Staff Fantasy Basketball Draft Recap: Analysis of Our 12-Team Head-to-Head League
Round 11
| Pick | Overall | Player | Position | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 121 | Danilo Gallinari | SF | Mike Hurley |
| 2 | 122 | J.J. Redick | SG | Shae Cronin |
| 3 | 123 | Miles Plumlee | PF/C | Brett Weisband |
| 4 | 124 | Trey Burke | PG | Bryan Mears |
| 5 | 125 | Ersan Ilyasova | SF/PF | Kyle Stanzel |
| 6 | 126 | Anderson Varejao | PF/C | Russell Peddle |
| 7 | 127 | Nene | PF/C | Mike Comerford |
| 8 | 128 | Spencer Hawes | PF/C | Daniel Lindsey |
| 9 | 129 | Manu Ginobili | SG/SF | Brett Oswalt |
| 10 | 130 | Timofey Mozgov | C | Galin Dragiev |
| 11 | 131 | Tony Wroten | PG | Brandon Gdula |
| 12 | 132 | Carlos Boozer | PF/C | Sam Hauss |
Rounds 11-13 are essentially all about filling bench spots, bolstering depth at weak positions, and taking fliers on high-upside guys. Because of that, there's always a good chance that guys picked in this range don't pan out for the owner and hit the waiver wire at some point during the season. With that in mind, here are some quick thoughts on this round:
Shae Cronin grabbing J.J. Redick here is a steal. 67th-ranked player last season, specialist in three-pointers, free throw percentage, and turnovers, and projected as our 85th-ranked player this year.
My Anderson Varejao, Mike Commerford's Nene, and Daniel Lindsey's Spencer Hawes picks here all qualify as interesting gambles on guys whose value might be capped by injury (Nene and Andy) or a lessened role (Hawes). When getting ample time on the floor, all three have flirted with being high-ceiling fantasy players, they just need to get the ample time to make these picks worth it.
Mike Hurley's Danilo Gallinari and Kyle Stanzel's Ersan Ilyasova picks both represent great bounceback candidates that were once top-50 fantasy staples.
My pick: Anderson Varejao, PF/C - I'm not in love with this pick for aforementioned reasons, but it's hard to ignore that Andy has been a top-100 play for the last five years when he's played, including a 76th-ranked finish last season in 65 games (his highest total in four years). The flier on that rebounding upside, even with Kevin Love in town, was hard to pass up this late.
