Our top choice last night fizzled. Denver scored 117 and a bench player was the star, but it was D.J. Augustin, not Will Barton. It happens; all we can do is turn the page. Every night a whole new DFS season begins and ends, with unique handicapping challenges. On a four-game Thursday, it’s a small but top-heavy player pool. [Read more…]
Back during the 2014 Eastern Conference semifinals, Dwyane Wade and a few of his Miami Heat teammates were in the visiting locker room at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center preparing to go up against the Nets. Inevitably, the conversation shifted to the player they feared the most on the opposing team, Joe Johnson. Wade talked about how strong Johnson was, and other teammates agreed about how tough he was to guard. While LeBron James and Miami dispatched Brooklyn in five quick games, the
When the biggest names on the move at the NBA trading deadline are Brandon Jennings, Jeff Green and Markieff Morris, it is a bit of a letdown. There is legitimate reasoning behind last week’s relatively quiet activity. This summer marks uncharted territory for NBA teams and their general managers, none of whom want to be the guy who shoots before aiming. The salary cap is going to jump from $70 million to more than $90 million this summer. That is an unprecedented
Tonight’s seven NBA games aren’t exactly spectacular, but this is a very special Monday at DraftKings. Someone will earn $100,000 for just $3 (or even for free!) and guaranteed cash prizes worth $350,000 will be paid to 37,000 other winners. [Read more…]
Congratulations to all who paired Damian Lillard (51 points) with DeMarcus Cousins in (37 points, 20 rebounds) in DFS contests on Friday. They combined for 152 FPTS at DraftKings; how you spent $5000 each on the other six positions made the difference between winning a little or a lot. [Read more…]
Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside missed six games recently with an oblique injury, but he’s hardly shown any signs of discomfort since his recent return. [Read more…]
Guards Jeff Teague and Tyreke Evans have been added to the list of difference makers available on the NBA’s trade market with the deadline less than three weeks away. The trade market is loaded with forwards such as Rudy Gay, Ryan Anderson, Markieff Morris, Terrence Jones and Corey Brewer. Trades talks will heat up closer to All-Star Weekend in two weeks when all the general managers are on hand. Three players who won’t be making the trip are Damian Lillard, Pau Gasol and
Age has finally caught up to Dwyane Wade, to an extent. The longtime Miami Heat superstar is putting up career lows in field goal percentage, effective field goal percentage and true shooting percentage, while his scoring average and PER are at their lowest rates since his rookie season 12 years ago. However, that doesn’t mean Wade is still not a really good player— just one slowly in decline, now 10 days after his 34th birthday. That’s natural for someone who’s played over 35,000