Lou Amundson had eight points, 12 rebounds and two blocks in Wednesday's win over Charlotte.

The Pacers cleared the bench tonight and allowed the regulars to get some rest heading into the All-Star break. In other words, ignore this line from Amundson.

Lou Amundson has officially been traded from the Warriors to the Pacers.

Amundson is healthy and gives Indiana greater frontcourt depth at PF/C, especially with Jeff Pendergraph rehabbing his sprained knee. His per-minute block numbers are excellent, but he's not worth owning in fantasy leagues.

The Warriors are "in the process" of trading Lou Amundson to the Pacers for Brandon Rush, according to beat writer Marcus Thompson.

Amundson was held out of Saturday's game, which is a pretty solid indicator that a deal is going down. The Warriors frontcourt just got even thinner, but they can definitely use help at backup SG/SF and Rush should be a nice fit in Golden State. He'll probably battle Klay Thompson for minutes off the bench, and neither has much fantasy appeal.

Lou Amundson is intent on carving out a bigger role with the Warriors this year, and thinks his defensive prowess will help.

"Going into this knowing the emphasis he's going to put on defense, that's something I really believe in," Amundson said. He'll come off the bench and isn't likely to help fantasy owners in a limited role, though his per-minute block totals are impressive (0.8 blocks in 13 minutes per game).

Louis Amundson was hindered by finger and back issues last season, but says he's healthy and ready to go whenever the new season starts.

"That's difficult when you want to play and play at a high level and your body just won't let you," he said recently. "With the finger and the back, it was a tough season. Obviously I want to stay healthy this year." Amundson is nothing more than a role player for Golden State, making him a long shot to have fantasy value.

Lou Amundson looked healthier at unofficial Warriors workouts over the last two days than he did at any point last season, according to Warriors insider Matt Steinmetz.

He dealt with back, ankle, and finger injuries last year and never got on track. As the type of player that Mark Jackson will need to use to improve the Warriors' defense, he'll be worth tracking in deep formats if he gets off to big start whenever basketball resumes.

Forward Louis Amundson exercised his $2.4 million player option, meaning he'll play for the Warriors next season.

Amundson has some skills, but isn't likely to emerge as a fantasy option in Golden State.

Lou Amundson has not decided yet whether he'll exercise his player option for the 2011-12 season.

Amundson has until Thursday at midnight to make a decision. The Warriors are expecting him to opt in as he's set to earn $2.4 million. An energy guy off the bench won't get more than that on the open market, especially after the new CBA.

Louis Amundson scored eight points on 3-of-5 shooting with 10 rebounds, one assist, and two blocks in 28 minutes off the bench on Saturday.

This truly comes out of nowhere and we need to see him produce at least one more time, if not more, before we're advising owners to give him a look in deep formats.

Louis Amundson (back) returned to action on Friday, scoring eight points on 4-of-7 shooting with seven rebounds and one block in 17 minutes.

He might not have gotten this much run if the game wasn't a blowout, and needless to say he has no fantasy value at this time.

Louis Amundson returned to action on Friday February 25.

Louis Amundson (back) is expected to return on Friday.

The backup big man hasn't played since Jan. 30 and is only worth monitoring in extremely deep leagues.

Louis Amundson (back spasms) will not play against the Nuggets on Wednesday.

Amundson will miss his fourth straight game, leaving only Ekpe Udoh and Vladimir Radmanovic as real big men options off the bench for coach Keith Smart.

Warriors PF/C Lou Amundson (back spasms) will not play on Monday.

Dan Gadzuric is also questionable with back spasms, though neither player's absence will have a big impact on the rotation -- expect a few more minutes for Andris Biedrins and David Lee.

Louis Amundson will not play on Saturday due to back spasms.

He has fallen in the rotation with the emergence of Ekpe Udoh, and has no fantasy value at this time.

Louis Amundson (ankle) returned to action on Monday, playing seven minutes and finishing with one blocked shot to go with three fouls.

He hasn't developed into the deep league option we thought he had the potential to be, and has played his way out of the rotation. At this point, rookie Ekpe Udoh is ahead of him in the rotation.

Louis Amundson returned to action on Monday January 24.

Lou Amundson left Wednesday's game with a left ankle sprain and did not return.

Amundson's sprain is being called mild. His absence allowed Brandan Wright to play 11 minutes after three straight DNP-CDs.

Louis Amundson started for injured Andris Biedrins (ankle) on Tuesday, but lasted just 13 minutes before fouling out with two points on 1-of-2 shooting with three rebounds and two blocks.

We love the spirit but this just isn't getting it done. Ignore him until he starts to make some noise.

Louis Amundson was quiet in his spot-start for injured Andris Biedrins (foot) on Saturday, scoring three points on 1-of-3 shooting with four rebounds and one assist in 15 minutes.

It's possible he's not ready for extended time, but either way he's not ready for attention in fantasy leagues. He needs to put up a few good lines before we'll sniff him even in deep leagues.