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Luka’s fill-ins are 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 readingTen NBA things I like and don’t like, including Miami’s motion blur
The post-LeBron James Miami Heat adapted to their superstar void by crafting a whirring motion offense designed to add up to more than the sum of its parts. They cut and screened and led the league in handoff plays — including fake handoffs that functioned almost like quarterback keepers. Butler can both exist outside that […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: The Sixers’ secret weapon
Simmons followed up Saturday’s opus one dime shy of a triple-double on Sunday in a pivotal win over the Raptors. Simmons was the lone member of the Sixers’ starting lineup with a positive net rating on Sunday, but the main statistical story for Philly was the play of defensive savant and emergent catch-and-shoot threat Matisse […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Rose’s revival
Joining Rose in the buzzer-beater club was Sacramento’s Nemanja Bjelica, who sank a 33-foot jumper to secure a last-second win over the Rockets and the first buzzer-beater of his career. Filling out this trio of clutch performances was Toronto’s Kyle Lowry, who finished off the Bulls with a layup in the final minute of a […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Historic night for Miami’s Robinson and Nunn
In the overtime win over Atlanta, Robinson joined Kendrick Nunn, who delivered 36 points — one shy of the franchise rookie record set by Sherman “The General” Douglas back in 1990 — as the first pair of undrafted teammates to ever score at least 30 points in the same game in league history. Rostered in […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2020 and 2021
Nearly half the league hit free agency in 2019. Plenty of stars changed teams, including Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Kemba Walker. The 2020 class won’t have the same star power or the same amount of cap space available, but 2021 will be absolutely loaded. Here’s our team-by-team look at all […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Big night for Knicks
The rare road win for the Knicks required overtime and was fueled by a somewhat historic collective of double-double performances; RJ Barrett, Julius Randle and Marcus Morris Sr. all tallied at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in the victory, marking the first time since April of 1977 that three Knicks players each had 20-10 […]
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