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Everything to know about the NBA’s 22-team restart at Walt Disney World
The NBA is back. Last week, the league’s board of governors and the players’ union both approved plans — a 22-team, eight-game wrap-up to the regular season followed by a possible play-in tournament for the eighth seed and playoffs — to resume the 2019-20 season on July 31 inside Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World […]
Continue readingNBA awards predictions: Who will and should win this season?
The league is expected to approve a return-to-play plan on Thursday, with growing support for a 22-team field that likely will play regular-season and play-in games to compete for playoff berths in both conferences. It’s unclear how much those pre-playoff games could factor into the awards races. But which races are the closest, and which […]
Continue readingJa Morant is still dominating Zion Williamson in the NBA Rookie of the Year vote
In a straw poll conducted over the past few days by ESPN of 70 eligible voters, a clear consensus has emerged: no. Despite Williamson’s undeniable brilliance, all 70 voters polled gave Morant, who has had his own stellar season for the Memphis Grizzlies, their first-place votes in ESPN’s poll. Morant was also the only player […]
Continue readingTop 10 fantasy hoops sophomores for 2020-21: Is Zion Williamson or Ja Morant on top?
This season’s crop of second-year breakout stars confirms such a trend, with Trae Young and Luka Doncic becoming first-time All-Stars while both in the top 15 on the Player Rater — which is a standard deviation model that values statistical dominance and diversity. We even find the underrated efficiency of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sitting 29th in […]
Continue readingHow the NBA coronavirus suspension impacts every team in the Western Conference
The NBA has suspended its season due to the spread of the coronavirus, and commissioner Adam Silver has stated the hiatus will last at least 30 days. On Sunday night, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported owners and executives are bracing for the possibility of mid-to-late June as a best-case scenario for a return. As the league […]
Continue readingThe high-stakes race for the West’s No. 8 seed
On opening night, this would’ve been an unlikely question. With just over a month remaining in the regular season, four teams are looking to provide a different answer. What’s the prize for claiming the No. 8 seed? A road trip to L.A. to face the likely No. 1 seed Los Angeles Lakers. Our experts break […]
Continue readingThese NBA rookies have the most fantasy value next season
In terms of extrapolating actual NBA basketball into numerical geek fodder? 2019-2020 has been the GOAT to date. The operational word? Dynamic. Paces are heightening. Offenses are soaring. The numbers have never been as trackable, deep and diverse. New names hit fantasy relevance on a nightly basis. I’ve never worked a campaign where so many […]
Continue readingAnthony Tolliver gets 10-day contract from Grizzlies, debuts hours later in win over Hawks
Tolliver had 12 points and three rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench and was 4-of-5 from 3-point range as Memphis defeated the Hawks in Atlanta 127-88. Tolliver will be postseason-eligible for the playoff-hopeful Grizzlies after being bought out by Sacramento. He gave the Kings back $144,901 — the same amount to a 10-day contract. […]
Continue readingFantasy 30: Point guard buzz from Steph to Elfrid to Markelle
To help, I’ve done the work for you and compiled a look at the most fantasy-relevant news and notes for all 30 teams around the league. Atlanta Hawks: Remember when there was some question about how well Trae Young would adjust to the NBA game? Those days already are an ancient memory. Young leads the […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings Week 18: Second-half storylines for all 30 teams
Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Andre’ Snellings, Royce Young and Bobby Marks and The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears) is ranking all 30 teams from top to bottom, taking stock of which teams are playing the best basketball now and which teams are looking most like title contenders. Previous rankings: Week 17 […]
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