Durant withdrew from national-team duty in August shortly before the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. “Hopefully I’ll be there. It’s whoever Mr. [Jerry] Colangelo and Coach K [Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski] pick,” Durant said in an interview on his 26th birthday scheduled to air later this week on SportsCenter. “I would love […]
Continue readingThe stars are out in New York City for the 64th NBA All-Star Game. We’ve got the weekend covered. ASG Index » The NBA’s towering stars, plus celebrities and musicians (Drake was already spotted at a Kanye outdoor concert Thursday night in the Flatiron District — gasp!) will mingle among the skyscrapers and call NYC […]
Continue readingThis 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 […]
Continue readingOne thing I always preach early in the season is to keep things in perspective. We aren’t even two weeks into the 2015-16 campaign, and most teams have played just seven or eight games. If it were January, we would speak of seven to eight contests or two weeks as a “stretch of games” or […]
Continue readingGood luck! The Memphis Grizzlies host the Denver Nuggets Wednesday night in a game that Vegas anticipates will be a close one (Memphis is favored by 2) and a potentially high-scoring affair (the over/under is 203 total points). If Zach Randolph plays, and he has reportedly participated in shootaround . . . . . . […]
Continue readingNote: Brian McKitish’s top 100 players are ranked for their fantasy value for the 2013-14 NBA season. Previous rank is indicated in parentheses. 1. Kevin Durant, OKC (1) 2. LeBron James, MIA (2) 3. John Wall, WSH (12) 11. Carmelo Anthony, NY (11) 12. Ty Lawson, DEN (13) 13. Kyrie Irving, CLE (10) 14. Serge […]
Continue readingNote: Brian McKitish’s top 100 players are ranked for their fantasy value for the 2013-14 NBA season. Previous rank is indicated in parentheses. 1. Kevin Durant, OKC (1) 2. LeBron James, MIA (2) 3. Chris Paul, LAC (3) 4. Anthony Davis, NO (4) 5. James Harden, HOU (5) 6. Stephen Curry, GS (6) 7. Kevin […]
Continue readingNote: 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 (3) 4. Russell Westbrook, OKC (4) 5. James Harden, HOU (6) 6. Kyrie Irving, […]
Continue readingNow the Knicks are waiting for 2016 and the summer of Durant? Been there, done that, got only Amar’e … There are two more dramatic and concrete ways Jackson could really break the Knicks’ pattern of always selling Someday. One of them — that Jackson will privately decide the team’s needs are so great that […]
Continue readingHere are this past weekend’s worst bad beats: Line: Over/under 195 This game pitted two of the NBA’s best defenses, but those who expected a low-scoring game and took the under walked away disappointed after the final buzzer. Those unlucky bettors have an unlikely flurry of points in the final seconds to thank for their […]
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