5 Fantasy Basketball Rookies That Can Contribute Right Away

Rookies are not generally expected to make an impact right off the bat, but there are some that may need to break the mold and contribute right away. Here are 5 rookies who may just do that and are names to watch in the upcoming fantasy basketball drafts. 1.) Zion Williamson, SF/PF, New Orleans Pelicans USA Today Sports OK, so let's get the most obvious one out of the way. Nobody drafts the best prospect since Anthony Davis and make him sit on the bench, right? Williamson is as ready Read More

Fantasy Impact of the Anthony Davis Trade

The first domino of the offseason has fallen and we are feeling the effects of the fallout. What we would like to know, though, is how the Anthony Davis trade from the Pelicans to the Lakers impacts both teams in a fantasy perspective. Here's how the deal went down: https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1140023139142971392 Along those lines, the other two first-round picks are open for swaps and protections/unprotections over the next four years or so. Fantasy Impact On The Lakers After Read More

7 Stats and Facts From The NBA Finals Game 5

The NBA Finals Game 5 has been a roller coaster of emotions. With two minutes and change left, it looks like Toronto is on its way to take home the Larry O'Brien trophy before Steph Curry happened. And early in the game, Kevin Durant will be missing the rest of the Finals plus many more months after that when he suffered an Achilles injury. That said, let's take a look at some of stats and facts from the NBA Finals Game 5: 1.) All about KD Troy Taormina, USA Today Kevin Durant got one Read More

NBA Finals Game 4: 5 Awesome Stats and Facts

1.) It's Kawhi's series Cary Edmondson, USA Today Sports/Reuters Kawhi Leonard's 36-point output in Game 4 is his 14th 30+-point effort in this postseason. That's the third-most All-Time behind Hakeem Olujawon and Kobe Bryant, who did 16 and 15 times, respectively. 2.) The Oracle is Kawhi's playground Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports In the last four games at the Bay Area, Leonard is averaging almost 32 points in 51% shooting clip from the floor. 3.) Speaking of... The Read More

3 Things To Expect In NBA Finals Game 3

Game 3 of the NBA Finals is upon us and it looks like we are going to see a tug-of-war for the Larry O'Brien trophy from hereon out. From what transpired in Game 2, Toronto have played well enough to give them a shot but Golden State simply used one quarter of immaculate basketball and then hold on the rest of the way. That said, adjustments will be made from both sides to increase their chances of wrangling the series away from the other. We will probably see more of what worked in Game 2 Read More

NBA Finals Game 2: 7 Awesome Stats and Facts

1.) Draymond Green tonight 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists on 50% (6-for-12) shooting. Finals MVP? Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP 2.) DeMarcus Cousins tonight Dan Hamilton, USA Today After a cameo 8-minute appearance in Game 1, Boogie gave the Warriors 28 minutes in a starting capacity, ending up with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. 3.) 23 Photo from NBA's Twitter account That's the number of consecutive playoffs series the Warriors have won a road Read More

NBA Finals Game 2: 10 Player Prop Bets

The Toronto Raptors look to take a stranglehold 2-0 series lead against the Golden State Warriors, who will be missing Kevin Durant (again) for Game #2. Interestingly the Warriors are 7-7 in the NBA Finals without Kevin Durant, and are 8-1 with him. Therefore, the Warriors will rely heavily on the Splash Brothers to carry the load on offense as the rest of their lineup doesn't scare anybody - Green, Iguodala, Bell, Looney, Livingston - all usually struggle to create their own shots. Although Read More

NBA Finals Game 1: 7 Awesome Stats and Facts

1.) This... via Imgur 2.) The Warriors are basically trash without Steph Curry. https://twitter.com/bzcohen/status/1133815398263066624 If you can't read graphs or have problems reading them, the Warriors are +4131 with Steph Curry on the court in the last five years while a -447 with him riding the bench. 3.) Steph Making History... Again https://streamable.com/iggi0 With 5 minutes and 16 seconds left in the first quarter, Steph Curry hit a three-pointer to mark his 100th Read More