Tag: Gerald Henderson

Deep League Help- Henderson

Gerald Henderson is averaging 33 minutes per game in his four games since the All-Star break.

Analysis: With his increased playing time Henderson is putting up some solid numbers. He is averaging 16.25 PPG and 6.25 RPG since the All-Star break. For the month of February Henderson is averaging 15.2 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 0.9 SPG and is shooting 82% from the stripe in over 30 minutes per game. For a shooting guard his five plus boards per game this month really is a strength considering he’s only hitting 0.5 threes per game this season.

Henderson makes a solid deep league addition as he is available in 40-60% of fantasy leagues. His field goal percentage is pedestrian but as a shooting guard he’s only going to hurt you a bit in the three point department. Henderson is a two guard but he does have small forward position eligibility in most leagues which is always a bonus. At the moment he is a better fantasy option than more heavily owned guys like Ray Allen and Kyle Korver.

Up next for Gerald is the Clippers Tuesday night followed by the Jazz on Friday.

Stock Rising- Corey Maggette

Corey Maggette has played very well this week since his return from a hamstring injury.

Analysis: Corey Maggette is five games into his return from injury but his last four games have been the most telling. Maggette has averaged an impressive 17.0 points per game in his four game hot stretch as well as 1.0 steals per game and 3.75 rebounds per game. Maggette’s minutes have been north of twenty-five per game since his return and all signs point to Maggette returning to form. With Gerald Henderson set to return to action in four days there are some questions regarding Maggette’s fantasy value. His hot play of late certainly merits enough playing time to put up some solid numbers. Also, keep in mind that Henderson isn’t expected to chew into Maggette’s minutes but rather Reggie Williams’.

Maggette is and will always be a scorer with solid rebounding for a small forward. He seems to be back on track and you can count on him in those two areas especially. He is still available in over half of fantasy leagues and he certainly has some value considering his minutes should not take much of a hit with the return of Gerald Henderson around the corner.