Fantasy Basketball Player Rankings & Projections
2009 Shooting Guard Preseason Preview
Kobe Bryant
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Even if Bryant doesn't get
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1. Kobe Bryant - Los Angeles
Kobe Bryant is the number one shooting guard, period. He should
benefit from having Gasol for a whole season. His point total
wont suffer because it stayed steady after the big trade went
down. I do see an uptick in his APG from having a realiable post
player and a developing one in Andrew Bynum.
2008 Statistics:
28.3 Pts - 6.3 Reb - 5.4 Ast
2009 Projection:
28.5 Pts - 6.2 Reb - 6.1 Ast
2. Dwyane Wade - Miami
Wade is the number 2 guard but this ranking will only hold true
if he is able to stay healthy. He has only played 102 games the
past 2 seasons. He will finally have some help in Miami with Shawn
Marion and the rookie, Michael Beasley. This will increase his
assist total and should help him keep his FG% hovering near 50%.
He also averages nearly 2 steals per game but has averaged around
4 turnovers per game for his career. Pick him but be prepared
to get a good back up option.
2008 Statistics:
24.6 Pts - 4.2 Reb - 6.9 Ast
2009 Projection:
25.1 Pts - 4.0 Reb - 7.5 Ast
3. Gilbert Arenas - Washington
Here's another shooting guard with injury problems. He only
managed to play 13 games last year with 32 minutes per game. He
is returning with a clean bill of health and a new contract that
he will have to live up. He could have been classified as a PG
but he is a scoring machine and figured he would be better suited
as a SG. Agent Zero is due in for a comeback year and his owners
will rejoice at the sight of him starting a game as opposed to
being in civilian clothes on the bench.
2008 Statistics:
19.4 Pts - 3.9 Reb - 5.1 Ast
2009 Projection:
27.8 Pts - 4.4 Reb - 6.3 Ast
4. Michael Redd- Milwaukee
Michael Redd has been underrated for years because he plays in
a smaller market team than other notable SGs but few can shoot
the rock like he can. He will consistently get you 20 a night
and hit a few 3s for good measure. Unfortunately, thats all he
really does for ur team tho I expect he is healthier and his other
stats should increase. Haing Richard Jefferson around should help
him as well.
2008 Statistics:
22.7 Pts - 4.3 Reb - 3.4 Ast
2009 Projection:
24.1 Pts - 5.0 Reb - 4.0 Ast
5. Brandon Roy - Portland
Some might be shocked by the ranking of Brandon Roy so high but
I strongly believe he is a top 5 SG for fantasy basketball. Besides
the points, assists, and rebounds, he brings less than 2 turnovers
per game and over a steal a game to your team. Also, he will have
an improved supporting cast that will include Greg Oden. The Blazers
are an up-and-coming team in the NBA and so is Roy.
2008 Statistics:
19.1 Pts - 4.7 Reb - 5.8 Ast
2009 Projection:
21.5 Pts - 5.2 Reb - 6.3 Ast
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6. Vince Carter - New Jersey
Vince Carter will have to score more for the Nets to compete
and thats why I have his points per game increasing but his assist
will take a dip. Also, I expect his shooting %'s to take a slight
dip due to him just taking more shots. He is still a solid starting
SG and could possibly be traded at the deadline like Jason Kidd
before him.
2008 Statistics:
21.3 Pts - 6.0 Reb - 5.1 Ast
2009 Projection:
23.5 Pts - 5.2 Reb - 4.1 Ast
