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Backup plans for fantasy players who might be shut down

Which player are you most worried about being shut down during the final month of the season, and is there a player you recommend picking up now who might help fill the eventual void? Jim McCormick: This is a topic I’m quite familiar with, as my Sixers have already shut down their top player (Joel […]

Gregg Popovich says Kawhi Leonard quad bruise not serious

Leonard suffered a bruised right quadriceps in the third quarter of Wednesday’s 112-88 win over the Miami Heat and was held out for Friday’s 110-104 win against the Memphis Grizzlies at the AT&T Center as the Spurs broke a tie with the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls for the second-longest regular-season home win streak. Leonard also won’t […]

Why you should pick up Michael Beasley in fantasy

This week, with the fantasy playoffs in full swing, we are narrowing our list to those who are playing at least four games over the next seven days. Here are the ones to target this week, with their ESPN ownership listed: Doug McDermott, SF, Chicago Bulls (21.1) McDermott doesn’t do much more than score and […]

‘Difference maker’ Ingles set to cash in with new NBA contract

The 203cm tall, 29-year-old from Adelaide has the nickname Slow-Mo Joe, but Jazz management and rival NBA coaches love him, including Los Angeles Clippers’ Doc Rivers. Just minutes after the Jazz shocked the Clippers 97-95 in game one of their playoff series in Los Angeles on Saturday (Sunday AEST) Rivers, who cut Ingles from his […]

How player development keeps the Spurs a playoff staple

As Davis Bertans began his walk, the high-pitched crackle of the broken bits under the feet of the Spurs rookie resonated with each cautious step. This — clearly — was not a Spurs exercise. This was a “trust walk” in Latvia to prepare the national basketball team for EuroBasket 2017. The Spurs might not go […]

Top late-season fantasy pickups

First, you can upset the equilibrium of battles between other owners by outperforming what the league expects from your team. Playing the spoiler builds self-esteem. Additionally, lack of activity from other owners often makes sizable leaps in the standings more realistic than you’d think, because the teams you’re facing are often less competitive than they […]

Aussies to watch in NBA Playoffs

Josh Giddey is a starter on the No. 1 seed in the West, there’s a duo set to play prominent roles in one of the postseason’s dark horses, while some will be fighting for minutes as rotations tighten across the teams still in the title race. A total of seven Australians – across six teams […]

Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Friday

But, thankfully, Friday and Sunday look much more like normal slates and hopefully savvy fantasy managers used the two slow nights to their advantage by picking up players from teams who played on both nights. As far as Friday goes, we should be able to take advantage of injury situations to find our sleepers, but […]