Chicago Bulls

After a long, eventful offseason, we finally have basketball to watch. We’re a week into the season and we’ve already had multiple season-changing injuries, team controversies, major rookie impacts, and a couple of breakouts from former top-10 picks, including Orlando's Aaron Gordon. As always, feel free to ask me any questions on Twitter, @JonSauber. Season-Changing Injuries Gordon Hayward, Boston Celtics Not even a quarter into their opener, the Celtics’ season was turned on its head. Gordon Hayward went down with a…

Less than two weeks. That’s all we have left until we have regular season basketball. Finally. This week I’ll take a look at the Eastern Conference, split into tiers and next week it will be the Western Conference’s turn. First up, a very obvious top two. Tier One 1. Cleveland Cavaliers 2. Boston Celtics This is the championship contender tier. Realistically, you could put the Cavaliers in this tier alone, but I’ll give Boston the benefit of the doubt. Completely flipping their roster could give them a shot at the…

Last week we covered the Atlantic Division in our search for fantasy sleepers in the upcoming NBA season. Our quest for hidden fantasy value continues this week as we wrap up the Eastern Conference with the Central Division. The division took a hit this summer as the Pacers and Bulls lost their superstars. Luckily for fantasy owners, moves like that can create opportunities for other talent. Whether it's from incoming players or veterans who will have more of an impact, superstar trades will always create fantasy…