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Dale Johnson is born and raised in New Jersey. He recently graduated from George Mason University (class of '17) and moved to Northern Virginia. Dale fell in love with basketball in 2003 when his all-time favorite player, Dwyane Wade, was drafted. Ever since then, basketball has been his favorite sport and the Heat has been his go-to NBA team. Other interests include gaming, working out and 80s music. Follow him on twitter (@dmjohnsonnn)
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Sacramento Kings rookie power forward Marvin Bagley enters the year with surrounding praise as one of the top rookie prospects and reigning ACC Player of the Year. Bagley dominated as a freshman at Duke University, averaging 21.0 points on 61.4 percent shooting with 11.1 rebounds per game. However, there are some concerns with Bagley’s translation... Read More
Chicago Bulls rookie forward/center Wendell Carter Jr. enters the season as one of the more underrated fantasy rookies. Carter was a solid big man in his only year at Duke University with season averages of 13.5 points on 56.1 percent shooting, 9.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. What’s even more impressive is Carter’s 41.3... Read More
Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young enters the season looking to make a splash as he did his single year at Oklahoma University. Young was masterful as a freshman, leading all of the NCAA in both points (27.4) and assists (8.8) per game. Young saw most of his game translated in this year’s summer... Read More
Denver Nuggets shooting guard Gary Harris enters the season coming off his best statistical season of his career. Harris posted career-highs in points, field goals made, three-pointers made and steals last season. While Harris has really improved as a shooter and playmaker off the dribble, his on-ball defense has become just as impressive. Harris has... Read More
Atlanta Hawks forward/center John Collins made a splash in his inaugural season in the NBA, earning him second team all-rookie last season. Collins even became the franchise leader in field goal percentage for a rookie. With a year under the belt, Collins is poised for a breakout. Collins averaged 10.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1... Read More
Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram drastically improved his shooting last year, shooting 47.0 percent from the field and 39.0 percent from three compared to his rookie year shooting of just 40.2 percent and 29.4 percent, respectively. Ingram even improved his passing abilities while serving as a point forward late last season, averaging 1.6 more... Read More
Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward enters the season with recovery still on his mind. Hayward has progressed to sprinting and dunking now that he is almost one year removed from the gruesome leg injury suffered on opening night last season. The Celtics expect Hayward to be ready for training camp and be ready for... Read More
Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter has been a standard nine-category star throughout his career due to his high percentages and multi-category contributions. Porter finished the year third overall in three-point percentage while also shooting 50.3 percent from the field and 82.8 percent from the free-throw line. Porter enters the season with a new teammate as... Read More
Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell entered his first season in Brooklyn on a tear, averaging 20.9 points and 5.7 assists per game through his first 12 games. However, a knee injury sidelined Russell for most of the season which brought upon the emergence of point guard Spencer Dinwiddie. Russell took awhile to get back... Read More
Rookie power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. enters his first NBA season with the Memphis Grizzlies after one year at Michigan State. Jackson’s college averages of 10.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game don’t exactly jump of the page, but his 3.0 blocks per game, 39.6 three-point percentage and raw athleticism makes him a promising prospect.... Read More
Drafted number one overall in the 2018 NBA Draft, Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton comes into the year as arguably the most NBA-ready rookie in the league. Ayton came off an incredible year as a freshman at Arizona, averaging 20.1 points, 11.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game and receiving the PAC-12 Player of the... Read More
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray showed no signs of a sophomore slump last season as he started 80 games for Denver. Murray made huge strides in shooting and passing, making him one of the most improved players in the game last season. Also, Murray finished in the top-5 for free-throw percentage at 90.5 percent, making... Read More
As one of the biggest moves in the offseason, shooting guard DeMar DeRozan was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for forward Kawhi Leonard. DeRozan took on more of a distributor role last season, seeing a decrease of 4.3 points per game, but posting a career-high season average of 5.2 assists per game.... Read More
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum impressed all year long and finished his inaugural NBA campaign third in rookie of the year voting. Tatum actually improved offensively as the season progressed, averaging 15.0 points per game and 45.3 percent from three post all-star break compared to 13.5 points and 42.7 percent from three pre all-star break.... Read More
Dallas Mavericks rookie guard Luka Doncic has made the jump to the NBA just after winning a Euroleague title and Final Four MVP honors at just 19-years-old. Doncic has drawn comparisons to recent rookie of the year standout Ben Simmons due to his great size of the position and elite court vision and passing. Doncic... Read More
Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal recorded his first All-Star appearance and finished in the top-25 last season. With a long-term injury to teammate John Wall, Beal was relied on as more of a distributor and playmaker. This allowed Beal to post career-high averages in rebounds and assists. Most notably, after an injury-plagued career, Beal... Read More
After being selected to his first All-Star game, New York Knicks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis tore his ACL right before the All-Star break, thus ending his season. Before the injury, Porzingis was on a tear, averaging 22.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and a league-leading (at the time) 2.4 blocks per game. However, Porzingis will enter this season... Read More
Atlanta Hawks forward/center John Collins led the team in scoring Tuesday night against the San Antonio Spurs. Collins scored 19 points on seven of 14 shooting and also contributed seven rebounds, one steal and one block. Collins showed the same issues he had in his rookie year, shooting 55.6 percent from the free throw line... Read More
San Antonio Spurs point guard Derrick White has had a tremendous start the the 2018 NBA Summer League. White scored 21 points on 7-for-15 shooting Tuesday and included nine assists, six rebounds, two steals, two blocks and two three-pointers. It's a small two-game sample size, but White is now averaging 21.5 points, 7.5 assists and... Read More
Former Cleveland Cavaliers forward Jeff Green has agreed to join the Washington Wizards on a one-year, $2.5 million deal. Green is coming off a decent season with Cleveland and provides Washington with much-needed depth after losing forward Mike Scott to free agency. Green will likely have a similar role in Washington, coming off the bench... Read More
Los Angeles Clippers guard Avery Bradley has agreed to a two-year, $25 million deal to remain with the team. Bradley was a huge disappointment for the Clippers after they acquired him in a trade involving forward Blake Griffin. Bradley only played six games in L.A. before requiring season-ending abdominal surgery in February. When healthy, Bradley... Read More
Utah Jazz forward/center Derrick Favors has agreed to a $36 million deal to stay with the team for two more years. Favors was solid during the 2017-2018 regular season, playing over 70 games for the first time since the 2014-2015 season. Favors averaged 12.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 28.0 minutes per game... Read More
Former Indiana Pacers guard/forward Lance Stephenson has agreed to a one-year, $4.5 million deal to join the Los Angeles Lakers. After bouncing around the league in 2016, Stephenson was able to put together a serviceable season with the Pacers in 2017-2018. Stephenson's numbers were limited due to his bench role, but he filled in nicely... Read More
Former Dallas Mavericks center Nerlens Noel has agreed to a two-year deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder, with a player option for the second year. After showing promise in his first two seasons in Philadelphia, Noel has underperformed and shown little interest in improving his game. Noel now has a chance to redeem himself in... Read More
Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard J.J. Redick has agreed to a one-year deal around the $12-13 million range to remain with the team. Redick showed veteran leadership on a young Philadelphia team and proceeded to hit the fourth-most three-pointers in a season in franchise history. Redick also posted a career-high 17.1 points per game on 46.5... Read More
Former Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns point guard Elfrid Payton has agreed to a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. With the departure of point guard Rajon Rondo, Payton will run the point with All-Star forward Anthony Davis and newly-acquired forward Julius Randle. Payton is a versatile guard that is able to flirt with... Read More
Former Philadelphia 76ers guard Marco Belinelli has agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs. Belinelli is coming off a career-high 13.6 points and 2.0 three-pointers per game and will reunite with the Spurs, his former team from 2013-2015. Although guard Manu Ginobili is drifting to retirement, Belinelli will be behind... Read More
Former Golden State Warriors forward Omri Casspi has agreed to a one-year deal with the Memphis Grizzlies. Casspi has been a solid reserve wherever he's been, including last season when filling in for injured All-Star forward Kevin Durant. In the seven games he started, Casspi posted 11.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. However, it... Read More
Former Orlando Magic forward Mario Hezonja has agreed to a one-year, $6.5 million deal to join the New York Knicks. While former teammate Aaron Gordon was injured, Hezonja filled in very nicely, averaging 14.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as a starter. Now Hezonja will be behind veteran wings Courtney Lee and Tim Hardaway... Read More
Houston Rockets shooting guard Gerald Green has agreed to a $2.4 million deal to remain in Houston for one more year. Green will be returning to his hometown team for another year after fitting in nicely with the second unit during the 2017-2018 season. Green was able to find some fantasy relevance last season, scoring... Read More
