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Aussies to watch in NBA Playoffs

Josh Giddey is a starter on the No. 1 seed in the West, there’s a duo set to play prominent roles in one of the postseason’s dark horses, while some will be fighting for minutes as rotations tighten across the teams still in the title race. A total of seven Australians – across six teams […]

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2024 NBA playoffs betting: Title, conference, Finals MVP picks

The question on everyone’s mind: Who will be the next champion? You can get odds on the answer to that question, as well as related futures, on ESPN BET. Like we did for the individual awards in the regular season, let’s take a running look at the status of the main playoffs futures at each […]

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NBA playoffs betting: How to bet each first-round series

Here are our NBA betting experts Tyler Fulghum, Andre Snellings, Eric Moody, Jim McCormick and Steve Alexander with the bets they like most for each series. Odds are updated as of publication. For latest odds go to ESPN BET 76ers to win the series 4-2 (+350). Jalen Brunson has averaged 34.8 points and 7.4 assists […]

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Donte DiVincenzo ineligible for MIP despite 81 games played

His shooting efficiency metrics reached career-best levels, as did his scoring, which jumped from 9.4 points per game a season ago to 15.5 points this season. He drained a franchise-record 283 triples — only Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic finished with more — nearly doubling the 150 3s he connected on during the 2022-23 campaign. […]

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NBA betting: Three picks for Tuesday’s play-in games

Pick the winners and crown your NBA champion! Create A Bracket Trey Murphy III over 18.5 points, rebounds and assists (-130). Murphy has cleared this line in nine of his past 10 games, averaging 12.1 field goal attempts, 10.2 rebound chances and 5.0 potential assists per game over that span. He’s in a good spot […]

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How Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis have revived the Warriors’ defense

With 1:30 left in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks on April 2 and the Warriors holding a 98-92 lead, Mavericks guard Luka Doncic feigned a dribble penetration from the top of the 3-point line before dishing the ball to guard Kyrie Irving. As Warriors forward Draymond Green roamed the paint, Irving sidestepped the […]

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Fantasy 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 […]

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NBA 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 […]

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NBA roundtable: Experts offer picks on regular-season awards

But NBA awards season is also right around the corner. Experts around the league are reflecting on the season and the deserving candidates primed to take home the hardware. Are there any players even close to contesting MVP favorite Nikola Jokic? And how long will it take for Victor Wembanyama to take home Defensive Player […]

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