Fernandez mulls over options: Nuggets guard Rudy Fernandez is spending the summer in Spain recovering from back surgery and, as he told TuBasket.com, a Spanish-language website that covers basketball in Spain, he may decide to stay there even when he heals up. Fernandez turned down a contract offer from Real Madrid last summer that would have made him the highest-paid player in Spain, however as a restricted free-agent this year, he plans on weighting all of his options. (Updated 05/21/2012)
Injury Report
Back - Probable for start of 2012-13 season (Updated - 5/21/12)
Fantasy Analysis
The contract Fernandez reportedly turned down last summer would have been for six years and $26 million, so it will be interesting to see if any teams are willing to offer him something comparable. Fernandez was unable to emerge as a full-time player in Denver’s deep rotation, averaging 8.6 points in 22.9 minutes per game. He seems to have hit a plateau in his NBA development from his 10.4 point per game campaign as a rookie, so even if he does keep on playing in the NBA, he will likely be just a Fantasy reserve, so don’t plan on targeting him on Draft Day. (Updated 05/21/2012).
After stating he did not want to compete for playing time in Dallas, G Rudy Fernandez was shipped to Denver just before the start of the season. He will enter his first season with the Nuggets after three unspectacular seasons in Portland. With the Blazers, he was used mainly as a bench option and played roughly 25 minutes per game while contributing along the perimeter. Fernandez is capable of being a strong option from 3-point range for Fantasy owners in category-based leagues and can also contribute a quality free-throw percentage. With Denver, Fernandez is worthy of a late-round pick in standard formats with enhanced value in category-based leagues for his 3-point prowess. (Updated 12/16/11)
