Who will have the better fantasy season in 2009-10, Trevor Ariza or Ron Artest? Here’s how their lines from 2008-09 stack up:
Ariza: 82 G, 24 min, 8.9 pts, .460 FG%, .319 3PT%, .710 FT%, 4.3 reb, 1.8 ast, 1.1 to, 1.7 stl, 0.3 blk
Artest: 69 G, 36 min, 17.1 pts, .401 FG%, .400 3PT%, .748 FT%, 5.2 reb, 3.3 ast, 2.0 to, 1.5 stl, 0.4 blk
For another look at things, let’s also compare per-36 minute stats:
Ariza: 13.1 pts (10.7 FGA, 3.0 FTA), 1.1 3pt, 6.3 reb, 2.6 ast, 1.6 to, 2.5 stl, 0.4 blk
Artest: 17.3 pts (15.2 FGA, 3.8 FTA), 2.2 3pt, 5.3 reb, 3.4 ast, 2.1 to, 1.5 stl, 0.4 blk
Ariza leaves the friendly confines of the Lakers’ roster for greater responsibility on the depleted Rockets, while Artest joins the loaded Lakers looking to defend their league championship. At this early juncture, who do you see being more useful for fantasy purposes next season?
Phoenix trades Shaquille O’Neal to Cleveland for Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic, 2010 second-round pick, and cash
Orlando trades Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee, and Tony Battie to New Jersey for Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson
Thursday night’s draft was, in a word, eventful. Although we didn’t see quite as many trades in the early going as were expected, there was not a shortage of picks that elicited some kind of reaction when they were announced. The