Following the devastating Andrew Bynum injury, the Lakers have to find players to fill in at the center position.  Currently Mihm is injured following an Achilles inflammation, so Kwame Brown and Ronny Turiaf have been playing.  Really, you could chose any one of the three: Brown, Turiaf or Mihm to pick up, looking for minutes and numbers in Bynum's absence.  Once he gets back, I think Mihm is the best bet of the three.  Of the trio, Mihm has the best historic numbers and the last year he was healthy, '05 - '06, he was a better fantasy player than Brown or Turiaf, who were also on the team then.  You could wait a little before adding Chris, but if you have room on your injured reserve, I say now is the time. 

Thaddeus Young
Philadelphia 76ers
Fantasy Eligible Positions: SF, PF

This one may be a little too early for the young Young (ha), but I think the time is right to make the move on him.  Despite the nice job coach Maurice Cheeks is doing with the youthful 76ers, their season is going nowhere.  Sooner or later, the brass upstairs is going to tell Cheeks its time to play the youngsters more to see what they can do, and to lose more games to ensure a high lottery pick for the team.

Thaddeus is one of the youngest players in the NBA at 19, and has shown it this year, as his inconsistency hasn't allowed him to crack into the rotation.  Until January, that is, where Young has played in all the 76ers games, averaging 21.1 minutes.  Looking at this numbers per 40 minutes, Young is producing when he's on the court, he's putting up: 17 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.3 steals per 40.  Those numbers figure to only increase, as he gets more comfortable with the NBA game as the season progresses.  Given that in January he was already shooting making over 54% of his shots, I'd say odds are good he could be a nice fantasy contributor over the season's remainder. 

Matt Barnes
Golden State Warriors
Fantasy Eligible Positions: SF, PF

The 5th year man out of UCLA had a breakout regular season and playoffs last year for the Warriors.  He was one of the sparkplugs on the team that pulled off the biggest upset in playoff history.  This offseason he was rewarded with a $3 million dollar contact from the team.  While his numbers have not been quite as good this year, he is doing enough that he can be a nice low-level, all-around consistent contributor for your fantasy squad.  Aside from last Saturday's game where he was idiotically left off the active list, Barnes had been playing above 22 minutes for the team.  January has been his best month, as he's been averaging 8.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists, while shooting 51% from the field.  Look for Barnes to play more minutes down the stretch as the Warriors attempt to qualify for one of the last playoff spots in the West.  When the going gets tough, coaches tend to ride harder players who have played well in big games before.  Coach Nelson will be doing so with Barnes over the next few months ... assuming he can remember to activate him. 

I may be letting my personal bias, as a Bulls fan, cloud my judgment here, but I do not think so.  If you drafted Hinrich, you already know what a disappointment he's been.  His points, assists, and steals are all at career low levels, and he is shooting a horrendous 29.3% from beyond the arc.  The reason to move Hinrich now, is it seems as though the Bulls just play worse when he's on the court.  As if his teammates don't like the Scott Skiles brown noser even after the coach is gone.  Management has to realize what's going on, and if the Bulls do want to make the playoffs, Hinrich's minutes are going to have to decrease.  Time to cut your losses and salvage whatever you can for Captain Kirk.  If you continue to wait, you might get nothing, and he will hurt you every time you start him. 

Tracy McGrady
Houston Rockets
Fantasy Eligible Position: SG

Fans who have followed Kevin Durant's Idol's (1) career know how he has been plagued by injuries, and nothing has changed this season.  He recently missed 11 games, and the team actually played better without him, going 7-4.  Because of this, and because Tracy is still recovering, he has come off the bench the past two games.  A man who was once the NBA's leading scorer, has now been relegated to a sixth man role, and could continue in that function for the foreseeable future.  To make matters worse, McGrady will be playing injured the rest of the way this year,

"It was really bad," McGrady said of the pain in his knee. "Not only was I tight, but I was also feeling pain in my knee. It's going to be that way because I can't rest to let it heal all the way up. It's just something I'm going to have to tolerate."

For the rest of your current fantasy season McGrady will be injured and coming off the bench for a team that plays better without him.  Move him immediately to a fellow owner who still remembers him as the kid out of high school who lit it up for the Orlando Magic. 

Dwayne Wade
Miami Suck
Fantasy Eligible Position: SG

I watched Monday night's Heat game, and I my jaw dropped watching Wade's herculean performance scoring 42 points, including Miami's final 18, in a losing effort against LBJ and the Cavs.  Aside from being awed by each made shot Wade continued to drain time and again down the court, I was amazed at how he did it, despite looking like he could use a walker to help him get from end to end.

Wade is hurt in a bad way.  Despite his offensive output, he's currently the league's 6th leading scorer; he is light-years away from the kid who single-handedly won the Finals a couple years back.  One of two things will happen soon: one, the Heat will realize the season is lost and shut down Wade to save him for next year and to ensure a high lottery pick, or two, Wade's already crumbling body will finally break. 

Don't be the owner in your league with Wade on your roster when one of those two inevitable outcomes occurs.  Get rid of him.