Antawn Jamison to have wrist surgery Tuesday - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison will have surgery on his right wrist on Tuesday.

Antawn Jamison headed to get wrist surgery - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Prior to Sunday's Game 4 blowout loss, Antawn Jamison described his wrist as "bad" and plans to get surgery in the coming weeks.

Antawn Jamison aggravates wrist injury - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison had just five points, three rebounds and a 3-pointer in 15 minutes on Wednesday, when he aggravated his wrist injury in the second half.

Jamison has stinger, expects to play Thursday - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison (wrist) suffered a "stinger" on Wednesday which forced him to sit out the final eight minutes, but he vowed to play on Thursday against the Bucks.

Antawn Jamison (wrist) intends to play Monday - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison (wrist) went through a non-contact practice on Sunday and he intends to play through pain for the rest of the season.

Antawn Jamison has slight tear in right wrist - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Updating a previous item, Antawn Jamison has a slight tear in his wrist and he will try to "gut it out."

Jamison's wrist X-rays negative; MRI on Sat - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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X-rays taken on Antawn Jamison's right (shooting) wrist returned negative after Friday's game, and an MRI will be taken on Saturday.

Antawn Jamison scores 27 pts in 35 minutes - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help the Lakers' second unit secure Sunday's win over the Kings.

Antawn Jamison draws start in place of Metta - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison will start Tuesday's game against the Nets in place of suspended Metta World Peace.

Antawn Jamison quiet in 24 minutes off bench - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison came off the bench and played 24 minutes on Tuesday, but hit just 3-of-7 shots and a 3-pointer for seven points, two rebounds and a steal.

Antawn Jamison to come off bench on Tuesday - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison will come off the bench in Tuesday's game against the Rockets.

Jamison likely to come off bench on Tuesday - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison is expected to come off the bench in Tuesday's game against the Rockets.

Antawn Jamison: Benching 'doesn't make sense' - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison was a DNP-CD for the fifth straight game Friday.

Antawn Jamison sits most of the second half - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison only played seven minutes in the second half on Thursday and had just three points, six rebounds and one 3-pointer against the Knicks.

Antawn Jamison to start, Jordan Hill to bench - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison will start at power forward on Thursday, sending Jordan Hill back to the bench.

Jordan Hill starts, Antawn to bench for L.A. - Jordan Hill | LAK

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Jordan Hill will start at PF for the Lakers on Tuesday, shifting Antawn Jamison back to the bench.

Antawn Jamison goes for 15 & 9 in start - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison started for Pau Gasol and had 15 points, nine boards, a steal, three blocks and three 3-pointers on 6-of-11 shooting in Tuesday's loss.

Antawn Jamison, Chris Duhon to start Tuesday - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison will start for Pau Gasol (knee tendinitis) on Tuesday, while Chris Duhon will supplant Darius Morris as the starting PG.

Waiver Wired: Wired: NBA Hot Pickups

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Antawn Jamison is on fire for the Lakers and has become a hot pick up off waiver wires.

Jamison nets season-high 33 points w/ 12 rebs - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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Antawn Jamison scored a season-high 33 points on 13-of-19 shooting (including five threes) with 12 rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block in 33 minutes off the bench in Friday's lopsided win over the Nuggets.

Day 26: Where Metta World Peace Gets His Groove Back

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Line of the Night: Kevin Durant (3.33 WARP) currently sits at the top of our player rater by a huge margin, averaging 1.44 wins/week this year in 9-cat leagues compared to the second best player, LeBron James, at 1.10 wins. And I can see why. Last night was at least the third line of the night performance from Durant so far this season as he led the Thunder to an overtime win over the Sixers with 37 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks in nearly 50 minutes on the court! With Harden gone this season, Durant has actually become a bit more of a playmaker in addition to all the scoring – he’s averaging 4.5 assists per game – up from 3.5 lasts season.

Honorable Mentions: The

Antawn Jamison erupts again for 19 & 15 - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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The Mike D'Antoni era continues to benefit Antawn Jamison, who finished Saturday's victory with 19 points, 15 rebounds, one steal and zero turnovers in 30 minutes.

Day 25: Where Chandler Parsons Is Not a Waiver Wire Pick Up

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First, let’s just get this video out the way since it was on the national news this morning… your Mom might be asking you about, so you’ll need to know. I think YouTube works in all countries, but just in case: It’s Dwight Howard (in an ugly ass all white uniform) with Carmelo (in what appears to be an all orange uniform), Joe Johnson in all black (which actually works for that one), Russell Westbrook, and Dwyane Wade, all dribbling basketballs in time to the Carol of the Bells to promote their special (and generally awful) Christmas Day uniforms. If the Celtics have an all green version, I can see that working, and the Heat’s all red seems okay, but man, they really put some weird looking ones up there with the Lakers and

Spin Doctors: Kobe Bryant vs. Kyrie Irving

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In a battle of two highly talented guards, one toward the end of a career while the other is just beginning theirs, two members of the Yahoo! Fantasy staff view them differently.

Who do you prefer, a proven superstar with an impressive track record yet now in the decline phase, or a budding star with little history but with a ton of potential?

Funston says Kobe's still got it: The main argument against Kobe is that he's old. But being 34 years old is only a problem if you are starting to show the obvious wear-and-tear that comes with the mileage you've traveled. And I'm having a hard time finding proof that Kobe is, in fact, in decline.

Over the past seven

Spin Doctors: Pau Gasol v. Marc Gasol

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The Gasols are the closest thing the NBA has to the Mannings of the NFL. And similar to how Eli has elevated his game into Peyton's class, no longer is the Gasol comparison dominated by the older sibling.

In our initial fantasy rankings for the '12-'13 campaign, Pau topped Marc by a slim margin, though two of the three experts actually preferred Marc. Andy Behrens' was the bullish backer of Pau, so I'll let him get this Spanish inquisition started...

Behrens gets the Boom Boom Pau: If there's going to be a new Alpha Gasol this season, then either Marc will

Top 35 Fantasy Small Forwards for the 2012-13 Season

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Small forward is a strange position in fantasy this year. The two best players in the league happen to play the position, then the talent drops hard and fast drop through the tiers. Even if you fold in the shooting guards who are also eligible at small forward, it is not a particularly deep position at all. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Onto the rankings!

Tier 1: You’re the Best… Around

1. Kevin Durant (1 Overall Rank), Oklahoma City Thunder

Durant and James are really 1a and 1b in terms of draft position this year. We like Durant slightly more, because he finished last season on the top of the GMTR

How to Build a Fantasy Basketball Team with Good Percentages

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Effective percentages are something of a geek out stat for me. Because the percentage categories are a little trickier to deal with than the counting categories in H2H and especially roto leagues, I like to calculate something called effective percentages. I’ve discussed this on the site many times before, but the percentage categories are ratio statistics (where made baskets are divided by attempts) and as a result, you simply cannot add them together to create an average. It can also be difficult to compare one player to another because players

Antawn Jamison: Agrees to One-Year Deal with Lakers

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Antawn Jamison: Jamison has agreed to a one-year deal with the Lakers, Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Lakers agree to deal with F Antawn Jamison - Antawn Jamison | LAK

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The Lakers have agreed to a deal with free agent forward Antawn Jamison.

Lakers sniffing around Elton Brand, big men - Elton Brand | PHI

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The Lakers are interested in Elton Brand, Antawn Jamison, and Jermaine O'Neal for the "veteran minimum."

Nets could get Jamison in sign-and-trade - Antawn Jamison | CLE

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The Nets could be on the verge of landing F Antawn Jamison in a sign-and-trade deal with the Cavaliers.

Jamison's interest in the Bobcats "definite" - Antawn Jamison | CLE

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After his dinner on Thursday with Bobcats GM Rich Cho and team executive Rod Higgins, Antawn Jamison has stated that, "to say there’s interest on both sides is definite."

Jamison dines with Bobcats mgmt on Thursday - Antawn Jamison | CLE

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Free agent Antawn Jamison dined with Bobcats executives Rod Higgins and Rich Cho on Thursday.

Warriors in play for UFA Antawn Jamison - Antawn Jamison | CLE

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Yahoo! Sports' Marc Spears said Tuesday to "keep an eye" on the Warriors and unrestricted free agent Antawn Jamison.

Antawn Jamison: Planning to Part Ways with Cleveland?

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Antawn Jamison: Following the Cavaliers 96-85 loss to Washington on Tuesday in which Jamison played just 17 minutes, he expressed his desire to leave Cleveland in the offseason, Tom Reed and Mary Schmitt Boyer of the Cleveland Plain Dealer report. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Day 115 of 124: Paul Pierce can score 43 points too, Carmelo

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I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but over the last 2 weeks, Carmelo Anthony (2.55) has increased his scoring from a season average of 22 points to over 31 points including games with 39, 42, and 43 (and last night’s triple-double that seems like it should have won Line of the Night: 35 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals). Well, the Celtics played the Knicks last night and evidently Paul Pierce (2.84) decided he’d had enough and he was going to show Carmelo that he could score 43 points too.

Line of the Night: Paul Pierce (2.84) scored the aforementioned 43 points on 4 threes, 11-19 from the field and a huge 17-18 from the line. He also had 2 steals

Day 112 of 124: the Beginning of the End

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That’s right, this is the last recap that is going to mean anything to the owners who are playing for a championship in fantasy leagues that end this week. Still, like much of the NBA at this point, all we can do is soldier on until the end.

Line of the Night: Coming off a rare bad game against the Wolves, Chris Paul (3.01) bounced back in full force to score 28 points (on 12-17 shooting), with 13 assists, 3 threes and 3 steals in a win over the Warriors. Paul is not only having an expectedly great fantasy year (he’s currently ranked #3 on the GMTR player rater for the season) but he’s also

Antawn Jamison out for Cavs on Saturday - Antawn Jamison | CLE

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Antawn Jamison will get the night off on Saturday due to the Cavs playing three games in three nights.

Antawn Jamison: (Rest) Out Saturday

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Antawn Jamison: Jamison will sit out Saturday against the Wizards, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Antawn Jamison: Out Saturday

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Antawn Jamison: Jamison will sit out Saturday against the Wizards, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Day 106 of 124: Easter Games Bring Renewed Hope

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There were several interesting developments that piqued our interest over Easter Sunday night’s games. For those of you who do celebrate Easter, or are New York Knick fans, or own Derrick Rose… Happy Easter to ya!

Line of the Night: Carmelo Anthony (2.65) broke out of his slump in style, in pretty much the only way he knows how; by scoring a ton of points, well 43 to be exact. Two of his four treys for the game came at clutch times and the last one was even the game winner that took New York to an overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls. Melo added seven boards to his line. His heroics,

Day 98 of 124: The End of Linsanity

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Let’s start with the…

Injury of the Night: Looks like Jeremy Lin’s sore knee is a little more than that. Lin will have season ending surgery after a MRI revealed a partially torn meniscus in his knee. The surgery is expected to keep him out six weeks, which effectively ends his season. Baron Davis has been starting in his place over the Knicks last few games and has been… shaky. This includes last night’s 6 point, 5 assists game against the Cavs in 29 minutes Davis is dealing with his own hamstring injury –

Day 92 of 124: A Tale of Two Kevins

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Alternate title: Zazaaaaaa!!!

While all, well most, eyes were on the supposed potential NBA Finals matchup between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder, us fantasy hoopheads were busy appreciating stuff like a quadruple overtime game between Utah and Atlanta or even better yet, another Line of the Night: by Kevin Love (3.93).  Yes, it was kind of reminiscent of our recap a couple of days ago, except this time Kevin L outperforms Kevin D in fantasy this time around. It’s interesting

Day 88 of 124: Where Ben Gordon Strokes It

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Alternate Title: Free Ramon Sessions!
Second Alternate Title: Every Time Darko DNPs, an Angel Gets Its Wings

Line of the Night/ Waiver Wire Line of the Night: If you were somehow still holding onto Ben Gordon (3.76) through all his badness this season, he finally rewarded your faith last night with a completely insane game: 9-9 from three on his way to 45 points, adding 8 assists and a couple steals. To put this game in perspective, before last night’s game Gordon had 11 threes total since the beginning of February. 11 threes in 19 games!

Gordon can thank Rodney Stuckey for the opportunity in his acceptance speech. Stuckey missed the game with a

Day 78 of 124: Not-so-Dragic Loss of Kyle Lowry

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In uncharacteristic fashion, we’re going to lead out with the Waiver Wire Line of the Night: because it’s all about Goran Dragic (1.33). Since Kyle Lowry is expected to miss 2-4 weeks, Patrick has already put out an add order on Dragic. 20 points (4 threes, 7-11 from the field), 8 assists (6% owned). I unfortunately missed out by a few minutes in grabbing him in most of my leagues and was only able to snag him in three and the worst part is that I wasn’t able to pick Goran in the leagues where I own Lowry. That speaks volumes about the caliber of competition

Day 70 of 124: Dueling 40′s

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Line of the Night: In the battle of guys dropping 40 points on their opponent, Kevin Love (3.28 WARP) and his 42 points, 5 threes, 10 rebounds and 4 assists came out on top as the Wolves beat the Blazers with a high flying score of 122-110. Love shot 56% from the floor on the night and the Wolves shot 54% as a team. And with that, Love has now achieved a new level of fame; my wife (not a basketball fan in the least) actually recognized who he was while I was watching the game last night. Before that, the only two basketball players she knew were Kris Humphries and Lamar Odom.

Honorable Mentions: That Wolves/Blazers game was the place to be for good fantasy lines. For Portland,

Byron Scott suggests changes could be coming - Antawn Jamison | CLE

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Antawn Jamison was one of the few Cavaliers to show up on Friday night, scoring 22 points and grabbing four rebounds as Cleveland was abused by the Bulls.

Double-double vs. Knicks

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Antawn Jamison: Jamison scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 38 minutes against the Knicks on Wednesday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Potential Second Half Breakouts

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This is a companion piece to our Breakout Podcast that we recorded over the weekend. If you were able to listen to that, you’ll find a lot of the same information in the post. If not, then he following is more of less what we discussed in that podcast. Nels’ article on SI.com this week also has to do with breakout players, but his take is slightly different than mine and Erik’s and is worth a read as well.

Predicting breakout players is always a tricky process because as much as we think we can predict

Day 48 of 124: Mission Linpossible

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I mean, it had to be something about Jeremy Lin, right?

Line of the Night: Dirk Nowitzki (2.62) has started playing like a first round pick again these last 4 games, and gets his first Line of the Night of the season by finally making some threes and blocking some shots. Last night he had 33 points (11-19 FG, 7-10 FT) with 4 threes and 3 blocks.

Honorable Mentions: Marc Gasol (2.10) had another strong defensive game as the Grizzlies got the win over the Pacers: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks. Meanwhile, Antawn Jamison (2.07) took advantage of overtime against the Bucks to a season-high score 34 points (14-21 from the field),