Fantasy Basketball: The numberFire Hoops Writers' Draft
Round 10
| Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 109 | Willy Hernangomez | NY | C | Brandon Gdula |
| 2 | 110 | J.J. Redick | PHI | SG | Brett Oswalt |
| 3 | 111 | Evan Fournier | ORL | SG/SF | Shae Cronin |
| 4 | 112 | Nicolas Batum | CHA | SG/SF | Alex McDonald |
| 5 | 113 | Terrence Ross | ORL | SG/SF | Jordan Sharp |
| 6 | 114 | Joe Ingles | UTA | SG/SF | Sam Hauss |
| 7 | 115 | Markelle Fultz | PHI | PG | Russell Peddle |
| 8 | 116 | Marcin Gortat | WAS | C | Austan Kas |
| 9 | 117 | Alex Len | PHO | PF/C | Jay Kim |
| 10 | 118 | Wilson Chandler | DEN | SF/PF | Abe Schwadron |
| 11 | 119 | JaMychal Green | MEM | PF | Alan Goldsher |
| 12 | 120 | Rudy Gay | SA | SF/PF | Dale Redman |
Over the last two months of last season, Willy Hernangomez was the 91st-ranked player in nine-category leagues. If Enes Kanter's horrible defense keeps him from eating into Hernangomez's minutes, Willy has great breakout potential going into his sophomore season.
Nicolas Batum is an interesting injury stash in this range, since he has early-round upside when healthy. Current reports have him out six-to-eight weeks, which is fairly manageable, particularly if you have an injured reserve spot.
Marcin Gortat has bust written all over him, but I don't mind Austan Kas taking a shot at him down in this range. Just remember that he ranked 219th over the last two months of last season (a fairly substantial 29-game sample size).
My pick: As mentioned back in Round 4, I tend to shy away from rookies in fantasy hoops, but I'll take a flier on the first overall pick in this year's draft with the 115th pick. Maybe he's a bust, but at least I didn't spend too much to get him (his current ADP is a much less reasonable 75.0, according to FantasyPros.com).
