This week’s contributors are ESPN NBA Insider Kevin Pelton, ESPN Fantasy analyst Joe Kaiser and yours truly, Tom Carpenter. Pelton: It’s a concern. The best predictor of players missing games in the future is the games they’ve missed in the past. Whatever the reason, Davis seems to have a tendency to suffer a variety of […]
Continue reading“I don’t understand what’s going on in the replay center, to be honest,” James said. James has voiced his displeasure with the league’s replay process several times this season, such as when his foot was ruled to be on the 3-point line in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and out of bounds in a […]
Continue readingDon’t worry; I have the answers for you. Each Monday this season, I’ll tip the week off by positing and seeking answers to five key questions, thus the “Starting Five.” This week’s contributors are ESPN Fantasy analyst Joe Kaiser, ESPN Insider Kevin Pelton and yours truly. Kaiser: Irving is a star, and not only that, […]
Continue readingThe Los Angeles Lakers star stuffed Jamal Murray on a dunk early in the first quarter of Game 2. The Denver Nuggets guard leaped for a one-handed jam but was met at the rim by James, who used his right hand to send the basketball out of bounds. James proceeded to stare at the Lakers […]
Continue readingHere’s a look around the league at the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks Following a two-month absence due to wrist surgery, De’Andre Hunter has returned to action. In light of the Hawks trading Cam Reddish to the New York Knicks on Thursday, he should be stashed. When his […]
Continue readingIt takes time to answer questions like whether Reggie Jackson or C.J. McCollum is a better rotisserie play, what you should expect from Brandon Jennings and Marcus Smart as they return from injury, whether Terrence Jones is worth a roster spot or, whether the #FreeBobbyPortis campaign is actually coming to fruition. Don’t worry; I have […]
Continue readingHere’s a list of the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams around the league: Atlanta Hawks: It has been a big January for Tim Hardaway Jr., who had his fourth 20-point game of the month in Monday’s one-point win over the Knicks. Impressively, the fourth-year shooting guard is shooting 54.2 percent […]
Continue readingWITH SIX DAYS remaining in the regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers were just hours from hosting the Golden State Warriors in a game with major postseason implications between two teams trying to avoid the play-in tournament. And Anthony Davis was an absolute wreck. An inadvertent blow to the face from Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle […]
Continue readingAll we have left are a few extra pounds, a couple of fantasy football championships, our fantasy basketball teams and an overwhelming urge to enact positive change in our disappointing lives. I tend to merge my need for personal reclamation with the needs of my fantasy basketball teams. Like you, I make an annual list […]
Continue readingWe call these players “sleepers” because your opponents are snoozing on them during drafts, thus allowing you to snag them later than they should go. In order for you to be fully prepared to take advantage of your competitors, I have compiled the top sleepers for the 2015-16 campaign, based on the average draft position […]
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