NEW JERSEY at GOLDEN STATE, 10:30 p.m. ET
Richard Jefferson’s 15.6 points per-game isn’t going to cut it. Still, his overall numbers are excellent, but if you can get a top-25 player for him go for it, as he has too many other good players around him to consistently dominate. For those of you are scanning the waiver-wire for players who have put up solid numbers over the past week, pay no mind to Scott Padgett. Jason Collins should be back at full strength after a few more games and should steal most of Padgett’s opportunities.

MILWAUKEE at UTAH:, 9 p.m. ET
I knew it was coming, and now it’s here. The Deron Williams era in Utah has officially begun, and after the first double-double of his career Friday night (21 points, ten dimes) he’s set to have plenty more. Start him from now on. Joe Smith is starting over Andrew Bogut, a move most are bashing but I agree with. Bogut’s not a power forward and Smith is an underrated player and if he’s in Milwaukee’s starting lineup and netting thirty minutes per-game, he’s worthy of being in a fantasy lineup.

NEW ORLEANS/OKLAHOMA CITY at PHILADELPHIA, 7 p.m. ET
Did Chris Andersen’s success in his brief starting gig give him a better shot at securing more minutes? PJ Brown was out for family reasons and could miss the game tonight, and if he does, the Birdman should get another opportunity to lobby for more court time.

SACRAMENTO at SAN ANTONIO, 10 p.m. ET
The Kings have a formidable task facing the reigning champs after a big letdown in Sunday’s loss at Seattle in which each of the starters logged big minutes. Great game. Back and forth the entire second half. Collison drains an eighteen-footer over Brad Miller with, like, thirty seconds left. Ok, I guess I felt obligated to throw that in there, too. I’m done. I rejected a Rafer Alston for Manu Ginobili trade last week (with me acquiring Manu), because Ginobili’s numbers didn’t look like anything special and he started off slowly. I also figured he’d average around thirty minutes per-game due to the Spurs’ deep bench and Greg Popovich’s tendency to manage minutes effectively. Ginobili is the type of guy who can control the tempo of the entire game of both ends of the floor. But Pop saves him all season so he can do it in the playoffs, where he puts up ungodly numbers. But he’s averaged 32 minutes his last two games and put up his typical fifteen points, and six rebounds with tons of steals and a few threes. Sometimes he disappears, sometimes he explodes. Doesn’t match up to his real-life talent,since he’s probably a top-twenty player in the league. My point is, don’t treat him like one. I’d still take him over Alston at this point (another owner nabbed him though), but that’s more due to Rafer’s disappearing act than Ginobili’s fantasy worth. Tony Parker is the San Antonio guard you should covet at the moment. Both of them should go off against the likely-fatigued Kings.

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