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Are Ricky Rubio’s improved shooting stats a fluke?

This week’s contributors are ESPN Fantasy analysts John Cregan, Jim McCormick and yours truly, Tom Carpenter. Cregan: The only thing standing in the way of top-30 status for Rubio (already elite in steals and assists) was a relatively non-terrifying 3-point shot. It’s not enough for Rubio to raise his field goal percentage to the point […]

Monroe, Millsap and Pekovic on rise

As I warned last week, this time-share will continue to frustrate fantasy owners unless an injury strikes in the Raptors’ backcourt. Calderon and Lowry have individual value, but they’ll continue to cut into each other’s minutes and production for the foreseeable future. Note: Brian McKitish’s top 130 players are ranked for their fantasy value from […]

Sprained ankle sidelines Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray

Murray’s left leg buckled during a driving layup with 5 minutes, 30 seconds remaining in the first half. Murray grabbed at his injured ankle immediately, and veterans Manu Ginobili and Pau Gasol helped the second-year guard off the court. Murray started to leave the court area with athletic trainer Will Sevening but instead was checked […]

Whatever Duncan decides, fans should celebrate his greatness

The Duncan-ites of this world are pretty down right now. We’ve been mopey this whole month, frankly, watching the previously age-defying ‎Tim Duncan — our modern-day Bill Russell — reduced to filling such a minuscule role for the San Antonio Spurs in these playoffs. The NBA’s corner of the Twitterverse predictably bathed in such sadness […]

How player development keeps the Spurs a playoff staple

As Davis Bertans began his walk, the high-pitched crackle of the broken bits under the feet of the Spurs rookie resonated with each cautious step. This — clearly — was not a Spurs exercise. This was a “trust walk” in Latvia to prepare the national basketball team for EuroBasket 2017. The Spurs might not go […]

Fantasy hoops: Three bigs who could jump into the top 10

As we exit the All-Star break, the current top 10 on our Player Rater (based on averages) has James Harden on top, followed by Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, Kawhi Leonard, Chris Paul, LeBron James and Isaiah Thomas. Which player do you think is most likely to unseat one of […]

Fantasy Forecaster: Dec. 17-23

I’ll highlight a few of these players as we dig into an enticing Week 8 schedule. “R” matchup ratings are based upon a scale from 1 (poor matchup) to 10 (excellent matchup) and are calculated using a formula that evaluates the team’s year-to-date and past 10 games’ statistics, its opponents’ numbers in those categories and […]