Tag: Ed Davis

Glen Davis Is Surging

With just a little over two weeks left in the season it’s time to make your final tweaks to your fantasy roster.

Analysis: Glen Davis is on fire and the fantasy world is taking notice. Davis has averaged 19.4 PPG, 11.0 RPG and 1.6 SPG in his last five games for the Orlando Magic. In four of those five games he has played at least thirty-five minutes. Davis is available in over seventy percent of leagues but he is going fast. A power forward who is averaging a double-double recently and is getting thirty plus minutes per game is a rare commodity on the wire, so take advantage.

If Glen Davis is not available in your league other solid rebounding bigs may be. Brandon Bass and Marcus Camby are still available in a few leagues but they do not possess the offensive potential we have seen from Davis over the past few weeks. Ed Davis is another power forward who has been rebounding quite well lately but his minutes remain in the 18-24 range.

Glen Davis may not be a shot blocker but he does shoot around 70% from the stripe. There is not a better power forward so widely available on the wire.

Deep League Help- Jason Thompson/Ed Davis

Jason Thompson has been a rebounding machine since his return to the Sacramento starting lineup while Ed Davis’ minutes are on the rise.

Analysis: Jason Thompson has averaged 13.0 rebounds per game over his last three contests. His rebounding prowess shouldn’t come as a surprise, Thompson averaged 8.5 rebounds per game in the 2009-10 season. Like with all players, when Thompson’s minutes are up- so is his fantasy value. Thompson is available in well over eighty percent of fantasy leagues.

Jason Thompson has never been much of a shot blocker which does hurt his value a bit as a power forward. However, his points production(recently) along with a 54% field goal percentage this year does boost his value. Along with Toronto’s Ed Davis, Thompson is one of the few power forwards widely available on the wire that can have value in any league format as long as the minutes are up. Ed Davis is a freak but has only averaged twenty-two minutes per game this year. Despite the lack of minutes he’s still rebounding 6.4 per game with 1.0 blocks per game. Davis does have eight blocks and two double-doubles over his last six games. Ed also has center position eligibility which is always a bonus.

Ed Davis is a Rebounding Machine

Amir Johnson may be back from an ankle injury and starting at power forward for the Raptors but that hasn’t stopped Ed Davis from getting his minutes.

Analysis: Amir Johnson may have started Tuesday night against the Bobcats but Ed Davis still got 27 minutes, 5 more than Johnson. In Ed Davis’ last four games he’s averaging 11.7 rebounds, 1.25 blocks and 1 steal per game. Davis is also shooting 59 percent from the field on the year and with his minutes up he impacts the field goal percentage category more consistently. With Davis you have an extremely athletic power forward who is a rebounding machine and it shouldn’t surprise you because how many 6’10” guys have a 36 inch vertical? The Raptors are content to give Johnson and Davis over twenty minutes a game and that’s great news for fantasy owners in need of rebound help. Ed Davis is available in ninety-nine, yes that is right, ninety-nine percent of fantasy leagues and he’s a lock for at least 8 rebounds and 1 block every night if not more.

Projection: Davis should average 8-10 rebounds, 1-1.5 blocks, over 55 percent from the field and .5-1 steal per game from here on out. Grab him now before the secret is out.