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Why James Harden — not Russell Westbrook — should be No. 1
Nobody is going to laugh at you and question the pick. In fact, there’s a good chance many will agree with it. Jim McCormick made a strong case for drafting Westbrook first, and he even found a way to weave the great Oscar Robertson into the story to support his case. More people play on […]
Continue readingGerald Henderson staying in Charlotte, to make $6M in final year of deal
Henderson is set to make $6 million in the final year of his contract. The news comes two days after the team traded guard Lance Stephenson to the Los Angeles Clippers for center Spencer Hawes and forward Matt Barnes. Henderson was selected by Charlotte with the 12th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft and […]
Continue readingStarting Five: Debating Beal, Frazier, Westbrook and more
If you dominated the first week, that does not mean you have the championship locked up. If your team has been a complete disaster, do not panic. We always warn against using small sample sizes, and six days out of a 25-week campaign is just that. Still, questions arise and need to be cleared up. […]
Continue readingHow to replace Mike Conley in fantasy basketball
Two seasons ago, this would have been an imaginary roundball gut punch. Conley’s been a rock-solid top-10 fantasy floor general — good but never elite in any particular category (other than two seasons where he averaged 2.2 steals). These days? If you’re counting on Conley that much, you’re probably hard at work on fantasy baseball […]
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Starting Five: Is Kobe worth playing in fantasy?
This week’s contributors are ESPN Fantasy analysts Jim McCormick, John Cregan and yours truly, Tom Carpenter. McCormick: For recent context, Bryant has scored 19.75, 9.5, 17.5, 40.75 and 18.5 fantasy points on DraftKings over his past five games. This stretch includes four inactive games mixed in. We’re not only getting inconsistent production defined by harmful […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball 30: Don’t overlook Anfernee Simons
Here’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 readingIman Shumpert out with hurt shoulder
The severity of the injury was unclear. Coach Mike Woodson said after the Knicks’ 114-88 win that he wasn’t sure how long Shumpert would be out for. Shumpert dealt with shoulder soreness in training camp but has remained relatively healthy throughout the season, playing in every game. If Shumpert were out for an extended period, […]
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Early-season risers, fallers
This is particularly true when we get down to some of the players ranked after the Top 100. Players ranked that low are typically inconsistent, streaky or unproven. That is why you’ll see a lot of fluctuation from week to week near the bottom of the rankings. With that in mind, let’s take a look […]
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