Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Risers - Week 7

“Oldies but goodies” dominate this week’s set of dynasty risers. The youngster of this week’s group is 22, while the average age of the other three members is a shade under 30. And yes, in NBA terms, 30 certainly falls under the “oldie” category – though don’t tell that to 36-year-old MVP/human anomaly LeBron James. […]

Collin Sexton Remains Hot With 27 Points On Wednesday

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton shot 11-for-21 from the field and 4-for-4 from the charity stripe in the team's 121-99 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Sexton totaled a team-high 27 points in the game. He hit his only three-point attempt and added five assists and a steal with only one turnover. […]

Paul George Hits Eight Threes, Drops Game-High 36 Points

Los Angeles Clippers small forward Paul George had one of his best shooting nights of the season on Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. George shot 8-for-9 from three-point range and 13-for-20 overall in the game while dropping a game-high 36 points. It was George's third 30-point game of the year. His eight threes were a […]

Zion Williamson Racks Up 32 Points On Wednesday Night

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson had an efficient shooting night in Wednesday's 124-106 win over the Washington Wizards. He hit 12 of his 16 field goal attempts on the way to scoring 32 points, which tied with Brandon Ingram for a team-high. Williamson also had two steals and a block, though he grabbed […]

Brandon Ingram Scores Season-High 32 Points

New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram had one of his best games so far this year in Wednesday night's 124-106 win over the Washington Wizards. Ingram scored a season-high 32 points while shooting 12-for-19 from the field, including 7-for-12 from downtown. He also added eight assists and six rebounds in the game to go […]

Bradley Beal Scores 47 Points In Losing Effort

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal had another monster game in Wednesday night's loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. He scored a game-high 47 points while shooting 17-for-37 from the field, 6-for-14 from three and 7-for-7 from the line. He also had six assists, four rebounds and four steals in the game as well as […]

DeMar DeRozan Scores 21 Points, Dishes Out Seven Assists

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan had an efficient game in Wednesday night's 110-106 win over the Boston Celtics. He shot 7-for-8 from the field and hit both of his three-point attempts on the way to a team-high 21 points. He also had seven assists and five rebounds in the game. DeRozan is averaging […]

Jaylen Brown Drops 24 Points With Full Stat Line

Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown had a strong all-around game in Wednesday night's loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Brown shot 8-for-19 from the field, hitting three threes, while scoring 24 points to go along with five assists, four rebounds, two blocks and a steal. He didn't have a single turnover in the game. […]

Jayson Tatum Scores Game-High 25 Points On Wednesday

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum dropped 25 points to lead all scorers in Wednesday night's 110-106 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. He shot 11-for-25 from the field and 3-for-4 from the line, but failed to hit a three in the game which hadn't happened yet this year as he's averaged a stellar 3.2 threes […]

Jerami Grant Drops Team-High 26 Points Against Cavaliers

Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant continued his breakout 2020-21 campaign with a strong performance in Wednesday night's loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Grant shot 7-of-13 from the field, including 2-for-2 from deep, and a perfect 10-for-10 from the line on the way to a team-high 26 points. He wasn't able to contribute much else in […]

Andre Drummond Has Double-Double With Five Steals

Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond posted a solid line against his former team, the Detroit Pistons, in Wednesday night's 122-107 win. He scored 23 points and grabbed 16 rebounds while adding two blocks and a season-high five steals. On the downside, he didn't have a very efficient game as he shot just 9-for-24 from the […]

Collin Sexton Drops 29 Points On Wednesday Night

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Collin Sexton had an extremely efficient game on Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons. He shot 10-for-14 from the field, including 1-for-1 from three, and 8-for-10 from the free throw line on the way to a game-high 29 points. He also had five rebounds, five assists and two steals as well […]

Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Risers - Week 6

15-34. That’s the combined record of the three teams who have players featured in this week’s column, with the 7-9 Oklahoma City Thunder looking almighty in comparison to the 4-win Pistons and Timberwolves. You know what they say, “Out of adversity comes fantasy value” (or something like that). Regardless, these sub-.500 teams have allowed us […]

Paul George Posts Double-Double With 12 Assists

Los Angeles Clippers small forward Paul George filled the stat sheet in the team's 115-96 win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. He shot 8-for-14 from the field, including 2-for-5 from deep, and scored 19 points to go along with a season-high 12 assists, seven rebounds, two blocks and a steal. He also had […]

Kawhi Leonard Drops 32 Points With Six Steals

Los Angeles Clippers small forward Kawhi Leonard notched his third 30-point game of the year on Wednesday night against the Sacramento Kings. He shot 13-of-22 from the field, including 3-for-5 from downtown, and racked up 32 points to go along with five assists, three rebounds and a season-high six steals. Leonard has seen some of […]

De'Aaron Fox Drops 25 Points Against The Clippers

Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox followed up his season-best 43-point outing this past Sunday with another solid game on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. Fox shot 10-for-18 from the field, including 2-for-4 from downtown, on the way to scoring 24 points against the Clippers. He also added seven assists, four rebounds and […]

Devin Booker Goes For 24 Points Against Rockets

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker scored 24 points while shooting 10-for-18 from the field and 3-for-4 from the line on Wednesday night against the Rockets. His 24 points were second on the team behind Deandre Ayton, who scored a season-high 26 in the game. Booker also had five rebounds, two assists and a block […]

Victor Oladipo Posts Solid Line Against Suns

Houston Rockets shooting guard Victor Oladipo had a solid all-around game in Wednesday night's loss to the Phoenix Suns. He scored 22 points to go along with six assists, five rebounds, three steals and a block. He hit 7-for-7 from the line, but struggled from the field, going 7-for-22. This was Oladipo's second game with […]

Deandre Ayton Delivers Strong Game Against Rockets

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton had one of his best games of the year in Wednesday night's 109-103 win over the Houston Rockets. Ayton hit 11-of-15 shots from the field and went 4-for-4 from the line while dropping a season-high 26 points. He also came away with season-highs in rebounds (17) and blocks (5). It's […]

John Collins Scores Season-High 31 Points

Atlanta Hawks power forward John Collins put together one of his best games of the year in Wednesday night's overtime win over the Detroit Pistons. Collins shot 13-for-24 from the field and 4-for-5 from the line while scoring a season-high 31 points to go along with 11 rebounds, a steal and a block. He didn't […]

Trae Young Goes For 38 Points On Wednesday Night

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young came through with his second 30-point game of the year on Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons. Young shot 11-for-26 from the field and 13-for-19 from the line while dropping a season-high 38 points. He hit three threes in the game and also added 10 assists, four rebounds, two […]

Clint Capela Posts Massive Double-Double Against Pistons

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela had his best game so far this season in Wednesday night's 123-115 overtime win over the Detroit Pistons. He shot 10-for-18 from the field and scored 27 points to go along with 26 rebounds, both season-highs. He also added a season-high five blocks in the game as well as a […]

Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Risers - Week 5

While the blockbuster James Harden trade dominated all NBA highlights last week, there were still a number of other noteworthy developments across the league. The continued missed games from key players due to health and safety protocols have allowed a number of deep bench players to see opportunities they likely didn’t imagine going into the […]

Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Risers - Week 4

Welcome back, fantasy basketballers! I hope everyone is hanging in there through the flurry of health and safety concern DNPs and postponed games. This past week was filled with a number of obstacles for fantasy managers and it looks likely that the trend will continue at least throughout the next week or so, if not […]

D'Angelo Russell Drops 26 Points In Loss To Portland

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard D'Angelo Russell shot 9-for-16 from the field and 3-for-7 from beyond the arc in Thursday's blowout loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. He dropped 26 points in the game, but was out-dueled by Damian Lillard, who scored a season-high 39. Russell only had three assists in the game, which tied a […]

Anthony Edwards Drops Season-High 26 Points

Minnesota Timberwolves rookie shooting guard Anthony Edwards had one of the best games of his young career Thursday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. Edwards shot 9-for-21 from the field and dropped a season-high 26 points in the game. He hit three threes and also added four rebounds and two steals with four turnovers. Edwards […]

Damian Lillard Scores Season-High 39 Points

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard was red-hot in Thursday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Lillard shot 13 of 21 from the field, including seven of 12 from three, and dropped a season-high 39 points. He also added seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals and had only one turnover. Lillard's numbers so far […]

Cedi Osman Hits Four Threes, Dishes Out Seven Assists

Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Cedi Osman had a solid game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night, despite struggling from the field. Osman recorded 16 points, seven assists, five rebounds, four three pointers, a steal and two turnovers in the game. He unfortunately shot 6-for-19 from the field and 0-for-2 from the line. Osman has […]

Jonas Valanciunas Posts Double-Double Against Cleveland

Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas had a double-double and filled the stat sheet against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. He scored 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line while adding 10 rebounds, three assists, two blocks, a steal and a three-pointer. Valanciunas has posted a double-double in […]

Andre Drummond Goes For 22 Points And 15 Rebounds Thursday

Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond posted his ninth straight double-double on Thursday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. Drummond shot 9-for-20 from the field and scored 22 points with 15 rebounds, three assists, two steals and six turnovers. It's been a solid start to the year for Drummond as he's averaging 17.0 points, 14.3 rebounds, 1.8 […]