The NBA Trade Deadline last week featured some of the biggest fireworks we've seen in the NBA in recent years, with several big deals including the mega deal between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers that shook the entire landscape of the league.
While it's easy to get caught up in the big names, all these moves opened up lots of opportunities for unheralded players to shift into new roles and start producing fantasy-worthy stats.
Unsurprisingly, this week's Diamonds in the Rough features several players taking advantage of these new opportunities to get onto the fantasy hoops landscape.
Darius Bazley, Oklahoma City Thunder (19.3% rostered in ESPN leagues): Bazley has been in this space previously, at various points when he showed signs of breaking out of his season-long funk. But, he's put together an extended streak now of performing at the level he was expected to when the season began, so this may be the last time that you see his name here. Over his last 10 games, Bazley has averaged 15.1 PPG (44.5 FG%, 71.8 FT%, 42.5 3P%), 8.1 RPG, 1.9 APG, 1.7 3PG, 1.3 SPG and 1.0 BPG in 33.7 MPG. During that stretch, he's grabbed double-digit boards three times, scored over 20 points twice, and is averaging well over a 3-pointer, a steal and a block per game to show real value in both points and roto leagues.
