The Fantasy Cipher reveals this year's Pre-season Sleepers to target in the later rounds of your drafts.
Atlanta Hawks - Jeff Teague: Everyone is writing off Mike Bibby this year and we're right with them on this one. Teague didn't get much of a chance to showcase his talents last year, but he'll soon get the chance. He's inexperienced and raw, but may turn out to be the next Aaron Brooks.
Boston Celtics - Glen Davis: What happens with the O'Neals both get injured? It's Big Baby time. Although don't expect much out of him if he starts - 9-10 PPG, 5-7 RPG, 1.4 APG
Charlotte Bobcats - DJ Augustin
Chicago Bulls - Luol Deng - Deng's an 8th round pick that'll get you 17.5 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 2 APG, .8 SPG. That's solid value.
Cleveland Cavaliers - Daniel Gibson - He's probably not even worth a last-round pick, but if Mo Williams goes down, qualifies as a must-pick.
Dallas Mavericks - Caron Butler: It's a contract year and he's gotta work to get that next paycheck. Also, the Mavs are planning on reducing Dirk's minutes. The sky's the limit for this former-second rounder as he's currently being taken in the later 7th round on average (even later than Hedo Turkoglu).
Denver Nuggets - Arron Afflalo: Afflalo's performance in the preseason has been outrageous - 20.4 PPG, .9 SPG, 2.9 APG, 4.3 RPG, 49.1% FG.
Detroit Pistons - Austin Daye: Where did he come from suddenly? Out of nowhere,The Dayster averaged 15.9 PPG, .9 BPG, 5.6 RPG, 50% from 3pt, .8 SPG, and .9 BPG in eight preseason games. Due to the Jonas Jerebko's torn achilles, Daye has the opportunity to be a mult-category stud.
Golden State Warriors - Andris Biedrins: 2009-10 was a forgotten season for Andris and as a result, he's fallen off the radar in many leagues. When healthy and confident, he'll average a double double with a healthy 1.2 BPG. He's being taken close to the 10th round in drafts and should be targeted in all leagues. Just be wary of his bricks from the FT line. Reggie Williams is a wildcard, since we haven't seen him play much in the preseason. Judging by his performance in the last 30 games of last season, he should be a player to keep an eye on.
Houston Rockets - Chase Budinger: Chase had a solid rookie year and will be building towards a starting spot. He averaged 12.1 PPG, 3.5 RPG, shooting 43% from the 3 point line., Brad Miller: Once Yao goes down again, he'll average 10 PPG, 5 RPG, and play every game while whining and half-crying.
Indiana Pacers - Josh McRoberts: He seems to have won the starting PF spot and will give you a variety of categories. In six preseason starts, he averaged 7.2 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.8 SPG, 1 BPG, and even attempted a number of threes. 2 out of 8, but at least he tried.....
LA Clippers - Eric Gordon,
LA Lakers - Lamar Odom: Odom dominated the preseason without Bynum in the fold, and there's no reason why this can't continue. 10.9 PPG, 10.7 RPG, 4 APG, 1.5 SPG. He'll be solid for the season, but be wary about his durability, as he played significant minutes with Team USA this summer. Sell-high candidate.
Memphis Grizzlies - Mike Conley: Underrated PG who'll give 12 PPG, 6 APG, 1.5 SPG.
Miami Heat - Udonis Haslem: There isn't much depth in Miami's front-line, so Haslem should get quality minutes and average nearly a double-double.
Milwaukee Bucks - Andrew Bogut or John Salmons
Minnesota Timberwolves - Michael Beasley
New Jersey Nets - Terrence Williams
New Orleans Hornets - Marco Belinelli
New York Knicks - Anthony Randolph PF
Oklahoma City Thunder - James Harden
Orlando Magic - Rashard Lewis
Philadelphia Sixers - Jrue Holiday
Phoenix Suns - Hakim Warrick
Portland Trail Blazers - Rudy Fernandez
Sacramento Kings - Omri Casspi
San Antonio Spurs - DeJuan Blair
Toronto Raptors - Leandro Barbosa, Reggie Evans
Utah Jazz - Gordon Hayward
Washington Wizards - JaVale McGee
