Robinson Chirinos To Miss A Week Of Spring Training Games

Texas Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos (hamstring) will not be behind the plate when the team takes the field for their first spring training game on Friday against the Kansas City Royals. The offseason acquisition is still nursing a hamstring strain that he suffered in January and will be limited to bullpen work for the next week. […]

Damion Lee Misses Six Of Seven Three-Point Attempts

Golden State Warriors guard Damion Lee did not have an impressive start to the second half of his season on Thursday night. In a 135-105 loss to Houston, Lee was held to 13 points on 4-for-12 shooting and 1-for-7 from three, while adding three rebounds, three assists, and two steals in 29 minutes. The 27-year […]

Andrew Wiggins Has Team-High 22 Points In Loss

Golden State Warriors guard Andrew Wiggins led his new team in scoring during a 135-105 loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night. The seventh-year guard had 22 points on 10-for-17 shooting, three rebounds, two blocks, and one steal in 29 minutes. It was the third time in four games with Golden State that Wiggins […]

Robert Covington Ties Season-High With Four Blocks

Houston Rockets forward Robert Covington had four blocks for the second straight game on Thursday night in a 135-105 win over the Golden State Warriors. After averaging 0.9 blocks in 48 games with Minnesota, the 29-year old sits at 2.2 swats per game with his new team and in his new role as a small-ball […]

James Harden Sits The Entire Fourth Quarter In Blowout

In a 135-105 win over the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets guard James Harden did enough in three quarters to sit out and rest for the final frame of Thursday's game. The 2018 MVP did all of his damage in 29 minutes with 29 points, 10 assists, three rebounds, three steals, and two blocks. It […]

Jeff Green Makes Great First Impression With Houston

Houston Rockets forward Jeff Green came off the bench in his first game for his new team and had an impressive debut in a 135-105 blowout win over the Golden State Warriors. In 24 minutes on Thursday evening, Green had 17 points on 6-for-7 shooting, four rebounds, and one steal. The 33-year old is a […]

Jae Crowder (SF/PF, MIA): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 39% of leagues ANALYSIS: When the Memphis Grizzlies traded Andre Iguodala to the Miami Heat, the south beach team also took on Jae Crowder as salary relief for the Grizz. Well, that salary relief is turning in some solid performances for his new club as Jae Crowder […]

Gary Trent Jr. (SG, POR): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of leagues ANALYSIS: Portland Trail Blazers guard Gary Trent Jr. has been confined to a small bench role most of the season and limited to a deep-league, three-point specialist by making 1.5 threes per game on 40.4 percent shooting. However, over his last 13 games, Trent has […]

Fantasy Basketball Rotation Watch: Playing Times Updates For Week 17

Welcome to Rotation Watch! Each week this article will break down who is gaining minutes around the NBA. Fantasy managers want the players that are getting the opportunity to shine, not the ones who are sitting on the bench and watching from the sidelines. Let's talk about those trades. I love a player swap to […]

Marquese Chriss Falls One Rebound Shy of Double-Double

Golden State Warriors forward Marquese Chriss just missed out on a double-double for the second straight game in a 113-101 loss to the Miami Heat on Monday. The 2016 draft pick's final line was 17 points, nine rebounds, two steals, and one block in 27 minutes while also tying his season-high with nine free-throw attempts […]

Damion Lee Scores Season-High 26 Points

Golden State Warriors guard Damion Lee had a game-high 26 points on Monday night in a 113-101 loss to the Miami Heat. The 26 points are a new season-high for the sophomore guard, and he did it on 7-for-12 shooting from the floor and draining five of his seven shots from behind the three-point line. […]

Bam Adebayo Collects 31st Double-Double Of The Season

In a 113-101 win over the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat forward Bam Adebayo had 13 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, and two steals in 27 minutes on his way to his 31st double-double of the season. The third-year player is now eighth in the league with his 31 double-doubles after accumulating 18 throughout his […]

Jae Crowder Continues Impressive Start In Miami

Miami Heat forward Jae Crowder came off the bench and continued his surprising start with his new team as he contributed 21 points, eight rebounds, and three steals in 31 minutes. The Heat beat the Warriors 113-101, and it was in part to Crowder's shooting efficiency as the new acquisition from Memphis shot 6-for-11 from […]

Jimmy Butler Returns On Monday With A Double-Double

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler returned to the starting lineup after a two-game absence and helped his team grab their first road win over the Golden State Warriors since 2014. The nine-year veteran showed little sign of the shoulder injury that held him out the previous two contests with 21 points on 9-for-15 shooting, 10 […]

Devin Booker Misses 11 of His 16 Shots on Saturday

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker cooled off on the second night of a back-to-back as his team fell 117-108 to the Denver Nuggets. After dropping 33 points in a win over Houston on Friday, the fifth-year guard couldn't keep the momentum rolling against the Nuggets on Saturday. Booker finished the game with 21 points on […]

Deandre Ayton Sets Franchise Record On Saturday

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton set a franchise record by collecting his 1,000th career rebound in just his 94th game on Saturday night against the Denver Nuggets. The Suns still fell to the Nuggets 117-108 despite Ayton's 28 points, 19 rebounds, three steals, two assists, and one block in a season-high 42 minutes. The 2018 […]

Paul Millsap Collects A Double-Double in 18 Minutes

Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap returned to the court for the first time since Jan. 6 and came away with his fourth double-double of the season. In the 117-108 win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, Millsap recorded 12 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists in just 18 minutes off the bench. If fantasy managers […]

Nikola Jokic Collects 23 Points And 9 Boards

In a 117-108 win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic contributed in every category for his fantasy owners with 23 points on 9-for-19 shooting, nine rebounds, six assists, three blocks, and one steal in 34 minutes. The All-NBA center is not known for his shot-stopping ability but has now blocked […]

Jamal Murray Goes 6-for-8 From Behind The Arc

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray went 14-for-17 from the floor on Saturday night, including 6-for-8 from three, in a 117-108 win over the Phoenix Suns. Playing in his third game since returning from an ankle injury, the point guard collected 36 points, five rebounds, five assists, one block, and one steal in 35 minutes of […]

Gary Trent Jr. Ties A Season High With Six Made Threes

Portland Trail Blazers guard Gary Trent Jr. came off the bench and was a much-needed boost for his team in a 125-117 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Trent Jr. took seven shots, all threes, and made six of them to tie a season-high in deep balls, and also chipped in four assists and one […]

Damian Lillard Drops A Double-Double On The Spurs

In his team's 125-117 win over the San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard collected his 15th double-double of the year. Lillard had 26 points, 10 assists, two rebounds, and went 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in his 37 minutes on Thursday night. After averaging 52.8 percent from the field and 50 percent […]

Hassan Whiteside Bounces Back With Massive Performance

Portland Trail Blazers center Hassan Whiteside bounced back from arguably his worst performance of the season against Denver on Tuesday night to dominate the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. Whiteside grabbed a season-low five rebounds against the Nuggets, so he decided to come back and tie his season-high with 23 boards against the Spurs. In […]

DeMar DeRozan Goes 9-for-9 From The Charity Stripe

San Antonio Spurs forward DeMar DeRozan cooled off from his red-hot run on Thursday night in a 125-117 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. In the 10 games before Thursday's loss, the former-Raptor was scoring at will averaging 25.4 points on 52.4 percent shooting from the field. Those numbers set the bar so high that […]

Trey Lyles Scores Season-High 23 Points Against Portland

San Antonio Spurs forward Trey Lyles had his best game of the season on Thursday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. In the 125-117 loss, Lyles collected his first double-double of the campaign with a season-high 23 points on 9-for-11 shooting, 10 rebounds, and two steals in 34 minutes. The 2015 lottery pick also drained […]

Fantasy Basketball Rotation Watch: Playing Time Updates For Week 16

Welcome to Rotation Watch! Each week this article will break down who is gaining and who is losing minutes around the NBA. Fantasy managers want the players that are getting the opportunity to shine, not the ones who are sitting on the bench and watching from the sidelines. The NBA Trade Deadline is Feb. 4th. […]

Kristaps Porzingis Breaks Nose and Scores 32 Points

Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis (nose) had an eventful evening on Wednesday in a 121-107 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Porzingis finished with a packed stat line to the tune of 32 points on 10-for-20 shooting, 12 rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block in 29 minutes. He did all that while breaking his nose […]

Jalen Brunson Reaches 20 Points For The Third Time This Season

Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson continued to admirably fill in for injured superstar Luka Doncic on Wednesday night. In a 121-107 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Brunson had 20 points on 6-for-14 shooting, six assists, two rebounds and three made three-pointers. It is the second time in three games that the sophomore guard has scored […]

Ja Morant Scores An Efficient 21 Points

In a 121-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, Memphis Grizzlies guard JA Morant scored a team-high 21 points in 31 minutes and added three assists and two rebounds while shooting an efficient 10-for-12 from the field. The rookie was 3-for-3 inside five feet, and it is a sign of improvement in that part […]

Tyus Jones Sets New Career High With 19 Points

Memphis Grizzlies guard Tyus Jones continued his best scoring stretch of the season on Wednesday night in a 121-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks. The 2015 draft pick scored a career-high 19 points on 8-for-8 shooting and added three assists and two rebounds in his 17 minutes. Jones exploded in the third quarter with 13 […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. Scores 19 Points With Four Made Threes

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. helped his team win for the 13th time in their last 16 games in a 121-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. The second-year player had 19 points on 7-for-15 shooting, six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal in 32 minutes. The Grizzlies scratched Jae […]