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One year after George Floyd’s murder, NBA social justice coalition urges passage of policing reform bill
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would ban chokeholds and “qualified immunity” for law enforcement while creating national standards for policing in a bid to bolster accountability, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives in March with bipartisan support and is now pending in the Senate. In their statement, the board members of […]
Continue readingMiami Heat’s Victor Oladipo to have season-ending surgery on right quadriceps tendon
Oladipo will have the surgery Thursday in New York, and the team said there currently is no timetable for his recovery and return to play. Oladipo has been out since injuring his right knee in Miami’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers on April 8. In 2019, Oladipo ruptured the right quadriceps tendon playing for […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings: How the trade deadline and buyout market shake up the league hierarchy
Among the biggest deals of the deadline: Victor Oladipo joined the Miami Heat, Rajon Rondo joined the LA Clippers, Nikola Vucevic joined the Chicago Bulls and JJ Redick joined the Dallas Mavericks. Trades are cool, but the buyout market has been where contenders are really rising to the top. In addition to signing Blake Griffin […]
Continue readingRafael Stone: Stockpile of picks, young core will keep Houston Rockets from having to go ‘wholesale tank’ mode
“I would for sure, 100 percent, do that deal again,” Stone said in a virtual media availability Monday. “Again, you guys don’t have the advantages of knowing everything I know, but literally no part of me regrets doing that deal. I have not second-guessed it for a moment. “A lot of what I said about […]
Continue readingMiami Heat acquire Victor Oladipo in trade with Houston Rockets; team eyes bought-out LaMarcus Aldridge
Although sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski earlier this week that there was widespread confidence Houston would trade Oladipo, the teams went right up to the 3 p.m. ET deadline before agreeing to the trade. In return, the Rockets get guard Avery Bradley, forward Kelly Olynyk and 2022 first-round swap rights. Those swap rights include the […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball 30 – Everything you need to know before the NBA trade deadline
Here’s a list of the most fantasy relevant trade rumors for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks: The Hawks have shown interest in Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon and have been rumored to be willing to unload John Collins and Bogdan Bogdanovic. Another name to watch out for is Lonzo Ball, who has interest from multiple […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Slumping Sacramento still a source of stats
There have been seemingly minor shifts in how Bagley is being used around the rim on offense for the Kings. However, collectively, they’ve been meaningful. During the last five games, Bagley has averaged 10 paint touches and a team-leading 3.5 post-up shots per game, compared to just 5.1 paint touches and 2.3 post-ups prior to […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball waiver-wire finds: Kyle Kuzma, Josh Jackson among key pickups
A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster can prove rewarding. When curating this fluid collective of statistical contributors, it helps to consider your end-of-bench players in direct competition with the talent floating in free agency. The goal of this weekly series is to identify players available in […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Raptors on the rebound
Powell has scored 57 points over the last two games and is posting a rich line of 23.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.6 APG, 1.6 SPG, and 3.2 3PG during his last nine games. Prior to this nine-game run of scoring fun, Powell had averaged just 11.7 PPG in his prior 14 appearances. Just like his […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: LaMelo Ball already making history
Ball has been impressive all season from a per-36 minute context and leads the Hornets in plus-minus, but now he’s getting a chance to shine as a key member of the starting lineup. In his last five games — all starts — Ball has averaged 22.6 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 6.6 APG, and 3.8 3PG in […]
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