Finally! After months of waiting, probably the most exciting NBA season in recent memory comes around. NBA Tipoff 2019 starts with a two-game slate featuring New Orleans and Toronto and the Los Angeles heavyweights, the Lakers and Clippers.
Who will provide the best value come Tuesday? Here are some players to consider:
The Stud
Anthony Davis, PF/C, Lakers ($10,200)
Choosing who to get for your "max" money is relatively easy and in this two-game slate, you can choose among Anthony Davis, LeBron Read More
I'll be the very first one to admit that there is no such thing as a perfect draft unless you're competing with six year olds. But relatively speaking, you can pretty much nail a fantasy basketball draft if you come prepared. and has a clear goal in mind.
The league scoring also matters and for this article, let's hypothetically consider how to complete the (near) perfect standard points league draft.
In a points league, the general rule is go for high-efficiency bigs (high FG% ) over high-volume, Read More
1.) Luka Doncic, PG, Dallas Mavericks (Yahoo ADP: 19.6)
Doncic is a risk taking at that spot perhaps at least a round too early. Last season, Luka clocked at 71 in the rankings by FantasyPros, and that is despite his otherworldly rookie campaign (21.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.3 3PM). The downfall of Doncic was in his efficiency (under 43% FG, over 71% from the line and 3.4 turnovers per game) and based on preseason returns, that's not going to change anytime soon.
Moreover, Read More
Fantasy basketball is not as popular, let's say, compared to fantasy football but it shares a lot of its wonderful elements. It gives a reason to watch every game plus building teams through the draft is just as exciting. You can bond over it and offers unlimited trash-talking opportunities, which is, to be honest, the most fun part of it all.
The main thing is, most fantasy football players or managers generally do not like playing fantasy basketball for a lot of reasons. That includes the schedule Read More
1.) D'Angelo Russell
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Russell just became the first option of a young Nets team to probably an off-the-ball scorer in Golden State with Steph Curry the focal point of the offense. The first-time All-Star excels when he has the ball making decisions on pick-and-rolls, something he may not be able to do with Curry around. (According to NBA.com/stats, the percentage of unassisted field goals by Russell last season is at 71.2%, which means he is more of a shot-creator Read More
Now that the dust has (almost) settled for the 2019 NBA Free Agency, it's time to see the moves and trades from a fantasy perspective. That said, never in our wildest NBA dreams that we see things ending up this way: a.) Kawhi Leonard is now a Clipper and convinced Paul George to ask a trade and be his running mate. b.) KD and Kyrie joined forces in Brooklyn (and there might be some tampering involved, but we don't know for sure. c.) Westbrook and Harden on the same team while CP3 is in OKC purgatory. Read More
Eighty-two games for each of the 30 teams in a normal NBA season assures us that we will get to encounter some of the oddest stat lines in the history of basketball every now and then. Let's take a look at some of weirdest NBA stat lines of all time:
1.) Manute's 15-Block Performances
Elmore Smith may have the official record for most blocks in a game with 17 (in 1973) but Manute Bol recorded two 15-block performances during his career.
In typical Manute fashion, he offered little else Read More
The first domino of the offseason has fallen and we are feeling the effects of the fallout. What we would like to know, though, is how the Anthony Davis trade from the Pelicans to the Lakers impacts both teams in a fantasy perspective.
Here's how the deal went down:
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1140023139142971392
Along those lines, the other two first-round picks are open for swaps and protections/unprotections over the next four years or so.
Fantasy Impact On The Lakers
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1.) It's Kawhi's series
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Kawhi Leonard's 36-point output in Game 4 is his 14th 30+-point effort in this postseason. That's the third-most All-Time behind Hakeem Olujawon and Kobe Bryant, who did 16 and 15 times, respectively.
2.) The Oracle is Kawhi's playground
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In the last four games at the Bay Area, Leonard is averaging almost 32 points in 51% shooting clip from the floor.
3.) Speaking of...
The Read More
Game 3 of the NBA Finals is upon us and it looks like we are going to see a tug-of-war for the Larry O'Brien trophy from hereon out.
From what transpired in Game 2, Toronto have played well enough to give them a shot but Golden State simply used one quarter of immaculate basketball and then hold on the rest of the way.
That said, adjustments will be made from both sides to increase their chances of wrangling the series away from the other. We will probably see more of what worked in Game 2 Read More
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