Jrue Holiday Could Return Friday

Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday (ankle) could return to action on Friday against the Knicks after a five-game absence. Holiday has been dealing with a sprained left ankle, and reportedly hasn't been feeling well on top of that, with the Bucks content to take things slow with him following his quick turnaround this summer. The […]

D'Angelo Russell Fails To Practice Thursday

Minnesota Timberwolves guard D'Angelo Russell (ankle) missed Thursday's practice. Russell has been dealing with a sprained right ankle, which limited him to side work with a trainer at Thursday's session, as the young guard worked on physical therapy with a medicine ball. It sounds like Russell is trending towards missing Friday's rematch with the Clippers, […]

Tyrese Haliburton Fills Up The Entire Box Score

In Wednesday's 112-99 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton made his presence felt all over the stat sheet. In a season-high 37 minutes, the 2020 first-round pick recorded another season-high with 20 points on 6-for-11 shooting with seven assists, four rebounds, four steals, two blocks, and one three-pointer. Encouragingly, Haliburton […]

Fred VanVleet Nets A Season-High 33 Points On Wednesday

Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet had a huge game in the team's 109-100 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. He shot 13-for-22 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw strike on the way to a season-high 33 points. He hit three three-pointers in the game and also added six assists, three rebounds, […]

Damian Lillard Nets 26 Points In Loss To Cavaliers

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard continued his early season shooting woes on Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He shot 10-for-27 from the field and 3-for-12 from three-point range in the game. He wound up with a game-high and a season-high 26 points, but it certainly took a lot of effort to get there. […]

Darius Garland Dishes Out 10 Assists On Wednesday

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland notched his third double-double of the young season in the team's victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. He scored 19 points and tallied 10 assists while also adding two rebounds and a steal. He was extremely efficient shooting the ball in the game as he went 6-for-9 […]

Dejounte Murray Gets Close To A Triple-Double

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray almost put together a triple-double in Wednesday's 109-108 loss to Dallas, racking up 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists with two steals, one block and three turnovers in 34 minutes. Murray shot 8-for-18 from the field with a 2-for-7 record from deep and went 5-for-6 with his […]

Luka Doncic Picks Up Fourth Double-Double Of The Year

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic notched 23 points on 10-for-25 shooting and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season in Wednesday's win over San Antonio. He fell three assists short of a triple-double and completed his night with two steals and four turnovers while shooting 3-for-12 from deep. Doncic's […]

Jalen Brunson Goes Off For 31 Points Versus Spurs

Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson produced a big 31-point performance in Wednesday's narrow 109-108 win over San Antonio, shooting 9-for-17 from the field and 12-for-15 at the charity stripe. He completed a double-double with 10 rebounds and delivered three assists with two steals and two turnovers in 36 minutes. Brunson, who was 1-for-4 from behind […]

Reggie Jackson Scores Season-High 29 Points With Seven Treys

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Reggie Jackson went berserk with a 7-for-9 effort from downtown on Wednesday and ended up picking up a season-high 29 points in a 126-115 win over the Timberwolves. He shot 11-for-18 overall from the field and added five rebounds to his line with eight assists, one steal and three turnovers […]

Trae Young Falls Shy Of A Triple-Double

In a 117-108 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Falcons guard Trae Young wasn't particularly efficient, but he did get his numbers. The up-and-coming star went 6-for-22 from the floor but added 21 points, 10 assists, nine rebounds and two three-pointers in 37 minutes. Despite missing the triple-double, it was still Young's fourth double-double of […]

Malcolm Brogdon Posts 17-8-7 Line In Return

Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon had a strong game in his return to action during the team's 111-98 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday. After missing three games with a tweaked hamstring, Brogdon scored 17 points to go along with eight rebounds, seven assists, and a block. The 29-year-old shot 6-for-12 from the […]

Phoenix Deems Cameron Payne Questionable For Thursday

Phoenix Suns point guard Cameron Payne (hamstring) has been listed as questionable to play in Thursday's contest against Houston due to a strained right hamstring. Payne has missed each of Phoenix's four previous games with the injury, allowing Elfrid Payton to snag a handful of minutes off the bench. Payne, a breakout sensation from the […]

Patrick Beverley Set To Play Against Clippers

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley (calf) is set to play and will start in Wednesday's game against the Clippers. Beverley looks set for a big role against his former team without D'Angelo Russell (ankle) in the lineup. The veteran guard is averaging 8.4 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.7 blocks per 36 minutes, meaning he could […]

Trae Young, Bogdan Bogdanovic Available Wednesday

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (knee) and Bogdan Bogdanovic (back), listed as probable, are available to play in Wednesday's game against the Nets. Young has been a little banged up to start the year, though it didn't affect him his last time out, as he dropped 26 points with six dimes while draining all 11 […]

Patrick Beverley Could Play Against Clippers

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley (calf) is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. He has been dealing with some left calf soreness, but was able to practice on Tuesday. There is a good chance that Beverley returns to the floor D'Angelo Russell (ankle) already ruled out. Beverley would likely be […]

Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Risers - Week 3

Welcome back to our second edition of Dynasty Risers for the 2020-21 season! In this weekly column, I will be highlighting four players whose dynasty stock has risen over the past week. It will include both young players breaking out and veterans who are fighting off father time and keeping their fantasy relevance alive. While […]

Mike Conley Nets 30 Points In Win Over Kings

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley had his best offensive game of the young season in Tuesday's win over the Sacramento Kings. He shot 11-for-19 from the field, including 6-for-9 from beyond the arc, on the way to a season-high 30 points. He also added three rebounds, two assists and a steal while turning the […]

Donovan Mitchell Scores Season-High 36 Points

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 36 points in the team's victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. He shot 14-for-30 from the field, including 5-for-12 from three-point range, and he also added eight rebounds, six assists and a steal. Through seven games this year, Mitchell's overall efficiency has been down from last […]

Luka Doncic Goes For 33 Points In Loss To Heat

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic scored a game-high 33 points in Tuesday's loss to the Miami Heat. He shot 10-for-24 from the field and 10-for-12 from the free throw strike in the game. He connected on three three-pointers and also had five assists, three rebounds and three turnovers. The Mavericks star is off to […]

Cade Cunningham Struggles With Shot Once Again

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham struggled mightily in Tuesday's 117-89 loss to Milwaukee. Cunningham scored just six points on 2-for-14 shooting, including 0 of 9 on his three-point attempts, adding three assists and two rebounds in 29 minutes. It was another abysmal shooting performance for the number-one overall pick, but there were still some positives […]

Russell Westbrook Records 27-9-7 Line Against Houston

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook came through with 27 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in Tuesday's 119-117 win over Houston. He added one steal and three turnovers to his line in 37 minutes, while going a decent 10-for-21 from the field but a horrible 0-for-4 from downtown. He made up for his […]

Chris Paul Moves Up To Third On All-Time Assists List

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul put on a playmaking clinic with 18 assists in Tuesday's win over New Orleans, adding 14 points on 6-for-8 shooting in 36 minutes on the court. He reached 10,346 career assists, passing both Mark Jackson and Steve Nash for the third spot on the all-time list. Paul also recorded […]

D'Angelo Russell Ruled Out For Wednesday

Minnesota Timberwolves guard D'Angelo Russell (ankle) won't play on Wednesday against the Clippers. Russell was limited to just 17 minutes after injuring his ankle Monday- and won't be healthy enough to suit up for the upcoming contest. Russell's absence should mean more ball-handling opportunities for Jordan McLaughlin and Malik Beasley- though much of the starting […]

Coby White Beginning To Take Contact

Chicago Bulls guard Coby White (shoulder) has begun taking contact during workouts, according to head coach Billy Donovan. He still has no timetable for a return from surgery to repair a torn left labrum. This is a step in the right direction, but it doesn't sound like White is anywhere close to ready. There should […]

Trae Young Scores 26 Points In Monday's Win

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young scored a game-high 26 points in the team's win over the Washington Wizards on Monday. He shot 7-for-16 from the field and was a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw strike. He hit one of his six three-point attempts and also added six rebounds, four assists and a steal […]

Cole Anthony Fills Up The Box Score In Victory

Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony enjoyed a standout performance in Monday's victory over the Timberwolves. Anthony dropped a season-high 31 points to help lead Orlando to a win, scoring 14 in the final period to put the game away. The North Carolina product was a model of efficiency, as evidenced by his 47.1/54.5/81.8 percent shooting […]

Ja Morant Produces Another Outstanding Performance

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant continued his fantastic start to the season with a 26-7-8 line in a 106-97 win over Denver on Monday, shooting 12-for-22 from the field and 1-for-3 from downtown. He added one steal and recorded four turnovers in 35 minutes. Morant was questionable for the contest with an elbow problem […]

Seth Curry Scores Game-High 23 Points

Philadelphia 76ers guard Seth Curry took on a bigger role in Monday's matchup versus Portland with Joel Embiid (rest) and Tobias Harris unavailable, shooting 10-for-17 from the field en route to a game-high 23 points in a 113-103 win. He was 3-for-10 with the three-ball and collected six rebounds with five assists and one turnover […]

Derrick White Records 13 Points, Seven Assists Versus Pacers

San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White finished Monday's blowout loss to Indiana with 13 points and seven assists, shooting 4-for-10 from the field and 3-for-5 from downtown. He didn't commit a single turnover in 27 minutes of action, but the starters had a miserable night and thus White ended up with an ugly minus-23 rating. […]