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DeAndre Jordan To Join Nets
The Brooklyn Nets plan to sign center DeAndre Jordan to join the team’s new core of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. While the Nets already have a promising young center in Jarrett Allen, Jordan should get a decent amount of run for the team. He’s still a solid rebounder and rim runner who can score... Read More
Al-Farouq Aminu Expected To Sign With Magic
The Orlando Magic are expected to sign free agent forward Al-Farouq Aminu, who’ll sign a three-year deal and joins an extremely crowded Orlando frontcourt. Aminu is a good player and averaged 9.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in 81 games for the Trail Blazers last year, shooting over 50 percent on two-point attempts for... Read More
Gerald Green Agrees To Return To Houston
Shooting guard Gerald Green has agreed on a deal to return to the Houston Rockets. Green’s a streaky shooter who has helped the Rockets during his tenure and he’ll likely end up with the same role he had last season, when he played 20.2 minutes per game, scoring 9.2 points per contest and shooting 35.4... Read More
Danuel House Agrees To Return To Rockets
The Houston Rockets and forward Danuel House have agreed to a deal for House to return to the Rockets. House started 13 games for Houston last year, and in his 39 total appearances for the team he shot 41.6 percent from three and scored 9.4 points per game while grabbing 3.6 rebounds. We’ll have to... Read More
Julius Randle Plans To Sign With Knicks
Free agent power forward Julius Randle appears to be the backup plan for the New York Knicks after the team missed out on all the big fish of free agency, as Randle and the team have agreed to a three-year deal for Randle to join the Knicks. While the move clears out room for Zion... Read More
J.J. Redick To Join New Orleans Pelicans
Free agent shooting guard J.J. Redick has agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, ending the sharp shooter’s Philadelphia tenure. In theory, Redick provides the Pelicans with a great spot up shooting option who can help a young team take a step forward, but Redick shot below 40 percent on threes for the... Read More
Trevor Ariza To Sign With Kings
Small forward Trevor Ariza has reportedly agreed to a two-year deal with the Sacramento Kings, a surprising move for the veteran forward. The Kings already re-signed Harrison Barnes, so it’s unclear how Ariza fits with the team. He’ll likely come off the bench, and as a 34-year-old veteran on a fairly young team, Ariza’s impact... Read More
Tobias Harris To Return To Sixers
The Philadelphia 76ers and forward Tobias Harris have reportedly agreed to a five-year deal for Harris to return to the Sixers. Harris played 27 regular season games with the Sixers last year, averaging 18.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in those contests. With J.J. Redick heading to New Orleans and Jimmy Butler’s future still... Read More
Malcolm Brogdon To Move To Pacers
The Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers have reportedly agreed to a sign-and-trade that will send guard Malcolm Brogdon to Indiana in exchange for draft picks. Brogdon — a former Rookie of the Year — spent three years in Milwaukee and was a key part of the Bucks team, starting all 64 games that he played... Read More
Garrett Temple Plans To Sign With Nets
While the big news in Brooklyn was the team’s signings of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the team also added guard Garrett Temple. Temple will likely absorb some of the minutes that Allen Crabbe played last year as the team’s fourth guard and while Temple’s 2018-2019 season didn’t inspire too much confidence when you look... Read More
Ricky Rubio To Sign With Phoenix Suns
In a fairly surprising move, the Phoenix Suns have agreed to a deal with free agent point guard Ricky Rubio, at last ending Phoenix’s search for a point guard to pair with Devin Booker. Rubio’s never been known as a shooter, but he is a gifted passer who can help set up second-year center Deandre... Read More
Bojan Bogdanovic Agrees To Deal With Jazz
Former Pacers forward Bojan Bogdanovic has reportedly agreed to a four-year deal with the Utah Jazz. Bogdanovic was a revelation for the Pacers last year, posting career high averages in points (18), assists (2.0), and rebounds (4.1) per game while connecting on 42.5 percent of his threes. He’ll slide into the Jazz starting lineup, where... Read More
Derrick Rose To Sign With Pistons
The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a two-year deal with former NBA MVP Derrick Rose. The point guard joins Detroit after playing 51 games last year for the Timberwolves. Rose averaged 18 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while posting the highest effective field goal percentage of his career last season, a huge comeback for... Read More
Terry Rozier Intends To Sign With Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets and free agent point guard Terry Rozier have reportedly agreed to a three-year deal that will pay Rozier $58 million. Rozier, who had been Boston’s backup point guard, will have huge shoes to fill in Charlotte as he replaces the team’s long time star, Kemba Walker. Rozier’s been a little disappointing, especially... Read More
Klay Thompson Agrees To Extension With Warriors
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has reportedly agreed to a five-year max extension to stay with the Warriors. Thompson will miss most of the 2019-2020 NBA season with an ACL tear, but could return after the All-Star break. If he does, his ability to pile up points via the three-point game can come in... Read More
Dwight Powell Agrees To Extension With Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to a three-year deal to keep power forward/center Dwight Powell. Powell is coming off his best season, averaging 10.6 points and 5.3 rebounds on 59.7 percent shooting in 21.6 minutes per game. Powell shot 79.7 percent at the rim last year and should continue to be a rim running threat,... Read More
Kemba Walker Plans To Sign With Boston
With Kyrie Irving reportedly on his way to Brooklyn, the Boston Celtics made quick work of finding a replacement, agreeing to a deal with former Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker. Walker took two more shots per game than Irving last year, averaging more points but scoring at a less efficient rate. It’s unclear what... Read More
Nikola Vucevic Agrees To Stay With Magic
Coming off his first All-Star appearance, Nikola Vucevic has agreed to a contract extension with the Orlando Magic. Last season, Vucevic averaged 20.8 points and 12 rebounds per game — both career highs — while shooting 51.8 percent from the field. His numbers made him one of the more consistent players in fantasy basketball, a... Read More
Jonas Valanciunas Agrees To Stay In Memphis
Free agent center Jonas Valanciunas has agreed to return to the Memphis Grizzlies, who acquired him in a trade deadline deal that sent Marc Gasol to the Toronto Raptors. Valanciunas played 19 games for Memphis, averaging 19.9 points and 10.7 rebounds per game in those contests. Don’t expect quite that level of production moving forward... Read More
Brook Lopez Agrees To Return To Milwaukee
Free agent center Brook Lopez has reportedly agreed to a four-year deal to return to the Milwaukee Bucks. Last season, Lopez started 81 games for the Bucks, averaging 12.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game while shooting 36.5 percent from three. Lopez has spent the past three seasons turning into a stretch five, which has... Read More
Kyrie Irving Agrees To Deal With Nets
Former Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving has agreed to a deal to join the Brooklyn Nets for the 2019-2020 NBA season. The move likely means that All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell will be leaving Brooklyn, setting Irving up to slide into his starting spot and enable the Nets to run an even more effective offense. Last... Read More
Kevin Durant To Sign With Brooklyn Nets
Free agent forward Kevin Durant has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Brooklyn Nets. When healthy, Durant is one of the NBA’s five best players, a dynamic scorer who can dominate inside and outside with his array of moves. But Durant’s expected to miss all of the 2019-2020 season with a torn Achilles, which... Read More
Pelicans Signing EuroLeague's Nicolo Melli
The New Orleans Pelicans have signed EuroLeague power forward Nicolo Melli, who was the top scorer in the EuroLeague Finals for Fenerbahce this past season. With uncertainty around what the Pelicans will do up front this year beyond Zion Williamson, Melli is expected to provide some quality bench minutes as a stretch four for the... Read More
WNBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks (6/30/19): WNBA DFS Advice for DraftKings and FanDuel
We have four games today in the WNBA, and while it's not the best slate of games on paper, there is a chance for some fireworks. With NBA free agency kicking off tonight and your favorite NBA team preparing to make some big mistakes, probably, you should de-stress beforehand by taking in some basketball. In... Read More
Nikola Mirotic Signs With Barcelona
Free agent power forward Nikola Mirotic was expected to be an intriguing stretch big option for a team this offseason, but after starting eight playoff games for the Bucks at the age of 27 last year, Mirotic has decided to leave the NBA and sign with Barcelona. It's a shocking decision and takes a very... Read More
Paul Perkins Getting Second-Team Reps
The New York Giants know who their starting running back is because Saquon Barkley is on the team's roster, but there appears to be a surprise candidate for the number-two job appearing during offseason workouts as Paul Perkins has been getting second-team reps. Perkins missed all of last season and has struggled in the instances... Read More
Nuggets Pick Up Paul Millsap's Option
The Denver Nuggets have picked up their team option on power forward Paul Millsap, ensuring that the veteran big will remain in Denver for at least one more season. With free agency on the horizon, this move seems to suggest that the Nuggets aren't going to be making any major moves to change the makeup... Read More
Eli Manning Doesn't Believe Giants Have QB Competition
New York Giants veteran quarterback Eli Manning told NFL.com that he doesn't believe the Giants have a quarterback competition going on right now. Manning intends to help rookie Daniel Jones transition to the NFL, but he doesn't feel that Jones is a threat to his starting job at this point. It's hard to tell if... Read More
Dynasty Startup ADP Arbitrage - Kyler Murray or Cam Newton?
There's been a lot of hype behind Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray. Playing in an Air Raid-style offense for the Cardinals should allow Murray to be a high-volume passer fairly quickly, a guy who can be a great passer moving forward. There's also been a lot of not-hype for Cam Newton, who missed a couple... Read More
Darren Collison Retires
Point guard Darren Collison, who spent the past two seasons with the Indiana Pacers, announced on Friday night that he is retiring from the NBA. Collison averaged 11.2 points and 6.0 assists while starting 76 games for Indiana this past season. He was expected to be a popular free agent target for contending teams in... Read More
