Fantasy Basketball Roundtable: Buy Low Candidates

After a short hiatus, the Fantasy Basketball Roundtable is back this week! We have 11 different responses, as everyone offers a different option for players they like as a buy low candidates.

Here is the link to all the responses over at Damn Lies and Statistics.

The following was this week’s question, with answers from Daniel and myself:

Of players who have disappointed so far this season, who is the best buy-low candidate?

Daniel: Gilbert Arenas

Arenas has underperformed due to injury issues. Big surprise. Still, I think he’s a very nice buy low candidate. John Wall is proving that he is ready for the big stage. Arenas is already feeling the pressure to perform with the rookie. In his two games back, Arenas’ points have been limited and his other stats have been virtually non-existent. I think his points will increase as he and Wall get comfortable with one another.

Sure, Arenas has never been a pure point guard himself, but playing with Wall should help him get a few assists. More than anything, Agent Zero will be playing harder than he has in a while, due to this new pressure to perform. When you factor in Hinrich's presence off the bench and how he could fit with Arenas when Wall is sitting, Agent Zero looks like an even better option. He’s not the kind of buy low that you should go out and give up a 2nd round pick for, but keep him on your radar. His lack of minutes and disappointing stats this season should make for an easy grab.

Will: Andre Iguodala

It’s hard to call a guy who has been hurt a disappointment, but he’s really only missed a few games and prior to that he wasn’t playing anywhere near the top 20-30 pick he was taken with in most drafts. He played 5 games before the injury and in only one of them did he do anything of real substance. Only once did he score more than 12 points.

However, if you look at his past history, rough Novembers aren’t out of the ordinary. Two years ago he averaged just over 13 points for the month and still finished with 18.8 per game. Add the injury to the slow star and Iggy’s value probably won’t get lower than this. If you can convince his owner he’s not a top 30 player, he would be a steal, because cause at the end of the year, that’s exactly what he’ll be, top 30.

Some of the buy low candidates that really stuck out to me from the panel include Danilo Gallinari and Chris Bosh, who I think both fit this category. All the options are worth checking out, so make sure you hit up the full article with all responses.

Make sure you check back the middle of next week for another edition of the fantasy roundtable at Rotoprofessor.