You are probably researching NBA stats for your fantasy basketball game. We are glad to help your fantasy basketball team win so here’s a review of the current player ratings. We hope you find it helpful and good luck with your fantasy basketball team.

By the time you get to read this, the National Basketball Association would have gone through 35 to 40 basketball games. Those figures mean we are on our way towards the half of the season.

When it comes to fantasy basketball, however, there is a variance in the value compared to the actual NBA game. So for this article, we will not give you the “oh name the best athlete/star player” game. What we will tell you immediately is the names of the valuable fantasy players who have done great performances up to this point in the season. Now, we shall do this by not only pointing the value of that particular player, but also taking into consideration the value where these NBA players were drafted to. Here is the list of players. All of them are expected to keep up the great performance they’ve been doing for the rest of the NBA season. So, start writing and checking whether you should be amending some of the fantasy basketball draft picks you’ve made.

Fantasy Basketball Players to Watch For # 1: Dorell Wright of the San Francisco Warriors

They said that there is no player that has outperformed his draft status. Wright is knocking 2.6 points per game in spite of not making enough 3 pointers the season before. Yes he is widely inconsistent and his team is not motivating him enough, but he remains to be in the top 35 and is a good player to have in your fantasy team.

Fantasy Basketball Players to Watch For # 2: Wilson Chandler of the New York Knicks

Chandler is known as an elite shot blocker. Though it is worthy to point out that he has barely over one block per game as the past 17 contest would show you, Chandler’s 3-point shooting skills can be inconsistent. Chandler is a New York Knicks trade asset. Chandler is outperforming his projection throughout the season. Some people say he is a fluke. So if you own him, you might want to trade him now in your fantasy basketball league while he is hot.

Fantasy Basketball Players to Watch For # 3: Wesley Matthew from the Portland Trail Blazers

He is in the same situation as Chandler. He has fair performance with steals and free throws. He seems safe to have but won’t go much higher. Trade him if you can.

Fantasy basketball has become a popular source of entertainment for sports fans and can rival the NBA itself, or at least for the citizens of online gaming. To help you brush up in fantasy basketball or aid beginners out there who are just learning what the game is all about, here are some fantasy basketball technical rules.

Fantasy Basketball Number of Teams

For public teams, there is a typical number of teams in a league which can range anywhere from 10 to 12. On the other hand, in private leagues, the number is based on the general consensus of the players. These private leagues are the ones that accept new fantasy basketball general managers via invitation only.

Fantasy Basketball Drafts

There are two ways to pick a team in fantasy basketball. The first one is called the snake draft. The snake draft begins with a first round pick with each manager choosing his NBA player in order. In the second round, the manager who had the last pick in the first round will be the first to pick and this goes on until all the players are filled in the fantasy basketball teams. The order is reversed with each turn in order to eliminate the manager with the first pick to have all the advantage.

Meanwhile, in the action draft, the fantasy basketball manager will have an agreed upon budget, usually $260. This will be used to fill out the team’s needed players. Each NBA player will be auctioned by the managers and the participants get the player who pays for him the most. A great feature of this type of drafting is that everyone has a chance to draft a player unlike in the snake draft. The process takes longer than the snake draft though.

Fantasy Basketball Roster Size and Composition

The number of players in a fantasy basketball team is called a roster size. This roster size is the same across all teams in the league. When we say roster composition, that is the amount of players in each position that a team can use. These include positions such as point guard, shooting guard, power forward, center and small forward.

There are some leagues that only need five players in a team which is basically one in each position. These challenge the fantasy basketball GMs to skillfully assemble the best starting line up on a weekly basis.

There are other leagues in a fantasy basketball game which permit as much as 12 or even 15 players in a team. These particular leagues assign one or more bench players. The statistics from real life NBA will not be counted on a player in a bench position in fantasy basketball. However, once you have the player in your roster, no one can grab the player even if he is just a bench player.