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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Shaking up your fantasy lineup
Given the huge Sunday afternoon audience on ABC, it’s not surprising to see Milton become the most-added player in ESPN leagues during the past week. He’s now rostered in two-thirds of leagues. With Embiid on the shelf for several weeks with a shoulder ailment and Simmons sidelined indefinitely with a back injury, Milton — who […]
Continue readingNorman Powell 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 readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Gary Trent Jr. among shining streamers
Not every fantasy pickup is meant to be an enduring move, as we are also tasked with patching together interim stretches of production. Trent Jr. qualifies as one of these plug-and-play acquisitions who can provide a short burst of production. If minutes are the coin of the realm when seeking support in deeper and more […]
Continue readingThese TS% stars could take you to a fantasy hoops championship
I handed Draymond Green his unconditional release. Sent him to the wire. One of my favorite fantasy players of the past 10 years: gone. Because in Fantasyland … the month of March has no truck for the sentimental. And James Johnson is almost always available. Points or categories. Head-to-head or rotisserie. No matter your format, […]
Continue readingRise above it or drown: How elite NBA athletes handle pressure
His reaction with 53 ticks left on the Game 7 clock in the 2016 NBA Finals, seconds after Kyrie Irving‘s surgical 3-point shot had fallen through the strings, was a primal, instinctive response to a lifetime spent swirling in a cauldron of competition and pressure: “I gotta go back at him.” This, Curry would recognize […]
Continue readingFantasy 30: Promising news on Oladipo, Jokic, DeRozan
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: Not as many fantasy leagues incorporate the turnover category these days, but for those that do, it’s worth paying attention to players who chronically turn the ball […]
Continue readingWarriors never considered sitting Stephen Curry for rest of season
SAN FRANCISCO — As the Golden State Warriors prepare for Stephen Curry‘s return to the floor next month, they do so emboldened by the fact that they never considered shutting him down for the season after he broke his left hand on Oct. 30. As some critics and fans wonder whether allowing Curry to come […]
Continue readingCan Zion and the Pelicans push their way into the playoffs?
The night was Dec. 17. The New Orleans Pelicans were on the wrong end of a call that sent their game against the Brooklyn Nets into overtime. New Orleans wilted defensively and lost in extra time, giving the Pelicans a franchise-worst 13-game losing streak. New Orleans, a team with playoff aspirations heading into the season, […]
Continue readingMiami made the Jimmy Butler gamble that Chicago never could
It is Jan. 23 in the middle of another sun-drenched day along Biscayne Bay, and the Miami Heat have just wrapped up practice and a film session. Players are shuffling to the trainer’s room. Staffers float in and out of the double doors leading into the locker room. Teammates and coaches conduct interviews with members […]
Continue readingFurkan Korkmaz 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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