Fantasy Basketball
Fantasy Basketball 2014: Luol Deng Trade Fallout – Ooh That Snell
The news came over the wire on Monday afternoon that the Bulls were intent on seeking a suitor for Luol Deng prior to the February 20th trade deadline. Less than 12 hours later… he was out the door. Chicago sent Deng to Cleveland for the soon-to-be waived Andrew Bynum ($6.3
Fantasy Basketball 2013-14: In The Bonus – Waiver Targets Week 10 – The Inactives
Last week, we made “Fantasy New Year’s Resolutions,” but whether we’re resolved to get in shape, save money, or do whatever it takes to win our fantasy leagues, these resolutions are often all too quickly forgotten. The truth is that the further we delve into the fantasy regular season, the
Fantasy Basketball 2013-14: In The Bonus – Waiver Targets Week 9 – New Year’s Resolution
Happy holidays and a happy new year to everyone. In reaching 2014, many fantasy leagues are approaching the midway point of the fantasy regular season. There’s still a lot of time to gain ground if you’ve fallen a bit behind the pack, and there are still a lot of moves
Fantasy Basketball 2013: The Gift of Swag
Tis’ the season of giving, so we’re giving you three players to target for the Christmas night games, as well as going forward through the rest of the season. Jeremy Lin There’s a high likelihood that in any Roto league, Lin won’t be available. For daily leagues, however, Lin’s basically
Fantasy Basketball 2013-14: In The Bonus – Waiver Targets Week 8 – Stay Focused
Every week in my column, I try to hammer home one philosophy, and that is: “All eyes on the championship.” That’s because there are a lot of deterring factors over the course of the season, making it easy to lose focus on the long term goal. This week I have
Fantasy Basketball 2013-14: Kobe Bryant Takes a Knee
Right when you start to think, “Hey, the Lakers may be getting closer to being a decent team this season” more bad news comes their way. Kobe Bryant has a fracture of his lateral tibial plateau in his left knee and is expected to miss six weeks. Kobe had been
Fantasy Basketball 2013: Value Buy Candidates
Three players with three largely different roles. One is a volatile but gifted scorer struggling on the game’s biggest stage. Another, a former Dukie who thought he was cruising for a rotation role, but has suddenly been thrust back into a 30 minutes plus job. The last player is a
Fantasy Basketball 2013-14: In The Bonus – Waiver Targets Week 7 – Happy Hour
Who doesn’t love the feeling of adding a player off of the waiver wire and then watching them excel beyond our expectations? Often times, fantasy GMs make the mistake of tabbing that player as their found treasure and then clinging to it. Yes, occasionally there is a wire addition that
Fantasy Basketball 2013: Value Buy Candidates
Who are the bargain bin players you can snag for daily leagues, or that hot spark who you can stream in and out of your team without getting emotionally attached to them? Khris Middleton The 2013-14 Milwaukee Bucks are the NBA team equivalent of a Miley Cyrus music video. They’re a
Fantasy Basketball 2013-14: In The Bonus – Waiver Targets Week 6 – Hand Down, Man Down
You’re here because you love fantasy hoops and you’re a waiver wire scavenger, always looking for the next breakthrough guy off the wire. As wire hunters, we look for two things: upside/potential—which normally coincides with younger players—and far more importantly, opportunity. A player can have all the potential in the