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Seven breakout candidates ready for fantasy stardom
Here’s a look at seven breakout candidates as we head into the 2023-24 season. Cunningham, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft, was limited to just 12 games last season for the Pistons because of a shin injury that required surgery. He should come into this season fully healthy and is easily […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball: André Snellings’ ultimate draft board
What do you want your team to look like? This is a question that you should really ask yourself before your draft, and you should enter the draft with an answer in mind. Because the reality is, most of the people in your leagues aren’t going to go into the draft with much of a […]
Continue readingNBArank 2023: Player rankings for 2023-24, from 100 to 51
More Teams. More Games. Pelicans forward Zion Williamson explains how his offseason preparation will lead to his best NBA season yet. (0:36) NBArank is back for its 13th season counting down the best players in the league. Which stars made and missed the cut? Which rookies are already making noise in the top 100? Where […]
Continue readingCeltics, Payton Pritchard agree to 4-year, $30M extension
The deal, which is fully guaranteed, comes with the expectation that Pritchard will have a more significant role off the Celtics’ bench this season. Pritchard is the seventh player in the 2020 draft class to agree on a rookie-scale contract extension. The others are Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball, Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton, Detroit’s Isaiah […]
Continue readingEight position battles to watch leading up to the NBA season
Who wins and loses these competitions for a starting job — and more minutes — goes a long ways towards determining the fantasy value of these players. Create or join a fantasy basketball league on ESPN. Your championship run starts today! Sign up today! Unlike the NFL, where position competitions often center around executing specific […]
Continue readingSpurs, G Devin Vassell agree to 5-year, $146M extension
Vassell lands his rookie-scale contract extension as part of the 2020 NBA draft class and solidifies himself as one of the Spurs’ cornerstone young players. The 23-year-old is the sixth player in his draft class to agree to an extension, joining Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball, Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton, Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart and Memphis’ […]
Continue readingNBA sophomores to watch in 2023-24: Who needs to step up?
Before we get to them, let’s acknowledge the sophomores who already proved their star power. Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, the 2022 top overall pick, made an immediate splash on his way to winning the Rookie of the Year award and playing for Team USA at the FIBA World Cup. Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler […]
Continue readingHow the NBA’s new rules on resting stars will work
The NBA’s competition committee recommended a plan that would ultimately give the league office authority for greater oversight over discipline for missed games and an ability to fine teams over $1 million for each instance of violating resting rules, sources said. As the league negotiates a new national television rights deal (the current one runs […]
Continue readingUSA-Canada FIBA World Cup bronze game could be start of rivalry
Of course it wasn’t supposed to be a bronze, which is what the two North American powers will compete for Sunday (ESPN+, 4:45 am ET). But while both teams were upset in the FIBA World Cup semifinals Friday, there is also a realization that this could be the start of a rivalry. The Canadians have […]
Continue readingTakeaways from Team USA’s FIBA World Cup quarterfinals win over Italy
Several times Mikal Bridges, who was the player of the game with 24 points and seven rebounds, used questions about his performance to pivot and discuss Edwards. So did coach Steve Kerr. “Anthony Edwards [was] moving the ball early on. It’s just infectious,” Kerr said. “And then it becomes fun and it doesn’t matter who […]
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