zone typing wise and wasnt thinking. Of course the extra shots left by mobley and thomas will be taken by thornton, randolph, davis, and kaman. However, I still think R davis is worth a flier and will see more than 5 shots a game.

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