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NBA 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 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 readingNBA restart: Potential surprise players for all 22 teams
All 22 NBA teams have arrived at the bubble in Orlando, Florida, which means teams are practicing and gearing up for the season to resume on July 30. The seeding-game schedule is set and playoff seeds are still up for grabs. While some teams’ rotations are set, others will look for players to carry an […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings and big questions for all 22 teams ahead of the restart
The NBA is less than a month away from restarting the 2019-20 season. With teams beginning to arrive at Walt Disney World on Tuesday and training camps set to begin on Thursday, it’s time to take stock of the teams that will face off later this month at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex […]
Continue reading2020 NBA restart key dates: Playoffs, draft and free-agency schedule
What is the new NBA schedule for the playoffs, draft, free agency and other key events? As players return to their home markets and decide whether to participate in the NBA restart, teams are narrowing their list of travel personnel to the approved 37 people per team. That will be only one of many steps […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Coping without Giannis
It’s not only scoring that the Villanova product can provide your fantasy roster. He ranks an impressive sixth in the league in steal percentage for the season. He’s also averaged 2.3 3PG and nine combined assists and rebounds during the past week. With Antetokounmpo out for Milwaukee’s matchup with the Nuggets in Denver, the young […]
Continue readingReggie Jackson among top fantasy basketball free-agent finds
A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster can prove rewarding. When curating this fluid collective of statistical contributors, it helps to consider your end-of-bench players in direct competition with the talent floating in free agency. The goal of this weekly series is to identify players available in […]
Continue readingFantasy 30: Andre Drummond leads latest trade buzz
Atlanta Hawks: Trae Young (right thigh) missed Wednesday’s game and is listed as questionable for Friday’s game against Oklahoma City. He made it through parts of Thursday’s practice, which is an encouraging sign that he might be available against the Thunder, but if Young can’t go, it will force the Hawks to lean heavily on […]
Continue readingTen NBA things I like and don’t like, including Miami’s motion blur
The post-LeBron James Miami Heat adapted to their superstar void by crafting a whirring motion offense designed to add up to more than the sum of its parts. They cut and screened and led the league in handoff plays — including fake handoffs that functioned almost like quarterback keepers. Butler can both exist outside that […]
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