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NBA restart: Rosters, schedules and standings projections for every team
With scrimmages tipping off Wednesday, here’s our breakdown of every team in Orlando, Florida, including: current seed and most likely playoff seeds (via simulations using ESPN’s Basketball Power Index), remaining strength of schedule (ranked from hardest to easiest), seeding-game schedules (with win projections using BPI), full rosters and projected rotations. We’ve also included the number […]
Continue readingSeason’s impact on future salary caps central to NFL talks, sources say; NFLPA reps to talk Friday
NFL Players Association team player representatives are scheduled to convene on a conference call Friday morning as the players work to finalize an agreement with team owners on the rules and finances of the 2020 NFL season, according to sources. The sources said the two sides were still negotiating Thursday night on at least three […]
Continue readingNBA All-Star 2020: Grading Zion Williamson, Luka Doncic and every player in the Rising Stars
But Charlotte Hornets small forward Miles Bridges flipped a switch in the second half, and Team USA ultimately turned the game around by 39 points to take a 151-131 victory in a showcase of the top rookies and second-year players. We graded all 20 players who were able to participate on a national stage at […]
Continue readingNBA All-Star Game 2020: The stars, skills and storylines we’re watching
NBA All-Star Weekend is here! This is the third consecutive year in which captains participated in a fantasy draft and selected their own teams, a change from the traditional East vs. West format. All-Star captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo have made their draft picks. All-Star Saturday night participants have been unveiled. Rising Stars and […]
Continue readingJa Morant fuels Grizzlies’ rally past Wizards with first triple-double
Having Ja Morant helps, too. Morant had 27 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double, and the Grizzlies shook off their 3-point woes in a 106-99 victory over the Washington Wizards. Memphis remained eighth in the Western Conference while improving to 27-26. That’s one more victory than some sportsbooks projected the […]
Continue readingLuka Doncic, Trae Young selected for Rising Stars game during All-Star Weekend
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young and New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson headline the list of players selected to the Rising Stars game during All-Star Weekend, the NBA announced Friday. The game, to be played on Feb. 14 at the United Center in Chicago, will follow the United States vs. […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball: Overlooked players with statistical upside
The quality the greatest fantasy players possess. The ability to change the flow of a game in the blink of an eye, then convert that captured flow into a quantifiable statistical result. Stars back up their considerable on-court presence with meaningful numbers. They combine dynamic style with diversified numerical substance. They seize the moment and […]
Continue readingWizards’ Bradley Beal (leg) sees consecutive games streak end at 194
Wizards coach Scott Brooks said the injury is “nothing serious. Hopefully, he’ll be back next game, but don’t know that. Day-to-day from today. He feels better today.” Gary Payton II, who was signed on Monday, started in Beal’s place. The Wizards lost to the Knicks 107-100. Brooks said that forwards Davis Bertans (quad), Rui Hachimura […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Hawks D is fantasy’s best friend
The Knicks had been the only team in the league in the past two seasons without a 20-point win, but the stellar play of Mitchell Robinson off the pine and a career-best performance from RJ Barrett blew the game open in New York’s favor. A key area of domination for Robinson and his teammates was […]
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