Personal Narrative Essay: What With The Pro Bowl

About a month ago, the Portland Trail Blazers had one of the best starting lineups in the league. They were young and rising and a perennial playoff team. Fast forward a month and the Trail Blazers are without four of their five starting players. Nicolas Batum, Wesley Matthews, Robin Lopez, and LaMarcus Aldridge are no longer with the team.

Jimmy Butler vs OKC ($8,000) - OKC vs CHI will be a high scoring game, both teams allow over a 100 points per game and score over a 100 points per game. And the Thunder are allowing shooting guards to average around 40 fantasy points a game. This sounds like a big night for Butler.

So, here are my first batch of waiver-wire players who could impact your fantasy basketball squad going forward:

Williams will join what appears to be a crowded back-court (until Kobe retires) that includes; Jordan Clarkson, Bryant, DeAngelo Russell, and Nick Young.

With the departure of Kevin Durant, Westbrook is now the face of the franchise- the true leader. He thrives in positions like this. He’s never been afraid to take the big shot and he has never shied away from criticism he has received.

The debate in the NBA isn’t which shooting guard is number one, rather it’s which guy is the number two option for fantasy basketball. Shooting guard is a tough position to predict from year to year. Since his arrival in Houston, James Harden has be the consensus favorite fantasy shooting guard. I’m going to tell you guys who I believe the next best option is just in case you don’t snatch up Harden in the first round of your upcoming drafts. Jimmy Butler is a rising star in the NBA and is a straight assassin on the court.

Drummond had recently turned 22, he averages 13 points and 13 rebounds each game, and shot 51 percent from the field. Drummond became the first Piston player to have recorded three double-doubles over the Pistons' first three games of the 2016 season. He is young

The Detroit Pistons franchise has an illustrious history, but over recent years there have been times of utter disappointment. The 2015-16 Pistons team is a young, talented group of guys who can put up solid fantasy stats for us. Center Andre Drummond leads this Detroit team into this season as the top fantasy option on the team. From Drummond to Reggie Jackson, the Pistons should be a team to look at during your upcoming fantasy basketball drafts.

The NBA season is well under way and there is one team who is surprising everyone within the fantasy basketball world. The Detroit Pistons’ players have got off to an extravagant start and are quickly becoming more relevant each game that they play in. Pistons star center Andre Drummond is off to a record start and newcomer Marcus Morris may just be what us fantasy fans were looking for in a great waiver wire pickup. I knew a few of the Pistons players could be great additions to my fantasy roster, but I never believed that there would be a core four group of players who would rock our world!

Durability matters - Would you rather have Tony Parker, who has played 70+ games in only one of the past six seasons, or Goran Dragic, who has similar stats and averaging 77 games over the last 3 seasons? When looking at last season's stats, I removed players who did not meet at least one of the NBA's official stat requirements: 70 games played, 2,000 minutes played, 800 total rebounds, 400 total assists, 125 total steals, 100 total blocks, or 1,400 total points.

Blake Griffin vs BKN ($8,700) - Blake has been nothing short of solid, posting 37+ fantasy points in five straight games. As well, the Nets are giving up almost 50 fantasy points a night to power forwards and have a questionable defense at best.

Jeremy Lin vs ORL ($6,000) - I don’t mind playing Lin at $6,000 at all. He sees steady minutes, gets plenty of touches, and the Nets play at the fastest pace in the league. Not to mention, he has posted at 28 fantasy points in five of his last six games.

Brandon Jennings vs BKN ($5,600) - Jenning makes the list back to back days and for good reason. Not only will Derrick Rose be out again, but Jennings will be matching up with the Brooklyn Nets. A team that is allowing point guards to average over 50 fantasy points a game.

Joel Embiid's Contract has to be the craziest sports move in history. You give a guy 148 million dollars, but he only played 31 games in 3 years. He has been injury prone ever since he came into the league and for you got to be the craziest organization in history. I'd rather give Ben Simmons 148 million dollars then Embiid. In my opinion, Ben Simmons is the next Lebron James. Embiid is a decent player, but he's not going to be great being restricted to 27 minutes a game for the rest of his career. Joel will be a good offensive player and a decent defensive player, but he will be worth 148 million dollars in my book. With that being said that is how I feel about this crazy situation. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please make

Anthony Davis vs POR ($11,600) - The Blazers allow the most points per game in the league and allow the most fantasy points in the league to power forwards. Sounds like a dream matchup for AD. Then throw in the fact, the Blazers haven’t looked good of late and the Pelicans have looked better with Jrue Holiday..