The highlight of six Thursday NBA games is the surging Trail Blazers hosting the Rockets, a rematch of February 10, when Damian Lillard $9700 scored 31 points in an impressive victory. In Texas five days earlier, Lillard’s double-double was overshadowed by Portland’s defense in a 96-79 rout. [Read more…]
The stars are out on a 10-game NBA Wednesday, with the point guard spot particularly loaded. Kyle Lowry $8500, who triple-doubled on Monday, ranks only fifth on the salary list for his position. [Read more…]
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…]
When the Golden State Warriors are playing and a point guard scores 51 points while hitting nine-of-12 3-pointers in just 31 minutes, you assume that player’s name is Stephen Curry. Not so on Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers, as Damian Lillard did his best impression of the reigning MVP on his way to a career night and handing the Warriors their fifth loss of the season with a 137-105 blowout victory. Portland has been on fire of late winning nine of
Last night was a write-off for those of us who used Kawhi Leonard $7500 (calf) in DFS contests. He was a very late scratch and hadn’t even been listed as questionable. Fill-in starter Kyle Anderson $3100 fared well enough in a loss to the Clippers to be an interesting punt play tonight against the Lakers. [Read more…]
Ah, the All-Star break. It’s like spring break for ballers, except it’s too damn cold unless you do what the non-All-Stars do and head to the tropics while the NBA takes a week-long break that really isn’t a break – not with the trade deadline coming Thursday. Imagine you were a college student and you were spending several days drinking Natty Lights, watching wet T-shirt contests, throwing up and using your best “Feel the Bern” lines to piss off Gloria Steinem
Former NBA Executive of the Year Mark Warkentien once told me a story about this time of the season. Warkentien often traveled with his teams during the season and came to practices both at home and on the road. But not in the days leading up to the trading deadline. While with Denver, Warkentien was on the road with the Nuggets and sitting in the hotel lobby one morning before practice. It was a couple of days before the trading deadline. A