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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Looking forward with young talent
As of Wednesday morning, Grant was rostered in just over half of ESPN leagues. He is the most-added player during the past week thanks to 19.3 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 3.3 APG, 2.8 3PG and 2.8 combined blocks and steals during the past seven days. Even when Millsap eventually returns, it could be hard for Mike […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Detroit welcomes back Mr. January
The most important fantasy angle for Detroit is almost surely the promising return of Reggie Jackson, who remains widely available in ESPN leagues due largely to the fact he has missed 44 games this year with a back injury. Jackson poured in a season-high 23 points last night in just his sixth game of the […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Young helps Hawks move forward
Young was stellar in the first half, scoring 21 points and recording 10 assists en route to his eighth game with at least 40 points this season. That’s second-most in the NBA. Young got some help from some emerging teammates, as rookies De’Andre Hunter, Cam Reddish, and Bruno Fernando all proved effective in the contest. […]
Continue readingReggie Jackson 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 readingRockets’ James Harden calls win over Nuggets ‘a confidence builder’
The Rockets didn’t pretend that all of their problems were solved because they beat a team that was without five of its top seven players, with Denver missing point guard Jamal Murray (ankle), shooting guard Gary Harris (aductor), power forward Paul Millsap (knee), backup center Mason Plumlee (foot) and reserve forward Michael Porter Jr. (back). […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Zion doesn’t disappoint in debut
In a close loss to the Spurs on Wednesday evening, Williamson became the first NBA player — debut or not — to produce 20-plus points and seven rebounds while sinking four 3-pointers in under 20 minutes of play. He played just 18 minutes, but his 22 points marks the most in the shot-clock era (since […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Simmons, Lillard make history
Simmons now has a career-best five straight games with 20-plus points. The 76ers are 4-1 during this stretch, all without superstar pivot Joel Embiid. Simmons currently leads the NBA in steals and is fourth in defensive win shares. He also sits eighth overall in value over replacement player (VORP), signaling real growth in his game, […]
Continue readingDavis Bertans among top fantasy basketball free-agent finds
The goal of this weekly series is to identify players available in at least half of ESPN leagues at each position. Some nominations are specialists capable of helping in one or two categories, while others deliver more diverse and important statistical offerings. In the breakdowns below, I’ve ordered players at each position with the priority […]
Continue readingRockets ‘getting rocked,’ prompting postgame session to air issues
HOUSTON — Coach Mike D’Antoni started to make an excuse for the Houston Rockets’ recent struggles and then stopped in the middle of a sentence, saying he couldn’t do it with a straight face. The Rockets have dropped three of their past four games after a 117-107 loss on Wednesday to the Portland Trail Blazers […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Hawks backcourt starting to soar
Huerter tallied 23 points, 15 rebounds, and eight assists in the victory and has now averaged 17.8 PPG, 7.0 RPG, and 4.3 APG (with clean shooting percentages) over his last eight appearances. You can find the man they call “Red Velvet” floating in free agency in roughly 52% of ESPN leagues. Meanwhile, the big line […]
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