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Hedo Turkoglu is averaging over 18 points, six boards and four dimes per game this season. That's fairly absurd given where he was drafted in fantasy leagues. It's surprising when his previous his previous career high line reads: 14.9/4.5/3.2. It's even more surprising when you consider that Rashard Lewis just signed. Turns out, instead of Lewis ganking Hedo's time (surely they would start Lewis at the three over Hedo, no offense, right?), well, they're both getting plenty of run, alternating at the three and four. The awkward thing? Hedo's stats (18/6/4) are better than Lewis' (19/5/2.6). Hedo's certainly a sell high -- his value is maxed even if his performance isn't going to drop -- but Dwight Howard's inside presence, and the ability of Lewis, Keith Bogans(if only temporarily) and Jameer Nelson to stretch the floor have made him a legitimate fantasy star.
Hot Cakes
Willie Green was Philly's leading scorer last night (again). He tossed up a twamp spot to go with six rebounds and four assists on 50 plus percent shooting. Consider those last few things to be huge bonuses. He's now averaging 15.5 points per game in December, and shooting at a 58 percent clip. You want to sell high if you can.
Dorell Wright is a freaking tease. One night he's going for 19 points and 17 boards; the next it's all four points and one rebound; then he follows that up with 16/12/4/1/2. Of course, it doesn't hurt that the big games were against the Warriors and Suns, respectively. Wright looks like he's going to keep starting at the three for Miami, so you want to own him, but until he starts developing some consistency, it might be better to use him for daily purposes.
John Salmons continues to start (37 minutes) in the place of Kevin Martin and is the best fantasy replacement for K-Mart over the next month and a half. But Francisco Garcia has seen 30 plus minutes over the last three games - with his instant offense/high octane scoring ability, he's worth using in all leagues with that much court time.
Broken Eggs
Tracy McGrady left Monday's game against Philly with an ankle injury. He was questionable for Tuesday as of this morning, but shallow daily leagues want to grab Bonzi Wells. He's a nice add in any size league though, because he'll be going off anytime T-Mac goes down.
