Fantasy Deep Dive Week 9: Bradley Beal

Amidst the weirdness and struggles of what has been this Washington Wizards season, it's been easy to not notice that Beal has quietly been having a really good stretch as of late. Over the last seven games, Beal is averaging 27.9 points per game to go along with 5.3 assists and 4.6 rebounds. He's shooting […]

Week 15 Busts - Overvalued Players to Avoid In Fantasy Football

How did your first week of playoff action go? Did you lose in multiple leagues because Adam Thielen piled up some garbage time yardage? Or was that just me? Let's talk about some guys you should avoid this week. As I did last week, each section will feature two or three players per position and […]

Clint Capela Scores 26 Against Memphis

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela scored 26 points on 10-for-14 shooting in Saturday's win over the Memphis Grizzlies. He also grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked a pair of shots. Capela is shooting 64.8 percent from the floor this season, a slight drop from last season's 65.2 percent mark, which is impressive when considering that Capela […]

James Harden Has Triple-Double Against Memphis

Houston Rockets guard James Harden scored 32 points on 9-for-14 shooting in Saturday's win over the Memphis Grizzlies. He was 11-for-13 from the free throw line and added 12 rebounds and 10 assists along with a pair of assists. It was Harden's second straight triple-double. Houston plays the Utah Jazz on Monday, who despite a […]

Demaryius Thomas Hauls In Six Catches

Houston Texans wide receiver Demaryius Thomas grabbed six of his eight targets for 59 yards in Saturday's win over the New York Jets. Thomas has seen uneven usage since arriving in Houston earlier this season, but it looks as if he's becoming a more and more important piece of the Texans offense. Houston plays a […]

DeAndre Hopkins Catches Pair Of Touchdowns In Week 15

Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins had failed to crack the 100-yard mark in seven of the last eight games heading into Saturday's meeting with the New York Jets, but he made up for that with a huge game in Houston's Week 15 victory. Hopkins caught 10 of his 11 targets for 170 yards and […]

Alfred Blue Struggles In Week 15

Houston Texans running back Alfred Blue was forced to be Houston's main back against the Jets in Week 15 when Lamar Miller exited with an ankle injury, but he wasn't able to put up an effective outing. Blue rushed for six yards on nine carries and brought in two receptions for nine yards. If Miller […]

Lamar Miller Suffers Ankle Injury Against Jets

Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller exited Saturday's meeting with the New York Jets with an ankle injury, though head coach Bill O'Brien said after the game that the injury did not appear to be serious. Miller rushed for eight yards on three carries before leaving. Miller could be back for Houston's Week 16 meeting […]

Deshaun Watson Throws Two Touchdowns Against Jets

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns in Houston's Week 15 victory over the New York Jets. He was 22-for-28 throwing the football and also added 26 rushing yards on four carries. Watson was sacked six times. It was an uneven game for Houston, but Watson was efficient and put […]

Mike Conley Scores 22 Points Against Heat

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley scored 22 points on 7-for-15 shooting in Friday's loss to the Miami Heat. He also added eight assists, three rebounds, two steals, and three blocks. It was a strong outing for Conley, and he'll look to keep it going on Saturday against the Houston Rockets, but Houston allows the […]

Josh Richardson Scores 18 Points Against Grizzlies

Miami Heat small forward Josh Richardson scored 18 points on 7-for-17 shooting in Friday's win over the Memphis Grizzlies. He also added seven assists and five rebounds. Richardson is averaging 18.5 points per game this season, though before Friday he'd finished below his season averages in five consecutive games. The Heat face the Pelicans on […]

Rodions Kurucs Scores 15 In First Start

Brooklyn Nets forward Rodions Kurucs made his first NBA start on Friday with Allen Crabbe sidelined with a knee injury. The Latvian rookie scored 15 points on 5-for-6 shooting to go along with six rebounds and an assist. Even if Crabbe returns on Sunday against the Hawks, Kurucs has shown enough to stick in the […]

Joe Harris Shoots Well Against Wizards

Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris scored 19 points on 8-for-13 shooting in Friday's win over the Washington Wizards. Harris was 3-for-7 from deep and added six assists, two rebounds, a steal, and a block. Harris has hit a three in 27 straight home games, a streak that's likely to continue on Sunday when the Hawks […]

Spencer Dinwiddie Scores 27 Against Wizards

Fresh off signing a contract extension to stay with the team, Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie scored 27 points on 8-for-15 shooting in Friday's win over the Washington Wizards. He also added six assists and four rebounds. Dinwiddie is averaging a career-high 17.2 points per game this season and is averaging 30.3 per game […]

John Wall Has Double-Double Against Nets

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall scored 17 points on 7-for-16 shooting in Friday's loss to the Brooklyn Nets. He also added 13 assists, a rebound, and a steal. While Wall's assist numbers are down overall from where they've been the past few seasons, he has double-digit assists in three of his last four appearances. […]

Bradley Beal Scores 31 Against Nets

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal scored 31 points on 13-for-22 shooting in Friday's loss to the Brooklyn Nets. He also added nine assists and a rebound. Beal is averaging 28.8 points per game on 48.9 percent shooting over the past six games as he's started to exert more control over the Wizards offense. Washington faces […]

Chris Paul Just Misses Double-Double Against Lakers

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul scored 14 points on 3-for-10 shooting in Thursday's win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Paul wasn't needed to be a huge scoring threat with teammate James Harden scoring 50, but he did add nine assists and three steals to the ledger. Houston takes on Memphis Saturday, who hold teams […]

James Harden Scores 50 Against Lakers

Houston Rockets guard James Harden exploded for 50 points on 14-for-26 shooting in Thursday's win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Harden also recorded a triple-double, finishing with 10 rebounds and 11 assists. He was 4-for-12 from three and 18-for-19 from the free throw line. Harden, the NBA's scoring leader, now has five games with at […]

Lonzo Ball Continues To Struggle From Floor

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball has shot below 40 percent from the floor in six of the past eight games, including a 3-for-9 outing in a loss to the Rockets on Thursday. Ball finished that game with seven points, eight assists, and three rebounds. The Lakers face Charlotte on Saturday, who should be […]

LeBron James Scores 29 In Loss To Houston

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James scored 29 points on 12-for-18 shooting in Thursday's loss to the Houston Rockets. He also added five assists, four rebounds, and two steals while shooting 3-for-6 from three. James has four games of 28 or more points in four of Los Angeles' last five outings, and has his highest […]

Kyle Kuzma Scores 24 Against Rockets

Los Angeles Lakers power forward Kyle Kuzma scored 24 points on 8-for-17 shooting in Thursday's loss to the Houston Rockets. The second-year player also added five assists, three rebounds, two steals, and a block. Kuzma is scoring 24.8 points per game over the last six games and adding 7.3 rebounds per game. The Lakers face […]

James Harden Scores 29 Against Trail Blazers

Houston Rockets guard James Harden scored 29 points on 10-for-21 shooting in Tuesday's win over the Portland Trail Blazers. He was 4-for-9 from deep and added four assists and a rebound as well. Harden is the NBA's leading scorer so far at 30 points per game, and he'll look to use that scoring ability to […]

Chris Paul Has Triple-Double Against Portland

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul scored 11 points on 2-for-12 shooting in Tuesday's win over the Portland Trail Blazers, but he helped the team in other ways, finishing with 10 assists and 11 rebounds as Paul recorded his first triple-double of the season. It's been a rough campaign for the veteran point guard, though, […]

Eric Gordon Scores 14 In Start Against Portland

Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon was moved into the team's starting lineup for Tuesday's win over the Portland Trail Blazers, sending James Ennis to the bench in a move that's likely to stick, especially with Houston soon to get guard Brandon Knight back to bolster their bench. Gordon scored 14 points in the game on […]

Al-Farouq Aminu, Jusuf Nurkic Record Double-Doubles Tuesday

The Portland Trail Blazers saw both of their starting frontcourt players record double-doubles on Tuesday against the Rockets, with center Jusuf Nurkic scoring 15 points on 3-for-9 shooting while grabbing 10 boards and forward Al-Farouq Aminu scoring 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting while grabbing 15 rebounds. Despite Portland's loss, the duo put up solid numbers. […]

Damian Lillard Scores 34 Against Houston

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard scored 34 points on 12-for-25 shooting in Tuesday's loss to the Houston Rockets. Lillard was 4-for-7 from three and added two assists and two rebounds. Lillard is averaging a career high in points per game and while Tuesday's outing featured some poor numbers in terms of assists and rebounds, […]

C.J. McCollum Scores 23 Points Against Rockets

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum scored 23 points on 10-for-21 shooting in Tuesday's loss to the Houston Rockets. He went 0-for-5 from three and added four assists and three rebounds to the ledger as well. While McCollum is scoring just 0.1 points per game less this season than last season, he's seen slightly larger […]

RotoBaller NBA Recap: James Vs. Wade, One Last Time

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight three fantasy basketball takeaways from last night's slate of NBA games. It was a busy night of NBA action, with 11 games on the docket. While not necessarily one of the most important fantasy-related takeaways of the night, we did witness the end […]

Fantasy Deep Dive Week 8: DeMar DeRozan

It's been a rough year for the San Antonio Spurs. The Gregg Popovich-coached squad has won just 46.2 percent of their games this season, the worst mark since Popovich's first season in San Antonio. And while DeMar DeRozan hasn't led them into the playoff fight like many thought he would, his recent numbers -- including […]

Nerlens Noel (PF/C, OKC) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: Once, there was a thing called "The Process," and the Sixers trading Jrue Holiday for Nerlens Noel helped kickstart that. But while things have turned around in Philadelphia, Noel is long gone from that team, and after a year and a half in […]