ESPN’s fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. NBA game odds for October 19 are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues.. Jump ahead: Game […]
Continue readingTheir destination was Greenwich, Connecticut, an affluent suburb of New York City where Jazz star Donovan Mitchell had spent much of his childhood and makes his offseason home. This was a few weeks after the Jazz were eliminated in the second round of last season’s playoffs, losing four straight games to the LA Clippers after […]
Continue readingUtah Jazz forward Royce O’Neale had just delivered a running elbow to Brunson’s back as players positioned themselves for a rebound, forcing Brunson to exit Thursday’s Game 3 for the final 4 minutes and 38 seconds of the first half. That’s about the only way the Jazz have managed to slow down Brunson over the […]
Continue readingThe NBA postseason is here, and the 75th season in league history could deliver one of its most wide-open chases to the title. The Phoenix Suns ran away with the league’s best regular-season record — eight games better than their closest challenger — but can Devin Booker and Chris Paul lead a second straight run […]
Continue readingJump ahead: Game of the night | Picks and props | Analytics edge By Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe Get the Bag: Marvin Bagley III (45% available),has stepped up for the Pistons lately with Jerami Grant sidelined. Bagley has scored 52 points over his past two games and could feast on a Brooklyn team that […]
Continue readingMedia 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 […]
Continue readingStill, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]
Continue readingConley represents Utah’s biggest signing in free agency, agreeing to a three-year deal worth $68.04 million on the first day free agents could negotiate with NBA teams. Multiple teams showed interest in luring him away from the Jazz. For Conley, it came down to wanting to complete unfinished business after Utah lost in the second […]
Continue readingThe 37-year-old swingman spent six seasons with the Warriors (2013-2019) — winning three NBA championships — prior to spending the past two seasons as a member of the Miami Heat, who last week declined a $15 million team option for next season. Iguodala averaged just 4.4 points in 21.3 minutes over 63 games last season, […]
Continue readingThe 2020-21 NBA playoffs — and play-in! — are finally here. And this thing is as wide open as ever. But before we lock in the full 16-team field, here’s a look at the first round of the play-in tournament, during which two teams from each conference will secure the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds: […]
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