Right now it seems like LeBron James will play for the Miami Heat forever, winning title after title after title … And if the Heat close out the Pacers on Wednesday night, it’ll seem even more that way — and the Heat will undoubtedly enter the NBA Finals as the favorite. But what happens if they lose? What happens if the three-peat that denotes a dynasty fails to happen? Will LeBron be back for another go at it next season? Will Dwyane
Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet’s two-day NBA playoff fantasy leagues Monday was a tough day to be playing fantasy hoops if you were not plugged in. Contestants who had Chris “Birdman” Andersen on their rosters got a rude surprise not long before tipoff — Andersen’s wings were clipped by a deep left thigh bruise, and he sat out Game 4 as Miami took a 3-1 lead over Indiana. [Read more…]
Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet’s two-day NBA playoff fantasy leagues It usually takes about 250 DraftStreet points to win a two-day fantasy contest. You get 1 point f0r each point your players score, 1.25 points for every rebound, 1.5 points for each assist, and 2 points for every blocked shot and steal. Turnovers cost you 1 point, and missed shots take away a half-point. I have been playing heavily and writing about it for
We are still more than a month away from free agency, and everything seems so placid now. LeBron James? Looks primed for a three-peat. Carmelo Anthony? He wouldn’t leave New York, would he? He’ll be happy to take less than the max, as Phil Jackson has said he’ll need to do. He will be the backbone of the Knicks’ renaissance, right? No chance those two guys end up in Cleveland or Chicago. No chance, right? Well, five weeks out, and nobody can
Like most people, I was a skeptic during the season when folks talked about LeBron James returning to the Cavs next season after he opts out of his contract with Miami and becomes an unrestricted free agent. It just seemed too absurd of a notion. But I am starting to believe that the possibility exists, however remote. Just for kicks, let’s throw out a few “What ifs …” What if the Miami Heat lose to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals? Or
Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet’s two-day NBA playoff fantasy leagues No, I do not have another first-place triumph story to tell you. I have a third-place triumph story to tell you. My ship came in again last night, and it was piloted by Danny Green. The Spurs guard hit seven 3-pointers in San Antonio’s 35-point rout of Oklahoma City, and I now have enough cash to take Mallory Edens out for a nice dinner. [Read
So, we all come out of the NBA draft lottery knowing more about Mallory Edens than we do about the future of the Cleveland Cavaliers. And that is not really a bad thing. The young Ms. Edens is a viral commodity today, and we should expect that she will have no problem getting a prom date as she finishes her final month of 12th grade and makes every red-blooded American male become a Milwaukee Bucks fan. Can’t remember this much commotion
Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet’s two-day NBA playoff fantasy leagues Finishing 20th out of 75 participants brought me no solace. And no money. Today, like the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder, I will hit the reset button. But first, an autopsy of the past 48 hours is in order. I have been operating on the studs and duds theory of fantasy basketball, and the duds I picked to fill out my lineups the past