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NBA 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 readingNBA All-Star grades: Breaking down MVP Mathurin, Wemby and other Rising Stars
Friday’s star-studded Rising Stars tournament at All-Star Weekend featured the leading two contenders for Rookie of the Year — the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren and San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama — as well as 2023 award winner and first-time All-Star Paolo Banchero. For the third consecutive year, the NBA’s best rookies and sophomores were […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Wednesday
New this season, ESPN Analytics will also generate daily NBA fantasy projections. By combining historical player and team data and specific game factors ESPN is able to accurately predict player box score stats. Accounting for injuries, trends in playing time, and other factors impacting future performance the statistical models can be used to help NBA […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Five picks for Wednesday
We also get another matchup of the two Rookie of the Year co-front-runners with Victor Wembanyama facing off against Chet Holmgren. Let’s dig into the action and find some angles to explore for the midweek. Cleveland Cavaliers +7.5 points over Milwaukee Bucks (-120). This is tricky, because it’s not unusual to see a team outperform […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Five picks for Friday’s slate
More Teams. More Games. Eric Moody shares a pair of wagers for tonight’s NBA action, including Jarrett Allen to hit the over on his scoring line. (0:55) Bettors have a slate of eight games to choose from in the NBA on Friday night. The game that most interests me is the Oklahoma City Thunder against […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Friday
New this season, ESPN Analytics will also generate daily NBA fantasy projections. By combining historical player and team data and specific game factors ESPN is able to accurately predict player box score stats. Accounting for injuries, trends in playing time, and other factors impacting future performance the statistical models can be used to help NBA […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings, post-offseason edition – What has changed this summer?
The big trades of the offseason resulted in Chris Paul landing on the Golden State Warriors, Jordan Poole on the Detroit Pistons and Bradley Beal on the Phoenix Suns. Free agency saw some big additions for the Houston Rockets, who signed Fred VanVleet from the Toronto Raptors and Dillon Brooks from the Memphis Grizzlies. Meanwhile, […]
Continue readingIsaiah Mobley helps Cavaliers top Rockets to win summer league title
This was the Cavaliers’ first title since the summer league went to a tournament format in 2013. Mobley was voted game MVP, more than making up for not being selected to the all-tournament team. “I try to not worry about stuff I can’t control,” Mobley said. “Do I agree with it? No, but it is […]
Continue readingNBA summer league 2023: Biggest surprises and disappointments in Las Vegas
But Wembanyama didn’t steal all the attention at summer league. Fellow rookie Keyonte George was one of the biggest surprises in Vegas with an impressive display of perimeter shooting and passing. Chet Holmgren was the other big story going into the event, as the Oklahoma City Thunder’s No. 2 overall pick in 2022 made his […]
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