The NBA season is a marathon, but that race is rarely run in a straight line. Rather, there are ups and downs, highs and lows as players try to ride the roller coaster to stardom.
For fantasy basketball owners, this means that a player who starts out as the waiver wire pickup destined to lead you to a championship may not stay that way all year.
With that in mind, here are a few players who were lighting things up early, but have faded a bit now that the calendar has changed to 2017.
Stats accurate as of 1/14
Lou Williams- The Lakers started the season red-hot thank in part of the exploits of Lou Williams.