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This info-graphic I made includes some important and fun facts about the National Basketball Association. Some of these facts include things like the percentage of injured players worldwide, the amount of players that came from each state that made it to the NBA, and the percentages of each ethnicity in the NBA. For example, 15% of all players worldwide are injured when playing their sport. Some of these players injured include Kobe Bryant, Brendan Haywood, and JaVale McGee. This info-graphic can help people understand more about the NBA, and share some of these fun facts with their friends if they wanted to too.

links– http://www.tidesport.org/RGRC/2013/2013_NBA_RGRC.pdf

http://www.stopsportsinjuries.org/media/statistics.aspx

http://www.sportsgrid.com/nba/which-state-produces-the-most-nba-players-per-capita-you-ask-weve-got-a-map-for-that/

Trades in your league are an important part, but an optional part, in order to keep a good team. If you are a type of person attempting to try and get a team full of all stars, you are well aware of this feature. For others, you should know that you are allowed to have trades in the league. Players most traded for include stars like LeBron James, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant. These guys are all very good players and are some of the sole reason some of the worst teams in the league survive. Despite them being such high valued, there are small players who make trades sometimes too. Most try to trick people into trades even, because they know how much of a benefit these players will be once they make it to the roster. Trades like this happen in the real NBA too, such as the big trade involving the Clippers, where the Clippers traded Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler, and a 2nd round draft pick, for Eric Dudley and J.j. Redick. As I am a Clippers fan, I loved this trade, as I am also a big J.J. Redick fan. Trades like this keep the league healthy, and may even give the Clippers a shot in the playoffs this year. These trades can do the same to your team in the league, and may even give you a shot to win the whole thing yourself. These are all the reasons why trades are such a big deal in the league, and are optional, but may improve your team if it is not already good enough.

In order to be successful in fantasy basketball, you must need a evenly spaced and placed team. This may seem confusing, but I believe you need good player from a lot of different teams. This is because your players may not always play on the same day, giving you a disadvantage if your opponent has more players actually playing that day when you do. This does not mean you cannot have players on the same team, but it does help if you have it spaced so everyday you are always gaining points everyday. I have won fantasy games just solely because my opponent did not have anyone playing in one day, while i had atleast over half my roster playing on a single day alone. Its also obviously a terrible idea to have injured players on your roster. If your player is going to be out for a while, he is next to useless on your roster, unless you are trying to make a trade, which would be very hard to do. Keeping a good rotation and keeping injured players off your team will be the best way to go in fantasy this season. For example, there are people in my league who believe that keeping Kobe Bryant on the team is a good idea, despite his Achilles Heel accident earlier this year, which will put him out of playing atleast until midway through this years season. Even I am debating whether or not to rid of George Hill because he is hurt right now and is hurting my team because of lack of points. I believe that these rotations are key to success in your fantasy, and injuries should most definetly be kept off your roster at all costs.

This includes a link for the top 30 players in fantasy basketball right now. These are some of the best players in the league of basketball right now, including LeBron James and Derrick Rose. Many of these players are the most likely to be top picks in your draft, and they are the target players for most drafts. With a team full of these guys, you will surely win your fantasy league with no doubt. These players all average some great all around stats, giving them a huge fantasy bonus. Targets for fantasy players include people who average double doubles, because they yield the most points in your league. The names at the top of the list do a lot of scoring, and as you go down the list the players continue to become more all around, specializing in places like rebounds and assists, which always will give your team a boost. Point guards like Chris Paul do a great job of these attributes, as he himself specializes in assists and scoring at the same time, which is great to have. Also a player like Kevin Love is very big, and flashes out at points to have triple doubles, with assists, points, and rebounds. These players will have a huge boost on your team, and will make you the strongest asset in your entire league. I myself have some big men and point guards who greatly improve my team. These players include Kyrie Irving, Carlos Boozer, Blake Griffin, and Pau Gasol. I already won the first game in my league thanks to these players, and I hope to win many more with this group of guys.