1:31 AM ET OAKLAND — Dwyane Wade knows something about assembling a super team, and the Miami Heat great believes the addition of DeMarcus Cousins makes the Golden State Warriors‘ All-Star starting five perhaps the best the NBA has ever seen. “That is as good as it gets in our game with any team ever
Tips on how to set your DraftKings lineups for Sunday’s NBA games. Sunday’s DraftKings slate: 6 p.m. ET: Phoenix at Sacramento7:30 p.m. ET: Orlando at Atlanta8:30 p.m. ET: Miami at Golden State My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following slides in FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks. Each day in order to offer
The Memphis Grizzlies tried to compete with Marc Gasol and Mike Conley, but their core just isn’t holding up well enough out West. The Memphis Grizzlies started the 2018-19 NBA season off scorching hot, winning 12 of their first 17 games and seeming like one of the stronger teams in the entire NBA. Things quickly
The Raptors are taking a risk on an aging Marc Gasol, but they have to shoot their shot now, or risk losing everything. Pause for a second on the Marc Gasol trade and put yourself in Masai Ujiri’s shoes. The Raptors are probably either the best or second best team in the East. Their LeBron
8:24 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers made almost 58 percent of their shots in Sunday’s 143-120 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, but the most discussed shot after the game was one that didn’t go in. That would be the 3-pointer Ben Simmons took less than a minute into the third
The whirlwind that was the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline is officially over and done with. It’s safe to say there was no shortage of excitement, as a 48-hour period of madness brought us a plethora of player movement up to the three o’clock hour Thursday afternoon. If you don’t believe us, go see for yourself.
The third-year center has gotten very little opportunity with the Los Angeles Lakers, but Ivica Zubac is a name worth learning. Ever since the Anthony Davis Doomsday Clock got so close to midnight, there’s been incessant whispering about how the Los Angeles Lakers would attempt to pry Davis away from the New Orleans Pelicans with
The Los Angeles Lakers are tenth in the West and two games out of eighth. Could a LeBron James team really miss the playoffs? The three most important games left this season for the Los Angeles Lakers are not what one would have expected going into the season. With 29 games to go in the
8:31 AM ET If Friday’s win over the Denver Nuggets is any indication, this new version of the Philadelphia 76ers might spell trouble for the rest of the Eastern Conference. Coach Brett Brown wasted no time implementing new forward Tobias Harris and showing the NBA the potential of his loaded starting lineup, dubbed the Phantastic
The best high salary and value picks for DraftKings fantasy basketball on Saturday, Feb. 9. Saturday’s DraftKings slate: 7 p.m. ET: Cleveland at Indiana7:30 p.m. ET: Charlotte at Atlanta, Toronto at New York8 p.m. ET: LA Clippers at Boston, Washington at Chicago, New Orleans vs Memphis8:30 p.m. ET: Oklahoma City at Houston9 p.m. ET: Orlando
Entering this season, the Clippers’ roster didn’t include a single player who had been with the team for more than two years. The roster also didn’t include a single All-Star, and after not landing a blockbuster free agent and facing one of the hardest schedules in the league, it would’ve been reasonable for the Clippers
The LA Clippers have put themselves in position to build a new big three and become a contender in the Western Conference. Don’t tell Jerry West and Elton Brand that the trade deadline is typically meant for small tweaks ahead of a playoff run. For the LA Clipper and Philadelphia 76ers, it provided an opportunity
11:35 PM ET All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving left the Celtics‘ game Saturday night against the LA Clippers in Boston with a right knee sprain and did not return. The Celtics were in control of the game when Irving hurt the knee with about five minutes left in the second quarter while attempting to defend
With a loaded starting lineup ready for a playoff run, the 76ers have now added some needed bench depth by acquiring James Ennis at the trade deadline. The Philadelphia 76ers have seemingly been the most active team at the NBA trade deadline thus far. Early on Wednesday morning, Philadelphia bolstered its already stacked lineup by
On Thursday, the NBA’s trade deadline hit all zeroes — along with plenty of fireworks — and now buyout season is right around the corner. But as franchises continue bolstering their roster ahead of the postseason (or lottery-bound future efforts), another deadline passed recently without much fanfare. Last month, the deadline to sign players to
When Victor Oladipo collapsed to the floor — succumbing to the toll of a ruptured quad tendon — against the Raptors two weeks ago, it cast Indiana’s entire season into uncertainty. The Pacers were 32-15, the third-best mark in the Eastern Conference, with a chance to bolster their roster ahead of the trade deadline and
Since Monday, Nik Stauskas and Wade Baldwin have bounced around the league, now winding up with the Indiana Pacers just before the trade deadline. With the NBA trade deadline approaching fast, trades are beginning to heat up. Tobias Harris and Nikola Mirotic have already been dealt, and basketball fans are still waiting on the edge
1:20 PM ET Chandler Parsons will rejoin the Memphis Grizzlies and be inserted into the rotation following the All-Star break after the franchise failed to find a suitable deal to move the forward by the trade deadline. “I’ve been eager to get back on the court since I was cleared to play on Dec. 21,”
Because we are a competitive species, everything gets ranked and graded in perpetuity. There is no “just being,” things need comparison against each other — especially in basketball. As such, the NBA trade deadline comes with winners and losers. Parsing out which teams won and lost with their moves at the trade deadline comes with
After a 16-game absence due to injury, Chris Paul is making his return to the Houston Rockets to provide some much-needed help for James Harden. As much fun as it can be to watch James Harden essentially perform as a one-man basketball team, it hasn’t been good for the Houston Rockets. They are lucky enough
Even with increased 3-point shooting leaguewide, the Houston Rockets have continued to stand out for their frequent attacks behind the arc. For the second consecutive season, they have taken roughly half of their field goal attempts from downtown, outpacing their closest competitor (the Milwaukee Bucks) by about 10 percentage points and exceeding the NBA average
1:47 AM ET PHOENIX — For the second straight season, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James used the first pick in the All-Star draft to select Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant for his team. For the second straight year, Durant wasn’t surprised at all. “What else is he supposed to do?” Durant said after
After going all in with last week’s Kristaps Porzingis trade, the New York Knicks top the lottery in our latest 2019 NBA Mock Draft. As always, projected standings are based upon FiveThirtyEight’s CARM-Elo rankings. This version of the mock uses projections as of Feb. 3, with Atlanta separating itself from the pack and leaving four
Remember when the consensus with the NBA Trade Deadline was that it was going to be pretty boring with more buyers than sellers? Those were some good times, because a lot has changed since then. Suddenly, the Grizzlies decided to end their golden age of basketball, Kristaps Porzingis and the Knicks divorced and rumors are swirling
OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 17: Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors looks on against the Memphis Grizzlies during an NBA game at ORACLE Arena on December 17, 2018 in Oakland, California. The basket gave Curry 15,000 points for his career. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or
If you asked me to, off the top of my head, name the top 3 scariest sights for an NBA defender, it would probably go something like this: Steph Curry sprinting to the corner following an offensive rebound James Harden rhythmically dribbling and rearing back at the top of the arc LeBron James cocking back
9:59 PM ET Michael C. Wright NEW ORLEANS — All-Star Anthony Davis, making his return to the Pelicans’ lineup after nine games with a finger injury, was featured prominently on the scoreboard in the middle of the team picture when the Pelicans first came out of the tunnel Friday night. Last week, following his trade
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The 2019 NBA Trade Deadline has passed, but that doesn’t mean teams are done adding to their roster as some key buyout candidates become available. Everyone gets into a frenzy over the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline, and that was undoubtedly the case in 2019. With rumors swirling regarding a superstar like Anthony Davis, other big
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