By now, you’ve probably already had a peek at the jerseys NBA players will be wearing on Christmas. Yes, they have sleeves. Now, if Santa leaves one of these under your tree, you may not be so happy. They are clearly not conventional jerseys, which remain incredibly popular. And they are not quite T-shirts, either. They are somewhere in between. The sleeved jerseys are unquestionably a marketing tool. In addition to being a new item that many fans believe they have to have,
Last season, our Rookie Rankings were a Who’s Who. This season, it’s more like a Who’s That? Just two weeks into the season, we are startled by the number of lower picks who have played their way into the rankings – or, more accurately, the number of high picks on the outside looking in. Just to make sure our imagination wasn’t playing tricks on us, we went back to the second week of the 2012-13 rankings to see the breakdown of low picks
The Utah Jazz rallied at home to pick up heir first win of the year against Anthony Davis/NOP and the Pelicans. Dwight Howard/HOU and Jeremy Lin/HOU put up monster fantasy numbers, but their Rockets lost to the Sixers in overtime. Kevin Martin/MIN was a surprise scratch due to flu, but Kevin Love/MIN and Ricky Rubio/MIN led the Timberwolves to an easy win over the Cavaliers. Serge Ibaka/OKC and Matt Barnes/LAC were ejected early and the Clippers overcame a first half
Is Linsanity back? Maybe not, but he’s a legitimate force. The 2013-14 NBA regular season continued on Wednesday, November 13. 24 teams were involved in 12 high-stakes games that offered postseason previews and a glimpse at just how far the young stars of the league have come. Here’s everything you need to know about a night that was highlighted by a series of career-best marks. [Read more…]
Just weeks into the 2013-14 NBA season and the New York Knicks and the New York media are already embroiled in a swirl of trade rumors. Wednesday, as the Knicks prepare to face off with the Atlanta Hawks in Philips Arena, the New York Daily News’ Frank Isola began reporting that New York was discussing moving guard Iman Shumpert to Denver in exchange for the Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried. [Read more…]
Is Andrew Wiggins still the top pick in the 2014 NBA draft? Wiggins certainly was good Tuesday night, when the Windy City was rocking for the State Farm Champions Classic. But so were Jabari Parker and Julius Randle, who may have closed the gap on Wiggins. The event pitted Kentucky vs. Michigan State and Duke vs. Kansas – traditional powers from major conferences meeting on the hardwood in an early season measuring stick. But while many fans were entertained by the games and
It was an odd day in NBA fantasy leagues, as three of the four games were blowouts. Only a handful of starters played significant minutes in the fourth quarter, resulting in a dearth of high stat totals. The only game that was reasonably in doubt with a few minutes left was Washington-Dallas. Today we will have much more action and bigger fantasy numbers will be generated. Here is today’s Fantasy Spin. [Read more…]
Tuesday, November 12 was a slow night in the NBA. Only four games were held, and every single one was decided by double-digit margins. Nevertheless, there were noteworthy feats. Here’s everything that you need to know about what transpired. [Read more…]