Luke, Jennings Is Your Father

Who's Got Next is a weekly look at some of the top players widely available on the waiver wires.

It's pretty easy to get excited about Brandon Jennings' near triple-double in his NBA debut. He scored 17 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished nine dimes in 34 minutes against the 76ers on Friday night. He added two threes, but didn't manage to record a steal. With Luke Ridnour coming off the bench and playing just 16 minutes, it's pretty safe to say that for now Jennings is running the point in Milwaukee.

But with the good you take the bad. Jennings turned the ball over five times, had no steals and shot just 7-of-16 from the floor -- though his FG% was an improvement on his 33-percent showing in preseason, but still just good for 43.8-percent. If you're not playing in a turnover league, forget I even mentioned his five turnovers. It's the field-goal percentage that you can't ignore.

With that said, there is no reason not to add Jennings in standard leagues. His FG% may not top the 45-percent mark this season, but the steals will come, and before you know it you'll be kicking yourself for not adding Jennings while he was still available.

Tyreke Evans is another rookie of note worth taking a flier on. He too comes with a little baggage -- poor field-goal percentage, fairly high turnover rate, still searching for his three-point range -- but the upside in his game should make for quite a few notable stat-lines.

Channing Frye is available in 52-percent of Yahoo! leagues and is tied for first among centers with seven three-pointers in his first two games -- Rasheed Wallace is the other center with seven threes, but it took him three games to get there. Frye continues to play an important role in the Suns high-flying offense. His per game averages -- 17 points, six rebounds, two steals, 3.5 threes, and 54.2 FG% -- only adds to my earlier claim that he is a poor man's version of Mehmet Okur. Put in a claim on Frye if you're in need of extra help at the center position or in your three-point category.

Danilo Gallinari is tied with Paul Pierce with 10 three-pointers made, though it took Gallo one fewer game to reach double-figures in treys. You're probably sick and tired of me trying to sell Gallinari on you, but he's widely available and not only are his threes a huge plus, but so are his points, his FG%, and even his rebounding. Expect his free-throw percentage to climb into the mid-80s, only adding another reason to own Gallinari.

Andray Blatche is not going away quietly. At least not until Antawn Jamison comes back in a few weeks. Until then, Blatche is a nice option for anyone in need of big man stats. He's scoring at a high-rate (61.9-percent), picking up rebounds (6.5), and blocking shots (1.5). He looks good out there and should get a look in most leagues.

Sheldon Williams gets a look in deep leagues. He's getting Glen Davis' minutes, and actually making the most of it. In his first three games he's posting 8.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and a block shot. More importantly he's shooting 50-percent from the floor and 85.7-percent from the free-throw line on seven attempts per game. That's right, seven attempts per game. We're talking about him in deep leagues, but pretty soon we might have to give him a look in standard leagues once the injuries start kicking in.

Ryan Anderson looks like a better add now that Vince Carter might miss a few games with an ankle sprain. Anderson is playing well enough to get a look, but without Rashard Lewis for a couple of games and Vince Carter out for at least one game, Anderson looks like an excellent short-term add.

Kendrick Perkins is available in 50-percent of Yahoo! leagues for those who are looking for another center. His 2.7 blocks per game and 54.7 FG% are attractive in deeper leagues.

Nenad Krstic keeps rolling as the starting center in Oklahoma City. With 17 points, six rebounds and a 63.2 field-goal percentage in the first two games is enough for him to get more love from owners.

Ben Wallace is making his case with 10.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, and 1.5 steals in his first two games. Of course he's only scored five total points. You'd like him to score more points, but I would like my parents to respect me as a fantasy basketball blogger and of course that will never happen.

Will Bynum could have a nice couple of games with Richard Hamilton expected to miss time with an ankle sprain. Bynum had a nice preseason, but hasn't looked like much of a fantasy contributor in the first two games. Given the injury to Hamilton, it might be worth it to take a shot on Bynum in deeper leagues.