Fantasy Basketball Tips Tuesday (Buy Low, Sell High)

Fantasy Tips Tuesday will be a newly featured article on LayupDrill.com written by our very own Fantasy writer Brandon Ribak every Tuesday.

This week's discussion is on the Buy Low and Sell High players.

Buy Low

All throughout the fantasy NBA world there are players who have slumped and have not lived up to their expectations. These players have great potential to turn around and become very solid fantasy options for the remainder of the season. Below is a list of players who could be bought low as of right now, before they start to produce above average fantasy numbers.

Richard Jefferson (SF, MIL)—Jefferson has not played very well since joining the Milwaukee Bucks. He has put up weak performances this season and is destined to heat up very soon. R Jeff is only averaging 17 PPG, 5 RPG, and 2 APG in 35 games. Jefferson could be bought for low because of his slow start to the season. You can expect his averages to improve before the end of the year.

Mo Williams (PG, CLE)—Mo Williams is averaging below projected numbers in many categories so far this season. He is currently on a horrific slump, averaging just 11 PPG, 3 RPG, and just over 2.5 APG during his last three games. Williams is on an outstanding Cleveland Cavaliers team and should break out very shortly. He should be bought or traded for low with the expectations to improve in every statistical category.

Andrew Bynum (C, LAL)—After a somewhat of a breakout season last year, Bynum has struggled to perform this season. He has averaged just 9.4 PPG, 7.2 RPG, and 2 BPG during his last five games and does not look like himself out there on the court. Bynum's production will begin to rise very soon as he is only 21 years old and has a great amount of upside. Now is the time to buy him for cheap!!!

Sell High

Many players go on hot streaks throughout the year and produce great numbers for a short period of time. These types of players go through a phase of having great fantasy appeal due to their outstanding performances.

Below is a list of players that should be traded for better players before there fantasy value drops. (Not saying Rashard and David's fantasy value will necessarily drop, but now is the time to get a better deal in exchange for them.)

Marcus Camby (C, LAC)—34-year-old Marcus Camby still has it, people! Camby has been on a sizzling hot-streak as of late averaging a ridiculous 16 PPG, 19.2 RPG (averaging second most in the NBA), and 2.6 BPG during the last five games. He is a very injury-prone player and will not be able to stay healthy throughout the entire season.

The Clippers' other center, Chris Kaman, is expected to return some time this month and will also get in the way of Camby's massive production lately. Trade Camby for a better player, before he gets injured or begins to cool down.

Rashard Lewis (PF, ORL)—Lewis is leading the league in threes this season (103 3PTM) and is playing pretty amazing basketball. His fantasy value is higher than ever and this could be used as an advantage for fantasy owners. Lewis could be traded for a top 20 fantasy player for as long as he can keep his averages this high. I highly suggest offering a trade in your fantasy league just to see what you can get for Rashard.

David Lee (PF, NYK)—David Lee is playing the best basketball of his life for the New York Knicks this season. Rumors say Lee could possibly be traded to Portland in the weeks to come (which would be a bad move for fantasy owners). As of right now he is averaging nearly 15 PPG and 11 RPG and could be traded for a higher ranking player in fantasy basketball.