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It's been one week since my sleepers post, and already a number of those have gone from sleepers to found.

Rajon Rondo, for example, was 150'th Yahoo ranked and has jumped up to 95'th and is continuing to climb.

Corey Maggette has gone from 106 to 65.  Lamarcus Aldridge has made a huge jump from 164 to 56.  Maxiell has gone from 402 to 133.  Darko went from 173 to 103.  Foye from 138 to 70.  Bynum from 162 to 102.  Perkins from 206 to 123.

 All of these are about where they ought to be.  Perkins may still be a bit low for what he should produce this season, but he's not a sleeper anymore.

 That leaves the two oldies: Magloire and Marbury who're still available at very similar instances, but ought to be higher ranked.  Marbury ought to be 2/3 rounds earlier, and Magloire should be drafted in deep 16 team leagues and 20 team leagues.

Now, at this week in time, there are still people that aren't being drafted where they ought to.  Lots of steals still available if you just know where to look.  Here's a further list of 5.

Brevin Knight (Y! rank 185) - At 185, Brevin is a bonafied steal.  Cassell has rumblings of wanting to move to Denver, and is still not quite right physically.  Livingston is going to be out for the year, and this leaves a wide open door for Brevin to be the starting PG for the Clippers the entire season.  It gets difficult to find assists, and Brevin Knight is a cheap way to bolster that category.

Ryan Gomes (Y! rank 165) - it looks as if Gomes is going to play an integral and significant role in Minnesota this year.  Beyond that, he looks sharp and in good shape in the pre-season.  165 is probably 65 spots lower than where he should be - and he could easily be a top 70/80 player by the end of the year.

Devin Brown (Y! rank 283) - Sasha Pavlovic may not be back this year, and if so Devin Brown should slip into a starting spot with the Cavs.  A bit of a wait and see, but he could end up being a nice pickup in deeper leagues.

Jason Kapono (Y! rank 121) - I'm convinced Kapono is going to have a career year this year - and he could get up to 180/200 3's, which could be huge - along with strong percentages, if Kapono starts and thrives he'll be the Kevin Martin of this year.

Marco Belinelli (Y! rank 260) - This is a guy I wouldn't draft but in the deepest of leagues.  But this is a person that could pay off very large - Belinelli fits the GS system excessively well and he shoots the ball well.  Anyone following summer camp/pre-season knows about him, and he's not much of a secret any longer.  But this is one to keep your eye on.