Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, we pose a question to a rotating panel of ESPN fantasy basketball experts to gauge their thoughts on a hot topic. Today's contributors are ESPN Fantasy's Joe Kaiser, Kyle Soppe and ESPN NBA Insider Kevin Pelton.
The LA Clippers and fantasy teams alike took a tough blow when it was announced Tuesday that Chris Paul will undergo surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left hand and miss the next 6-8 weeks. That opens the door for Austin Rivers (23.6 percent ESPN ownership) and Raymond Felton (10.