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NBA offseason 2024: Schedule, deadlines, contract details
With many teams already doing deep dives into preparation for the 2024 NBA draft and this summer’s free agency, here’s a look at the league’s upcoming calendar, along with important deadlines for teams and players to exercise contract options. More than 30 players are in line for qualifying offers that would make them restricted free […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2024 and 2025
Still, 2024 could be transformative in Los Angeles, with LeBron James and Paul George potentially becoming free agents this summer. Looking ahead to 2025, stars such Jayson Tatum, Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell hold player options that teams will be monitoring very closely. Key: restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; team = […]
Continue readingOklahoma City Thunder’s chemistry leads to viral moments
Despite that, they have competed with the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves for one of the best records in the NBA. The Thunder, who face the Celtics on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN), lead the league in blocks while maintaining top-five status in points, field goal percentage and points differential. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, […]
Continue readingPhotos put Isaiah Joe’s thunderous dunk over Jeff Green into perspective
The Oklahoma City Thunder guard made the highlight play early in the second quarter, emphatically dunking over the Houston Rockets forward with a left-handed tomahawk. Both Joe and Green crashed to the floor as a blocking foul was called. Joe’s Thunder teammates — most notably Jaylin Williams — and the Oklahoma City crowd reacted accordingly, […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Wednesday
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 […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Five picks for Wednesday’s slate
More than half of the NBA is in action on an eight-game Wednesday night. Three of the matchups feature two teams that would both be in the postseason if the season ended today, including the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Atlanta Hawks, the Milwaukee Bucks at the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings at the […]
Continue readingFantasy 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 […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Four picks for Monday’s slate
Milwaukee Bucks and LA Clippers under 225.5 points (-115). There has been an NBA-wide trend of unders hitting since the All-Star break, and I see this game as a prime example of why. In the last stretch of the season, it seems that teams are gearing up for the playoffs and playing a more physical […]
Continue readingMen’s Power Rankings: How far do Kansas, Alabama drop after losses?
Is there some separation — and semblance of calm — coming to 2023-24 college basketball just as we enter the madness of March? After four months of action that saw top-15 teams getting upset seemingly every single night, this past week saw just five losses from teams ranked in the top 16 of last week’s […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Five picks for Sunday’s slate
Complete your bracket by selecting the winner for each game of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. Play Men’s Tournament Challenge Minnesota Timberwolves (+1.5) vs. LA Clippers (-120). The Timberwolves have the better record than the Clippers on the season, and also have been the hotter team of late. The Timberwolves have won seven of their […]
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