No matter whom you like in the race for NBA Rookie of the Year, one thing is certain: Both Karl-Anthony Towns and Kristaps Porzingis will be watching the playoffs on TV. That’s no dig at either player. It is usually what happens to high draft picks during their first couple of seasons. You have to go back to Derrick Rose in 2008 to find a top overall pick who reached the playoffs in his rookie season. In fact, among the last 40
Tweet of the Night: Klay Thompson nominates Mo Speights as Denver’s new QB
The headline move of the first day of NFL free agency was Brock Osweiler’s move to the Houston Texans, leaving the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos without a viable starting quarterback for the time being. Fortunately for them, NBA star Klay Thompson may have a potential solution. [Read more…]
Hubbard: Warriors Also Leading the League in Overreaction
By now, the Golden State Warriors should be accustomed to the scrutiny produced by their championship last season and their pursuit of 73 victories this season. Everything they do is magnified, which was evident again on Sunday. Their bizarre loss to the woeful Los Angeles Lakers generated great debate throughout the sports world. On ABC, it was announced that no NBA team with 55 victories had ever lost to a team with 51 losses. So that is the biggest regular season upset
DraftKings Advice: How To Build Tonight’s Team Around Pau Gasol; Win $12,000 Free
In fantasy basketball, the “silly season” is almost upon us. Over the final month, NBA teams that are out of the playoff picture will rest (or even shut down) veterans, audition youngsters and lengthen the bench. [Read more…]
DraftKings Advice: How To Build Tonight’s Team Around Alex Len; Win $10,000 Free
Many of the brightest NBA stars are out on Wednesday — eight players cost $9700 or more at DraftKings. Theoretically, you could construct an extreme lineup using three of them. Building around even two leaves an average of $5000 or less for six other spots. Choosing only one is not easy. [Read more…]
Sixth Man Rankings: Which Candidate is the Best Man?
Dearly Beloved: As we gather together once more in this special column space, we can’t help but daydream about the beautiful matrimony between man and award. It’s wedding season (I don’t know if that’s true or not), so we thought it would be interesting to explore some of the similarities between “sixth men” and best men. It’s not just because they both have the word “man” in them. OK, maybe it is. But still, there are a lot of similarities. [Read more…]
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kyrie Irving
You probably know Kyrie Irving as LeBron James’ sidekick point guard on the Cleveland Cavaliers and a former No. 1 overall draft pick out of Duke, but there’s far more than meets the eye when it comes to the New Jersey native. In honor of a new colorway of his Nike Kyrie 2 having been unveiled this past Saturday, the Champs Sports blog put together a really cool slideshow list of 10 things you didn’t know about Irving. Did you know that
DraftKings Advice: How To Build Tonight’s Team Around D’Angelo Russell; Win $15,000 Free
There are only six NBA games tonight, with the highest scoring potential in the two late starts. Damian Lillard $9600 and John Wall $9400 clash head-on, then the Magic visit the Lakers in a “meaningless” tilt that has more significance in fantasy hoops. [Read more…]
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