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Daily Fantasy Basketball: Late lineup notes for March 11

Good luck! If Norris Cole doesn’t play (and it appears he is already not starting if he plays at all) … Consider Jrue Holiday, especially for cash games. I would love to more accurately project his matchup, but the Grizzlies’ injuries leave them with a lot of questions. The seventh-year guard has averaged 37 minutes […]

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 […]

Trade deadline fallout

As the only Wizards fan I know, I spend a lot of time trying to rationalize the machinations of Ernie Grunfeld. But I can’t think of the existential conditions that would justify this deal on any conceivable level of basketball sense, fantasy or reality. The Wizards gave away a young and cheap (albeit disgruntled) source […]

These free-agent blockers and dishers can win your league

So we’re in crunch time. The white-knuckle phase. The portion of the campaign where we fantasy enthusiasts watch NBA games and feel the statistical weight of every single possession. A missed free throw feels like the difference between winning and losing. A pass not credited as an assist can feel like a major fantasy injustice. […]

Durant overtakes Westbrook in rest-of-season fantasy rankings

These rankings are based on season-long rotisserie formats. That means 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 like J.R. Smith gets a bump, while a young star […]

Starting Five: Is Kobe worth playing in fantasy?

This week’s contributors are ESPN Fantasy analysts Jim McCormick, John Cregan and yours truly, Tom Carpenter. McCormick: For recent context, Bryant has scored 19.75, 9.5, 17.5, 40.75 and 18.5 fantasy points on DraftKings over his past five games. This stretch includes four inactive games mixed in. We’re not only getting inconsistent production defined by harmful […]

Fantasy hoops: Should you cut Reggie Jackson?

Reggie Jackson missed the first month of the season because of a knee injury but seemed to be hitting his stride in January, when he averaged 19.6 PPG, 1.7 3PPG, 5.8 APG, 3.0 RPG, 46.4 FG% and 84.1 FT%. However, his production in eight February games has been a mess: 8.5 PPG, 0.8 3-PPG, 5.9 […]

Fantasy mailbag: Give up on Dragic?

If you have a question, tweet me @AtomicHarpua or with #FBAMailbag before Thursday morning each week, and I’ll cull some of the best ones to answer here. {C} Goran Dragic has been a major disappointment, largely because his scoring is down more than five points per game compared to his 26 games with the Miami […]

Give up on Dwight Howard (and other 2016 fantasy resolutions)

All we have left are a few extra pounds, a couple of fantasy football championships, our fantasy basketball teams and an overwhelming urge to enact positive change in our disappointing lives. I tend to merge my need for personal reclamation with the needs of my fantasy basketball teams. Like you, I make an annual list […]

Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Monday

New this season, ESPN Analytics will also generate daily NBA fantasy projections. By combining historical player and team data and specific game factors ESPN is able to accurately predict player box score stats. Accounting for injuries, trends in playing time, and other factors impacting future performance the statistical models can be used to help NBA […]

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