Andray Blatche has played well over the last few weeks as the Nets continue to play great basketball in the month of January.
Analysis: One of the big reasons for the Brooklyn turnaround is Andray Blatche. Blatche is averaging 16.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals over his last five games. He’s shooting 54% from the field in that span and 52% from the field in the month of January. His minutes are up in the mid-twenties which is just enough for him to put up respectable fantasy numbers.
Blatche does have power forward/center position eligibility but he isn’t a true shot blocker. He will rack up blocks and steals at nearly one per game. Over the last two weeks Blatche is the 30th rated fantasy center and the 36th best fantasy power forward. Keep in mind that when Blatche was getting tons of minutes in Washington a few years ago he did average 16.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals in the 2010-11 season.
Currently, Blatche is available in 25-70% of fantasy leagues. If his minutes remain strong and he cuts down on his awful three point attempts he is a decent lower tier fantasy big man.