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‘We want to contain, contest and control’: Lakers coach Darvin Ham sets expectations at first practice
“I wasn’t going to dare show any Milwaukee Bucks clips,” Ham said Tuesday after the Los Angeles Lakers’ opening training camp session. “I’m a Laker. A Laker through and through.” Ham plans to be the coach of a Lakers team that strings together stop after stop, his top priority in turning around a group that […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball waiver-wire finds: Multiple Magic options among key pickups
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: Al Horford commanded by Thunder to sit
Brown finished the loss to Boston with 21 points and a career-high 23 boards. Since being activated after the All-Star break, the young center has averaged 12.4 points and 12.3 rebounds while also posting a strong block rate in nine appearances for the Thunder. Once a two-way player for the organization, Brown just signed a […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Robert Williams III has the blocks you need
The NBA trade deadline altered rosters throughout the league on Thursday. You can read André Snellings’ fantasy spin concerning the most prominent players who changed jerseys. Past that key tiers of players, we find lesser-known beneficiaries, such as Robert Williams III of the Boston Celtics. Complete your bracket by selecting the winner in each of […]
Continue readingJoel Embiid makes strong MVP case; James Harden dominant in his return to Houston
Additionally, 12 teams are wrapping up the first half of the season as All-Star Weekend rapidly approaches. With so much action to keep an eye on, we asked our NBA insiders for their biggest takeaway from the biggest games. Anyone who watched even the Philadelphia 76ers’ 131-123 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Anthony Edwards becoming Minnesota’s top gun
Edwards has now scored 20 points in four of his last six games after having done so just three times in his first 22 professional appearances. With Russell sidelined for much of the last month, Edwards has sustained meaningful offensive production, averaging 18 PPG during his last 14 games, 11 of them starts. Also important […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball waiver-wire finds: Kyle Kuzma, Josh Jackson among key pickups
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: Can you rely on Josh Jackson with Derrick Rose out of Detroit?
Baseball is back, and so is fantasy! Get the gang back together, or start a new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Jackson pulled eight rebounds and dished four assists in a loss to the Pacers on Thursday and has averaged nine combined boards and dimes during the last six games for […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: LaMelo Ball already making history
Ball has been impressive all season from a per-36 minute context and leads the Hornets in plus-minus, but now he’s getting a chance to shine as a key member of the starting lineup. In his last five games — all starts — Ball has averaged 22.6 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 6.6 APG, and 3.8 3PG in […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2021 and 2022
The 2021 class has more hype, potentially featuring names such as LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, Paul George, Victor Oladipo, DeMar DeRozan, Blake Griffin, Rudy Gobert and Andre Drummond. Some of those players will agree to extensions or pick up player options before ever hitting the market, while others will have plenty […]
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