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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Time to lean on Nerlens Noel’s defensive prowess?

In a blowout win over the Houston Rockets on Friday night, Noel started for the first time this season and played a season-high 32 minutes. With the trust of coach Tim Thibodeau and some of the best steal and block rates in the NBA, Noel could immediately bolster fantasy rosters in such a busy starting […]

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Fantasy basketball waiver-wire finds: Kyle Kuzma, Josh Jackson among key pickups

A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster can prove rewarding. When curating this fluid collective of statistical contributors, it helps to consider your end-of-bench players in direct competition with the talent floating in free agency. The goal of this weekly series is to identify players available in […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Derrick Rose returns to New York

Rose played just 20 total minutes for the Knicks in the close loss, but lofted nine shots and controlled the offense while he was on the court. The former MVP sported a robust usage rate of 26%, comparable to his 29.9% clip for the Detroit Pistons prior to being dealt. Rose is a fantasy free […]

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Fantasy basketball 30: Donovan Mitchell soars to the next level

Here’s a list of the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks: With 33 rebounds in his last two games, Clint Capela is now at 14.6 RPG. That puts him ahead of Andre Drummond (14.2) for the lead league and is a rise in rebounds per game for the seventh […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Clippers counting on Lou Williams

It is understandable that Williams has hit free agency in more than half of ESPN fantasy leagues, given that he had been averaging just 8.0 PPG on 29.5% shooting from the floor during the nine appearances just prior to this recent three-game surge. During this rebirth of sorts, however, Williams has averaged 18.7 PPG on […]

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Fantasy basketball waiver-wire finds: Eric Gordon, Norman Powell among key pickups

A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster can prove rewarding. When curating this fluid collective of statistical contributors, it helps to consider your end-of-bench players in direct competition with the talent floating in free agency. The goal of this weekly series is to identify players available in […]

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Sources: Detroit Pistons agree to trade Derrick Rose to New York Knicks in deal that reunites former MVP with Tom Thibodeau

The New York Knicks have reached agreement on a trade to acquire Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose and reunite him with coach Tom Thibodeau, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The Knicks are sending guard Dennis Smith Jr. and a 2021 second-round draft pick via the Charlotte Hornets to Detroit, sources said. The Knicks and Pistons […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Fred VanVleet, from far and wide

VanVleet incredibly made nine out of his 11 catch-and-shoot 3-pointers. The only player with more single-game catch-and-shoot 3-pointers (since tracking began eight years ago) is Klay Thompson, who made 10 such shots on two different occasions. There have been 900 games where players have had double-digit catch-and-shoot 3-point attempts. VanVleet’s 81.8% performance is tied with […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Nunn conjuring great things in Miami

With Tyler Herro also having been recently sidelined for Miami, both Goran Dragic and Duncan Robinson have assumed larger scoring and shooting responsibilities. Butler remains in the league’s health and safety protocol and won’t suit up for Monday’s matchup against the Brooklyn Nets, while Herro has been ruled out with a lingering neck injury, signaling […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Is it finally Jarrett Allen’s time to shine?

Make your picks throughout the playoffs and compete for $30,000! Make Your Picks Allen tallied 19 points on just nine shots to go with 18 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks in outplaying All-Star pivot Rudy Gobert. The performance is notable not just because it marked Allen’s first start of the season under new coach […]

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