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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Consider picking up Ky Bowman

Snellings deftly identifies Detroit’s Christian Wood as a key winner at the deadline, as the surprising departure of Andre Drummond within the division to Cleveland opens a massive batch of opportunities as a scorer, defender and rebounder for the versatile big man. The fantasy public is already acting on such counsel, as Wood is the […]

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Fantasy 30: Kristaps Porzingis hurt, Suns stand pat

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: Newly acquired big man Clint Capela is an exciting addition to the Hawks’ frontcourt, but it could be a little while before he dons a Hawks jersey. […]

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Elfrid Payton among top fantasy basketball free-agent finds

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 […]

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NBA trade talk and what might happen before the deadline

The fun thing about the trade deadline is that it’s a deadline — which spurs activity. Just when you think it’s barren, seven trades come across Woj’s Twitter feed in a two-minute span. The lead-up has been a tad dull. Bradley Beal‘s extension took him off the market until the offseason, removing a big name […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Detroit welcomes back Mr. January

The most important fantasy angle for Detroit is almost surely the promising return of Reggie Jackson, who remains widely available in ESPN leagues due largely to the fact he has missed 44 games this year with a back injury. Jackson poured in a season-high 23 points last night in just his sixth game of the […]

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Fantasy 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 […]

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Davis Bertans among top fantasy basketball free-agent finds

The goal of this weekly series is to identify players available in at least half of ESPN leagues at each position. Some nominations are specialists capable of helping in one or two categories, while others deliver more diverse and important statistical offerings. In the breakdowns below, I’ve ordered players at each position with the priority […]

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NBA Power Rankings Week 14: Risers and fallers at the halfway point

Our biggest risers this week? The New Orleans Pelicans, who are expected to debut star rookie Zion Williamson on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs. 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 […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Hawks backcourt starting to soar

Huerter tallied 23 points, 15 rebounds, and eight assists in the victory and has now averaged 17.8 PPG, 7.0 RPG, and 4.3 APG (with clean shooting percentages) over his last eight appearances. You can find the man they call “Red Velvet” floating in free agency in roughly 52% of ESPN leagues. Meanwhile, the big line […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: SGA’s monster box score

In the win over the reeling Timberwolves, Gilgeous-Alexander became the youngest player (21 years, 185 days) with a 20-rebound triple-double in NBA history, this while entering the contest with just one game with at least 10 rebounds in his career. As a central part of the haul from the surprising late-night Paul George deal with […]

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