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Updated 2020-21 fantasy basketball rankings: Top 200 for H2H categories drafts
If you’re new to fantasy hoops, there are two types of H2H categories formats. Here is how they work: Head-to-head: Each category — Each week, the totals of each stat category (typically: points, 3s, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, FG%, FT% and turnovers) are accumulated and your team is awarded a win, loss or tie based […]
Continue readingSource: Atlanta Hawks sign Bogdan Bogdanovic to 4-year, $72M offer sheet
The Atlanta Hawks have signed guard Bogdan Bogdanovic to a four-year, $72 million offer sheet, ESPN has confirmed. Multiple media outlets reported on the offer sheet earlier Sunday. The Sacramento Kings now have two days to match the Hawks’ offer to Bogdanovic. Bogdanovic is a versatile offensive wing built for the modern NBA — a […]
Continue readingNBA Finals: Where do NBA coaches get their plays?
“I didn’t want my guys yelling out, ‘WHAT THE F—!’ with families and little kids sitting there,” says Steve Kerr, head coach of the Warriors. “So I told them, ‘Hold your arms up like you’re shrugging.’ It was a little less conspicuous that way.” It’s called the “What the f—” play. The origins of WTF […]
Continue readingNBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]
Continue readingNBA restart: Rosters, schedules and standings projections for every team
With scrimmages tipping off Wednesday, here’s our breakdown of every team in Orlando, Florida, including: current seed and most likely playoff seeds (via simulations using ESPN’s Basketball Power Index), remaining strength of schedule (ranked from hardest to easiest), seeding-game schedules (with win projections using BPI), full rosters and projected rotations. We’ve also included the number […]
Continue readingSeason’s impact on future salary caps central to NFL talks, sources say; NFLPA reps to talk Friday
NFL Players Association team player representatives are scheduled to convene on a conference call Friday morning as the players work to finalize an agreement with team owners on the rules and finances of the 2020 NFL season, according to sources. The sources said the two sides were still negotiating Thursday night on at least three […]
Continue readingFive NBA things I like and don’t like, including a Milwaukee Bucks mystery
As we approach the one-month mark since the night the NBA stopped, let’s look back on some of the good and bad of the 2019-20 season so far: I found it — the precise moment the Spurs’ defensive backslide hit its nadir: The Gregg Popovich we know and love — the version coaching a team […]
Continue readingNBA, players discuss withholding pay if regular-season games canceled
The NBA and National Basketball Players Association are discussing scenarios for withholding up to 25% of players’ remaining salaries in a league escrow should regular-season games eventually be canceled, sources told ESPN. The NBA continues to hope that there will be a resumption of some part of the regular season and playoffs in the wake […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Shaking up your fantasy lineup
Given the huge Sunday afternoon audience on ABC, it’s not surprising to see Milton become the most-added player in ESPN leagues during the past week. He’s now rostered in two-thirds of leagues. With Embiid on the shelf for several weeks with a shoulder ailment and Simmons sidelined indefinitely with a back injury, Milton — who […]
Continue readingWhich player had the best sneakers in the NBA during Week 18?
“Today is a big day for me,” the owner of a few thousand sneakers captioned on Instagram to announce the agreement. “I’m blessed and honored to say that I have found a shoe company that is for me and what I envision in shoes, both in style and performance.” As the brand continues its retro-heavy […]
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