Rodney Hood Likely Limited To Start The Season

Portland Trail Blazers forward Rodney Hood (Achilles) is expected to be under a minutes restriction to begin the season. This is not surprising news considering Hood is working his way back from an Achilles tear. He'll be competing with Derrick Jones Jr., Carmelo Anthony, and Gary Trent Jr. for playing time this season. It's tough […]

Eric Paschall Will Need To Play Off The Ball

Golden State Warriors forward Eric Paschall will need to play off the ball if he wants to earn significant minutes this season, according to head coach Steve Kerr. He played well for the Warriors last season, but they were missing major pieces of their rotation. He averaged 14.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per […]

T.J. Warren Could Miss Multiple Weeks

Indiana Pacers forward T.J. Warren (foot) is expected to be sidelined for multiple weeks. He is dealing with plantar fasciitis in his right foot, so his timetable is unclear right now. Warren was a star during the bubble last season, but is in danger of missing the beginning of the regular season. Justin Holiday would […]

Paul George Gets Maximum Extension From Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers and forward Paul George have come to terms on a five-year, $226 million maximum extension. This deal had to happen after they gave up a massive haul in order to get George last offseason. George had the option of opting out of his final year and heading to free agency next summer. […]

Aron Baynes Expected To Be Starting Center

Toronto Raptors center Aron Baynes is expected to be the starting center when the regular season begins, according to head coach Nick Nurse. This news comes as no surprise after Baynes signed a two-year deal with the team over the offseason. The departure of Marc Gasol means Baynes is set to see significant playing time. […]

Will Barton Goes Through Live Drills

Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton (knee) was able to participate in live drills on Thursday. However, he's listed as doubtful for the preseason opener against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. The team is going to be cautious with Barton after he missed the entire postseason run. He should be healthy by the start of […]

Clint Capela Likely To Sit On Friday

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (ankle) is listed as questionable for Friday's preseason game against the Orlando Magic. He is dealing with soreness rather than a sprain, but the team is going to be cautious regardless. It's the same foot that gave him issues last season, but is not related to the plantar fasciitis issue. […]

Preseason NBA DFS Primer for 12/11 - Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice for FanDuel, DraftKings

Welcome to my first NBA DFS article for the 2020-2021 season (well, preseason, but still!). I hope you are as pumped as I am to have the NBA back in our lives and I appreciate you checking out my preseason NBA content here at RotoBaller! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily […]

Gary Trent Jr. Not Interested In Extension With Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers guard Gary Trent Jr. said that he is not interested in signing an extension with the organization. He mentioned that he would prefer to become a restricted free agent next summer. Trent is betting on himself after playing well during the bubble last season. However, he's going to be forced to battle […]

Kevin Porter Jr. Unlikely To Play Saturday

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kevin Porter Jr. (personal) is unlikely to suit up for Saturday's preseason matchup against the Indiana Pacers. He is currently dealing with some legal issues, but the league will not make any determinations until the legal system does. Porter is going to have to compete for playing time with a handful of […]

Gary Harris (SG/SF, DEN) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 170 Overall CURRENT ADP: 190 ANALYSIS: Sure, the days of Gary Harris being a future star have passed us, but he's still a valuable player in real life, even if that doesn't always translate to fantasy production. Harris is only 26. His career track thus far is...weird. Harris has seen drops […]

Luke Kennard (SG/SF, LAC) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 142 Overall CURRENT ADP: 165 ANALYSIS: Kennard was sent to the Clippers as part of a deal that also sent Landry Shamet to Brooklyn. I think we should expect Kennard to slide into the role that Shamet had, which should be good news for Kennard, even if it's accompanied by a drop […]

Jonas Valanciunas (C, MEM) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 54 Overall CURRENT ADP: 69 ANALYSIS: After playing just 49 games in 2019, Jonas Valanciunas was on the court 70 times last year as a full-time Grizzlie for the first time since Toronto traded him two years ago. And oh boy, did he delivered. JoVa, while averaging a lo 26.4 mpg […]

Evan Fournier (SG/SF, ORL) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 90 Overall CURRENT ADP: 107 ANALYSIS: Evan Fournier was a little fantasy-bouncy last season and the truth is that nobody knows where these Magic are going. Will Fournier still be in Orlando come trade-deadline day? Hard to know. But for now, Fournier looks like one of the best players in the […]

Andre Drummond (C, CLE) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 25 Overall CURRENT ADP: 40 ANALYSIS: Andre Drummond was traded from Detroit to Cleveland last season, and all of the time he had to adapt to a new system came down to eight games. Not the best of situations, that's for sure. Good for fantasy GMs, though, Drummond had already shown […]

Dennis Schroder (PG, LAL) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 100 Overall CURRENT ADP: 120 ANALYSIS: Dennis Schroder might have thought of Chris Paul as a threat to his playing time and outcomes when CP3 came to OKC last season, but the reality was far from that. Playing off the pine, Schroder thrived leading a second Thunder unit he was tasked […]

DeMar DeRozan (SG/SF, SA) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 35 Overall CURRENT ADP: 53 ANALYSIS: The San Antonio Spurs missed the postseason for the first time since you were born last season, and we all dropped a collective tear. Okay, enough lamenting. DeMar DeRozan executed (obviously) his player option and will be a Spur at least to start the season […]

Ivica Zubac (C, LAC) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 110 Overall CURRENT ADP: 128 ANALYSIS: Ivica Zubac made efficiency his bread and butter last season. For an endangered species, as the pure-center is these days, Zubac was very good putting up 1.17 FP/min in his short playing time of just 18.4 mpg. Zubac, though, played in all 72 Clippers' games […]

Kevin Love (PF/C, CLE) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 60 Overall CURRENT ADP: 80 ANALYSIS: I have never thought of Kevin Love as a (super)star in the NBA, so it's not that I'm writing about him while being positively biased. It is just that Love is wildly underrated by fantasy GMs these days, and his ADP doesn't align at all […]

Markelle Fultz (PG/SG, ORL) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 90 Overall CURRENT ADP: 121 ANALYSIS: I might die alone in Markelle Fultz's hill, but I see much more than a "late-round flier" in Fultz entering 2021. We all know this guy's story, and it is nothing pretty. But he's flipping it by taking giant steps toward much more palatable levels […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for December 11th, 2020

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for December 11th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Kevin Porter Jr. (SG/SF, CLE) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 130 Overall CURRENT ADP: 155 ANALYSIS:  This pick is all about projection and upside. Porter Jr. averaged 23.2 minutes per game last year, mostly off the bench. He averaged 10 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 0.9 steals while shooting 50.6 percent inside the arc. He needs to improve on a […]

RJ Barrett (SG/SF, NYK) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 116 Overall CURRENT ADP: 146 ANALYSIS: I'm still not sold on Barrett. His efficiency has to improve. He needs to turn the ball over less. But as a rookie, Barrett averaged 14.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, so if his efficiency does improve and he shoots better than his 40.2/32/61.4 […]

Jordan Clarkson (PG/SG, UTA) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 120 Overall CURRENT ADP: 141 ANALYSIS: Traded to Utah during the season, Clarkson played 42 games with the Jazz, averaging 24.7 minutes, mostly off the bench. He averaged 15.6 points per game with the team, and the only thing that he really lost from what he provided in Cleveland to start […]

PJ Washington (SF/PF, CHA) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 114 Overall CURRENT ADP: 132 ANALYSIS: Washington started 57 of his 58 games last year, averaging 12.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game while shooting 37.4 percent from three on four attempts per game. Basketball Reference estimates he played around 85 percent of his minutes […]

Aaron Gordon (SF/PF, ORL) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 60 Overall CURRENT ADP: 80 ANALYSIS: The Magic haven't changed their roster even a tiny bit this season, and it is not entirely clear if they will try to step up and keep trying for that postseason spot and run, or if they'll deem their current roster (Gordon, Vucevic, Fournier, Bamba...) […]

Bojan Bogdanovic (SF/PF, UTA) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 78 Overall CURRENT ADP: 115 ANALYSIS: Of the two Bogdanovics part of the NBA, this one has been much less talked-about than his pal Bogdan as of late. Normal, considering one was part of a botched, tampering-related trade and the other one comes off a serious injury and surgery. Does that […]

Derrick Rose (PG/SG, DET) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 100 Overall CURRENT ADP: 140 ANALYSIS: A lot of folks were surprised by Rose's exploits last season playing in Detroit. Well, the writing was on the wall since his last season in Minnesota when he already 51 games starting 13 of them and putting up very similar averages to those he […]

Cole Anthony Should Have A Role Right Away

Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony is expected to be part of the rotation right away, according to head coach Steve Clifford. It sounds like the rookie guard has impressed enough to earn a role from the season opener. He'll be stuck behind Markelle Fultz, so Anthony isn't expected to earn quality minutes. He is still […]

Ricky Rubio (PG, MIN) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 60 Overall CURRENT ADP: 78 ANALYSIS: Talk about closing the circle. After getting drafted by Minny all the way back in 2009, playing his first NBA game with the Wolves two years later, and spending the last three years splitting time between Utah and Phoenix, Ricky (perhaps Rick now?) Rubio is […]