Terry Rozier Will Miss Sunday's Matchup

Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier (ankle) won't play during Sunday's clash in Brooklyn. Rozier missed the opener because of a sprained right ankle but did manage to suit up for the team's last outing versus the Cleveland Cavaliers, albeit he only saw 23 minutes of work. His next chance to make it back will come […]

Blake Griffin Resting On Sunday

Brooklyn Nets forward Blake Griffin (rest) won't play on Sunday against the Hornets. With the team playing its first of back-to-back outings, the veteran will get the afternoon off. LaMarcus Aldridge, who exploded on Friday evening against the Philadelphia 76ers by recording 23 points, should get additional minutes behind Nicolas Claxton without Griffin in the […]

Fantasy Basketball 9-Cat Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

The NBA is back, y'all! Hopefully the first week of fantasy basketball treated you well. If it didn't — well, we're here for you. These recommendations are for 9-cat leagues, but if you play in another format, there's a good chance that the information here can still help you. We'll be looking at centers, forwards, […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (10/24/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

What a night it was on Saturday around the National Basketball Association. The Cavaliers, sans Darius Garland, managed to rally behind a 23-point effort from Ricky Rubio to take down the Atlanta Hawks. The Heat, who didn't have Kyle Lowry in the lineup, traveled to Indianapolis for a meeting with the Pacers. Yet, the 30-point, […]

Luka Doncic Has Near Triple-Double Against Raptors

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic finished with 27 points, 12 assists, nine rebounds, two three-pointers made, one block and five turnovers in Saturday's 103-95 road victory against the Raptors. Doncic once again struggled from deep — going 2-for-10 in Saturday's contest — but improved on his field goal percentage as the 22-year-old all-star went 11-for-24 […]

Tim Hardaway Jr. Heats Up Against Raptors

Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. caught fire in the second half to finish with 25 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal in Saturday's 103-95 victory against the Raptors. Hardaway Jr. went 9-for-16 from the field and 7-for-11 from three-point territory to provide a huge boost for the Mavericks as they completed […]

OG Anunoby Scores Team-High 23 Points In Loss

Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby finished with a team-high 23 points on 9-for-15 shooting from the field and 5-for-9 from three-point range in Saturday's 103-95 loss against the Mavericks. The 24-year-old had a much better individual performance despite the loss, with nine made field goals to surpass his total of seven from the previous two […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (10/24/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a fairly light slate with the NFL still the center of the sports universe on Sunday. With it comes smaller tournaments on DraftKings, but there are still some ways out there to come away with more than we put in. We have five evening games after the afternoon tilt. We start off in […]

Paul George Racks Up 41 Points In Losing Effort

Los Angeles Clippers guard/forward Paul George hit five treys with 12 attempts and recorded a game-high 41 points in a 120-114 loss to Memphis on Saturday. He was 15-for-25 overall from the field and shot a perfect 6-for-6 at the charity stripe. George was also the best rebounder in the game with 10 boards and […]

De'Anthony Melton Posts Another 20-Point Game

Memphis Grizzlies guard De'Anthony Melton notched 22 points on 9-for-16 shooting in Saturday's road win over the Clippers, sinking half of his eight attempts from deep. He also had seven rebounds and two assists in the game. Melton has kicked off the season with back-to-back 20-point games, which makes him an intriguing option for fantasy […]

Ja Morant Puts Up 28 Points Against Clippers

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant produced a team-high 28 points in Saturday's 120-114 win over the Clippers, adding eight assists, two rebounds and one steal with five turnovers in 35 minutes. The 22-year-old struggled a bit from deep, going 2-for-7, but he shot a solid 10-for-19 overall from the field and nailed six of […]

Devin Booker Records 21 Points In Big Loss

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker led the team with 21 points in Saturday's heavy 134-105 loss to Portland, shooting 9-for-19 from the field and going 2-for-5 with the three-ball. He went 28 minutes without a single turnover and had four rebounds with four assists and two steals. This was a disappointing effort from the […]

Damian Lillard Racks Up 19 Points, Eight Assists In 24 Minutes

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard finished Saturday's blowout win over the Suns with 19 points and eight assists in 24 minutes of action. He pulled down one rebound and registered two turnovers, while shooting 6-or-11 from the field, 2-for-7 from downtown and 5-for-5 at the line. Lillard has been fairly quiet in the […]

C.J. McCollum Gets 28 Points In Saturday's Win

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum continued his good start to the season with a 28-point performance in Saturday's 134-105 win over Phoenix. He sank six triples with 11 attempts and shot 10-for-19 overall from the field with a 2-for-2 effort at the line. McCollum also put in a big shift at the defensive […]

Saddiq Bey Leads The Way Saturday Night

Detroit Pistons small forward Saddiq Bey was pretty much the only player to show up for Saturday's contest versus Chicago, leading the team with 20 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in a 97-82 loss. Bench contributors Kelly Olynyk and Trey Lyles were the only other players to get into double figures in scoring. Bey […]

Nikola Vucevic Has Good Bounce-Back Performance

Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic returned to form in Saturday's 97-82 win over Detroit, scoring 15 points on 6-for-16 shooting and grabbing a game-high 19 rebounds. The two-time All-Star entered the contest after posting only 10 points and four boards against Jonas Valanciunas and New Orleans on Friday. Vucevic, who went 1-for-4 from deep, finished […]

DeMar DeRozan Notches 21 Points In Saturday's Win

Chicago Bulls guard/forward DeMar DeRozan led all scorers with 21 points in Saturday's slow-burning 97-82 win over the Pistons. He shot 7-for-18 from the field and 7-for-9 at the line, adding six rebounds and six assists to his name with two blocks and two turnovers in 34 minutes. DeRozan's efficiency needs some work, but he's […]

Bam Adebayo Collects A Nice Double-Double

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo was a beast on the glass with 16 rebounds in Saturday's overtime loss to Indiana and he added 17 points to register his second double-double of the campaign. Adebayo went 6-for-15 from the floor and 5-for-6 at the charity stripe. Bam coughed up the ball five times in 39 minutes […]

Tyler Herro Stays Hot With 30 Points

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro followed up his 27-point effort in the season opener with a 30-point performance against Indiana on Saturday. He led all scorers in a 102-91 overtime loss, hitting 12-for-28 from the field and 3-for-12 from outside. The efficiency could've been better, but it was still a nice outing from the 21-year-old, […]

Grayson Allen (SG/SF, MIL): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 18% of leagues ANALYSIS: I wrote so much about Grayson Allen's WW worthiness last year that ended losing the count at some point through the season. Allen, in case you don't know, was traded to the reigning-champs Milwaukee Bucks this past offseason in order to bulk a […]

Gary Trent Jr. (SG/SF, TOR): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 51% of leagues ANALYSIS: I haven't really thought about it this way, but the Gary Trent Jr. for Norman Powell trade from last season was probably the most hockey-trade in the recent history of NBA transactions. No team lost, not team won, and things stayed pretty much the […]

Hassan Whiteside (PF/C, UTA): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Jazz have been one of--if not the--most continuist teams this offseason when it comes to changing things around its rotation. One of the very few changes of names (not roles, mind you) was that in which Utah flipped Derrick Favors for Hassan Whiteside. […]

Malcolm Brogdon Posts A Double-Double With Rebounds

Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon notched a double-double with 18 points and a team-high 14 rebounds in Saturday's 102-91 overtime victory against Miami. This was a very slow-burning game with a lot of missed shots and Brogdon ended up going 0-for-7 from downtown and 5-for-19 from the field overall with an 8-for-8 record at […]

Pat Connaughton (SG/SF, MIL): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: With Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis injured and expected to be out for a few days (already missed one and two games respectively), the Bucks seem to have moved into a downsized lineup using Giannis at C, Khris Middleton at PF, and Pat […]

Patty Mills (PG/SG, BKN): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 41% of leagues ANALYSIS: I don't think, even you've been living under a rock for the past month, that you don't know about the whole saga surrounding Kyrie Irving and his anti-COVID-vax position. Let me boil it down to the simplest of terms for you: Irving is […]

Nemanja Bjelica (SF/PF, GSW): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 38% of leagues ANALYSIS: It was very clear that Nemanja Bjelica was not going to be able to replicate his G1 outing against the Lakers his second time out, but it is also very clear how important Bjelica will be for this iteration of the Warriors before […]

Devin Vassell (SF/PF, SAS): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: Devin Vassell is entering his sophomore and age-22 season with the Spurs. He already appeared on 62 games last year (starting 7 of them) and he, once more, projects to get off the pine more often than not in 2022 as San Antonio […]

Derrick Rose (PG/SG, NYK): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tom Thibodeau is still the head coach of the New York Knicks. That's it. That's all you need to know in order to have a solid reason for acquiring some shares of the current sixth-man and former great-Bull (MVP) Derrick Rose. I mean, […]

Raul Neto (PG, WAS): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Wiz decided to move on from Russell Westbrook this past offseason, and in doing so they revamped their roster as they acquired a ton of players from multiple places. This meant a change in Washington's philosophy of pairing Bradley Beal with another superstar, […]

Ricky Rubio (PG, CLE): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 42% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Cavs acquired Ricky Rubio earlier this summer while he was thriving in Toky with the Spanish national team, and the trade for the Spaniard seemed like a steal (not totally reasonable given his age and the presence of Collin Sexton/Darius Garland on the team) […]