Pick-Ups for the Week

Monday, February 6th, was a rough day for fantasy owners and players in the NBA. Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Danilo Gallinari and Derrick Rose all got hurt or left the game due to injury.

Carmelo Anthony:

Hurt his groin and is said to be out 1-2 weeks.

Chauncey Billups:

Left Monday's game with an Achilles injury. Billups will take some tests today(Feb.6th).

Danilo Gallinari:

Has what doctors are calling a chip fracture in his foot. George Hill had the same type of injury and missed 3-4 weeks.

Derrick Rose:

Left Monday's game with a back injury but I would consider him day-to-day.

HOT Pick-Ups of the Week:

Jeremy Lin (Knicks):

Lin got his first start in the NBA on Monday and had 28 points and 8 assists. With Amare dealing with the death of his brother and Melo out for a week or two, I think Lin is a must pick-up. Lin is owned in 48% of ESPN Leagues and 51% of Yahoo! Leagues. If he has another good game wednesday against the Wizards he will be owned in around 80% of leagues so get him while you can.

Chris Kaman (Hornets):

After being on the trading block for a couple weeks, the Hornets have decided to keep their back-up center. On Monday, Kaman responded with a double-double. Kaman is a guy to keep an eye on with several Hornets being injured.