2015 NBA Draft: Team's Draft Pick Grades for Picks 1-15
Owen Elle breaks down the top fifteen picks of the 2015 NBA draft. Want to know what Owen thought before the draft? Find a look back at his first round mock draft with comparisons to the actual picks. 1: Minnesota Timberwolves: C Karl-Anthony Towns It was no secret that Towns was going to be the first... Read More
2015 NBA Draft: A Look Back at A First Round Mock
Editor's Note: Yes, we know the draft already happened. However, we thought it would be fun to look back in a Back to the Future kind of way to see what we thought before the big night in comparison to what actually happened. Staff writer Owen Elle was kind enough to share his pre-draft thoughts... Read More
Andrea Bargnani (PF/C, NYK) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 34% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: The former number 1 overall pick out of Italy was been quite the laughing stock during his time in the NBA and it almost pained me to write this but the fact of the matter is clear: Andrea Bargnani is the most talented player... Read More
Nikola Mirotic (SF/PF, CHI) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Add and start in all leagues OWNED: 44% in Yahoo! Fantasy basketball leagues ANALYSIS: Wildly regarded as the top talent not playing in the NBA a year ago, Mirotic has used his rookie season as the perfect audition reel for those questioning his place in the League. With Taj Gibson out, Mirotic is the... Read More
Jonas Jerebko (SF/PF, BOS) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; monitor in all leagues OWNED: 3% in Yahoo! Fantasy basketball leagues ANALYSIS: The four year veteran from Sweden was sent to Boston in the Tayshaun Prince homecoming deal with Detroit and he is proving to be a well designed piece to fit in Brad Steven's spread offense. Though cooling off after a... Read More
Tyler Zeller (PF/C, BOS) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 30% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: With Jared Sullinger out for the season and Kelly Olynyk hobbled, there are plenty of frontcourt minutes to go around for Zeller to snag. A solid scorer, Zeller doesn't provide numbers in rebounding or blocks that you'd expect in your big men but... Read More
Mitch McGary (C/PF, OKC) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; monitor in other leagues OWNED: 3% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Anyone watching the Thunder game against the Clippers on Sunday saw two things. First, Mitch McGary showed why he was considered a lottery pick before a back injury/failed marijuana test changed that with 19 points and 10 boards (5... Read More
Jason Smith (PF/C, NYK) - Waiver Wire Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues and as injury plug in OWNED: 8% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball league ANALYSIS: The tank job in New York is in full effect still and Jason Smith has been one of the biggest benefactors because of it. With a potential buyout on the horizon for Amar'e Stoudemire (one that the Knicks would... Read More
Spencer Hawes (C/PF, LAC) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 30% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: The rocky relationship between Spencer Hawes and the Los Angeles Clippers is about to be thrown into the fire. Following the news that Blake Griffin would need surgery to clean up a staph infection, Doc Rivers and management came to the realization that Hawes... Read More
Cody Zeller (PF/C, CHA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; consider in all leagues OWNED: 14% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: Cody Zeller finished January with a career game against the Nuggets with as well rounded a fantasy game you can expect (21 points on 10/11 shooting, eight boards, three assists, three steals, two blocks). His reward? A string of 30+ minute games... Read More
Patrick Patterson (PF/C) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; consider as a plug-in/injury replacement in other leagues OWNED: 28% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: The injury to Jonas Valanciunas catapults Patterson up at least one spot in the Toronto rotation. He should see an increase in minutes even if he is not slated as the starter for the night. Over the... Read More
Donatas Motiejunas (SF/PF/C, HOU) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 38% owned in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: D-Mo makes another appearance on this list. When Terrance Jones made his season debut earlier this month, owners everywhere worried that the young Lithuanian would watch his minutes and production drop to untouchable levels. Instead, we watched as Dwight Howard went... Read More
Lance Thomas (G/F, NYK) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; monitor in all leagues OWNED: 3% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: We are a few days removed from Thomas's 41 minute outing in Charlotte where he secured his second consecutive 16 point outing. A product of that Coach K fellow who just won his 1000th collegiate basketball game, it shouldn't be... Read More
Donatas Motiejunas (SF/PF, HOU) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 31% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: D-Mo has been on a tear of late, especially considering how low his own rate is. A player as good as this Lithuanian is should be considered by anyone in need of some numbers. Unfazed by the midseason addition of Josh Smith, Motiejunas has been... Read More
James Johnson (SF/PF, TOR) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED: 18% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball League ANALYSIS: James Johnson was given his first opportunity to start this season on Saturday and took full advantage of it to the tune of 15 points, 10 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Johnson has always been an interesting case when given the minutes to... Read More
Robert Covington (SF/PF, PHI) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 56% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball ANALYSIS: Philadelphia is very thin at the forward position and as a result, Covington has been thrust into the starting lineup where he has taken advantage of this role. The former Tennessee State Tiger's per game over the past five have been 17 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.2... Read More