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Ja Morant turned the Grizzlies into the NBA’s fast and fearless surprise
And he didn’t have to wait long for his first. It was Oct. 27, and the Grizzlies were trailing by eight points late in the fourth quarter against Kyrie Irving‘s Brooklyn Nets. It was just the third game of Morant’s career — the Grizzlies had started 0-2 — but he was about to put the […]
Continue readingFantasy 30: Andre Drummond leads latest trade buzz
Atlanta Hawks: Trae Young (right thigh) missed Wednesday’s game and is listed as questionable for Friday’s game against Oklahoma City. He made it through parts of Thursday’s practice, which is an encouraging sign that he might be available against the Thunder, but if Young can’t go, it will force the Hawks to lean heavily on […]
Continue readingA different Kristaps Porzingis is leading the Mavericks alongside Luka Doncic
The topic of Kristaps Porzingis’ post-ups had just been broached after the Dallas Mavericks’ 102-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Dec. 26, and Carlisle had already heard enough. “The post-up just isn’t a good play anymore,” the Mavs’ head coach said. “It just isn’t a good play. It’s not a good play for […]
Continue readingThe Hamptons One: How Draymond Green is navigating his new Warriors world
STEPHEN CURRY IS writhing in pain underneath the basket. It’s Oct. 30, the fourth game of the season for the Golden State Warriors — just the second inside San Francisco’s brand-new Chase Center. And with 8 minutes, 31 seconds remaining in the third quarter, the home team is staring at its third blowout loss in […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: SGA, Schroder shining for Thunder
Afforded rare freedom on the offensive end to serve as the Thunder’s version of Lou Williams, Schroder’s surge in scoring could prove somewhat sustainable. Highlights Saturday James Harden, Houston Rockets: 47 points (15-27 FG), 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 TO Hassan Whiteside, Portland Trail Blazers: 16 points (6-9 FG), 22 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 blocks, […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Historic night for Miami’s Robinson and Nunn
In the overtime win over Atlanta, Robinson joined Kendrick Nunn, who delivered 36 points — one shy of the franchise rookie record set by Sherman “The General” Douglas back in 1990 — as the first pair of undrafted teammates to ever score at least 30 points in the same game in league history. Rostered in […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2020 and 2021
Nearly half the league hit free agency in 2019. Plenty of stars changed teams, including Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Kemba Walker. The 2020 class won’t have the same star power or the same amount of cap space available, but 2021 will be absolutely loaded. Here’s our team-by-team look at all […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Big night for Knicks
The rare road win for the Knicks required overtime and was fueled by a somewhat historic collective of double-double performances; RJ Barrett, Julius Randle and Marcus Morris Sr. all tallied at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in the victory, marking the first time since April of 1977 that three Knicks players each had 20-10 […]
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