Week Five Fantasy NBA Pickups

Guards                                                                                                                           

Luther Head (Rockets)

Head scored 21 points last Saturday with Tracy McGrady sidelined. T-Mac visited Dr. James Andrews yesterday about his surgically repaired knee. Head is a good source for threes and steals and will play more minutes with McGrady out three weeks with a sore knee.

Anthony Johnson (Magic)

Johnson scored a season high 16 points against the Pacers last Saturday. The game before that he had 12 assists as the starting PG while Jameer Nelson is sidelined with a groin injury. Johnson has played at least 36 minutes in his past three games.

C.J Watson (Warriors)

Watson averaged 14 points, 3 rebounds and 1.5 steals in four games last week. He had his best game of the season on Saturday against the Knicks scoring 23 points, grabbing six rebounds, dishing out five assists and 3 steals in 35 minutes.

Honorable mention: Daniel Gibson (Cavs)

Forwards

Rasual Butler (Hornets)

Butler scored a season high 19 points against the Nuggets on Friday. He averaged a steal and two three pointers last week per game as the starting SF.

Nicholas Batum (Trailblazers)

Batum played a season high 30 minutes against the Pistons on Sunday. The rookie grabbed a career high seven rebounds, had four assists and blocked a shot. He hit six three-pointers last week and and is becoming more involved in the offense with games of12 and 15 points.

Andray Blatche (Wizards)

Blatche averaged 13 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and one steal in three games last week. He also shot 52% from the field and has at least one blocked shot in seven straight games.

Honorable mention: Wally Szczerbiak (Cavs)

Centers

Matt Bonner (Spurs)

Bonner scored a season high 17 points against the Rockets last Sautrday. He also chipped in with two steals and three 3-pointers.

Mikki Moore (Kings)

Moore played a season high 26 minutes against the Mavs on Saturday. He scored eight points, pulled down 7 rebounds and had a steal. He has a steal in three straight games and is back in the rotation after recovering from an ankle sprain.

Jason Maixell (Pistons)

Maxiell blocked a a season high six shots on Friday against the Bucks. He had three steals against the Blazers last Sunday and has played at least 21 minutes in three of his past four games.

Honorable mention: Tonny Battie (Magic)