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NBA Power Rankings Week 16: Raptors, Blazers climb as Jazz fall
The Milwaukee Bucks are the first team to clinch a winning record this season, despite a rare loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday. The Los Angeles Lakers have already matched their win total from last season. Teams in need of turnarounds include the Orlando Magic (losers of five straight to drop to eighth in […]
Continue readingElfrid 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 […]
Continue readingNBA 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 […]
Continue readingNBA trade deadline predictions: Top teams, players to watch
After a long hiatus, trade season has ramped up a bit, with the Golden State Warriors recently moving center Willie Cauley-Stein to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for a second-round draft pick. Which title contender most needs to make a move? What about the rebuilding squads? What trades should teams pursue? Our NBA experts answer […]
Continue readingDonovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert among first-time All-Star reserves
This year’s NBA All-Star Game will mark a changing of the guard of sorts, as — for the first time in a decade — there will be nine players making their first appearance in the league’s annual midseason showcase. In addition to the three starters named to their first team last week — Luka Doncic, […]
Continue readingFantasy 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 […]
Continue readingThe Lakers and Blazers put on a show in honoring Kobe Bryant
On Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers played a game for the first time since Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter accident on Sunday. The Lakers’ scheduled game against the LA Clippers on Tuesday night was postponed in the aftermath of the tragedy. The Lakers held a pregame ceremony for […]
Continue readingThe quiet moments from an emotional night for the Lakers and Los Angeles
It has been five days since Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other people died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. With the Lakers requesting to postpone Tuesday’s matchup with the LA Clippers, this was the Lakers’ first opportunity to honor Bryant in their home arena. The Lakers lost 127-119, but […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Young helps Hawks move forward
Young was stellar in the first half, scoring 21 points and recording 10 assists en route to his eighth game with at least 40 points this season. That’s second-most in the NBA. Young got some help from some emerging teammates, as rookies De’Andre Hunter, Cam Reddish, and Bruno Fernando all proved effective in the contest. […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings Week 15: Raptors, Jazz headline a top-10 shake-up
It is starting to resemble 2019, with the Toronto Raptors rising to No. 2 in the Eastern Conference on the strength of a seven-game win streak. In the Western Conference, the Utah Jazz, with 14 wins in their past 15 games, have settled in behind the Los Angeles Lakers. Throughout the regular season, our panel […]
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