BOSTON – NOVEMBER 1: Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving and Celtics guard Jaylen Brown celebrate Brown’s 26 foot three pointer on an assist by Irving for the 78-54 lead during the third quarter. The Boston Celtics host the Sacramento Kings in a regular season NBA basketball game at TD Garden in Boston on Nov. 1,
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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 5: Kristaps Porzingis #6 and Frank Ntilikina #11 of the New York Knicks high five during the game against the Indiana Pacers on November 5, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using
BOSTON, MA – NOVEMBER 10: Marcus Morris #13 and Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics high five during the game against the Charlotte Hornets on November 10, 2017 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting
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CHARLOTTE, NC – MARCH 11: Teammates DeMarcus Cousins #0 and Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans during their game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center on March 11, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting
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The Phoenix Suns finally embraced the inevitable Tuesday, as they’ve reportedly agreed upon a deal to send Eric Bledsoe to the Milwaukee Bucks for Greg Monroe and protected 2018 first- and second-round picks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe. That should be music to the ears of fantasy basketball owners with Bledsoe on
MIAMI, FL – OCTOBER 28: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics gestures during the game against the Miami Heat at the American Airlines Arena on October 28, 2017 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – NOVEMBER 1: Anthony Davis #23 and DeMarcus Cousins #0 of the New Orleans Pelicans are seen during a time out during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 1, 2017 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and
BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 18: Giannis Antetokounmpo A heavy slate of NBA action tips off at 7 p.m. ET with the Bucks visiting the Pistons, the Bulls searching for a win against the Magic, the Pacers clashing with the 76ers, and the Cavaliers trying to slow down the Wizards. At 7:30 p.m. ET fans can
Two weeks into the 2017-18 NBA season, it’s time for another shakeup of our rest-of-season fantasy basketball rankings. We’re still firmly parked in small-sample-size territory, with no team having played more than eight games heading into Wednesday, but certain players are already making their average draft position look regrettable (both for positive and negative reasons).
Here are your DraftKings picks for opening night of the NBA season on Tuesday. The NBA returns Tuesday, opening the season with two games. At 8:00 p.m. ET, the Celtics are at the Cavaliers. At 10:30 p.m. ET, the Rockets are at the Warriors. All four teams have aspirations of winning the title that currently
CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 11: Kyrie Irving After a long summer wait, NBA action returns to the court on Tuesday. This offseason was amazing, with huge trades and big free agent moves. One of the biggest deals of the offseason involved the Cleveland Cavaliers trading Kyrie Irving to he rival Boston Celtics, after Irving’s trade
The NBA has announced several integrations of fantasy basketball into its products, making sure that it gets its cut of the action. As fantasy sports become legally regulated across the country, the expansion of fantasy basketball is becoming more visible in the place fans should most expect it; the NBA. NBA official fantasy scoring is
If you don’t have at least one center on your roster by the end of Round 5 in fantasy basketball drafts this year, you’re in trouble. You can make an argument for as many as six centers being worthy of first- or second-round picks, and at least six more should fly off the board over
Over the coming weeks, we at FanSided will do a team-by-team breakdown of each NBA franchise’s fantasy prospects for the 2017-18 season. Let’s continue today with the Portland Trail Blazers. One year after going on a reckless spending spree, the Portland Trail Blazers had no choice but to stand relatively pat this offseason. That makes
Over the coming weeks, we at FanSided will do a team-by-team breakdown of each NBA franchise’s fantasy prospects for the 2017-18 season. Let’s continue today with the Phoenix Suns. Heading into the 2017-18 season, the Phoenix Suns project to be one of the NBA’s worst teams. While they may struggle to win 25 games this
Over the coming weeks, we at FanSided will do a team-by-team breakdown of each NBA franchise’s fantasy prospects for the 2017-18 season. Let’s continue today with the New York Knicks. The New York Knicks must hate fantasy basketball owners. That’s the only viable explanation for why Carmelo Anthony remains on their roster with three weeks
Over the coming weeks, we at FanSided will do a team-by-team breakdown of each NBA franchise’s fantasy prospects for the 2017-18 season. Let’s continue today with the New Orleans Pelicans. The New Orleans Pelicans enter the 2017-18 season on shaky footing. That creates uncertainty for fantasy basketball owners, as an early-season slide could lead to
Over the coming weeks, we at FanSided will do a team-by-team breakdown of each NBA franchise’s fantasy prospects for the 2017-18 season. Let’s continue today with the Miami Heat. Since the Miami Heat couldn’t land Gordon Hayward in free agency this offseason, they’re instead rolling back virtually the same core from last year. That helps create
Over the coming weeks, we at FanSided will do a team-by-team breakdown of each NBA franchise’s fantasy prospects for the 2017-18 season. Let’s continue today with the Memphis Grizzlies. While the rest of the Western Conference found itself in a rapidly escalating arms race this offseason, the Memphis Grizzlies had little choice but to shed
Over the coming weeks, we at FanSided will do a team-by-team breakdown of each NBA franchise’s fantasy prospects for the 2017-18 season. Let’s continue today with the Los Angeles Lakers. After suffering through the worst four-year stretch in franchise history, the Los Angeles Lakers appear ready to surge back up the Western Conference standings. That’s