The Washington Wizards rounds out our rundown of fantasy basketball analysis for each NBA team. The Wizards are led by a talented point guard who supposedly has an improved shot, along with two big men who’ve struggled so far to truly break through in any real way. Though the rest of the roster’s fantasy potential is a bit hazy, one thing is certain: a rookie’s girlfriend is about to take the NBA by storm.
Depth chart:
PG: John Wall, Shelvin Mack, Mustafa Shakur*
SG: Nick Young**, Jordan Crawford, Othyus Jeffers**
SF: Rashard Lewis, Jan Vesely, Chris Singleton, Josh Howard*, Larry Owens**, Maurice Evans*
PF: Andray Blatche, Trevor Booker, Yi Jianlian*
C: JaVale McGee, Kevin Seraphin, Hamady N’diaye**
* unrestricted free agent
** restricted free agent
Relevant fantasy players and their projected draft positions/per-game stats:
– John Wall, PG (Rd. 4): 45% FG, 78% FT, 1 Three, 18.5 Pts, 5 Reb, 8.5 Ast, 1.8 Stl, 0.5 Blk, 3.5 TO
– JaVale McGee, PF/C (Rd. 6): 55% FG, 60% FT, 11 Pts, 8.5 Reb, 0.5 Ast, 0.5 Stl, 2.5 Blk, 1.5 TO
– Andray Blatche, PF/C (Rd. 6): 45% FG, 75% FT, 16 Pts, 8 Reb, 2.5 Ast, 1.3 Stl, 1 Blk, 2.5 TO
– Nick Young, SG/SF (Rd. 10+): 44% FG, 80% FT, 1.5 Threes, 15 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 1 Ast, 0.5 Stl, 1.5 TO
– Jordan Crawford, PG/SG (Rd. 10+): 42% FG, 85% FT, 1 Three, 13 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 2.3 TO
– Rashard Lewis, SF/PF (Rd. 12+): 43% FG, 80% FT, 1 Three, 12 Pts, 5 Reb, 1.5 Ast, 1 Stl, 0.5 Blk, 1.5 TO
Sleeper:
Crawford
Most likely to surprise:
McGee
Most likely to disappoint:
Blatche
Category specialists:
– Threes: Young
– Steals: Wall
– Blocks: McGee
Things to consider:
– Lewis’ health
– If Young is re-signed and what that means for Crawford’s production
– Whether Vesely can push his way into major playing time at SF/PF
Team’s statistical NBA ranks from 2010-11:
– Pts: 21st
– FGM: 17th
– FGA: 5th
– FG%: 25th
– FT%: 25th
– 3PTM: T-27th
– Reb: 15th
– Ast: 29th
– TO: 26th
– Stl: 4th
– Blk: 1st
– Pace: 9th
– Offensive Efficiency: 28th
– Defensive Efficiency: 23rd
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