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Fantasy hoops — How high is Otto Porter Jr.’s ceiling?

After racking up three 3-pointers, 3 steals and 3 blocks on Tuesday, Washington Wizards small forward Otto Porter Jr. ranks 34th on the Player Rater (based on averages). Over his past six games, he is averaging 17.5 PPG, 2.8 3-PPG, 5 RPG, 0.8 SPG and 1.0 BPG. Do you think he has reached his statistical […]

Why Anthony Davis should go No. 1

Consider his peak production in 2003-04: 24.2 PPG, 13.9 RPG, 5.0 APG, 2.2 BPG, 1.5 SPG, 49.8 FG%, 79.1 FT%. He had such a complete stat line — especially factoring in weighted percentages — with no holes in it, that KG will always be the 7-foot stick by which I measure other fantasy players. And […]

Using true shooting percentage to find the next breakout star

But the indicators of what makes a player more or less efficient can be a little less obvious. And finding and exploiting areas of hidden value area is key when trying to win any fantasy league. In terms of fantasy performance, efficiency is most extrapolated into percentage production. In most leagues, field goal percentage and […]

Biggest risers, fallers in key fantasy basketball categories

At this point, Ellis probably only has a few years left in the league, and it’s safe to say that his days as a valuable fantasy option are over. Today, however, we don’t want to focus on the aging players. Instead, we want to go around the league and highlight the players in the prime […]

Lillard overtakes LeBron in rest-of-season fantasy rankings

These rankings are based on season-long rotisserie formats. That means that players who excel in one or two categories will be ranked higher and those who fail miserably in percentages will be ranked lower than they would be in a points system. So, a 3-point specialist such as J.R. Smith gets a bump, while a […]

Knicks’ Iman Shumpert day to day

J.R. Smith will replace Shumpert in the starting lineup. Shumpert hurt his shoulder in the first quarter of the Knicks’ win over Boston on Tuesday. The Knicks are listing Shumpert as day to day. The third-year guard dealt with shoulder soreness in training camp but has remained relatively healthy throughout the season, playing in every […]

Cregan’s fantasy basketball awards: Green over Curry for MVP

Here is my not-so-traditional version of the 2015-16 fantasy basketball awards, dishing out hardware for common categories, such as Comeback Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player, and for all-new categories or those not often featured, such as Rookie Superstar of Tomorrow Award and the Shawn Bradley Courage Award, among many others. Spoiler alert: […]

How the trade deadline could affect Love, Melo and other fantasy stars

The trade deadline doesn’t have to feature a marquee name to register a fantasy impact. The aftershocks of last season’s deadline are still reverberating at point guard. No Chris Paul– or Russell Westbrook-sized names swapped jerseys. But Goran Dragic, Rajon Rondo, Isaiah Thomas, Brandon Knight, Reggie Jackson and Michael Carter-Williams all headed for new situations […]

Fantasy 30: More assists, fewer points for LeBron

Here’s a list of the most fantasy-relevant news and notes for all 30 teams around the league heading into the seventh week of the season: Atlanta Hawks: Paul Millsap is a game-time decision for Monday’s game against Oklahoma City after missing the last three games due to a left hip injury. “We’ll see how today […]

Are Ricky Rubio’s improved shooting stats a fluke?

This week’s contributors are ESPN Fantasy analysts John Cregan, Jim McCormick and yours truly, Tom Carpenter. Cregan: The only thing standing in the way of top-30 status for Rubio (already elite in steals and assists) was a relatively non-terrifying 3-point shot. It’s not enough for Rubio to raise his field goal percentage to the point […]

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