Let’s look ahead to week 12/3-12/9 in the NBA:

Four games: Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Golden State, LA Clippers, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Toronto, Utah.

Three Games: Boston, Cleveland, Denver, Houston, LA Lakers, Minnesota, New Orleans, New York, Portland, Sacramento, Seattle, Washington.

Two Games: Indiana, Orlando, San Antonio.

Plug ‘em in, Plug ‘em in:

Antonio McDyess, PF: Averaging 16/8/3 since returning from injury, Dice is having his best season since 2000-’01 in Denver. Of course he’ll never match his glory days as a Nugget, but the big man is proving to be more resilient than some other veterans like Shareef Abdur-Rahim. He’s being asked to start and play 30+ minutes for the first time in a long while, and he’s responded quite well. His 59% shooting from the floor is probably his strongest asset right now and the Pistons got a full schedule coming up. Don’t hesitate… feel free to roll the dice.

Ricky Davis, G: I think BV won the Ricky Davis lovefest award before the season started and his expectations remained high even after Davis was traded to the Heat. Now he’s not exactly having a career year in his new digs, but he is posting a solid 15/4/3 with 1.8 threes and a theft per game. There is some concern since he returned to the bench earlier this week, but he should continue to see around 30 mpg. Plus, as a reserve he becomes the #1 scoring option when Wade and Shaq aren’t on the floor. His numbers may be a bit more volatile going forward, but he’s still a guy you should keep in your lineup, especially with four games on tap.

Andrew Bogut, C: His overall numbers look nearly identical to last season, but the former #1 overall pick is still showing signs of improvement. Look specifically at his impressive 2.3 blocks per game this year. That number is particularly striking considering it’s a jump from 0.5 bpg in ’06-’07 and it’s certainly enough to catapult him up a full tier among the Center rankings.  Let’s hope he keeps up his defensive prowess and posts some solid numbers with four games this week.

Juan Carlos Navarro, G: What’s with the Spanish point guards lately? J.C. has started four straight games and is averaging 19/4/3 with 3 treys and stellar shooting over that stretch. La Bomba not only has a sweet a nickname, but he’s also an intimidating presence in a leather jacket. As long as Pau’s homeboy is starting for the Grizz he should be starting for your squad. Get him in your lineup for four matchups this week.

Derek Fisher, PG: Yes, he actually is a decent option in deeper leagues. Before last night’s blowout at Utah, Fisher had posted 6 straight games scoring in double figures. He’s got a very fixed ceiling, so he’s not someone who can save your season or even your week, but he makes for a respectable flex start.

Sebastian Telfair, PG: I was going to recommend keeping Marko Jaric in your lineups not only because of his solid play as of late, but more so because of his smokin’ hot new girlfriend, Victoria Secret model Adriana Lima. Yes, Mark Madsen and Antoine Walker credit Ms. Lima for inspiring Jaric’s recent success, but I say you gotta give Marko his due props (for landing the righteous babe of course). I mean seriously. Ok sorry, back to basketball… Jaric unfortunately left Friday’s game in the first quarter with a sprained ankle. With Foye already sidelined, and McCants sitting out with a bum knee, that leaves Telfair as the only healthy PG on the Wolves roster. I’m not necessarily endorsing Bassy, I’m just saying he’ll be seeing a lot of minutes this week.

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Mehmet Okur FC: Sure, Utah plays four games next week, but lets take a closer look at the Thundering Turk. He’s currently shooting a career low 38.4 % from the field, and averaging 4 year lows in points (11.9) and rebounds (5.1). Back spasms forced him out of Wednesday night’s game and he sat last night, so there’s some questions about his health as well. If Okur misses any more time, Paul Millsap (20 pts, 9 boards) obviously becomes a nice fill-in who can actually crash the boards.