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Why you should pick up Michael Beasley in fantasy
This week, with the fantasy playoffs in full swing, we are narrowing our list to those who are playing at least four games over the next seven days. Here are the ones to target this week, with their ESPN ownership listed: Doug McDermott, SF, Chicago Bulls (21.1) McDermott doesn’t do much more than score and […]
Continue readingStarting Five: Is Gordon Hayward a future fantasy superstar?
This week’s contributors are ESPN NBA Insider Bradford Doolittle and ESPN Fantasy analysts Joe Kaiser and yours truly, Tom Carpenter. Kaiser: I love Hayward’s fantasy value because he contributes in so many ways, but I don’t see him ever rising too far above these post All-Star break numbers. And that’s OK. As long as this […]
Continue readingSource: Kyle O’Quinn agrees to 1-year, $4.5 million contract with Pacers
O’Quinn averaged 7.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 58 percent shooting in 18 minutes per game for the New York Knicks. The Pacers have also added Tyreke Evans and Doug McDermott in free agency to a roster than won 48 games last season. The 28-year-old declined his $4.2 million option with New York last month. O’Quinn […]
Continue readingNBA offseason 2024: Schedule, deadlines, contract details
With many teams already doing deep dives into preparation for the 2024 NBA draft and this summer’s free agency, here’s a look at the league’s upcoming calendar, along with important deadlines for teams and players to exercise contract options. More than 30 players are in line for qualifying offers that would make them restricted free […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2024 and 2025
Still, 2024 could be transformative in Los Angeles, with LeBron James and Paul George potentially becoming free agents this summer. Looking ahead to 2025, stars such Jayson Tatum, Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell hold player options that teams will be monitoring very closely. Key: restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; team = […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Wednesday
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks will visit the Boston Celtics on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET, and it will be interesting to see who plays in this one. Antetokounmpo was ruled out. Meanwhile, the Celtics, who were without Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday in their last one, are listing Holiday (shoulder) and Jaylen Brown […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Five picks for Wednesday’s slate
Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics over 225.5 points (-105). These two teams don’t just have the two best records in the Eastern Conference, they are also the second (Celtics, 121.0 PPG) and third (Bucks, 120.7 PPG) highest scoring teams in the NBA. While the Celtics are also strong on defense (109.3 points allowed per game, […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Monday
The short-handed Sixers are somewhat surprisingly favored, but we also must account for a depleted Heat crew that has missed Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro in recent games. It is crucial to wait for official lineup submissions before truly framing this game in fantasy and betting terms, but with both teams dealing with some impact […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Five picks for Monday’s slate
Minnesota Timberwolves (-6.5) vs. Utah Jazz (-105). The Timberwolves are on the sixth game of an extended road trip and have gone 3-2 so far, splitting two against teams in postseason consideration and winning their only matchup against a lottery-bound Utah Jazz team. The Timberwolves defeated the Jazz on Saturday without Rudy Gobert (GTD, ribs) […]
Continue readingSources: Frustrated players ask for removal of MLBPA’s Bruce Meyer
Player leaders expressed frustration at Major League Baseball Players Association executives during a Zoom call Monday night, the culmination of a week in which players advocated for the ouster of the union’s chief labor negotiator, sources told ESPN. On a call with dozens of player representatives from the major and minor league units of the […]
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