Fantasy Sports Fantasy Basketball

10 NBA Players To Trade For Before the Fantasy Basketball Deadline

Fresh Videos

By @b2brennan

10 NBA Players to Trade For Before the Fantasy Basketball Deadline

NBA_Trophy.Steve-Mitchell-USA-TODAY-Sports1
Steve Mitchell - USA Today Sports

The NBA season has changed drastically since most fantasy drafts occurred. Players have popped out of nowhere to be great and great players have become useless. If the price is right, here are the top 10 players to trade for before the fantasy basketball trade deadline.

10. Brandon Jennings

Detroit Pistons v New York Knicks
Getty Images

10. Brandon Jennings

Detroit Pistons v New York Knicks
Getty Images

Since the Josh Smith trade, Jennings' game has improved big time. He has much more space to maneuver and get better shots. It might be tough to trade for him right now since he's had a few good games in a row, but if you can get him before he completely skyrockets, it will be a great move for the future.

9. Tony Wroten

Philadelphia 76ers vs Brooklyn Nets
Getty Images

9. Tony Wroten

Philadelphia 76ers vs Brooklyn Nets
Getty Images

Wroten is one of those players who might have gone undrafted in a lot of leagues and has been a great free agent pickup so far. It helps that he's on the 76ers so it appears he's going nowhere fast. His numbers will continue to flourish as one of the few scoring options for Philly, so you can expect consistently solid numbers throughout the season.

8. Danny Green

Brooklyn Nets v San Antonio Spurs
Getty Images

8. Danny Green

Brooklyn Nets v San Antonio Spurs
Getty Images

Green is a good player who fills up the stat sheet. It's tough for any player on the Spurs to explode offensively since they work the ball so much, but watching them play it seems to land in Green's hands most of the time. With the big three spending a lot of time on the bench until the playoffs, Green will be one of the go-to scorers in an abundance of minutes.

7. Shabazz Muhammad

Denver Nuggets v Minnesota Timberwolves
Getty Images

7. Shabazz Muhammad

Denver Nuggets v Minnesota Timberwolves
Getty Images

Muhammad has become a pretty solid scorer and rebounder for a small small-forward. The Timberwolves are in tank mode, so I expect Muhammad to get a ton of minutes. He's been starting alongside Andrew Wiggins, but since Wiggins has been targeted as the only offensive option on the team, I can see Muhammad's stats gaining because of it.

6. Jordan Hill

Los Angeles Lakers v Washington Wizards
Getty Images

6. Jordan Hill

Los Angeles Lakers v Washington Wizards
Getty Images

Hill has averaged 12.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG and 1.0 BPG. There's kind of a split among Hill, Carlos Boozer and Ed Davis, but Hill so far has been the consistent one. He doesn't need the ball to score, and you know when Kobe Bryant comes back there goes all of Boozer and Davis' shots. On a pretty horrible Lakers team, I'd say Hill is a buy-low guy with solid upside.

5. Robert Covington

Philadelphia 76ers v Los Angeles Clippers
Getty Images

5. Robert Covington

Philadelphia 76ers v Los Angeles Clippers
Getty Images

Covington is another player benefiting from the horrific team that is the 76ers. His minutes have gone up since the beginning of the year and so have his numbers. You can probably trade a more established name for him, and I think it could be win for the one receiving the second-year guy out of Tennessee State.

4. Marcus Smart

Marcus-Smart-future
David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

4. Marcus Smart

Marcus-Smart-future
David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

Smart is a guard who can do a little bit of everything. He was hindered by an ankle sprain early in the season but has since been back getting good minutes. In a month or so when the Celtics realize they are going nowhere this year, they'll turn the game over to the rookie. Once that happens, jackpot.

3. Dante Exum

Utah Jazz v Oklahoma City Thunder
Getty Images

3. Dante Exum

Utah Jazz v Oklahoma City Thunder
Getty Images

Exum is a big guard from Australia with loads of talent. Since Alec Burks is out for the season, Exum has taken pretty much all of his minutes. It's a work in progress since Exum is still learning the pro game, but he's another buy-low guy who can be beneficial in the future.

2. Timofey Mozgov

Miami Heat v Denver Nuggets
Getty Images

2. Timofey Mozgov

Miami Heat v Denver Nuggets
Getty Images

Mozgov is a solid center with some athleticism. Unfortunately his numbers don't quite show it because he was in a crowded front court alongside Kenneth Faried, JJ Hickson and JaVale McGee. Since he has now been traded to a contender in the Cleveland Cavaliers, he'll be a solid asset for any fantasy team.

1. Cole Aldrich

Cole-Aldrich-Knicks
Anthony Gruppuso -USA Today Sports

1. Cole Aldrich

Cole-Aldrich-Knicks
Anthony Gruppuso -USA Today Sports

Aldrich is a must have on your roster if you can get him right now. He's basically the only player on the Knicks who knows what the triangle offense is and Phil Jackson loves that. In the games he's played solid minutes he's put up awesome numbers. With the Knicks tanking, he's going to be the starting center with huge minutes for the rest of year. Solid in the points, rebounds and blocks categories, Aldrich should be on everyone's list.

Share Tweet
Trending Now on