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
There are six high-salaried superstars to consider on an eight-game Saturday. DeMarcus Cousins $10100 will have easier situations than a back-to-back on the road against the 29-0 Spurs. Kawhi Leonard $7900 and LaMarcus Aldridge $6800 are excellent value. [Read more…]
The incredible Stephen Curry made an MVP shot to win one of the best NBA games of this season and many others. My guy Kevin Durant was superb until fouling out in the first minute of overtime. None of Sunday’s action is nearly as interesting but it’s a brand new DFS season. [Read more…]
TORONTO— Say this for Russell Westbrook: It’s only fitting that someone who embodies Kobe Bryant’s ceaseless competitiveness would take home the MVP award in Bryant’s final All-Star game. Westbrook-ASG Russell Westbrook scored 31 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out five assists to take home his second straight MVP award in a 196-173 win— a record number of points in the game and for the winning team— for the West over the East on Sunday night at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. “That’s
It has been yet another tumultuous year for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who head into the All-Star break with a paltry 17-37 record. Fans in Minnesota have plenty to look forward to, though, with the continued development of its young core. Rookie Karl-Anthony Towns, in particular, has been astoundingly good through the first half, averaging 17.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks. “KAT” will play in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge on Friday as a part of the All-Star weekend festivities, joined by
It’s NBA All-Star week, with only three days of daily fantasy action before the league takes its annual hiatus. In traditional head-to-head leagues, the two “short weeks” are combined. [Read more…]
There are only five games on a quiet NBA Tuesday, none of them worse in real life than the 14-35 Timberwolves facing the 9-41 Lakers. In daily fantasy, that matchup is much more interesting. [Read more…]
Once again, a variety of NBA weekend start times will affect daily fantasy play at DraftKings. All Day contests at 3:30 EST include the Bulls and Clippers. The largest pools close at 6:00, spanning the other six games, then there’s Turbo (7:00) and Late (8:00) action on two games each. [Read more…]