My Fantasy Stud
Despite the title, this article will not be dedicated to homoerotica. Rather, I’m focusing today on one of the biggest fantasy basketball surprises of this young NBA season: Luke Walton. With his toned, young body and golden locks, oops went down the wrong track.
Earlier this week I picked up Luke from the free agent list for my fantasy basketball team. A month ago, the only way I could have seen having Luke on my team would have been as some sort of joke. To be frank, I didn’t even expect him to play more than fifteen minutes a game after the Lakers acquired Vladimir Radmanovic in the off-season. The Lakers acquired Vlad because they wanted another scoring option, something which for most of his career Luke has never been.
But when training camp started for the Lakers it became apparent that Luke would retain his role in the starting lineup, a role he earned at the end of last season with some good play and lack of better options for the Lakers. Luke beat out Vlad in this year's preseason because he was simply more familiar with the triangle offense. It didn’t help that Vlad injured his shooting hand. Nevertheless I was sure that this was only a temporary arrangement and that sooner or later, Luke would go to the bench where he belonged.
Then the Lakers started the regular season. Luke played well enough in his first couple of games but still wasn’t on my fantasy basketball radar. Then in game three, Luke lit up the box score with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals. He made 7 out of 10 shots, including 2 three pointers. That’s the type of well-rounded play that helps fantasy basketball players win leagues.
He’s continued that strong play and is currently averaging 15.3 points, 5.5 boards, 3.8 dimes, 1.3 steals and almost a block a game. He’s also shooting 58% from the field with a little over 1 three-pointer per game. These numbers have him ranked at number 12 for the season according to Yahoo's fantasy basketball rankings. That’s better than Dirk Nowitzki and Gilbert Arenas who are rated 13 and 14 respectively.
This level of play is a long way away from where he first started. His first couple of seasons I doubted whether he even belonged in the NBA at all. I never doubted his basketball IQ, court vision, and passing, but his shooting and defense were so deficient that I was sure he would be out of the league as soon as his rookie contract expired. But he did show flashes of promise. Like in game 2 of the 2003-04 NBA Finals. Walton helped propel the Lakers to their sole win of the series with 7 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots coming off the bench.
But I still didn’t expect this. Last year I saw that Walton had worked on his shooting and rebounding. His defense was still suspect but even that showed some improvement. He played well in the playoffs against the Suns, but I thought that had more to do with the Suns style of play. Now it’s starting to look like it’s for real.
Can he keep it up? While I think he can remain focused (I believe this is a contract year for him), I’m not sure if he’ll stay healthy. It seems every year he has at least one minor injury and he is his father’s son. Bill Walton might have been one of the top ten centers of all time if he hadn’t been plagued by injuries throughout his NBA career. There’s also the threat from Radmanovic. Unfortunately, I think his hand injury will prevent Vlad from eating into Luke’s minutes. All things considered, I do think Luke will continue his strong play and continuing being my fantasy stud.
Earlier this week I picked up Luke from the free agent list for my fantasy basketball team. A month ago, the only way I could have seen having Luke on my team would have been as some sort of joke. To be frank, I didn’t even expect him to play more than fifteen minutes a game after the Lakers acquired Vladimir Radmanovic in the off-season. The Lakers acquired Vlad because they wanted another scoring option, something which for most of his career Luke has never been.
But when training camp started for the Lakers it became apparent that Luke would retain his role in the starting lineup, a role he earned at the end of last season with some good play and lack of better options for the Lakers. Luke beat out Vlad in this year's preseason because he was simply more familiar with the triangle offense. It didn’t help that Vlad injured his shooting hand. Nevertheless I was sure that this was only a temporary arrangement and that sooner or later, Luke would go to the bench where he belonged.
Then the Lakers started the regular season. Luke played well enough in his first couple of games but still wasn’t on my fantasy basketball radar. Then in game three, Luke lit up the box score with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals. He made 7 out of 10 shots, including 2 three pointers. That’s the type of well-rounded play that helps fantasy basketball players win leagues.
He’s continued that strong play and is currently averaging 15.3 points, 5.5 boards, 3.8 dimes, 1.3 steals and almost a block a game. He’s also shooting 58% from the field with a little over 1 three-pointer per game. These numbers have him ranked at number 12 for the season according to Yahoo's fantasy basketball rankings. That’s better than Dirk Nowitzki and Gilbert Arenas who are rated 13 and 14 respectively.
This level of play is a long way away from where he first started. His first couple of seasons I doubted whether he even belonged in the NBA at all. I never doubted his basketball IQ, court vision, and passing, but his shooting and defense were so deficient that I was sure he would be out of the league as soon as his rookie contract expired. But he did show flashes of promise. Like in game 2 of the 2003-04 NBA Finals. Walton helped propel the Lakers to their sole win of the series with 7 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots coming off the bench.
But I still didn’t expect this. Last year I saw that Walton had worked on his shooting and rebounding. His defense was still suspect but even that showed some improvement. He played well in the playoffs against the Suns, but I thought that had more to do with the Suns style of play. Now it’s starting to look like it’s for real.
Can he keep it up? While I think he can remain focused (I believe this is a contract year for him), I’m not sure if he’ll stay healthy. It seems every year he has at least one minor injury and he is his father’s son. Bill Walton might have been one of the top ten centers of all time if he hadn’t been plagued by injuries throughout his NBA career. There’s also the threat from Radmanovic. Unfortunately, I think his hand injury will prevent Vlad from eating into Luke’s minutes. All things considered, I do think Luke will continue his strong play and continuing being my fantasy stud.
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