The 2008 NBA draft did not have nearly enough twists and turns to amuse the average fan hungry for crazy trades and questionable picks, but when it was all said and done, this draft put a number of players into position to help fantasy teams in coming years. This is a quick breakdown of who to watch for and who to avoid.

With only fantasy baseball left on the schedule, a fantasy freak has to spend some time starting to look ahead at the king of fantasy seasons, fantasy football. This time of year is all about the draft, where the rookies landed and who might have some fantasy relevance in just a few short months.

Here is a look at my top five players who should be considered at your draft, but even these players will provide marginal value early in the season. With rookies, it is about seeing who will emerge as a valuable fantasy contributor late in the year as playoffs approach and other teams start to falter:

The All-Star break is done. The Trade deadline has passed. Your fantasy NBA playoffs are fast approaching. There is no better time to be all over your leagues fantasy waiver wire. Here are this weeks top five considerations.

The Phoenix Suns trade for an aging Shaquille O'Neal in a surprise move, as Marion is shipped out. One could debate this either way, but I have to feel the main question is "Why Shaq", when other options exist?

Eddie House and Ray Allen made it interesting with back-to-back threes with less than a minute left to tie the game, but Big Shot Billups owened the 4th quarter and closed the deal. Here are five lessons I hope the Celtics took away from this important game.

It is only mid-week, but already there are five players eligible for the Waiver Wire Five. Before the weekend arrives, here is a look at this week's list, and for those of you with weekend changes only you will still have a few days left to evaluate:

TJ Ford went to the floor hard after a flagrant 2 foul from Al Horford.

Every week there are at least five players, probably on your waiver wire depending on the depth of your league, that you need to pay attention to. This week we look at...:

Celtics 12-2. Wolves rebuilding again. Kevin Garnett does nothing but bring the best out of his teammates. How did the Wolves miss such an opportunity to build around this player?

We are still in the first month of the season, but over the last two weeks a number of players have become a "blip" on the fantasy radar. Here is five:

Apparently Andre Miller doesn't like to hear that his name is once again on the trade block, less than a year since he arrived in Philadelphia.

Miller has played very poorly all season for a tier 1 point guard, and barely could be considered a point guard averaging just four assists a game through the first month of the season. His play, along with needing a contract extension in the not so distant future, and the current rebuilding the Sixers are going through naturally led to trade talks. Throw in Louis Williams playing like he deserves more time, and it almost becomes automatic.

By now everyone knows that Gilbert will be out three months... no more Hibachi motions after a made three and no more agent zero trash talk (just more blogs I presume), but it does open the door for some players fantasy wise....

We have had four weeks to review the 2007-2008 rookie class, and what was one of the deepest drafts in recent history has resulted in the same depth in fantasy world. Here is the current top 10 rookies that may provide some needed stats for your fantasy basketball team:

Lucky the Leprechaun is watching from the rafters again, as the new "Big Three" have proved all the critics wrong so far....

We are entering week 11 so we are well passed the getting out of the gates slow point, we have entered season bust territory. Faithful owners must realize it if they are holding onto one of the players that make my All Bust Team or their backups, the honorable mentions.