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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 readingFantasy basketball waiver wire finds: This Brooklyn Nets duo is your safest option
The goal of this weekly series is to identify players at each position available in free agency in at least a third of ESPN leagues. Some nominations are specialists capable of helping in one or two categories, while others deliver more diverse and important statistical offerings. In the breakdowns below, I’ve ordered players at each […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball waiver wire finds: Shorthanded Nets and Streaking Grizzlies
A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster can prove rewarding. When curating this fluid collective of statistical contributors, it helps to consider your end-of-bench players in direct competition with the talent floating in free agency. Create or join an ESPN Fantasy Basketball league at any time for […]
Continue readingHouston Rockets waiving forward Danuel House Jr., agree to long-term deal with wing Garrison Mathews, sources say
House, 28, has averaged 9.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game for the Rockets over the past four seasons, starting 89 games in that span. Mathews has agreed to a four-year contract worth more than $8 million, sources said. Mathews, 25, has averaged 12.3 points and 3.6 rebounds while shooting 36.2% from 3-point range in […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball daily notes for Tuesday: Gordon leads Rockets comeback surge
A recent theme in this column has been identifying helpful statistical runs from unlikely sources, such as a 14-year veteran scoring guard on a lottery-bound Houston roster. Gordon has been posting fantasy-relevant numbers for much of December, averaging 22.8 points, 3.8 assists and 3.4 3-pointers during his last five games. Create or join an ESPN […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball waiver wire finds: Get all around production from these forwards
A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster can prove rewarding. When curating this fluid collective of statistical contributors, it helps to consider your end-of-bench players in direct competition with the talent floating in free agency. Create or join an ESPN Fantasy Basketball league at any time for […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball daily notes for Thursday: Can Heat endure the loss of Bam Adebayo?
Don’t get too excited about Dedmon’s success just yet. Cleveland plays one of the league’s larger lineups, so we’ll want to see how much run Dedmon gets against other looks before going “all in” on him. Still, there is some real potential for interim fantasy value here, as is so often the case when an […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball daily notes for Wednesday: Jalen Brunson steps up in start
Create or join an ESPN Fantasy Basketball league at any time for the 2021-2022 NBA season. Sign up for free! Chris Paul etched his name into NBA history yet again, Cade Cunningham’s lemon was historic for the wrong reasons. As far as statistics go, Tyler Herro was on par with Luka Doncic, Frank Kaminsky was […]
Continue readingNBA preview 2021-22: Power Rankings, projections, breakout stars and storylines for all 30 teams
The 2021-22 NBA season is here! Less than three months ago, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks were hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy after winning Game 6 of the NBA Finals over the Phoenix Suns. After somehow squeezing in the NBA draft, free agency, summer league and preseason into another truncated offseason, the league is […]
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 […]
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