Kyrie Irving Has Double-Double On Friday Night

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving scored a season-low 22 points on Friday night but countered with a season-high 10 assists. In the Nets 123-116 win over the Houston Rockets, Irving posted his worst shooting night of the season. He was still able to get the first double-double of his Nets career, though, so fantasy owners […]

Taurean Prince Has Season-High 27 Points And 12 Rebounds

Brooklyn Nets power forward Taurean Prince had his best night of the young NBA season with 27 points and 12 rebounds on Friday night. Prince tied for the team high with 34 minutes of action against the Houston Rockets and made them count. He made 52.9% of his shots and was 6-for-10 from downtown as […]

Russell Westbrook Fills Up The Box Score In Brooklyn

Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook contributed all across the board for his fantasy owners on Friday night. In a 123-116 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Westbrook had 27 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, four steals and one block. At this point, we should expect Westbrook to average a triple-double, and that is exactly what he […]

James Harden's Shooting Woes Continue In Loss

Houston Rockets guard James Harden had 36 points, eight assists and five rebounds in a loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. It was Harden's fourth straight game with at least 29 points, and over that stretch he has averaged 41 points per game. His underwhelming shooting percentages to start the season continued, though, […]

Bojan Bogdanovic Scores Season-Low 14 Points

Utah Jazz small forward Bojan Bogdanovic was held to a season-low 14 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Bogdanovic has settled in nicely with his new team, as he is averaging career highs with 21.3 points, 14.0 field-goal attempts and 6.8 three-point attempts per game. He was a primary option in Indiana […]

JaMychal Green Shines In Loss Against Jazz

Los Angeles Clippers power forward JaMychal Green picked up the slack for the Kawhi Leonard-less Clippers on Wednesday night. His 23 points, eight rebounds and 27 minutes were all season highs for the fifth-year player out of Alabama. Unfortunately, this production was not enjoyed by many fantasy owners, as he is rostered in less than […]

Lou Williams Posts Another 20-Point Game

Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams continued his hot start to the season with 24 points, four assists and three rebounds in a loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. It was his fifth consecutive game with 20 points or more. Williams is shooting a career-best 47.4% from the field on 14.8 shots per […]

Donovan Mitchell Has 24 Points In Jazz Win

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell recorded 24 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in a 110-96 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Through five games, Mitchell has shown no signs that the addition of Mike Conley is going to negatively impact his performance. Having Conley handle the ball more has […]

Mike Conley Gets Back On Track Against Clippers

Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley kick-started his season with a 29-point performance against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Coming into the game, Conley was hitting only 25% of his shots and 15% of his three-point attempts, but that changed on Wednesday as he hit 11 of his 17 attempts from the field and […]

Fantasy Basketball Rotation Watch: Playing Time Updates for Week 2

Welcome to Rotation Watch! Each week this article will break down who is gaining and who is losing minutes around the NBA. You want the players on your team that is getting their opportunity to shine, not the ones who are sitting on the bench and watching from the sidelines. What an opening week for […]

Kristaps Porzingis Has Season-High 14 Rebounds

Dallas Mavericks power forward Kristaps Porzingis dominated the boards on Tuesday night against the Denver Nuggets. Porzingis had a game-high 14 rebounds against a Denver Nuggets front court that includes Nikola Jokic and Paul Millsap. Those rebounds made up for an inefficient shooting performance, as Porzingis was held to just 10 points on 4-for-14 shooting […]

Luka Doncic Has First Bad Game Of The Season

Dallas Mavericks guard/forward Luka Doncic had his first dud of the season in a 109-106 win over the Denver Nuggets. Coming into the game, Doncic was averaging 29.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game. However, on Tuesday night he was held to just 12 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals in […]

Dwight Powell Sees Limited Minutes In Season Debut

Dallas Mavericks power forward Dwight Powell (hamstring) made his 2019-20 NBA season debut on Tuesday night against the Denver Nuggets. Powell sat the first three games of the season with a hamstring injury he picked up in the preseason. He was limited to just 14 minutes of action and had four points and four rebounds. It […]

Paul Millsap Has Season-High 23 Points And Eight Rebounds

Denver Nuggets power forward Paul Millsap found his groove in the young NBA season with a team-high 23 points on Tuesday night. He also chipped in eight rebounds and went 4-for-7 from behind the arc. Considering the big man had scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds combined in the first three games, fantasy owners […]

Nikola Jokic Grabs Second Triple-Double Of The Season

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic posted a 10-point, 10-rebound and 10-assist triple-double on Tuesday night. Although he was held to 4-for-8 shooting and only two free-throw attempts, the Serbian was still able to fill up the box score for fantasy owners. This was the second triple-double of the season for Jokic and 30th of his […]

Frank Kaminsky (PF/C, PHO) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of leagues ANALYSIS: Phoenix Suns forward/center Frank Kaminsky should be near the top of fantasy owners waiver wire lists heading into Week 2 of the NBA season. Kaminsky is in line to be a primary benefactor of the minutes vacated by suspended center Deandre Ayton. Ayton […]

P.J. Tucker Hits Five Three-Pointers On Monday

Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker played a season-low 33 minutes on Monday night but was still incredibly effective in his team's 116-112 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Tucker had 17 points and nine rebounds while hitting six of nine shots from the field and going 5-for-7 from deep. He has scored at least 16 […]

Dennis Schroder Posts Second Straight 20-Plus Point Performance

Dennis Schroder was the second-best guard in an Oklahoma City Thunder uniform on Monday night. In a 116-112 loss to the Houston Rockets, Schroder had 22 points, seven assists and five rebounds in 34 minutes. The 34 minutes tied him with Chris Paul for third-most on the team, and Schroder thoroughly outplayed him over the […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Continues To Get Minutes And Buckets

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led his team in points, rebounds and field-goal attempts on Monday night. In a 116-112 loss to the Houston Rockets, SGA had a great box score with 22 points, nine rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes on the court. He is becoming the focal point of the Thunder […]

James Harden Drops 40 Points On Monday Night

Houston Rockets guard James Harden had a season-high 40 points in a 116-112 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. His final stat line was 40 points, seven assists, three rebounds, one block and one steal, and that will be a welcome sight for fantasy owners that took him in the first five […]

Russell Westbrook Falls One Assist Shy Of Triple-Double

Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook had 21 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. In his first game playing against his former team, Westbrook shot 9-for-16 from the field while continuing his incredible start to the season in the Rockets 116-112 win. The fact is that the Rockets […]

Frank Kaminsky Continues To Produce In Deandre Ayton's Absence

Phoenix Suns power forward/center Frank Kaminsky continued to make his case for more minutes in Saturday's 130-122 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. In the two games since the suspension for Suns center Deandre Ayton was announced, Kaminsky has averaged 18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 31 minutes per game. These performances should […]

Kawhi Leonard Stuffs The Box Score In Loss To Suns

Los Angeles Clippers small forward Kawhi Leonard was a stat-stuffing machine on Saturday night against the Phoenix Suns. While Leonard suffered his first defeat in a Clippers uniform, his fantasy owners were jumping for joy. His final line of 27 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds, three steals and one block reminded every fantasy owner of […]

Kelly Oubre Jr. Continues Scorching Start To The Season

Phoenix Suns small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. continued his red-hot start to the 2019-20 NBA season with his third straight 20-point game. Oubre was limited to a season-low 22 minutes of action because of five personal fouls, but he was still able to make a positive contribution to fantasy rosters on Saturday night against the […]

Devin Booker Has His First 30-Point Game Of The Season

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker carried his team to an impressive 130-122 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night. On the second night of a back-to-back, Booker was able to record his first 30-point game of the 2019-20 season after being held to 40 points total in his first two games. The fifth-year […]

Montrezl Harrell Goes Supernova Against the Suns

Los Angeles Clippers power forward Montrezl Harrell scored a season-high 28 points on Saturday night against the Phoenix Suns. Harrell was tied with Kawhi Leonard for the second-most minutes on the team as the Clippers suffered their first defeat of the season 130-122. Harrell shot 90% from the field and was 10-for-11 from the free-throw […]

Mike Conley Falls Flat In Second Straight Game

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley had another disappointing fantasy performance against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. In his new team's 95-86 loss, Conley only hit three of his 11 shots from the field and was also 1-for-5 from the three-point line. Through two games, Conley is 4-for-27 and 1-for-11 from deep. Those percentages of […]

Anthony Davis Takes A Backseat In Lakers Win

Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis played second fiddle to LeBron James in his team's 95-86 win over the Utah Jazz on Friday night. After taking 21 shots in a loss to the Clippers on Wednesday, Davis settled for 17 against the Jazz. He was still filling up the entire stat sheet with 21 points, seven rebounds, five blocks, […]

Troy Daniels Makes A Case For More Minutes

Los Angeles Lakers guard Troy Daniels made his case to get more playing time with a solid performance against the Utah Jazz on Friday night. Daniels, who may be best remembered for his game-winning three-point shot in the 2014 playoffs for the Houston Rockets, was tied for the fourth-most minutes on the Lakers in the win and […]

Donovan Mitchell Continues Disturbing Early Season Trend

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell led his team with 24 points and a 10-for-10 performance from the free-throw line on Friday night. Those are both good things because he should be, and is, the primary focus for the Jazz offensively. His performance against the Los Angeles Lakers will not draw much criticism from fantasy owners, but a […]