Serge Ibaka is one player that we feel is vastly overrated by ESPN and similar sites. ESPN has him ranked at 28th overall, while his main contributions to your team will be rebounds and blocked shots. As one of the premier shot blockers in the NBA, he put up 3.7 BPG a season ago, but the rest of his numbers were underwhelming at 9.1 PPG, 7.5 RPG, .4 APG, and .5 SPG. You would hope to get double digit rebounds out of the big man, and if that were to occur, we would throw him in with the top 30 fantasy basketball players. At this time, assuming steady production with basically the same team in OKC, we see Ibaka as a 4th round pick in 2012.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – MAY 16: Serge Ibaka #9 of the Oklahoma City Thunder tries to block Andrew Bynum #17 of the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 16, 2012 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Thunder beat the Lakers 77-75. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
