Height/Weight: 6-11/260
| Birthdate: 08/22/1986
| Birthplace: Syracuse, NY
| Team: Washington
| College: No College
| NBA Experience: 6
| Owned/Started%: 48/8 | Average Draft Position: 56.03
Long season ends for Blatche: Wizards forward Andray Blatche’s season finally came to an end on Thursday, as he missed the final 22 games for the Wizards after being sent home for conditioning issues. He appeared in just 26 games in the season, and seemed to lose the favor of just about everybody in the organization. (Updated 04/27/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Unfortunately, and rather unbelievably, Blatche has a brand-new three-year contract kicking in this offseason that will make unloading him incredibly hard for the Wizards to do. Blatche averaged just 8.5 points per game on 38.0 percent shooting this season and was essentially removed from the team midway through the season. He is a likely candidate for the team’s amnesty clause if they cannot find a trade, and he will likely be with a new team next season. He has been a solid Fantasy player in the past, however after the season he had, Blatche will need to land in a perfect spot and prove he is in shape and motivated to be worth targeting in deeper Fantasy leagues on Draft Day. (Updated 04/27/2012).
03/23/2012 10:53 Courtside Seat: Back in the nick of time?
Which injured players should you hold out hope for this season as the Fantasy playoffs approach? Our Jamey Eisenberg tells you who to count on down the stretch and much more from his Courtside Seat.
03/20/2012 19:14 Wizards shut down Andray Blatche
The Wizards say they're shutting down Andray Blatche. But really, he's been shut down pretty much the entire season anyway. Might as well make it official.
03/14/2012 09:05 Waiver Wire: Dragic steps up in a pinch
The Fantasy Basketball playoffs are almost here. Ed Gauna takes a look at what's out there for you in his latest dive into the waiver wire.
03/12/2012 09:04 What's on the Schedule: Week 12
Week 12 will be an exciting one simply because of the amount of action on the courts. But that doesn't make the Fantasy decisions any easier. Get the help you need from Adam Moore's schedule breakdown.
The 2010-11 season was a bit of a roller coaster ride for Andray Baltche. He broke his foot just weeks into training camp and then struggled to get back on the floor because of conditioning issues. He was also involved in a few incidents off the court, including a fight with teammate JaVale McGee outside a nightclub in Washington D.C., which resulted in a one-game suspension. However, in spite of all of the distractions, Blatche was once again able to increase his scoring and rebounding production for the fifth consecutive season. He finished the 2010-11 campaign averaging career highs in points (16.8), rebounds (8.2) and minutes (34.0) and was the 33rd highest scoring forward in terms of Fantasy points in all CBSSports.com standard formats. Still, injuries took a huge toll on the 24-year-old, limiting Blacthe to just 64 games because of hip, knee, shoulder and foot issues. He vowed to work on his strength and flexibility over the offseason in order to hopefully avoid some of those injuries moving forward and could develop into an elite Fantasy option if he could manage to stay healthy and out of trouble. However, because he has yet to prove that, Fantasy owners should once again consider Blatche worthy of a mid-round selection on Draft Day. (Updated 8/29/11)
