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NBA trade deadline

A few teams were involved on trade deadline day, although some teams didn't procrastinate and made their blockbuster moves prior to the final day. Here's the fantasy spin:

Delonte West, PG (CLE): West was in the Seattle SuperSonics' doghouse and now he's been let off the leash and given a dog biscuit. That's an awful analogy. Anyways, the point is that West goes from being in a situation where he was seeing little playing time to a situation where he could be starting. The Cavs don't have much other than West at point guard, which means he'll see close to 30 minutes a game. I expect his averages to be similar to last year when he posted 12.3 PPG, 4.4 APG, 3.0 RPG, 1.1 SPG and 0.9 SPG.

Wally Szczerbiak, G-F (CLE): Szczerbiak's stats are deflated this season, mostly because he wasn't seeing much time in Seattle. In Cleveland, he's likely to get over 25 minutes per game. In Seattle, he was under that number. Wally doesn't provide much more than points and three-pointers. He's averaged 1.4 three's in each of the last three seasons, which isn't that sexy. A guy like Juan Carlos Navarro might be a better pickup.

Jeff Green, F (SEA): Green, the other SuperSonics' first-round pick this year, is a very versatile forward who should see some steady minutes down the stretch of the season. I want to compare him to the Josh Howard-type, but since it's so early in his career, I can't tell you in which categories he'll succeed. As a starter, he's given you 9.2 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.7 BPG and 0.3 SPG. He can stay on the waiver-wire if that's all he does, but keep an eye on him as he sees more minutes and grows more comfortable in the NBA.

Chicago's guards: It looked like the Chicago Bulls might trade Ben Gordon and open up some playing time for Thabo Sefolosha. That would have meant that the Bulls traded from a position of depth. Instead, the Bulls added more depth and more confusion. Larry Hughes, Shannon Brown and possibly even Cedric Simmons are going to have to play nicely with Gordon, Sefolosha, and maybe even Luol Deng. By "play nicely" I mean they will have to share minutes and probably render them all useless for fantasy purposes.

Tyrus Thomas & Joakim Noah, F (CHI): So the Chicago Bulls traded their whole starting front line for more backcourt depth. Interesting. I'm curious to see Noah or Thomas have to guard guys like Yao Ming or Dwight Howard. Nonetheless, Thomas should be picked up immediately if he's not already owned. Thomas is going to see extended playing time and he can provide points, rebounds, blocks, steals and free throws. Noah is good for points and rebounds, but the blocks and steals are sparse. Both are young and both should see heavy minutes down the stretch.

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