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NBA All-Star 2020: Grading Zion Williamson, Luka Doncic and every player in the Rising Stars
But Charlotte Hornets small forward Miles Bridges flipped a switch in the second half, and Team USA ultimately turned the game around by 39 points to take a 151-131 victory in a showcase of the top rookies and second-year players. We graded all 20 players who were able to participate on a national stage at […]
Continue readingNBA All-Star Game 2020: The stars, skills and storylines we’re watching
NBA All-Star Weekend is here! This is the third consecutive year in which captains participated in a fantasy draft and selected their own teams, a change from the traditional East vs. West format. All-Star captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo have made their draft picks. All-Star Saturday night participants have been unveiled. Rising Stars and […]
Continue readingMVP Miles Bridges leads U.S. over World in Rising Stars Challenge
So did Zion Williamson — even when his dunk attempts didn’t go in. Bridges scored 20 points and took MVP honors, Eric Paschall added 23 more, and the U.S. beat the World 151-131 in the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night. The Cavaliers’ Collin Sexton had 21 points, Hawks All-Star Trae Young added 18 and […]
Continue readingPelicans’ Zion Williamson damages rim in Rising Stars Challenge
After catching a lob pass from Team USA teammate Trae Young in the Rising Stars Challenge, Williamson slammed down a two-handed jam that caused the rim to bend. At halftime of the NBA All-Star Weekend event, United Center employees had to bring out a ladder and readjust the basket to its proper alignment. That’s the […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Finding fantasy value in Wednesday’s trades
Memphis dealt Andre Iguodala to Miami for Justise Winslow. This deal could potentially expand to include Oklahoma City’s Danilo Gallinari heading to South Beach, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, but we’ll likely need to wait until closer to the deadline for the larger, finalized details of such a move to materialize. Iggy doesn’t appear likely to […]
Continue readingFollow free throws to a championship with players like DeRozan
If you play it — really play it — fantasy hoops simultaneously demands and generates obsession. You get out of it what you put into it. But most of us started playing because we possessed a foundational passion for NBA basketball. Above all, it’s an investment. An investment of time and genuine feeling. With a […]
Continue readingJa 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 readingLuka Doncic, Trae Young selected for Rising Stars game during All-Star Weekend
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young and New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson headline the list of players selected to the Rising Stars game during All-Star Weekend, the NBA announced Friday. The game, to be played on Feb. 14 at the United Center in Chicago, will follow the United States vs. […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball: Overlooked players with statistical upside
The quality the greatest fantasy players possess. The ability to change the flow of a game in the blink of an eye, then convert that captured flow into a quantifiable statistical result. Stars back up their considerable on-court presence with meaningful numbers. They combine dynamic style with diversified numerical substance. They seize the moment and […]
Continue readingTen NBA things I like and don’t like, including the Luka Doncic-Dwight Powell dance
Morant’s athleticism and fearlessness strike you first. He is so fast. He wants to dunk on everyone — to humiliate victims, the bigger the better. All that is cool. But what is most impressive about Morant — the runaway Rookie of the Year — is his veteran craft. He already knows how to start and […]
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