Chalmers shutout in return : Heat G Mario Chalmers struggled during his return to action in Friday night's contest against the Wizards. Chalmers, who missed Miami's last game with a hand injury, failed to score in the 106-89 victory. He missed on all three of his field-goal attempts -- all from downtown -- and added three rebounds, one assist and a steal to his stat line, while logging 25 minutes of game action. (Updated 02/10/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Chalmers was able to get back on the court Friday night, although he didn't play very well. Still, just the fact that he was able to play against the Wizards means he will likely avoid being an injury risk heading into Week 8 (Feb. 13-19). Keep an eye on his status moving forward just to be on the safe side. Chalmers has shot the ball lights out from downtown thus far, so consider the 25-year-old a viable low-end option in deeper formats, when healthy. (Updated 02/10/2012).
02/07/2012 22:39 Heat dispose of Cavs before road trip
Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, LeBron James added 24 against his former team and the Miami Heat tuned up for a long road trip by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-91 on Tuesday night.
02/05/2012 15:47 Heat survive Raptors, close in on Bulls
LeBron James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade had 25 and the Miami Heat survived a shaky fourth quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors 95-89 on Sunday afternoon.
02/03/2012 21:26 Heat pull away from Sixers in fourth
Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Miami Heat to a 99-79 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
01/29/2012 18:22 Heat survive Bulls in wild finish
LeBron James scored 35 points, while reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose wasted two chances in the final 23 seconds and the Miami Heat escaped with a 97-93 win Sunday over the Chicago Bulls.
Mario Chalmers’ third year in the league was his least productive -- at least from a Fantasy standpoint. He averaged career lows in every major offensive category across the board, including points (6.4), assists (2.5) and field-goal percentage (39.9 percent). While the addition of LeBron James and Chris Bosh didn't do much for the 25-year-old last season, Chalmers seems to have some momentum to build off of heading into next year. He was able to regain his starting job during the Heat's postseason run and got a ringing endorsement from Pat Riley as the team's starter heading into next season. Miami did draft point guard Norris Cole, although the job appears to be Chalmers’ to lose -- again. Still, most of the touches will run through Dwyane Wade, James and Bosh, which will continue to limit his offensive production, despite starting. While Chalmers may be useful in spurts during a hot streak, he once again is a player worth avoiding in the majority of formats on Draft Day. (Updated 8/23/11)
