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Kyle Lowry hopes to channel gold into Raptors success

That’s how many minutes Kyle Lowry logged en route to becoming an Eastern Conference finalist and Olympic gold medalist in 2015-16. The 30-year-old point guard appeared in 105 out of a possible 110 games between the regular season, playoffs and international competition, validating all the hard work he had put in during the offseason 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 […]

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 […]

Lillard overtakes LeBron in rest-of-season fantasy rankings

These rankings are based on season-long rotisserie formats. That means that 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 such as J.R. Smith gets a bump, while a […]

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 […]

Curry’s groundbreaking numbers and other top fantasy takeaways

This week’s contributors are ESPN NBA Insider Bradford Doolittle and ESPN Fantasy analysts Jim McCormick and yours truly, Tom Carpenter. Doolittle: Karl-Anthony Towns is amazing. McCormick: This season I found the relationship between DFS research and redraft success is incredibly valuable — which is to say, I found my growing passion for DFS NBA significantly […]

Embiid: 76ers ‘are going to win this’ despite 2-0 hole vs. Knicks

NEW YORK — After the Philadelphia 76ers let a precious road playoff victory slip through their fingers in the most dramatic of fashions in Game 2 of their first-round series against the New York Knicks, losing 104-101 on Monday night, 76ers superstar center Joel Embiid declared Philadelphia will go on to win the series. “We’re […]

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 […]

Resetting rankings on top names

“Note: Brian McKitish’s top 130 players are ranked for their fantasy value from this point forward in the 2012-13 NBA season. Previous rank is indicated in parentheses. “ 1. Kevin Durant, OKC (1) 2. LeBron James, MIA (2) 3. Chris Paul, LAC (4) 4. Russell Westbrook, OKC (5) 5. Kevin Love, MIN (3) 6. Kobe […]

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 […]

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