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Fantasy Basketball: Hit Up Ersan Ilyasova and Chris Kaman for Rebounding Help

Ryan Lester
Feb 14, 2012

Ersan Ilyasova wasnโ€™t exactly brilliant Monday night, collecting seven points and six rebounds. In his past 12 games he has six games with double-figure rebounds, including a season-high 19 on January 25. Over that 13-game stretch he has averaged 9.8 rebounds. He added 10.1 ppg as well. As an added bonus, he knocked down 5 three-pointers during the stretch.

With Andrew Bogut out he should continue to see heavy minutes, which in turn leads to solid rebound numbers and unexpected three-pointers. He wonโ€™t blow you away with his scoring, but he can see double-figures on occasion.

Ilyasova is owned in 36.0 percent of Yahoo! and 31.2 percent of ESPN leagues.

Meanwhile, Chris Kaman is coming off a monster 27-point, 13-rebound effort starting in place of Emeka Okafor. Even if Okafor isnโ€™t sidelined for many games with his knee injury, there is no doubt that Kaman has earned himself additional playing time with his outburst.

Kaman missed Fridayโ€™s game with an ankle injury of his own, but in the past three games in which heโ€™s played he has averaged 18.0 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 2.0 blocks. While I donโ€™t expect him to put up anything near those numbers the rest of the way, he did post a 18.5 ppg, 9.2 rpb, 1.6 apg, 1.2 bpg back in the 2009-10 season for the Clippers.

Kaman is owned in about three-quarters of ESPN leagues, but only a little over half of Yahoo! leagues. That number will sure to rise quickly thanks to Monday nightโ€™s game.

So if you are in the market for some rebounds, take a look at these two options.