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Fantasy basketball: How to improve your roster after the All-Star break
To strategically re-align for the stretch run, there’s only one place to start. Take an extended gander at the NBA standings, and ask yourself: “who’s tanking?” (And then right after that: “in two weeks… who else will be tanking?”) Packing it in. Playing for ping-pong balls. “Tanking” is an ugly word. As a Sam Hinkie […]
Continue readingDaily notes for Wednesday: Curry, Thompson splash Pistons
Curry returned to action after missing one game due to a right hand injury. In 29 minutes, he scored 18 points, collected three rebounds, eight assists, three steals, and four 3s. Curry didn’t play during the fourth quarter after appearing to jam a finger on his left hand. He snapped a streak of nine consecutive […]
Continue readingUpdated fantasy basketball roto rankings
Create or join an ESPN Fantasy Basketball league at any time for the 2021-2022 NBA season. Sign up for free! With a growing crop of young talent in the league, some intriguing rookies from the 2021 NBA draft and a number of star veterans still atop their game, the fantasy rankings are always changing. At […]
Continue readingNBA 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. […]
Continue readingNBA 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; […]
Continue readingNBA draft lottery 2021: Social media reacts as Detroit Pistons land No. 1 overall pick
One minute the Detroit Pistons are being duped by Blake Griffin, the next they have secured the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft. Cade Cunningham — er, whomever the Pistons (20-52) draft on July 29 — will join a pair of All-Rookie team selections in Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart. Dare I […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: How Malachi Flynn can help you in crunch time
The Toronto Raptors have already ruled out six players for Tuesday’s tilt against the LA Clippers (Kyle Lowry, OG Anunoby, Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, Rodney Hood, Paul Watson). Such is the nature of this wonky final week of the regular season, a time when teams have clearly decided whether to pursue wins or losses. It’s […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Getting the max from Mo Bamba
Baseball is back, and so is fantasy! Get the gang back together, or start a new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Prepare with rankings & analysis >> Bamba isn’t making many shots from beyond the arc (just 9.1% the past two games), but he has still averaged 20.5 points and 15 […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Wright taking charge in Sacramento
Wright finished second among point guards on Tuesday’s DraftKings slate in terms of points scored, as he ended up just two assists shy of a triple-double. Wright was second on the Kings in both minutes played and shots taken. He now becomes a must-start option for as long as Fox and Haliburton are sidelined and, […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: The most important tools for the stretch run
Many popular fantasy basketball formats, such as weekly head-to-head competitions, value volume most. Even if your opponent in a given week has a more talented roster, you can still win by maximizing minutes and games, leveraging free agency and the waiver wire. The motivation to track injury reports and rotational changes becomes vital. The greatest […]
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