Trae Young Explodes Against The 76ers

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young put on a show of historic proportions in a win over Philly, dropping 39 points to go with a career-high 18 assists and six rebounds. He had a double-double after the first 12 minutes and became the first player with at least 25 points and 10 assists in a... Read More

Goran Dragic Leads The Heat With 23 Points Off The Bench

Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic was on his game against the Celtics, producing 23 points, four assists and two steals in just 30 minutes off the bench. The 23 points were a team high for Dragic, who appeared in his second straight game after a one-game absence due to a calf injury. Dragic has... Read More

Jimmy Butler Scores An Inefficient 20 Points Against Boston

Miami Heat wing Jimmy Butler put up 20 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night but shot just five of 14 in defeat. Butler wasn't named an All-Star starter last week, but his name will almost certainly be among those revealed as a reserve this coming Thursday.... Read More

Kemba Walker Struggles With His Shot Down In South Beach

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker was unable to find the mark against Miami on Tuesday, shooting just five of 19 on his way to 16 points along with eight assists and four rebounds. This was a bit of a surprising performance for Walker, who was coming off back-to-back 30-point performances. It has been no... Read More

Jaylen Browns Scores 25 Points Against The Heat

Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown scored an efficient 25 points in a win over the Heat on Tuesday, shooting 10 of 16 overall to go with five assists, four three-pointers and three rebounds. Jayson Tatum missed his second straight outing with a groin injury, and Brown was tasked with doing more in 40 minutes of... Read More

Gordon Hayward Scores 29 Points Against Miami

Boston Celtics wing Gordon Hayward was impressive in a win down in South Beach, finishing with 29 points on 10 of 14 shooting to go with nine rebounds and two assists. After an up-and-down stretch with several single-digit scoring outings earlier in the month, Hayward has looked incredible over Boston's last three games, scoring at... Read More

Aaron Gordon Struggles With His Shot Against Miami

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon shot just six of 15 in a loss to the Heat on Monday to finish with 13 points and seven rebounds in 33 minutes of action. Gordon has been one of fantasy's biggest disappointments in 2019-20 and hasn't been able to take advantage of the absence of Jonathan Isaac. He's... Read More

Duncan Robinson Torches Orlando For 21 Points

Miami Heat wing Duncan Robinson had his shot working for him against the Magic on Monday when he finished a victory with 21 points on six of nine shooting from beyond the arc along with five rebounds. The lack of complementary stats is a bit disappointing, but fantasy owners have to love the consistency Robinson... Read More

Nikola Vucevic Posts A Double-Double Against Miami

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic was five of 15 in a loss to the Heat on Monday but still managed to finish with 13 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Vucevic's efficiency has been a slight concern as of late, where the former All-Star big man has shot below 40.0 percent in each of Orlando's... Read More

Jimmy Butler Scores An Efficient 19 Points Against The Magic

Miami Heat wing Jimmy Butler shot seven of 11 in a win over Orlando to finish with 19 points, seven assists and three rebounds in 30 minutes of action. Butler's playmaking has been one of the biggest surprises in his game this season, where his 6.5 dimes per game are a career high, and he... Read More

Bam Adebayo Posts A Triple-Double Against Orlando

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo was stellar in a win over the Magic on Monday with 20 points on 10 of 16 shooting to go with 10 rebounds and 10 assists. The performance marked Adebayo's third triple-double of the season, tied for the sixth-most across the NBA. He continues to chug along in a breakout... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Pickups for Week 14

Every team has passed the midway point of the 2019-20 season, resulting in several sure-fire pieces of knowledge that will likely shape its latter half, including the playoffs. For starters, the battle for Los Angeles is real, with both the Lakers and Clippers asserting their dominance out west in a way that's left the NBA... Read More

Ja Morant Struggles With His Shot Against New Orleans

Memphis Grizzlies point guard JA Morant couldn't find the mark on Martin Luther King day, finishing a loss to the Pelicans shooting five of 14 on his way to 16 points and nine assists. Such struggles from the field are the result of the stifling defensive Pelicans duo of Lonzo Ball and Jrue Holiday, but... Read More

Dillon Brooks Scores A Season-High 31 Points Monday

Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Dillon Brooks did his best to avoid defeat on Monday by dropping a season-high 31 points to go with nine rebounds, four assists, three three-pointers and two steals. Brooks wasn't shy in this nationally televised game, hoisting a season-high 25 shots and canning 12 of them. He's playing some of the... Read More

Lonzo Ball Scores Just Eight Points Against Memphis

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball couldn't find the mark in a win over the Grizzlies on Monday, shooting two of nine to finish with eight points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals. This was the second of three outings for Ball in single digits, who hasn't cleared the 50.0 percent shooting mark... Read More

Brandon Ingram Drops 25 Points Against The Grizzlies

New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram produced 25 points in a win over Memphis to go with six assists, four rebounds and two three-point makes. He's gone the last two outings shooting below 45.0 percent from the field, but after missing a game against Detroit, Ingram has made up for the inefficiency by averaging 31.6... Read More

Jrue Holiday Returns With A Bang Against Memphis

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday wasted no time returning from an elbow injury by dropping 36 points with seven three-pointers, six rebounds and two steals in a win over the Grizzlies on Martin Luther King day. Holiday had missed the previous seven games, so it was nice to see no lasting effects from his... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Pickups for Week 13

As we draw closer to All-Star Weekend, fan voting for the main event in Chicago continues to dominate the national headlines with, shall we say, less than deserving players making their mark on the ballot. The skewed fan vote doesn't have as large an impact as it did in previous years, but the bias towards... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Pickups for Week 12

Despite the multitude of injuries to big-time players that have spread out across the NBA landscape, the league is on its way to seeing that frustrating trend head in the opposite direction. Victor Oladipo, the All-Star guard for the Indiana Pacers, is set to make his season debut on Jan. 29 against the Chicago Bulls... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Pickups for Week 11

2020 is finally upon us. It's a new year, a new decade and the time we'll see a new team crowned as champions of the NBA. Which team that will be is anyone's guess -- finally -- but it's certainly been a refreshing change of pace to have a level of unpredictability the league hasn't... Read More

PJ Washington Scores 16 Points Against Memphis

Charlotte Hornets wing PJ Washington scored 16 points in a loss to Memphis with four three-pointers and four rebounds. After missing five straight games with a fractured finger, Washington has returned with two solid outings for Charlotte. He shot an efficient five of nine from the field against the Grizzlies with the second-most makes from... Read More

Devonte' Graham Struggles With His Shot Against Memphis

Charlotte Hornets guard Devonte' Graham posted 16 points and 10 assists in a loss to the Grizzlies but shot just five of 18 from the field and three of 12 from beyond the arc. Despite sparkling numbers from the standout sophomore, Graham has been quite horrid shooting the ball recently. He hasn't shot above 50.0... Read More

Brandon Clarke Scores 18 Points Off The Bench

Memphis Grizzlies big man Brandon Clarke was phenomenal off the bench in a win over the Hornets with 18 points on seven of 12 shooting with four rebounds, three assists and three blocks. After scoring just six points against Cleveland on Dec. 20, Clarke has upped his scoring in each of the next five games.... Read More

Jaren Jackson Jr. Posts A Double-Double In Limited Minutes

Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. needed just 25 minutes to post 14 points, 12 rebounds, two three-pointers and two blocks on Sunday. Jackson, who shot six of 12 from the field in a win against Charlotte, has been consistent with his scoring for most of this season. Before this game, however, he hadn't... Read More

Dillon Brooks Scores 20 Points In Limited Minutes

Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks got back on track with 20 points on eight of 13 shooting in just 23 minutes of action in the win over the Hornets. This was a much-needed outing for Brooks, who had gone two consecutive games with single digits in the scoring column while shooting under 30.0 percent both... Read More

Jeff Teague Scores 18 Points Against The Cavaliers

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague shot seven of 14 from the field on his way to 18 points and four assists in 26 minutes off the bench. Teague may now be entrenched in the second unit, but he seems to be doing just fine with five straight double-figure scoring performances, including in 10 of... Read More

Robert Covington Racks Up Four Steals Against Cleveland

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Robert Covington scored 14 points in a loss to the Cavaliers to go with seven rebounds, four steals, three assists and three three-pointers. This was his second consecutive outing in double figures and the second most steals he's racked up in a game so far this season. The Timberwolves are a bit... Read More

Tristan Thompson Posts A Double-Double Against Minnesota

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson dropped 12 points and 15 rebounds in a win over Minnesota on Saturday. He shot just two of nine from the field but made up for it by going eight of 11 from the free-throw line while chipping in three assists as well. Even amidst Cleveland's futility, Thompson continues... Read More

Darius Garland Drops 18 Points Against Timberwolves

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland dropped 18 points with three assists and two rebounds in a win over Minnesota on Saturday night. This was quite the bounce-back game for Garland, who had shot less than 20 percent with just two points in the same amount of minutes (28) against Boston on Friday. On the... Read More

Collin Sexton Posts An Inefficient 18 Against Minnesota

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton shot just five of 17 and coughed up six turnovers to finish the win over the Timberwolves with 18 points and seven rebounds. It's been an interesting last 10 games for Sexton. During that stretch, the sophomore guard has sprinkled in several single-digit outings with others that saw him score... Read More