It’s probably safe to say that LeBron James has had one of the finest summers of his life and if you’re reading this blog, you should probably know why (championship, MVP, gold medal, etc). The funny thing is that just earlier in the year, no one could stop questioning whether James was even the best player or best option down the stretch of a game on his own team. Now? Some are wondering if James is capable of becoming the
Southwest Division Fantasy Preview Part I The difference between an NBA team’s real ability and its importance in fantasy leagues can be enormous. In the Southwest, there’s one truly great team that actually frustrates fantasy owners. Two other teams with virtually no chance to be contenders on the court are potential sources of fantasy bargains. This is the fourth installment of our week-long series. I examined the low-scoring Atlantic on Monday, Jeff looked at the high-powered Northwest on Tuesday and Bruce visited
With the season only about a month away, many of you will be interested in gearing up for one of the most popular sports games around: fantasy basketball. Our writer Kent Williams (@sheridanfantasy) has been all over the do’s and don’ts for your upcoming drafts, and as a long-time fantasy player myself, I can tell you that he is pretty much on the money with the analysis. If you missed it, be sure to check out the fantasy spin from today:
Darnell Maybery of The Oklahoman: “The Northwest Division has more than just the Lakers.” Eddie Sefko of The Dallas Morning News: “Dirk Nowitzki excited about Mavericks’ overhaul, says knee is good to go” Al Iannazzone of Newsday “Knicks considering retired All-Star Rasheed Wallace” Ethan J. Skolnick of The Palm Beach Post: “As camp approaches, the Heat appears healthy” Vincent Goodwill of The Detroit News: Point Guard Jonny Flynn will get camp tryout with Pistons. Ryan Wolstate of the Toronto Sun: “Raptors’ Valancuinas injures foot” Brian T. Smith of The Salt Lake Tribune:
PF Tiers Power forward could be the deepest position in fantasy basketball if we didn’t play so many of them at center. I’ve taken a few liberties with PF-C to balance the positions. Al Horford, Chris Bosh and Kevin Garnett would definitely make this list much stronger, but as you’ll see tomorrow, the C tiers would be laughably shallow without them. Fantasy sports are popular because everyone has an opinion. My rankings are loosely based on stats — some owners choose to
As the season inches near, we will have an update of all the offseason moves and analysis of every team in the league from Chris Bernucca. Here is the scoop on three teams from today, with updates: New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers and Houston Rockets. Also, check out our new writer Bruce Wrigley on our Fantasy Spin. Will Damian Lillard be relevant? And of course, here is your daily dose of news from Thursday around the league: Derrick Rose was brought to tears
Last week, Chris Bosh somewhat controversially admitted that the Los Angeles Lakers are the best team in the league on paper. Turns out, he wasn’t the only one that would willingly admit to that notion. See what other noteworthy player agreed with Bosh, along with Kobe Bryant’s Dwight Howard prediction and more in Monday’s news. Be sure to also check out Chris Bernucca’s preseason list of Eastern Conference Playoff Teams: Apparently, Kobe Bryant knew all along that Dwight Howard would end
