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Porzingis, Lowry rise in rest-of-season rankings

These rankings are based on season-long rotisserie formats. That means players who excel in one or two categories will be ranked higher, and those who fail miserably in percentages will be ranked lower than they would be in a points system. So, a 3-point specialist like Kyle Korver gets a bump, while a young star […]

Daily Fantasy Basketball: Late lineup notes for March 4

Good luck! Even if Evan Fournier (probable) plays … Elfrid Payton should be on your list of GPP options. I say GPP and not cash because this is still Scott Skiles’ rotation, and Payton’s had some inconsistent production (four points in just 23 minutes vs. the Pacers on Feb. 21). However, the matchup against the […]

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 […]

Harden overtakes Davis, Westbrook in rest-of-season fantasy rankings

These rankings are based on season-long rotisserie formats. That means that players who excel in one or two categories will be ranked higher and those who fail miserably in percentages will be ranked lower than they would be in a points system. So, a 3-point specialist like J.R. Smith gets a bump, while a young […]

Are Elfrid Payton’s triple-doubles a sign of things to come?

Elfrid Payton messed around and got a triple-double Monday for the third time In his past five games. He also is shooting 53.2 FG% and 80.0 FT% this month. How much do you believe in Payton, available in nearly a quarter of ESPN leagues, continuing to produce at this level the rest of the season […]

Fantasy basketball mailbag: C.J. McCollum’s trade value

If you have a question, tweet me @AtomicHarpua or with #FBAMailbag before Thursday morning each week, and I’ll cull some of the best ones to answer here. – Jason Szabo (@JakeSpeed44) December 9, 2015 I see both Mike Conley and Elfrid Payton as lesser fantasy options compared to C.J. McCollum, even in your format, so […]

Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley headline NBA’s All-Rookie First Team

Barnes was one of three players to receive the maximum of 100 first-place votes for the first team along with Detroit’s Cade Cunningham and Cleveland’s Evan Mobley. The All-Rookie teams, unlike the All-NBA teams, are not voted on by position. Joining those three on the first team were Orlando forward Franz Wagner and Houston guard […]

Why this homecoming is different for Kemba Walker and the New York Knicks

KEMBA WALKER‘S FIRST basket in a New York Knicks uniform was a simple one. A couple minutes into New York’s preseason opener at Madison Square Garden against the Indiana Pacers, Walker had the ball at the top of the key. He then executed a give-and-go with Julius Randle, darted around a Taj Gibson screen and […]

NBA Power Rankings, preseason edition: Who are the favorites heading into training camp?

Media days kick off Monday, officially ushering in the start of training camps around the NBA. The dust has finally settled from free agency, and September training camp kickoffs will mark the first normal schedule in two years. The biggest news surrounding training camp comes out of Philadelphia, where Ben Simmons has vowed to never […]

NBA Power Rankings, post-free-agency edition: How big was the summer shakeup?

The biggest shocker came on draft night, when the Los Angeles Lakers sprung a deal with the Washington Wizards to land former MVP Russell Westbrook. The move created the league’s newest superstar Big Three of Westbrook, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and the Lakers would later add Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard to the mix. […]

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