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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Ariza shines in Trail Blazers debut
Available for the price of a roster spot in roughly 85% of ESPN leagues, the savvy veteran wing delivered 21 points, four 3-pointers and nine combined assists and rebounds with two steals in 36 minutes of action, ranking third in playing time on the team. Ariza flashed as a reliable 3-and-D fantasy force once he […]
Continue readingRockets’ James Harden calls win over Nuggets ‘a confidence builder’
The Rockets didn’t pretend that all of their problems were solved because they beat a team that was without five of its top seven players, with Denver missing point guard Jamal Murray (ankle), shooting guard Gary Harris (aductor), power forward Paul Millsap (knee), backup center Mason Plumlee (foot) and reserve forward Michael Porter Jr. (back). […]
Continue readingLowe’s NBA All-Stars: 24 players plus the biggest debates
A refresher: • I start from scratch and ignore the fan vote. It’s more fun to pick all 12 spots. • I follow the same rules as fans, media and players in selecting starters: two guards and three frontcourt players. (I have an official ballot for starters.) Coaches have greater positional flexibility picking seven reserves. […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: All eyes on New Orleans
The performance was the highest output by a rookie in the last 20 years. The 2019 No. 1 overall pick was also an inside force in exhibition play, averaging a league-high 17 points in the paint during the preseason. The Pelicans have posted the league’s eighth-best offense during the past 15 games with 113.6 points […]
Continue readingNuggets’ Mason Plumlee out 2-4 weeks with foot injury
Plumlee rolled his ankle in the second quarter of Monday’s 107-100 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves but was able to return to the game. It’s the latest injury for a Nuggets team that is already missing starters Paul Millsap (bruised knee), Gary Harris (strained right adductor muscle) and Jamal Murray (sprained left ankle). Plumlee, 29, […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings Week 14: Risers and fallers at the halfway point
Our biggest risers this week? The New Orleans Pelicans, who are expected to debut star rookie Zion Williamson on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs. Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Andre’ Snellings, Royce Young and Bobby Marks and The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears) is ranking all 30 teams from top to […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Magic guard shines in Los Angeles
Facing Fultz and the Magic, LeBron James had a prolific night dishing out the ball, matching a career-high with 19 assists. The Lakers scored 48 points off of LeBron’s passes — the most they’ve scored across his two seasons with the team. In fact, LeBron’s 19 assists were more than the rest of the Lakers […]
Continue readingFantasy 30: Trade season tips off with Teague
To help, I’ve done the work for you and compiled a look at the most fantasy-relevant news and notes for all 30 teams around the league. Atlanta Hawks: By re-acquiring veteran point guard Jeff Teague on Thursday, the Hawks give themselves a proven player who can serve as a backup to Trae Young, and a […]
Continue readingNikola Jokic powers Nuggets past Mavericks in final seconds
Nor was it how the Mavericks wanted to defend All-Star center Nikola Jokic with the game on the line. The 7-foot, 284-pound Jokic punished the Mavs for defending him one-on-one with a much smaller defender, scoring the winning basket in the Denver Nuggets’ 107-106 victory Wednesday after backing down 6-foot-7, 220-pound Dallas forward Dorian Finney-Smith. […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings Week 12: Lakers, Thunder, Jazz rise as 76ers continue their fall
Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Andre’ Snellings, Royce Young and Bobby Marks, and The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears) is ranking all 30 teams from top to bottom, taking stock of which teams are playing the best basketball now and which teams are looking most like title contenders. Previous rankings: Week 11 […]
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