Home Delivery: Iverson Walking on Memphis, S-Jax Joining Charlotte

Home Delivery is your morning roundup of last night's action in the NBA from a fantasy perspective.

Well that was one busy Monday, wasn't it? And to think, we only had three games on the schedule.

Monday afternoon we learned that the Warriors had traded Stephen Jackson to the Bobcats for Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic. The early fantasy implications on this one were on display Monday night as Jackson was in uniform and in the starting lineup for the Bobcats. He had a typical Jackson line: 13 points on 4-of-14 shooting, one three-pointer, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and four turnovers. Some things remain the same.

The implications in Golden State won't necessarily be known until Tuesday night when the Warriors play the Cavaliers. Then again, it's never a given when you're talking about Don Nelson's rotation. One night Raja Bell might be in; the next he's out. Stay tuned.

Oh, yeah, and Allen Iverson and the Memphis Grizzlies parted ways. It might be safe to drop Iverson outright, unless of course the Knicks come to the rescue. Isn't that something the old regime would have done?

Also In the Headlines

• Rashard Lewis returned to action and was able to muscle 10 points on 4-of-15 shooting. He also pulled down two rebounds, missed all six of his three-point attempts, and hit three home-runs picked one steal. Give him time, it was just his first game. The good thing was that he was fairly aggressive, taking 15 shots, and played 35 minutes right off the bat.

• Rudy Fernandez broke free in the post-Travis Outlaw era. He had 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting with four treys and four steals, including a three-ball that sent the game into overtime. Martell Webster was a non-factor in this one (two points in 11 minutes). Fernandez has the early lead in the "who will replace Travis Outlaw" battle. I picked him up Monday morning and so far I have no complaints.

• It's worth noting that Joe Johnson took over the game Monday night with 35 points, eight of which came in the five-minute overtime period. He was max-contract good last night.

• Jason Kidd is back! He missed picking up a triple-double by just one point -- nine points, 10 rebounds, 17 assists (!), three treys and two steals. Thank you! Oh, and Mavs fans you may want to give a big "thanks" to Dirk Nowitzki for his game-winner in OT. There's no questioning Dirk's fantasy credentials: 32 points, 11 rebounds, one block and two steals.



Lost and Found

• Dwight Howard with two more blocks. That's seven in the last two games after posting just three in the previous five. It's nice to see that he's back to blocking shots. Super, man.

• Josh Smith with two blocks against the Blazers, giving him at least one in each of the first 11 games. That's something worth noting.

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• Flip Murray welcomed Stephen Jackson to Charlotte with a 31-point performance in his honor. In typical Flip fashion, however, he was limited in his peripheral stats -- one assist, one rebound and two steals. The scoring was nice, but still I can't get too excited about Monday night's performance. A bit premature.

• Week one I was sold on Ersan Ilyasova, then I dropped him at the end of week two. Now, I've got nothing but love for him. Funny how things change. Ilyasova had 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting, four three-pointers, 12 rebounds and two steals. Note, though, that Monday night's game was a good old-fashioned shootout with the Bucks getting off 99 attempts from the field. I'm not saying that we should discount Ilyasova's performance, but that might put it in perspective for you.

• D.J. Augustin might be the real loser in the Jackson trade to Charlotte. Deej had two points and four assists in 13 minutes. I'm not expecting many Flip Murray 31-point outbursts, but I'm also not expecting to see many Raymond Felton-D.J. Augustin backcourt sets. Might be time to drop Augustin.

• Rodrigue Beaubois, as I mentioned Monday, is worth looking at. Still not sold on him in 12-team leagues, but after two straight double-digit showings, he's worth the nod in deeper leagues.

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• Brandon Jennings had another strong performance against the Mavs with 25 points, seven rebounds, eight assists, four 3-pointers, and one steal. The problem, you ask? He shot 8-of-22 from the floor. That's the kind of shooting performance you'd expect from Jennings, not the 61.8 percent from the floor in his 55-point showing.