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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. Todays contributors are ESPN Fantasys Joe Kaiser, Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe.Which player should fantasy owners trade now, because his value has already peaked for the season?Joe Kaiser: This answer hurts, and it will require the ultimate bravery test, but if youre ever going to sell high on Anthony Davis, this is the time. The Brow has been phenomenal from the first game on this season, putting up MVP-caliber numbers: 31.6 PPG, 11.4 RPG, 2.2 APG, 1.7 SPG, 2.8 BPG, 0.6 3PG, 50.3 FG%, 82.3 FT%. He leads the league in points and blocks per game and is sixth in rebounds per game. More importantly, the oft-injured big man has played in all but one of the Pelicans 22 games.It will take real guts to trade a player like this, but keep in mind that theres a good chance Davis wont be a factor by the time your team is in the playoffs, especially if he continues to lead the league in minutes per game as he does right now, logging 38 minutes a night. Keep in mind that never in his first four NBA seasons did he play more than 68 games, and if you can get two top 15 players for him right now -- were talking a Kemba Walker and Karl-Anthony Towns type of trade -- then you probably should think long and hard about unloading one of the games most talented, and fragile, players.Kyle Soppe: I am all for trusting the process when it comes to building a fantasy team... and that is exactly why I am selling my Joel Embiid shares sooner rather than later. Look, hes a fun own, I get it. But he is averaging more 3-pointers made this season than Jamal Crawford (in fewer minutes), more blocks than Andre Drummond and Pau Gasol combined and more points per minute than Damian Lillard. Cmon now. Lets not forget that Embiid could hit a wall given his youth (22 years old) or the fact that he is a 7-footer who has already had foot surgery.The man is a beast, no one doubts that, but his minutes are being watched carefully and hes not playing back-to-backs, so when the statistical regression comes...and it will... it will impact fantasy owners in a major way as he doesnt get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to sheer volume. Embiids usage rate should dip in the near future, something that I believe lands him outside of our top 50 (on a per game basis, even further in cumulative stats) when all is said and done.Jim McCormick: Im in a competitive rotisserie league and was recently offered Andrew Wiggins for Clint Capela. This spurred me to dive deeper into Wiggins numbers to produce a reasonable response (I eventually declined). Cursory research reveals Wiggins is currently 96th on the Player Rater, well below Capelas perch at No. 51 on our standard deviation model. The Player Rater isnt an all-encompassing evaluation tool, but it does offer insights into the diversity of a given players production. Since the index values statistical balance, Wiggins top-heavy profile is punished. Which is to say Wiggins provides a bevy of points via a volume of field goal and free throw attempts, but isnt helpful in defensive metrics, assists or rebounds relative to his position.Wiggins point production is valuable, but limited statistical diversity caps his ceiling in category-driven formats. Id look to market Wiggins if I had shares given the appeal of his scoring production and the value of his brand. The 3-point efficiency from early in the season is crashing, as hes shooting 21.6 percent from beyond the arc during his past 10 games after hitting an unsustainable 52.3 percent from this range during his first 11 outings. For a player with his speed and wingspan, only 0.6 steals in 36.6 minutes is glaringly light. Wiggins is certainly a talented prospect who can surge defensively in seasons to come and is only growing as a scorer, but hes currently somewhat hollow in fantasy regards and will likely still net you a sizable return at the moment. That is, unless, you offer him to me. Adam Pelech Islanders Jersey . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. 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Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days. MINNEAPOLIS -- Cameron Maybins sprained left thumb can heal later, once the chase for the playoffs is over.The Detroit Tigers need his help now.Maybin reached base three times and drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning, to help spark the Tigers in an 8-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.Its just going to be worse if you make it, said Maybin, who appeared in his second game after a stint on the disabled list. I am at a point where we have a lot of important games coming up, and I just feel like I need to be in the lineup whether Im 100 percent or not. Its tough having a thumb issue, but it is what it is.Anibal Sanchez (7-12) pitched seven innings to win a start on the road for the first time since the first week of the season, and the Tigers broke the game open in the seventh with soaring home runs by Erick Aybar and Victor Martinez.Moved to the bullpen in June, Sanchez was 1-6 with an 8.76 ERA in his 10 turns outside of Detroit until this critical performance to lift the lid on a series against the worst team in the league. He surrendered six hits with no walks, following seven scoreless innings with one hit allowed against Kansas City last week.Every good outing he has, whether its at home or on the road, is a building block for him, manager Brad Ausmus said, adding: It doesnt hurt to get the monkey off your back.Right after the Tigers took command in the sixth, Sanchez needed only seven pitches for three outs in the bottom of the inning.The same approach, Sanchez said. Im always thinking to throw my first pitch for a strike and get the first guy of the inning out.Brian Dozier gave Minnesota the lead in the fifth with his 29th homer, a new career high, but Kyle Gibson (5-8) couldnt hold it. He threw two of the teams three wild pitches in the decisive sixth, when rain started to fall hard and the Tigers tallied three runs on three singles and a walk.Lost the feel, lost the grip, and just couldntt find it back when I needed to, said Gibson, who threw only 51 of 98 pitches for strikes.ddddddddddddGibson was one strike away from escaping the second inning unscathed, after Justin Uptons double put runners at second and third with one out, but Maybin forced in the games first run with a walk.Maybin, hitting ninth out of precaution for the injury, walked again to lead off the fifth. He stole second, reached third on a throwing error by catcher Juan Centeno and then jogged home to tie the game on a single by Aybar.Im sitting there going, `Dont swing at the ball until you get two strikes, Maybin said. Little things like that. I think it helps me stay with my approach a little bit more, for sure, as far as what pitch Im looking for.Detroit entered the day in fourth place in the AL wild-card race, three games out of the second spot. The Tigers won for the second straight time following a 3-10 stretch that severely damaged their postseason bid, with three hits each by Martinez and Miguel Cabrera. J.D. Martinez had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 13 games, the longest active string in the league.The Twins fell to 2-8 against the Tigers this year, losing their fifth straight game. Thats their longest skid since dropping five in a row June 14-18.Im holding on the hope were going to play better and get back on track, manager Paul Molitor said.TRAINERS ROOMTigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann is on track for the first of three rehab starts this weekend, slated for a mid-September return from tightness in his lat muscle.Twins: Miguel Sano was the DH again, due to elbow pain, but Molitor said he could return to 3B as soon as Wednesday.UP NEXTThe Tigers will send LHP Matt Boyd (4-2, 3.93 ERA) to the mound on Wednesday night for his 13th start of the season. LHP Tyler Duffey (8-9, 5.93 ERA) will take his 22nd turn for the Twins. ' ' '