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Aussies to watch in NBA Playoffs
Josh Giddey is a starter on the No. 1 seed in the West, there’s a duo set to play prominent roles in one of the postseason’s dark horses, while some will be fighting for minutes as rotations tighten across the teams still in the title race. A total of seven Australians – across six teams […]
Continue readingTampa Bay closer role is Nick Anderson’s to lose
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> In trading Emilio Pagan, their closer who totaled a team-leading 20 saves in 2019, to the Padres on Saturday in exchange for outfielder Manuel Margot and catcher/outfield prospect Logan Driscoll, […]
Continue readingDonte DiVincenzo ineligible for MIP despite 81 games played
His shooting efficiency metrics reached career-best levels, as did his scoring, which jumped from 9.4 points per game a season ago to 15.5 points this season. He drained a franchise-record 283 triples — only Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic finished with more — nearly doubling the 150 3s he connected on during the 2022-23 campaign. […]
Continue readingNBA 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 readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Sunday
Pick the winners and crown your NBA champion! Create A Bracket Streaming fantasy players shouldn’t be a huge issue on Fantasy Championship Sunday for many of us, as the slate is, as my buddy Zach Whigham would say, ‘slap full’ of 13 games and 26 teams, meaning that most lineups should be stacked as we […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Five picks for Sunday
The NBA will take Monday off, with no games scheduled on the night of the NCAA men’s basketball championship game. As such, we’ve got a huge slate on Sunday with a whopping 13 games and 26 of 30 teams in action. The NBA season has only a week remaining, and fully half the league is […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Six picks for Friday
Kevin Durant over 32.5 points and rebounds Pick the winners and crown your NBA champion! Create A Bracket Jusuf Nurkic is dealing with left calf soreness and is a game-time decision. Both the Suns and Timberwolves are playoff-bound and fighting for improved seeding. Phoenix has one of the toughest schedules left in the league, so […]
Continue readingZion Williamson has sore finger, day-to-day, Pelicans coach says
“Everything structurally was fine, just some soreness in his finger,” Green said. Williamson missed the last 7:24 of Wednesday night’s 117-108 loss to the Orlando Magic because of the finger injury. He said after the game that he “got hit a few times” on the finger, but the initial injury might have happened with 2:25 […]
Continue readingLeBron James: ‘Icons’ like Reese, Clark lifting women’s hoops
WASHINGTON — Count LeBron James among the scores of viewers tuning into the women’s NCAA tournament this spring. The Los Angeles Lakers forward, considered by many to be the face of the NBA, has a theory on why women’s college hoops is having such a moment: the star power. “I don’t think there’s much difference […]
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