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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Dort starting to achieve goals

The undrafted talent out of Arizona State is one of just 10 NBA players this season shooting at least 40% from 3-point range and averaging 1.2 steals. His peers in this statistical grouping are all widely rostered, but Dort is a free agent in nearly 70% of ESPN leagues. Given this valuable blend of shooting […]

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Fantasy basketball: Why small forward is the most important position in 2021

One area that has required some adjustment of my traditional roto-based approach? Scarcity. The notion of accruing additional value in area where value is in short supply. Here’s a quick breakdown of scarcity. In your league, you and your fellow managers are competing for a finite amount of available production. Production that’s made up of […]

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Inside the Indiana Pacers’ wild comeback against the New Orleans Pelicans

With the Pelicans holding a 106-100 lead, Indiana’s Victor Oladipo hit a 3-pointer with 20.5 seconds to play, then the Pacers forced a steal and got another 3-pointer, this one by Myles Turner with 6.9 to go to send the game into overtime. In the extra period, Malcolm Brogdon provided the game-winning floater with 1.7 […]

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Fantasy basketball mock draft: 8-team, head-to-head points

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! That all said, we also do our best to not forget what fantasy sports is really all about: having […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: LaMelo Ball shines, continues to maximize his minutes

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! Ball, meanwhile, played a career-high 29 minutes and delivered a rich line against Dallas that included 22 points on […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Don’t sleep on these hot starts

A busy weekend of NBA action saw a bevy of more balanced games unfold, save, of course, for the Mavericks delivering the Clippers the largest margin of defeat in team history on Sunday afternoon — which is truly remarkable given the history of that franchise. One key fantasy hoops takeaway from the weekend is the […]

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NBA 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 […]

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Fantasy hoops drafts: Damian Lillard, Paul George among most over/underrated players

So, when I look at some of your average draft positions (ADP) and say to you that with certain players, Fantasyland has abandoned all pretense of even the most ephemeral relationship with basic analytic reason… I don’t mean you. C’mon. You’re reading this! I’m on your side — now and always. And to prove my […]

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Updated 2020-21 fantasy basketball rankings: Top 200 for H2H points drafts

Click here for a quick explanation of how the new system works and why returning leagues should consider changing to the new format. If you’re new to fantasy hoops, here is how points leagues work: 2020-21 fantasy basketball arrives just in time for the holidays! Create or join an ESPN Fantasy Basketball league today! Sign […]

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Updated 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 […]

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