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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Rookie Haliburton is dishing dimes
The 2020-21 NBA season may have already started, but you can create or join an ESPN Fantasy Basketball league at any time and start your season from when you draft your team. Sign up for free! Speaking of impressive rookie efforts, Sacramento’s Tyrese Haliburton continues to provide helpful playmaking, as the rookie is tied for […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Lakers run at a repeat begins tonight
With the return of the NBA marathon — albeit one that is 10 games lighter this season — this daily series is back in action. Each weekday during the regular season we will dissect the league through a fantasy basketball lens, seeking to extract value from seemingly small shifts in rotations with a keen eye […]
Continue readingNBA season preview: Power rankings and breakout candidates for all 30 teams
It seems like only 2½ months ago, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy as champions inside the Orlando bubble. Oh, wait. That’s exactly what happened. Yes, after only 72 days away, NBA basketball is back! Are the Lakers a lock for another title, or could a reshuffled franchise […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings, camp edition: Resetting the league after a hectic offseason
What about the Los Angeles Lakers? L.A. appears even stronger after it locked in Anthony Davis to a five-year max deal, scored a surprise contract extension with LeBron James and signed reigning Sixth Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell this offseason. Who can challenge the champs in 2020-21? Here’s how every team stacks up. Note: […]
Continue readingLA Clippers’ Paul George says team wasn’t prepared enough in playoff collapse
Appearing Wednesday on the “All The Smoke” podcast with Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes, a candid George talked about the Clippers’ failure to do anything to stop the bleeding once Denver began its comeback, saying they were “having the same s— happen over and over again.” As coach Doc Rivers oversaw a blown 3-1 series […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2021 and 2022
The 2021 class has more hype, potentially featuring names such as LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, Paul George, Victor Oladipo, DeMar DeRozan, Blake Griffin, Rudy Gobert and Andre Drummond. Some of those players will agree to extensions or pick up player options before ever hitting the market, while others will have plenty […]
Continue readingUpdated 2020-21 fantasy basketball rankings: Top 200 for roto drafts
With such a quick turnaround between the draft, free agency and the start of the season, draft rankings have never been more important. Below you will find updated rankings by Joe Kaiser for those who are playing in rotisserie (roto) leagues. If you’re new to fantasy hoops, here is how roto leagues work: 2020-21 fantasy […]
Continue readingDetroit Pistons agree to deals with Mason Plumlee and Jahlil Okafor
The former Denver Nuggets center averaged 7.2 points and 5.2 rebounds during the 2019-20 season. Detroit also agreed to a two-year deal with Jahlil Okafor, his agent, Sean Kennedy, told Wojnarowski. The No. 3 pick in the 2015 NBA draft, Okafor averaged 8.1 points and 4.2 rebounds in limited minutes for the New Orleans Pelicans […]
Continue readingMinnesota Timberwolves take Georgia’s Anthony Edwards with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
The Golden State Warriors took center James Wiseman with the No. 2 pick, and guard LaMelo Ball followed as the third pick to the Charlotte Hornets. Edwards, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound guard from Atlanta who spent his lone collegiate season at Georgia, joins a young Timberwolves core led by star center Karl-Anthony Towns and point guard […]
Continue readingGiannis Antetokounmpo’s future, All-Star trades, the NBA draft and everything else to watch this offseason
• Many within the Bucks remain confident Giannis Antetokounmpo will sign a five-year supermax extension valued at between $220 million and $250 million (depending on the cap level) before the start of the 2020-21 regular season. Unless something drastic changes, Milwaukee is not trading him. If Antetokounmpo doesn’t sign, the Bucks are prepared to play […]
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