Keepers: Chamberlain Conference

Time to look at the newly declared keepers for 2014. Last year we took a little spin through each division before the season started, giving a season preview for each squad, but with an expansion draft and then a real draft coming up, we may not have time for that. Instead we'll point you to those capsules from the beginning of the 2013 season -- how times change -- and just look at keeper holdovers. [ 2013 Silverhawks | Transformers ]

Silverhawks Division
Sour Snails
Trieu made huge moves last season, mainly acquiring a whole new set of players in exchange for Kevin Love. He hit jackpot with Rookie of the Year Damian Lillard and then another megatrade for Russell Westbrook gave the Snails a five guard lineup of Lillard, Westbrook, Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Monta Ellis. Stick those five around DeMarcus Cousins and we're excited to see where this high powered team can go. Off the roster from last off-season: Love, Josh Smith, Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton.

Fat Jubas
Eric (now the only Eric left in the league) underwent a big revamp too, one year after winning the SlamNation championship with a team that featured Steve Nash and Kevin Garnett. Now both are gone and it's rebuilding time. The lone holdovers, Nicolas Batum and Gordon Hayward are both high upside youngsters and Jubas now now feature Marc Gasol and Jonas Valanciunas on the inside with Tyreke Evans and Jeff Green providing mercurial potential on the wings. It's a fond farewell for Nash and KG, but their time as fantasy keepers is done.

Fob Stars
Last year's Fob Stars keepers included Michael Beasley, Emeka Okafor, and Chris Kaman so really, anything should be an upgrade this season. However, Jimmy was a bit slow to move on some trades -- we would have loved to see them be aggressive and get Greg Monroe or Brook Lopez, or both -- and will have Kemba Walker, Dion Waiters, and Gerald Henderson replacing the crap sandwich from last year. The other three holdovers are Zach Randolph, Joakim Noah, and Lou Williams. Can this team continue to upgrade its talent while remaining competitive? Time will tell.

Jedi Knights
We lauded Lum's offseason moves for Amare Stoudemire, DeAndre Jordan, Luis Scola last season but only Jordan proved to be keeper worthy. Now Lum will return Jordan with O.J. Mayo, Thaddeus Young, and David Lee. Greivis Vasquez was acquired via trade -- for Wesley Matthews -- and the other keeper is 2013's RD3 pick, Chandler Parsons. There's a bright future here, if Lum can nail his two first rounders this season, #3 and #4 overall.

Transformers Division
LA Buffy
Even while shuffling his lineup, Buffy remains a strong contender. Out the door goes Danny Granger and Elton Brand, replaced by Jameer Nelson and Raymond Felton -- acquired last mid-season for Andrew Bogut. GM Roger decided he needed to balance out his strong frontline -- Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Tim Duncan -- and give Jeremy Lin some help in the backcourt. This team is still long in the tooth, but obviously effective.

Squirtle Squad
Brian revamped his keeper core quite a bit this past off-season with some big decisions. There was a lot of keeper worthy talent on the Squirtles' roster and management saw fit to trade away Greg Monroe and Brook Lopez. Deron Williams and Ty Lawson, along with Serge Ibaka, are holdovers but Bradley Beal, Tobias Harris, and Nikola Vucevic give this team some intriguing new pieces. Left behind was old stalwart Joe Johnson, who has clearly lost his All-Star luster.

Half Man Half ImAsian
A nice and easy offseason for Oliver. He kept a tight five of Kevin Durant, LaMarcus Aldridge, Anderson Varejao, Ersan Ilyasova, and JaVale McGee. With Rodney Stuckey no longer proving to be keeper worthy, a 2015 RD1 pick was traded away for Greg Monroe. We love the upgrade at here and this could now be an fearsome front line if McGee develops. And let's keep in mind that Oliver gets the #1 overall pick this season after winning the Toilet Bowl. Shock us with Anthony Bennett!

Eron, Joven and Chandler
After a big keeper shakeup last season, his first as an owner, Lucas finds some stability by electing to stick with Carmelo Anthony, Blake Griffin, Ricky Rubio, Jeff Teague, and Derrick Favors. New addition Enes Kanter is clearly an upgrade over aging Manu Ginobili, the Spurs' championship dream killer. We're excited to see this team grow from within.