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Dwight Powell Continues His Strong Bench Play
Dallas Mavericks power forward Dwight Powell had another outstanding outing off the Dallas bench on Tuesday, scoring 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting in the Mavericks loss to the Kings. Powell pulled down six rebounds and dished out five assists in the game. The 26-year-old forward has come up big for the Mavericks lately, extending his... Read More
J.J. Barea Dishes 13 Assists Against Kings
Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea returned from a one-game absence and dished out 13 assists in the Mavericks loss to the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Barea also added a team-high 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting. The veteran guard was making just his fourth start of the season. It's unclear if Barea's recent uptick in minutes will... Read More
Nikola Mirotic Has Strong Game Off The Bench
New Orleans Pelicans power forward Nikola Mirotic was switched to a bench role before Monday's win over the Pistons, with New Orleans opting for the defensive presence of center Emeka Okafor instead. But the recently-acquired Mirotic still played 29 minutes for the Pelicans and scored 21 points. He made seven of his 16 shot attempts... Read More
Jrue Holiday Records Double-Double Against Detroit
New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday played a key role in his team's Monday night win over the Detroit Pistons, scoring 21 points on 8-for-16 shooting and also dishing out 12 assists. Holiday had three rebounds and a pair of steals as well. He's now scored 20 or more points in three of his... Read More
Emeka Okafor Impresses In Limited Minutes
New Orleans Pelicans center Emeka Okafor made his first NBA start since 2013 on Monday night. Though he played just 14 minutes, the veteran big man managed to score eight points on 4-for-10 shooting and pull down seven rebounds. He also added a block. If Okafor stays in the starting lineup and is able to... Read More
Anthony Davis Comes Up Big In Win Over Pistons
New Orleans Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis moved back to the four spot in the Pelicans starting lineup on Monday night, and it paid off. Davis finished with 38 points on 14-for-24 shooting. He also went a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line and made three of his six three-point shots. Davis pulled down... Read More
Clint Capela Records Double-Double Sunday
Houston Rockets center Clint Capela had a strong outing on Sunday against the Mavericks, finishing with 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting. The Swiss big man also pulled down 11 rebounds. Capela struggled from the free throw line and Dallas even intentionally fouled him while trying to mount a comeback. He finished just 4-for-11 from the... Read More
James Harden Has Strong Outing Against Mavericks
Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden led Houston with 27 points on Sunday as the Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 104-97. Harden also grabbed six rebounds, though he only dished out five assists, just over half of his per-game average. Harden struggled from behind the arc in the game, going just 4-for-13, but he went... Read More
Chris Paul Barely Misses Triple-Double Against Mavericks
Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul had a big night for the Rockets in their Sunday win over the Dallas Mavericks, finishing with 25 points on 9-for-15 shooting. The veteran guard also grabbed eight rebounds and had nine assists. Paul also recorded three steals. Houston plays Minnesota on Tuesday in what should be a high-scoring... Read More
Wesley Matthews Ruled Out Against Rockets
Dallas Mavericks guard Wesley Matthews (back) won't play on Sunday against Houston. Matthews scored 13 points for Dallas in Saturday's win over the Lakers, but the team is playing it safe and not bringing him down to Houston for Sunday's divisional matchup. With J.J. Barea (rest) also inactive, expect Dennis Smith Jr. to play big... Read More
Dirk Nowitzki Won't Play On Sunday
Dallas Mavericks power forward/center Dirk Nowitzki (ankle) won't play against the Rockets on Sunday. It will be the first game he's missed this season. On Saturday night, Nowitzki led the Mavericks with 22 points in a win over the Lakers, so this may just be a precautionary issue with Dallas having to play in Houston... Read More
Dwight Powell Has Another Strong Outing Off Bench On Saturday
Dallas Mavericks power forward Dwight Powell scored 19 points for Dallas in their 130-123 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. He made eight of his 12 shot attempts and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds to go along with an assist and two steals. With Dirk Nowitzki (ankle) out on Sunday against Houston,... Read More
Harrison Barnes Has Highly Efficient Night Against Lakers
Dallas Mavericks small forward Harrison Barnes helped lead the Mavericks to a 130-123 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, scoring 21 points on just nine shots -- Barnes made six of them and also went 7-for-7 from the free throw line. Barnes grabbed six rebounds and had a pair of assists as well.... Read More
Dennis Smith Jr. Has Productive Outing Against Lakers
Dallas Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr. scored 14 points on 5-for-12 shooting in Friday's win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The rookie also added five rebounds, six assists and a pair of steals. Dallas takes on Houston on Sunday and will be without two guards in their rotation, as Wesley Matthews (back) and J.J. Barea... Read More
Anthony Davis Struggles In Loss To Philadelphia
New Orleans Pelicans power forward/center Anthony Davis didn't look like his usual self in New Orleans' loss to Philadelphia, finishing with 14 points on 6-for-19 shooting while grabbing eight rebounds. Davis recorded a steal but didn't have a block or an assist and he missed all three of his shots from behind the arc. Davis... Read More
Nikola Mirotic Scores 12 Points Against 76ers
New Orleans Pelicans power forward Nikola Mirotic scored 12 points on 5-for-15 shooting in Friday's loss to the 76ers. He also added five rebounds and a pair of assists. Mirotic, who the Pelicans acquired to help with their front-court spacing after the DeMarcus Cousins injury, made two of his seven shots from three-point range. The... Read More
2018 NFL Draft Sleepers - Akrum Wadley
There's been a lot of talk about the top running backs in the upcoming NFL Draft and how they'll end up finding their place in the league and on fantasy rosters, but there's a whole host of other players below the surface who could carve out roles at the NFL level. One of those running... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers for Week 18 (Trade Deadline Edition)
The trade deadline hit big time on Thursday, with a ton of players changing teams and a ton of other players impacted by those moves, so I thought it would be a good idea to do a special edition of this week's risers and fallers column that focuses exclusively on how the deadline deals matter... Read More
Emmanuel Mudiay Is Now A Knick
The New York Knicks have acquired point guard Emmanuel Mudiay from the Denver Nuggets. They send Doug McDermott to Dallas in the deal. Mudiay joins a crowded back court for the Knicks that already includes point guards Frank Ntilikina, Jarrett Jack and Trey Burke, and shooting guards Tim Hardaway Jr. and Courtney Lee. While Mudiay is... Read More
Doug McDermott Traded To Dallas
The Dallas Mavericks have acquired small forward Doug McDermott from the New York Knicks in a trade that sends Devin Harris to the Nuggets. McDermott will likely back up Harrison Barnes and Dirk Nowitzki as a small forward and stretch power forward. There's potential for McDermott to perform well on a struggling Mavericks team, but he... Read More
Lakers Acquire Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye
The Los Angeles Lakers have traded Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance to Cleveland for point guard Isaiah Thomas, power forward Channing Frye and a first-round draft pick. The move helps the Lakers in the long run because it clears space for them to offer a pair of max contracts in the offseason. Thomas has struggled with... Read More
Dwyane Wade Traded To Miami
The Miami Heat have acquired their former star, shooting guard Dwyane Wade, in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Miami gave up a protected second-round pick. Wade returns to Miami and will help fill a hole for the Heat at the shooting guard spot that they've had since Dion Waiters went down for the season.... Read More
Cavaliers Trade For Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have sent Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye and their own 2018 first-round pick to the Lakers for guard Jordan Clarkson and forward Larry Nance Jr. Clarkson should provide an immediate impact offensively for the Cavaliers as a scoring threat and represents a possible upgrade over Thomas, whose presence on the court has sunk Cleveland's... Read More
Pistons Acquire Jameer Nelson
The Detroit Pistons have acquired veteran point guard Jameer Nelson from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for center Willie Reed and a potential pick swap in the second round of the 2022 NBA draft. Nelson will fill a much needed role as the backup point guard for Detroit with Reggie Jackson (ankle) still sidelined. Nelson... Read More
Chris Paul Comes Up Big For Houston Against Heat
Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul had another solid outing on Wednesday night against the Miami Heat, scoring 24 points on 10-for-19 shooting in Houston's 109-101 victory. Paul had seven rebounds and seven assists as well and also added a steal. The Rockets next play against the Nuggets on Friday, a team that allows the... Read More
James Harden Scores 41 Points Against Miami
Houston Rockets guard James Harden came up big for the Rockets on Wednesday night, scoring 41 points on 13-for-25 shooting to lead the team to a win over the Miami Heat. Harden made five shots from behind the arc in the game and shot 10-for-12 from the free throw line. In addition, he dished out... Read More
Marc Gasol Has Quiet Night Against Atlanta
Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol never managed to get going on Tuesday against the Hawks, finishing with just eight points on 3-for-7 shooting. Gasol grabbed six rebounds in the game, but he was limited to just 19 minutes as Memphis went down big early and never recovered. Gasol is still one of the league's top... Read More
Ivan Rabb Records Double-Double Against Hawks
Memphis Grizzlies power forward Ivan Rabb came off the bench on Tuesday and put up 10 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis, who fell to the Hawks 108-82. It was the rookie's first career double-double. Rabb shot 5-for-8 from the field in the loss and also added a block, a steal, and a pair of... Read More
Harrison Barnes Leads Dallas With 18 Points Against Kings
Dallas Mavericks small forward Harrison Barnes scored a team high 18 points on 7-for-14 shooting on Saturday as the Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings. Unfortunately for his fantasy owners, Barnes didn't do much else in the game, finishing with just two rebounds, an assist, and a steal. Barnes remains a solid fantasy option, but owners... Read More
Gerald Green Puts On Strong Performance Against Cavaliers
Houston Rockets shooting guard Gerald Green continues to play well as an injury replacement for the Rockets. On Saturday, the journeyman scored 17 points on 6-for-15 shooting. He went 4-for-10 from three in the game and also added three rebounds and three blocks. Green is solid as a fantasy option in games where he receives... Read More
