These are not power rankings! They are derived from a formula Bill Simmons found scrawled on parchment paper inside a glass bottle that washed up on the shores of Malibu. Teams are scored 1-10 in five categories: ZEITGEIST: When you talk about this team at parties, do people slink away? HIGHLIGHT POTENTIAL: Do you linger […]
Continue readingCreate or join an ESPN Fantasy Basketball league for the 2022-2023 NBA season. Sign up for free! The ESPN fantasy basketball experts got together for their first mock draft of the 2022-23 NBA season, using a 10-team H2H points format. If you’re new to fantasy hoops and looking to try it out for the first […]
Continue readingChoose your league size, customize the scoring and set the rules you want to follow in order to create the fantasy basketball league you want to play in. Create your custom league for free! With a growing crop of young talent around the NBA and a number of star veterans still atop their game, the […]
Continue readingChoose your league size, customize the scoring and set the rules you want to follow in order to create the fantasy basketball league you want to play in. Create your custom league for free! With a growing crop of young talent around the NBA and a number of star veterans still atop their game, the […]
Continue readingGiannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points in 19 minutes before leaving midway through the third quarter with an ankle issue in Greece’s 90-69 win over Estonia in the Group C finale for both teams at the EuroBasket tournament Thursday. Antetokounmpo was clearly limping after the game, but was able to take part in the postgame on-court […]
Continue readingAntetokounmpo had his 41 points and nine rebounds in just 27 minutes to lead Greece (4-0). He was 13-for-18 from the floor, 15-for-18 from the foul line. Antetokounmpo’s point total was the most in a EuroBasket game since Dirk Nowitzki had 43 for Germany in 2001. And when he heard that stat, all Antetokounmpo did […]
Continue readingThey were the final 55 seconds. Illya Sydorov’s layup gave Ukraine its first lead of the game, and the war-torn nation’s team moved to 2-0 in the European championship tournament by topping Estonia 74-73 in a Group C matchup. “It’s a super important game for us,” Sydorov said. “The main goal, why we get this […]
Continue reading“I came to take this team to the Finals,” Gobert said during his introductory news conference in July. As Timberwolves coach Chris Finch added, “It’s the perfect fit at the perfect time.” In other words, the Timberwolves have gone all-in. So, what does it mean to be “all-in” in today’s NBA? And is there more […]
Continue readingWhether that commitment will make the next five years any more successful than the past 10 is the big question. “I want to win a championship and I want to do it here,” Beal said Friday in a news conference to discuss his max-value contract. “I believe that we can win in D.C.” There hasn’t […]
Continue readingBeal, who has played his entire 10-year career with the Wizards, has now committed himself to the franchise for the duration of his prime. Beal, who turned 29 earlier this week, averaged 23.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.6 assists in 40 games for Washington last season before undergoing season-ending wrist surgery in February. That was […]
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