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5-on-5: Can LeBron catch Giannis for MVP?
Will Zion Williamson make an All-NBA team before Ja Morant? Who will win Defensive Player of the Year? Which coaching performance has stood out this season? Our experts answer the big questions and make their bold predictions about the NBA awards races. MORE: NBA predictions — MVP, Rookie of the Year and Finals matchups Bobby […]
Continue readingFantasy 30: Point guard buzz from Steph to Elfrid to Markelle
To help, I’ve done the work for you and compiled a look at the most fantasy-relevant news and notes for all 30 teams around the league. Atlanta Hawks: Remember when there was some question about how well Trae Young would adjust to the NBA game? Those days already are an ancient memory. Young leads the […]
Continue readingA roller-coaster winter has left the Jazz searching for an identity
It is Monday night in Salt Lake City, and the Phoenix Suns are pushing the ball up the floor after a routine defensive rebound early in the fourth quarter. All five Jazz players are inside the 3-point arc as Suns backup point guard Jevon Carter shovels a pass to rookie forward Cameron Johnson on the […]
Continue readingNine chaotic moments that could shake up the suddenly stable NBA
That is when reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is set to become an unrestricted free agent. Teams have focused on being set up to chase Antetokounmpo and other stars two summers from now, putting the league’s typically nonstop transaction game on hold. And while the NBA is currently in a moment of stability, there are important […]
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 readingPelicans’ Zion Williamson scores 31 in 28 minutes: I expect to make an impact, but ‘nothing like this’
The No. 1 overall pick in last year’s NBA draft, in just his ninth career game, put up 31 points, nine rebounds and five assists — in just under 28 minutes — in the Pelicans’ 138-117 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. It’s the kind of impression others have felt he could […]
Continue readingJazz stay step ahead of Rockets thanks to another Bojan Bogdanovic buzzer-beater
It had been a rough night for Bogdanovic up to that point, as he was 1-of-6 from the floor, including a corner 3-pointer that missed so badly that it banged off the side of the backboard. “It’s big-time from their part to have that trust and confidence in me that I would make the last […]
Continue readingJazz’s comeback win against Trail Blazers marred by controversial block by Rudy Gobert
The entire viewing audience that tuned into Friday night’s matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz was looking for a show. What the people got was a controversial finish in a game the Jazz would win 117-114. The odds were already stacked against the Trail Blazers when Friday started. Portland beat the San […]
Continue readingDamian Lillard, Blazers livid after missed call in final seconds vs. Jazz
Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers were livid Friday night after a missed goaltending violation near the end of their game against the Utah Jazz denied the Blazers a shot at tying the score. Rudy Gobert committed goaltending by blocking Lillard’s shot off the glass as he drove for a layup with 11.2 seconds […]
Continue readingNBA All-Star draft: Team LeBron takes AD first overall; Giannis selects Joel Embiid at No. 2
Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James divvied up the remaining 22 All-Stars taking part in next weekend’s NBA All-Star Game on Thursday night. The two leading vote-getters from the Eastern and Western Conferences went back and forth in selecting which players would be on their respective teams. James, who was wearing a black sweatshirt with two […]
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