Injury City: Chris Webber

Chris Webber, PF, Sacramento Kings

As much as I hate to relate this news, Chris Webber's knee is officially fucked.

He's been a huge part of my team's success this year. I picked him in the third round and have been deliriously happy so far with his production in virtually every category.

Just after being named the NBA's Player of the Month, it looks Webber's chronic knee problems have finally caught up to him. Tonight, he missed his fourth game in a row with a sore left knee. Before those four games, he played one. The game before that, he sat out with a "sore left ankle." Yikes. That is smokescreening of the highest order.

What makes this truly unfortunate is that Chris had started to put it all together this year after almost two years of poor health. His FG was back to normal, his FT was way up, and his STL, PTS, REB, and AST were off the charts.

Name the guys in the NBA who average 20, 10, 5, and 1.5 (steals). I'll beat you to it. Garnett is the only other one who does this. LeBron is the only other one who comes close.

Buy some Rolaids and settle in for a whole season of second-guessing, because Webber is day-to-day for the rest of the year. THE REST OF THE YEAR.

If you can deal Webber for fellow King Brad Miller, now would be a great time to pull the trigger.

Otherwise, stand pat. If and when he plays, there aren't many other players who can duplicate his all-around game. Right now, I'm not comfortable dealing him for peanuts. The problem is that most of the owners in your league probably aren't, either.

Do what you can. The Dime Dropper can't do nothing about this miserable situation.