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Fantasy basketball 30: Christian Wood, Bam Adebayo return to action
Here’s a list of the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks: Few could have predicted the downturn in Trae Young‘s 3-point prowess this season, but the third-year pro is making nearly one less 3-pointer per game than a season ago. The culprit isn’t poor shooting. In fact, his 37.5 […]
Continue readingFred VanVleet talks ‘pretty rough’ bout with COVID-19 as Toronto Raptors move toward full strength
For the Toronto Raptors, that news couldn’t come quickly enough. VanVleet and three other Raptors — Pascal Siakam, Malachi Flynn and Patrick McCaw — were back with the team for practice Tuesday, after missing more than two weeks for virus-related reasons. Siakam, Flynn and McCaw are questionable to play Wednesday in Detroit; VanVleet and OG […]
Continue readingKyle Lowry: Future uncertain, but ‘I will retire as a Toronto Raptor’
“Let me say this: I will retire as a Toronto Raptor,” Lowry said after the team practiced Wednesday night ahead of the start of the second half of the season in Tampa, Florida, against the Atlanta Hawks. What Lowry wasn’t willing to commit to, however, was returning to Toronto as a free agent when his […]
Continue readingToronto Raptors to return minus 5 players, Nick Nurse on Wed. vs. Detroit Pistons
But the Raptors will be seriously short-handed when they host the Detroit Pistons in Tampa, Florida, with starters Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby all ruled out in accordance with the league’s health and safety protocols, along with forward Malachi Flynn and guard Patrick McCaw. Also still out: coach Nick Nurse, who entered the […]
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 readingNBA Finals: From afar, watching Lakers-Heat with Raptors coach Nick Nurse
This is the charge of the reigning NBA Coach of the Year, and soon-to-be ex-reigning NBA champion. The Raptors have held a vise grip on the Larry O’Brien Trophy longer than any other team in history — 483 days and counting — because of an unprecedented pandemic that threw the traditional schedule into chaos. Nurse’s […]
Continue readingNBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]
Continue readingNBA 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 readingBrett Brown hoping Sixers rally around injured teammate Josh Richardson
After Toronto’s 107-95 victory — one that saw Sixers guard Josh Richardson exit with a left hamstring strain less than five minutes in — Brown was left hoping that Richardson’s injury, and the potential absence that could follow, will wind up being a silver lining for a team that’s already playing without star center Joel […]
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