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Fantasy rankings: Towns jumps past Curry into top three

It went from Kevin Durant leaving Oklahoma City for Western Conference rival Golden State, to Tim Duncan deciding to join Kobe Bryant in retirement, to an assortment of high-profile coaching changes, to the U.S. taking home an Olympic gold in Rio. And we haven’t even mentioned the infusion of talent the June draft added to […]

Using true shooting percentage to find the next breakout star

But the indicators of what makes a player more or less efficient can be a little less obvious. And finding and exploiting areas of hidden value area is key when trying to win any fantasy league. In terms of fantasy performance, efficiency is most extrapolated into percentage production. In most leagues, field goal percentage and […]

Biggest risers, fallers in key fantasy basketball categories

At this point, Ellis probably only has a few years left in the league, and it’s safe to say that his days as a valuable fantasy option are over. Today, however, we don’t want to focus on the aging players. Instead, we want to go around the league and highlight the players in the prime […]

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 […]

Knicks’ Iman Shumpert day to day

J.R. Smith will replace Shumpert in the starting lineup. Shumpert hurt his shoulder in the first quarter of the Knicks’ win over Boston on Tuesday. The Knicks are listing Shumpert as day to day. The third-year guard dealt with shoulder soreness in training camp but has remained relatively healthy throughout the season, playing in every […]

Cregan’s fantasy basketball awards: Green over Curry for MVP

Here is my not-so-traditional version of the 2015-16 fantasy basketball awards, dishing out hardware for common categories, such as Comeback Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player, and for all-new categories or those not often featured, such as Rookie Superstar of Tomorrow Award and the Shawn Bradley Courage Award, among many others. Spoiler alert: […]

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 […]

Smarter DFS options than Harden, Westbrook for Wednesday

Jim McCormick — Eric Bledsoe, Phoenix Suns As the ball-dominant distributor on an up-tempo Phoenix team — in a game against a Denver team with the worst defensive efficiency guarding point guards, according to Hoops Stats — Bledsoe is a fine midtier investment on a rich Wednesday slate. It also helps to consider Bledsoe is […]

Daily Fantasy Basketball: Late lineup notes for March 28

In today’s edition of our late lineup notes, I’ll give you a few things to watch for based on players with statuses that could indicate they won’t play — and what that could mean for adjustments to your lineup. I’ll also answer questions on Twitter closer to lock (@cfrelund). Good luck! Keep track of the […]

Fantasy Forecaster: Dec. 3-9

Things sure have changed. So far this season, the Celtics rank 22nd in scoring defense, yielding 99.7 points per game. Boston’s opponents are also shooting a robust 45.9 percent, meaning that the Celtics rank just 26th in that regard. If that wasn’t bad enough, Boston is getting obliterated on the boards: The Celtics have a […]

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