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Endgame category help

But oftentimes in order to make the most substantial impact on the standings or upcoming fantasy playoff games, it’s judicious to target players that address needs or potential close categorical battles against future opponents. These category-specific moves are the other type of additions fantasy owners are making. In head-to-head formats, it’s savvy to analyze the […]

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Porzingis, Lowry rise in rest-of-season 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 Kyle Korver gets a bump, while a young star […]

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Russell Westbrook overtakes Curry, Durant in new fantasy rankings

Those signings and trades impacted not only the players’ fantasy values for the coming season, but also those of the teams they left and joined. Add to all of that an NBA draft that produced a few players who should make some level of impact as rookies, and I had to make quite a few […]

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Fantasy Forecaster: Nov. 25-Dec. 1

Then there’s Tim Duncan. After declining statistically for years, Duncan startlingly re-emerged as a fantasy force last season. He hadn’t scored as much (17.8 points) or pushed double-digit rebounds (9.9 boards) since 2010. And he hadn’t been such a prolific shot-blocker (2.7 rejections) since 2005. Probably none of us expected that sort of production from […]

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Injuries to Gasol, Butler cause shift in rest-of-season fantasy rankings

These rankings are based on season-long rotisserie formats. That means that 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 […]

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Why James Harden — not Russell Westbrook — should be No. 1

Nobody is going to laugh at you and question the pick. In fact, there’s a good chance many will agree with it. Jim McCormick made a strong case for drafting Westbrook first, and he even found a way to weave the great Oscar Robertson into the story to support his case. More people play on […]

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How the trade deadline could affect Love, Melo and other fantasy stars

The trade deadline doesn’t have to feature a marquee name to register a fantasy impact. The aftershocks of last season’s deadline are still reverberating at point guard. No Chris Paul– or Russell Westbrook-sized names swapped jerseys. But Goran Dragic, Rajon Rondo, Isaiah Thomas, Brandon Knight, Reggie Jackson and Michael Carter-Williams all headed for new situations […]

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Curry’s groundbreaking numbers and other top fantasy takeaways

This week’s contributors are ESPN NBA Insider Bradford Doolittle and ESPN Fantasy analysts Jim McCormick and yours truly, Tom Carpenter. Doolittle: Karl-Anthony Towns is amazing. McCormick: This season I found the relationship between DFS research and redraft success is incredibly valuable — which is to say, I found my growing passion for DFS NBA significantly […]

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The case for Kevin Durant over Russell Westbrook in fantasy

When it comes to our high-profile couples, that unfortunate question is hard-wired into humanity. A super-couple torn apart. Shudders. Splits. Despite all of the pairing’s obvious symbiotic benefits. Post-schism pontification immediately shifts to who’s winning and who’s losing. It happens in sports, too. When I was a younger, thinner fantasy enthusiast? It was Kobe and […]

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Fantasy hoops: Jimmy Butler vs. LeBron James

LeBron James and Jimmy Butler rank 11th and 12th, respectively, on the Player Rater on a per-game basis. In points leagues, which player would you rather own going forward this season and why? Renee Miller: This is really close, but what decided it for me was thinking about my response to a trade offer of […]

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