NBA '06 - Fantasy Basketball Predictions

With the 2005-2006 NBA season approaching, basketball fans are more anxious than ever for this year’s Fantasy Basketball season. To serve these devoted stat crunchers, we staged precise simulations of this year’s NBA season on NBA ’06, due to hit stores this fall, exclusively for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system and PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) entertainment system. We’ve compiled the statistics from the NBA ‘06 season to forecast a selection of this year’s Fantasy Sleepers and Busts. Here, you and your readers have an additional inside scoop to help clean up in fantasy basketball leagues.

Thanks to the ultra-realistic Artificial Intelligence (AI) of NBA ‘06 on PlayStation 2, the following data, listed by position, projects a Sleeper and Bust player for the 2005-2006 NBA season. Draft smart!

PF

Sleeper –Drew Gooden Cleveland Cavaliers 04’-05’: 14.4 PPG, 9.2 RPG, .9 BPG 05’-06’: 21.3 PPG, 13.1 RGP, 3.4 BPG

Bust – Chris Webber Philadelphia 76ers 04’-05’: 19.5 PPG, 9.1 RPG, .8 BPG 05’-06’: 15 PPG, 6.6 RBG, .7 BPG

SG

Sleeper – Josh Howard Dallas Mavericks 04’-05’: 12.6 PPG, 6.4 APG, .296 3P% 05’-06’: 18.1 PPG, 8.1 APG, .329 3P%

Bust – Paul Pierce Boston Celtics 04’-05’: 21.6 PPG, 4.2 APG, .370 3P% 05’-06’: 15.8 PPG, 4.1 APG, .311 3P%

C

Sleeper – Chris Mihm Los Angeles Lakers 04’-05’: 9.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.4 BPG 05’-06’: 16.5 PPG, 12.1 RGP, 4.9 BPG

Bust – Emeka Okafor Charlotte Bobcats 04’-05’: 15.1 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 1.7 BPG 05’-06’: 12.7 PPG, 8.5 RGP, 1.4 BPG

PG

Sleeper – T.J.Ford Milwaukee Bucks 04’-05’: 7.1 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.1 APG 05’-06’: 17.4 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 5.6 APG

Bust – Chauncey Billups Detroit Pistons 04’-05’: 16.5 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 1.0 APG 05’-06’: 11.1 PPG, 2.4 RPG, .8 APG

SF

Sleeper – Marvin Williams Atlanta Hawks 04’-05’: -, -, - (UNC) 05’-06’: 15.5 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 4.4 APG

Bust – Corey Maggette Los Angeles Clippers 04’-05’: 22.2 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 3.4 APG 05’-06’: 17.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 2.5 APG

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