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NBA Power Rankings Week 11: Miami Heat climb as L.A. teams stumble into 2020
Jimmy Butler & Co. have the league’s longest active win streak at five games, a run bookended by two tight victories over the Philadelphia 76ers. Miami’s rise coincides with some shaky play from the Staples Center roommates, as the Los Angeles Lakers (losers in four of six) and the LA Clippers (losers in four of […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings Week 10: Milwaukee Bucks stay No. 1, Toronto Raptors make history
But that was all the way back on Thursday. The real fireworks of the past week came less than 24 hours ago, when the injury-riddled Toronto Raptors pulled off the near-impossible, rallying from a 30-point deficit — 23 points in the fourth quarter — to cap the biggest comeback in franchise history in beating the […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Hawks D is fantasy’s best friend
The Knicks had been the only team in the league in the past two seasons without a 20-point win, but the stellar play of Mitchell Robinson off the pine and a career-best performance from RJ Barrett blew the game open in New York’s favor. A key area of domination for Robinson and his teammates was […]
Continue readingKyrie Irving’s injury, Spencer Dinwiddie’s dominance and the biggest Brooklyn Nets questions
What is the update on Kyrie Irving? It was Sunday, one hour and 45 minutes before opening tip between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers, and by this point in the season, the Nets head coach was on auto-pilot when it came to responses about his All-Star point guard. “No update, no timetable,” Atkinson said. […]
Continue readingPelicans’ Alvin Gentry says refs made ‘wrong call’ late in loss
With the score tied at 93, Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie stepped back and fired a 30-foot 3-pointer as the shot clock ticked down. Just as the shot hit the backboard, the horn sounded for a violation. No call was made despite the ball hitting the backboard to the right of the square without touching […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Brandon Clarke is more than just a dunker
Thanks to his consistently clean box scores in the shooting department, Clarke impressively leads the entire NBA in true shooting percentage, which is a measure of scoring efficiency that weights 3-point, 2-point, and free throw rates into a single number. Rostered in right around 40% of ESPN leagues as of Monday morning, we also find […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: The Sixers’ secret weapon
Simmons followed up Saturday’s opus one dime shy of a triple-double on Sunday in a pivotal win over the Raptors. Simmons was the lone member of the Sixers’ starting lineup with a positive net rating on Sunday, but the main statistical story for Philly was the play of defensive savant and emergent catch-and-shoot threat Matisse […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2020 and 2021
Nearly half the league hit free agency in 2019. Plenty of stars changed teams, including Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Kemba Walker. The 2020 class won’t have the same star power or the same amount of cap space available, but 2021 will be absolutely loaded. Here’s our team-by-team look at all […]
Continue readingFantasy 30: Injuries are providing opportunities for healthy teammates
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: Jabari Parker has cooled off. After an impressive month of November that saw the former lottery pick put up 17.7 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 2.4 APG and 1.9 […]
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