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Fantasy basketball streamers and NBA betting cheat sheet for Thursday
Jump ahead: Game of the night | Picks and props | Analytics edge by Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe Blazing Values: It’s quite clear that Portland values lottery positioning, as the team has shut down several key veterans for the season. This agenda still leaves room for fantasy fun, as forward Drew Eubanks (64% available) […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball and NBA betting cheat sheet for Monday
Jump ahead: https://www.espn.com/fantasy/basketball/story/_/id/33445226/fantasy-basketball-nba-betting-cheat-sheet-monday”>Game of the night | Picks and props | Analytics edge By Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe Thrift shop: With Anfernee Simons (quad) and Andrew Wiggins for Monday night’s matchup with Utah. Expect big minutes and heavy usage from Jordan Poole (available in 33% of ESPN leagues), especially as he has averaged 23 […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings, preseason edition: Who are the favorites heading into training camp?
Media days kick off Monday, officially ushering in the start of training camps around the NBA. The dust has finally settled from free agency, and September training camp kickoffs will mark the first normal schedule in two years. The biggest news surrounding training camp comes out of Philadelphia, where Ben Simmons has vowed to never […]
Continue readingDamian Lillard has faith Trail Blazers are heading in right direction
“I think over the years we’ve always had a competitive team, I think we’ll be competitive again,” Lillard said Monday at the team’s media day. “Obviously, at the end of last season I wanted to see our roster improve. I wanted us to have a better chance to win. And we had our conversations throughout […]
Continue readingNBA 5-on-5: Ben Simmons, Damian Lillard and the biggest remaining questions ahead of training camp
The peak of NBA free agency is in the rearview. The full 2021-22 season schedule has been released. Training camps can officially open on Sept 28. Still, there are a few potential moves that remain unresolved. Will the Philadelphia 76ers trade Ben Simmons? How much longer will Damian Lillard remain with the Portland Trail Blazers? […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings, post-free-agency edition: How big was the summer shakeup?
The biggest shocker came on draft night, when the Los Angeles Lakers sprung a deal with the Washington Wizards to land former MVP Russell Westbrook. The move created the league’s newest superstar Big Three of Westbrook, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and the Lakers would later add Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard to the mix. […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2022 and 2023
Still, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]
Continue readingNBA offseason survey: Execs, scouts on the biggest deals, best players and 2022 title favorites
The past two seasons have seen the NBA — like the rest of the world — deal with unprecedented circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused as much upheaval across the NBA as any sports league in North America and beyond, with the 2019-20 season ending in a bubble inside the Walt Disney World Resort in […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Lakers blown out by Phoenix Suns in Game 5, one loss from elimination
“We’ll find out what we’re made of, and we’ll find out how bad we want this,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said afterward when asked how his team will respond in Game 6. With Anthony Davis sidelined due to a strained groin, the Suns used a 16-0 run in the first quarter to take control of […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs 2021: Everything you need to know about the 20 teams in the mix
The 2020-21 NBA playoffs — and play-in! — are finally here. And this thing is as wide open as ever. But before we lock in the full 16-team field, here’s a look at the first round of the play-in tournament, during which two teams from each conference will secure the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds: […]
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