"Last week, we took a look at some players who have been underachieving (at least in fantasy) in the early part of the season in order to think about players you might want to target in trades. Of course, there's another side to that coin. This has been a strange season, and that means there are quite a few players who have found themselves among the elite on the Player Rater but probably won't be there by the end of the season. Those are the players you might want to look to trade in the coming weeks if you can get good value for them. Here are a few to consider.
(Current ranking, based on per-game averages, in parentheses.)
Paul Millsap, PF, Utah Jazz (19): I love Millsap's game, and his inclusion on this list is not an indictment of his style in any way, but it's going to be extremely tough for him to maintain the sort of value he's had so far this season. A quick look at his Hollinger stats shows he's averaging career highs in rebound rate, usage rate, turnover rate and free throw percentage, and while it makes sense for a guy who is 26 to be having the best season of his career, it just feels like there's room for some drop-off from his current level as the season wears on. In a way, it's already happening. He's taken a hit in field goal percentage from 54.3 in January to just 47.8 so far in February, and is averaging far fewer points as well. Another huge concern is that he's averaging 1.5 steals per game for the season but hasn't had more than one in a game in his past six games. He's playing fewer minutes than he did last season, and that's unlikely to change, given the plethora of power forwards vying for minutes on the Jazz roster. Millsap's going to keep playing great basketball all season, but to expect him to continue hanging around in the top 20 is probably a mistake."