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Lakers waiting for counteroffer from Pelicans in Anthony Davis trade talks
The Lakers on Monday night added two more young players — Josh Hart and Ivica Zubac — to a trade package that already included Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, Lonzo Ball and two first-round picks, sources said. Johnson and Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka felt like they were beginning to bid against themselves in the process, […]
Continue readingSummer Forecast: 2017-18 NBA Rookie of the Year
We asked the ESPN Forecast panel to rank its top three choices for the 2017-18 NBA Rookie of the Year, with a first-place vote receiving five points, a second-place vote receiving three and a third-place vote receiving one. Here are the results: 1. Lonzo Ball Los Angeles Lakers | PG First-place votes: 21 Total points: […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball 30: Franz Wagner’s rookie rise
Here’s a look around the league at the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks: Bogdan Bogdanovic and Kevin Huerter are among the Hawks’ 12 players included in the league’s health and safety protocols. Offensively, Trae Young has had to bear a lot of the burden. Over the last 14 […]
Continue readingArturas Karnisovas vows change after Bulls miss playoffs again
He said he takes “full responsibility” and promised to get creative in reworking the roster despite having no salary cap space. He’d like to re-sign DeMar DeRozan and plans to bring back coach Billy Donovan. But he struck a far different tone Saturday following a knockout loss to the Miami Heat in the play-in tournament […]
Continue readingDeMar DeRozan wants Bulls return, but with chance to ‘make a run’
In the aftermath of the Bulls’ 112-91 loss to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament — the second consecutive season Chicago has been eliminated by Miami for the No.8 seed — DeRozan stated his preference to re-sign with the organization, but expressed his frustration with losing in the same spot as a […]
Continue readingFollowing another play-in loss, the Bulls seem stuck on the treadmill of mediocrity
Aside from the few times the schedule mandates — the beginning and end of the season, and at the trade deadline — Karnisovas, the team’s vice president of basketball operations, rarely makes public comments. But days earlier, Karnisovas had voiced his displeasure during a pregame availability session to a small contingent of local media in […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Four picks for Friday’s play-in games
The winner of the Bulls-Heat game will advance to play the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. The winner of the Kings-Pelicans game will play the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round. Both of those series begin Sunday. So what are the bets to make on Friday? Our experts Andre Snellings […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Friday
The best places to look for those are probably in Detroit, Portland, Washington, Houston, Utah, San Antonio, Charlotte and Atlanta. If you paid attention on Thursday’s podcast, we were all about Chimezie Metu and, later on, Marcus Sasser and they both kind of went off. Metu had 15 points, eight boards, three assists and three […]
Continue readingNBA offseason 2024: Schedule, deadlines, contract details
With many teams already doing deep dives into preparation for the 2024 NBA draft and this summer’s free agency, here’s a look at the league’s upcoming calendar, along with important deadlines for teams and players to exercise contract options. More than 30 players are in line for qualifying offers that would make them restricted free […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Five picks for Sunday
This breaks down nicely for betting purposes. Exactly half of the teams still have a lot to play for to determine their postseason seeding, while the other half are effectively done already. The sportsbooks know this, too, so there are some really big spreads on the board today. For the last time this regular season, […]
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