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NBA betting: Six picks for Wednesday
Odds by ESPN BET Nikola Jokic over 9.5 assists. The Nuggets rank fifth in points scored per 100 possessions and have the second-highest effective field goal percentage in the NBA. Jamal Murray will be out with a hamstring injury, which should allow Jokic to be more of a facilitator. He has averaged 8.8 APG over […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Wednesday
New this season, ESPN Analytics will also generate daily NBA fantasy projections. By combining historical player and team data and specific game factors ESPN is able to accurately predict player box score stats. Accounting for injuries, trends in playing time, and other factors impacting future performance the statistical models can be used to help NBA […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Wednesday
More Teams. More Games. Eric Karabell discusses Max Strus‘ rising production, which has made him a more appealing fantasy option. (0:39) ESPN’s fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data, featuring ESPN’s proprietary Basketball Power Index (BPI) to help you make […]
Continue readingIsaiah Mobley helps Cavaliers top Rockets to win summer league title
This was the Cavaliers’ first title since the summer league went to a tournament format in 2013. Mobley was voted game MVP, more than making up for not being selected to the all-tournament team. “I try to not worry about stuff I can’t control,” Mobley said. “Do I agree with it? No, but it is […]
Continue readingNBA summer league 2023: Biggest surprises and disappointments in Las Vegas
But Wembanyama didn’t steal all the attention at summer league. Fellow rookie Keyonte George was one of the biggest surprises in Vegas with an impressive display of perimeter shooting and passing. Chet Holmgren was the other big story going into the event, as the Oklahoma City Thunder’s No. 2 overall pick in 2022 made his […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2022 and 2023
Still, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]
Continue readingSources: Milwaukee Bucks get Grayson Allen in trade with Memphis Grizzlies
In return, the Grizzlies will get guard Sam Merrill and two future second-round picks, sources said. Allen, the 25-year-old former Duke standout, set career highs in points (10.6), rebounds (3.2) and assists (2.2) per game this season for a Memphis team that advanced from the play-in tournament to become the eighth seed in the Western […]
Continue readingAtlanta Hawks’ Trae Young misses Game 5 loss to Milwaukee Bucks with bone bruise
Young had been a game-time decision Thursday night. And like prior to Game 4 on Tuesday in Atlanta, after testing his foot before the game, Young didn’t feel comfortable enough to play, Hawks coach Nate McMillan said. Young suffered the injury after stepping on the foot of referee Sean Wright late in the third quarter […]
Continue readingAtlanta Hawks revive series hopes, cruise to Game 4 win minus Trae Young
ATLANTA — When Hawks superstar Trae Young was ruled out 45 minutes before the start of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, it seemed like the end of Atlanta’s hopes of reaching the NBA Finals. Just a few short hours later, however, things couldn’t have looked more different. A stirring performance by the Hawks […]
Continue readingJrue Holiday on extension with Milwaukee Bucks: ‘It felt good to be wanted’
Holiday pretty much knew he wanted to stay in Milwaukee for years to come once he spoke to team officials shortly after they paid a steep price to acquire him. General manager Jon Horst made it apparent how much the Bucks valued the veteran guard. “I feel like you can tell when somebody’s like super […]
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