"Monday was another crazy night in the Association, and I've decided that managing a winning fantasy hoops team might be the most difficult thing to do in fantasy sports. It's an everyday job, and there are lineup tweaks and injuries every single night. Especially this season, as every hour seems to bring a new injury. Yesterday's victims included Al Jefferson, Andray Blatche, MarShon Brooks, Jameer Nelson and Nicolas Batum.
Tuesday's Injury Report
Al Jefferson sat with a sore right foot, and the fact he's taken two injections, is in a walking boot and said he felt like he was "walking on glass" during his last game is a little scary. Scary enough that I picked up Derrick Favors in a couple leagues on Monday afternoon. Favors wasn't great last night, but should be worth owning for as long as Jefferson is out. Jefferson remains day-to-day, but could miss the whole week, so while Favors isn't a must-own guy, he's nice to have if you've got the room.
Andray Blatche will miss three to five weeks with a strained calf. Ironically, I had to cut him in one league to get a healthy player (Favors), and did so about three hours before this news was announced. So I'm glad I made the move. I just traded MarShon Brooks to get Blatche, and it ended up being a trade of shall we say, garbage for junk. More on Brooks in a minute. Blatche will be replaced by both Jan Vesely and Trevor Booker, but Booker looks like the best option for now after going for 14 points, nine boards and two blocks off the bench last night."