Jim McCormick — Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers I swear this endorsement has little to do with my loyalty to the 76ers, and instead is motivated by inviting matchup metrics. The Knicks have surrendered 49.9 fantasy points per game to centers on FanDuel’s scoring key this season, second most in the league behind only Brooklyn. Even […]
Continue readingThe first weekend of Las Vegas Summer League is in the books, and the NBA hasn’t disappointed. Paolo Banchero and Jabari Smith Jr. kicked things off with a highly anticipated meeting between the lottery draft picks. No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren carried his momentum from Utah into Saturday’s 90-88 Oklahoma City Thunder loss to […]
Continue readingIt’s a Wednesday afternoon in late January and the Lakers are set to face Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers the next night, in the fourth game of a six-game East Coast swing. They’re 2-1 so far — a rare reprieve in a season rife with turmoil. Russell Westbrook‘s play has improved since he was […]
Continue readingThe Heat guard made his season debut Monday night in Miami almost 11 months after he last stepped foot on an NBA court. Oladipo battled through a second quadriceps injury that limited him over the last three NBA seasons. But when he got back onto the floor after an extensive rehab process, he could feel […]
Continue readingThe Miami Heat are listing Oladipo as questionable for their Monday night game against the Houston Rockets. Officially, that means there’s a 50-50 chance of the two-time All-Star playing for the first time in nearly a year, and the expectation is that — barring any last-second setback — his return is about to happen. Oladipo […]
Continue readingJump ahead: Game of the night | Picks and props | https://www.espn.com/fantasy/basketball/story/_/id/33394253/fantasy-basketball-nba-betting-cheat-sheet-tuesday#Analytics edge”>Analytics edge by Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe Count Out Kyrie: Kyrie Irving has exclusively played road games but was unable to travel to Toronto due to the vaccine mandates in Canada. Cam Thomas (6.7% rostered in ESPN leagues) scored 20-plus points six […]
Continue readingThe Warriors were having trouble with the Lakers’ size. They also experienced some periods of ball-watching. And their execution was poor. But there was a major, game-changing difference. After missing the shot that would have sent their game against the Knicks into overtime, Klay Thompson came out as a flamethrower in the final quarter in […]
Continue readingWestbrook, dressed in a bright orange jacket and tan slacks, took a seat on the end of the Lakers’ bench just after tipoff. It is the first game Westbrook has missed all season. Westbrook felt the same tightness in his back in Tuesday night’s 131-116 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks but played through it and […]
Continue readingBane picks up his dribble, takes two long strides down the middle of the floor and lofts a pass high over Los Angeles Lakers forward Stanley Johnson in the paint. As Morant launches, every player on the Memphis bench erupts from their seats as the 22-year-old superstar soars to catch the pass, flicks the ball […]
Continue readingDavid Fizdale will coach the team for Sunday night’s game in Chicago, which will be the Bulls’ first since a COVID-19 outbreak on the team led to the postponement of their past two games. Fizdale missed the Lakers’ start to their three-game road trip in Dallas for non COVID-19-related personal reasons and rejoined the team […]
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