This is a look at which players have been lighting it up over the past week. Most of them might be available on your league waiver wire.

Guards

Mario Chalmers- He has been playing very well over his last 2 games really cutting down on his turnovers. He has been shooting the ball at a .524% clip while averaging 13 pts, 6.5 asst, 3.5 stl and only 0.5 TO.

Kelenna Azubuike- The return of Monta Ellis might negate these stats but over the past 4 games he has averaged a .553 FG%, 1.3 3ptm, 15 pts, 4.5 reb and 1.3 blk. Read the rest of this entry »

The Los Angeles Clippers have had a terrible time finding someone to play the Center position for them this year. It has nothing to do with a lack of performance though. It has everything to do with keeping their players healthy. First Chris Kaman went down with a foot injury and isn’t expected back until after the All-Star break. Then Zach Randolph went out with a bone bruise in his knee and he won’t be back for at least another week or two. Now, Marcus Camby has suffered a sprained ankle and is expected to miss about a week. Brian Skinner is dealing with a bruised knee and has been limited in practice also.


This brings us to DeAndre Jordan, the 7′ rookie who will be forced into the starting lineup now. Unless of course Mike Dunleavy Sr. thinks that Cheikh Samb might be able to hold his own for more than 3 minutes per game. Jordan might be a nice little stopgap player for a week or two judging by his line the other night of 8 pts, 10 reb, 1 asst and 6 blk. That’s right, 6 BLOCKS!!! Don’t expect that every night but you could do worse with a waiver pick up.


Jordan won’t be a starter for long but it could give the Clippers some insight as to how their bench could afford them to trade a player like Kaman or Camby. Camby is not happy at all in L.A. and has made no efforts to hide it. This could be a signal of a future trade which in my mind would only benefit Kaman, Camby and Randolph owners.