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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Waiver-wire Warriors worth watching
Just last night, Chriss returned to the floor from a minor calf injury to deliver 21 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to the Kings. In addition to scoring in double figures in seven of his past eight outings, Chriss has at least nine rebounds in four of his past five games. In the […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Young Cavaliers on the rise
In just his 45th career game, Porter became only the fourth Cavaliers player in franchise history to score as many as 30 points as a teenager, joining Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, and Dajuan Wagner. Prior to the All-Star break, Porter was heating up with double-digit scoring in seven consecutive games only to see his playing […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Monk up, Kemba down, Kyrie done
Monk produced a game-high 25 points while sporting a game-best net rating thanks to sinking all nine of his free throw attempts in an efficient offensive showing. Dating back to before the All-Star break, Monk has scored at least 17 points in five straight and now has 25 points in consecutive showings, good for 21 […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Detroit’s youth movement
Jackson was surging statistically in a high-usage role with the Pistons, but is unlikely to consume a rewarding workload on a deeper Clippers rotation with serious goals of contention. It will prove challenging for him to surface as a helpful fantasy contributor while competing for minutes and shots with the likes Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, […]
Continue readingWhere to find value in the race to the fantasy basketball playoffs
Wee Willie Keeler — all five-foot-four of him — hit .341 over 19 years by living by his simple mantra. Even today, the quote retains blunt elegance and philosophical power. Keeler anticipated the Moneyball approach to the game by about 100 years. Identify the holes in your competition’s approach and exploit them. Deprioritize what’s being […]
Continue readingAndre Iguodala debuts for Heat vs. Trail Blazers
“I don’t know if he’s ready or not, but I’m playing him,” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said pregame. “We’ll find out. The guy’s a freak. Six percent body fat, and he’s been off that kind of time? He looks incredible. That’s not basketball shape — we get it. So how do you get somebody in […]
Continue readingNBA trade deadline debate: Bold moves and what’s next
The 2020 NBA trade deadline saw 10 deals take place before the 3 p.m. ET cutoff Thursday, as title contenders acquired reinforcements and rebuilding squads made deals in hopes of a brighter future. Do the Golden State Warriors see a future with Andrew Wiggins as they look to reload? Are the Los Angeles Lakers or […]
Continue readingDid the Heat and Rockets trade their way into the title chase?
A little over three years ago, with the Heat at 11-30, Andy Elisburg, the team’s general manager, phoned Pat Riley to deliver a dose of realism. “Math is going to catch us,” Elisburg recalled warning Riley. It was his way of indicating that perhaps it was time to lean into a rebuild — for at […]
Continue reading2020 NBA trade deadline: Latest news, intel and grades
The 2020 NBA trade deadline has officially passed, but it was a final stretch full of deals in the Association. The flurry of moves was highlighted by the four-team, 12-player megadeal involving Clint Capela, the Miami Heat’s deal to land veteran Andre Iguodala and the Golden State Warriors-Minnesota Timberwolves swap of D’Angelo Russell and Andrew […]
Continue readingTen NBA things I like and don’t like, including the Luka Doncic-Dwight Powell dance
Morant’s athleticism and fearlessness strike you first. He is so fast. He wants to dunk on everyone — to humiliate victims, the bigger the better. All that is cool. But what is most impressive about Morant — the runaway Rookie of the Year — is his veteran craft. He already knows how to start and […]
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