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Fantasy basketball streamers and NBA betting cheat sheet for Monday

Jump ahead: Game of the night | Picks and props | Analytics edge By Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe Stock Watch: The 76ers couldn’t get their offense going against Toronto last night, but Matisse Thybulle (6.4% available) certainly made his presence felt defensively, collecting three steals and four blocks. Thybulle leads the league in steal […]

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Fantasy basketball streamers and NBA betting cheat sheet for Tuesday

Jump ahead: Game of the night | Picks and props | Analytics edge By Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe The Pass Man: With

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Fantasy basketball daily notes for Tuesday: Bam Adebayo shines in return to court

Adebayo played 32 minutes and nearly delivered a double-double after missing 22 games with a significant thumb injury. The fact the Miami Heat staff trusted Adebayo to play with a tough Toronto Raptors team for more than 30 minutes is a great sign for his ability to endure tough matchups ahead. Unfortunately, it also signals […]

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Former New Orleans Pelicans players commit support to Hurricane Ida victims

The Holidays, Langston Galloway, Jahlil Okafor and Frank Jackson have committed to sending four truckloads of supplies to the region. The supplies include 200 generators, 200 gas cans and gift cards for gasoline and stores. The supplies are scheduled to be delivered as early as this weekend. “We will always consider New Orleans home for […]

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NBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2022 and 2023

Still, 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; […]

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Detroit Pistons, coach Dwane Casey agree to contract extension through 2023-24 NBA season

Casey had two years left on his original five-year deal and will now be extended for one more season. “Dwane’s ability to adapt and lead us through a challenging but very exciting year of growth and development has further established his place as one of the most highly respected coaches in the NBA,” Pistons owner […]

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NBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]

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NBA restart: Rosters, schedules and standings projections for every team

With scrimmages tipping off Wednesday, here’s our breakdown of every team in Orlando, Florida, including: current seed and most likely playoff seeds (via simulations using ESPN’s Basketball Power Index), remaining strength of schedule (ranked from hardest to easiest), seeding-game schedules (with win projections using BPI), full rosters and projected rotations. We’ve also included the number […]

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Season’s impact on future salary caps central to NFL talks, sources say; NFLPA reps to talk Friday

NFL Players Association team player representatives are scheduled to convene on a conference call Friday morning as the players work to finalize an agreement with team owners on the rules and finances of the 2020 NFL season, according to sources. The sources said the two sides were still negotiating Thursday night on at least three […]

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The Zion Williamson-Lonzo Ball connection has the Pelicans — and the NBA — eager for more

ON THE SECOND day of the New Orleans Pelicans’ training camp in September, the media was permitted to observe only one play — and what a play it was. Lonzo Ball stood on the sideline preparing to inbound with Zion Williamson at the elbow closest to him. Williamson quickly went into motion. After faking a […]

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