Over 100 players found themselves on a new team this summer via free agency or trade. Big names like Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard and Russell Westbrook finding news homes rightly dominated the off-season coverage during one of the busiest and most impactful offseasons in NBA history, but there are a number of under-the-radar…
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Winners of NBA’s Recent Rookie-Scale Contract Extensions
The 2016 NBA draft class cashed in on Monday. Ahead of the 6 p.m. ET deadline to sign rookie-scale extensions, Buddy Hield, Jaylen Brown, Domantas Sabonis, Dejounte Murray and Taurean Prince came to terms on deals with their respective teams. They joined Ben Simmons (five years, $170 million), Jamal Murray (five years, $170 million), Caris…
2019-20 NBA Season Preview: Atlantic Division
The 2019-20 NBA season is just around the corner. After an offseason chock-full of player movement, the title race appears as wide-open as it has been in years. Over the coming weeks, we will examine one big question hanging over each team heading into the season. We’ll start today with the Atlantic Division, where the…
Kyrie Irving Should Be Headed for a Career Year in Brooklyn
Prognosticators don’t have high hopes for the Brooklyn Nets in 2019-20. Oddsmakers peg them for a win total somewhere in the mid-40s, while ESPN’s Kevin Pelton projected them for 41 wins and the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. FiveThirtyEight’s CARMELO system is even more lukewarm, giving the Nets only a 57 percent chance…
Just What Are the Brooklyn Nets Up to?
We all knew Sean Marks was moving the Brooklyn Nets in the right direction. From the resurgence of the organization during the 2019 NBA Playoffs to the sudden rise of their free agent candidacy, the Nets have been considered a threat to turn the corner from rebuild to contender. When news broke on Thursday of…
Houston Rockets Are Due for Changes
The Houston Rockets have missed out on NBA Finals opportunities in each of the last two seasons, with both playoff runs being derailed by the Golden State Warriors. That isn’t anything to be ashamed of. The Warriors are in the midst of one of the most successful four-year runs in NBA history. Taking a loss…
Week 24 Fantasy Basketball Notebook: Shutdowns, Shutdowns Everywhere!
Upon getting officially eliminated from playoff contention, NBA teams have begun to shut down players with nagging injuries. While that approach makes sense in real life, it’s brutal timing for fantasy basketball owners who were relying on those guys. On Thursday, the Minnesota Timberwolves announced Derrick Rose (elbow), Robert Covington (right knee) and Jeff Teague…
Week 17 Fantasy Basketball Notebook: Porzingis Trade Fallout & More
Last week’s seven-player blockbuster between the Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks should have been a wake-up call to fantasy basketball owners: Players’ values are never more unstable than heading into the trade deadline. On the bright side, this week will likely be your best chance to add an impact player off the waiver wire. The…