Just a few days into the season and I've already made a move in my fantasy hoops league, picking up Jarvis Hayes and tossing Sasha Pavlovic. What good is Pavlovic's multi-position eligibility if he's going to be buried on the perimeter, playing 15 minutes a night. I was truly stunned that Hayes got so much run against the Wizards. He's a shooter and a scorer, that's for sure, and may not do anything else, but I'm not sold on Bobby Simmons as the starter all year long. I thought Chris Douglas-Roberts would be the first three off the bench for coach Lawrence Frank, but there was Hayes pouring in 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including two 3-pointers, in 31 minutes. The five rebounds, two assists and three steals were gravy. That's probably more than I can expect from him nightly, but there's an opportunity for him to play more minutes in New Jersey than Sasha will have backing up LeBron. Hayes, who had a knock for being injury prone, has missed one game in the last two seasons. He's just 27, so I'm willing to take the chance he's a late bloomer.

Looking elsewhere, I'm definitely keeping an eye on Mikki Moore's power forward job in Sacto. Kings coach Reggie Theus said Moore's job is safe after two games in which he has three rebounds in 39 minutes. But I think rookie first-round pick Jason Thompson (28 points, 17 rebounds in 41 minutes) will have that job before long. Thompson is not available in my league, but he was a player that I targeted ever since his performances in the summer league. Go get him if he's available and can be stashed away until further notice.

And let's give it up for Spencer Hawes, who has 25 rebounds, 21 points, three steals and six blocks through two games. He'll have another three games as starter before Brad Miller returns from his suspension, but with Kings going nowhere, this could be the year Hawes passes Miller on the depth chart.

The Clippers are 0-2 after blowing an 18-point lead Friday night against Denver and have injury concerns at point guard (Baron Davis) and power forward (Marcus Camby). Davis, already dealing with a sprained left ring finger, left Friday's game with a bruised hip. He won't play Saturday night in Utah, meaning Jason Hart will start. But it's not Hart that I'm targeting. It's Mike Taylor, the D-Leaguer who was Iowa State's leading scorer before getting booted from the program because of legal problems. He's a combo guard who's getting work at the point in L.A. A healthy Davis will keep his minutes limited, but Taylor had a nice preseason and has opened the regular season with six assists and no turnovers in 20 minutes. He should get more playing time Saturday, so I'll be keeping an eye on him. He's got the scoring down, and needs to work on his playmaking and setting up others.

If anyone watched Sean May try to play in Charlotte's opener on Thursday, then you saw someone who can't compete at this level right now. I'll give him a break since he's coming off knee injuries and missed all of last year. His conditioning is not where it needs to be right now. He couldn't slide and get back to his man on the pick and roll, and played just three minutes in the second half. His starting job is going to Jared Dudley on Saturday. At 6-7, Dudley is not a true power forward, but he can get by against Miami's smaller front line. Long term, the power forward job may not be his, but I like Dudley's effort on the court. In eight minutes Thursday night, he had four rebounds, with three coming on the offensive end. There's not a ton of upside here, but he's in a position to get a bump in playing time.

Staying with the Bobcats, I was happy to see Adam Morrison get 23 minutes of run on opening night. I had read where he was not very confident coming back from his knee injury, and how coach Larry Brown was down on his jump-shooting squad. Morrison was the first man off the bench against Cleveland and was very active off the dribble and not settling for jump shots. Aside from a rebound and an assist, Morrison didn't do much in the game other than score (nine points, 4-for-9 FG), but with Sean May's demotion, The 'Stache has an opportunity to entrench himself in the rotation.

If you're stuck in the house on Saturday night and have access to NBA League Pass, there's some interesting games for viewing. Early on, there's the Hawks and Sixers. The Sixers, who made a run at Josh Smith, travel to Atlanta for the second of a back-to-back set. The Hawks are well rested after thumping Orlando on Wednesday... If you're into MVP candidates, then Cleveland (LeBron) and New Orleans (Chris Paul) may be your bag tonight. The Hornets will be without Peja Stojakovic (ankle) and Tyson Chandler (ankle). It was their bench that was suspect last season and though James Posey is a huge boost to the second unit, I still don't think there's enough there. Mo Williams and LeBron are still getting used to each other, but I see the Cavs ruining the Hornets' home opener... For the late night crowd, there's Phoenix/Portland or the Lakers/Nuggets. Portland had a nice win over the Spurs on Friday and will be looking for the second win in a row over a fading Western Conference power. The Nuggets get Carmelo Anthony back after a two-game suspension as they tip off against a Lakers team that looks unbeatable right now.