Jonas Valanciunas Makes The Most Of His Opportunities

Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas came off the bench and played well Monday night against the Charlotte Hornets. Valanciunas had 17 points hitting seven of eight his shots. Also in the game, Valanciunas had 10 boards with two blocks and two steals. This was the second game for Valanciunas shooting above 60 percent from the […]

Kyle Lowry Starts Off Strong

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry continued his efficient play on Monday night versus the Charlotte Hornets. In the first quarter, Lowry had eight points and totaled 16 points for the entire contest. Along with the scoring, Lowry had 14 assists and two steals. This was Lowry's second straight outing with at least 16 points […]

Kawhi Leonard Plays Well In Second Game For Toronto

Toronto Raptors small forward Kawhi Leonard had a solid all-around game against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. Leonard had 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting with four of those shots coming from downtown. Included in the scoring output Leonard had four rebounds, three assists, and two steals. So far this season Kawhi has averaged 26.5 […]

Omari Spellman Returns With An Impressive Game

Atlanta Hawks power forward Omari Spellman played very well off the bench Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Spellman scored 17 points going six for eight from the field with four of those made baskets coming from deep. This was Spellman's first game with extended playing time since he only played eight minutes in the team's […]

Alex Len Shines In Cleveland

Atlanta Hawks center Alex Len had his best game of the year so far versus the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. Len scored 16 points shooting 7-for-12 from the floor. Included with Len's efficient scoring he had 11 rebounds, four assists, and four blocks. This was far and away the best game for Len who […]

Kent Bazemore Plays Well Sunday Night

Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Kent Bazemore played well against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. Bazemore scored 23 points on seven of thirteen shooting, hitting half of his three-pointers. Also in the contest, Bazemore had five rebounds and four assists. So far this year Bazemore has shot fairly well going 50 percent from the field. […]

Taurean Prince Plays Poorly Offensively

Atlanta Hawks small forward Taurean Prince didn't have his best game versus the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday night. Prince scored 14 points shooting 5-for-16 from the field. Defensively, Prince performed better accumulating six boards, two steals, and a block. This was the worst game for Prince so far this season, in the two previous games, Prince […]

Trae Young Shines Sunday Night

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young had his best game so far in his young career Sunday versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. Young scored 35 points shooting 13-for-23 from the floor with six three-pointers. In the contest Young also had 11 assists to give him a double-double. This was the first game this season where Young […]

George Hill Plays Well Against Atlanta

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard George Hill had a very efficient outing Sunday night playing the Atlanta Hawks. Hill had 16 points shooting seven of nine from the floor and hit both three-point tries. In the contest Hill also had three assists as well. Hill has made the most of his limited opportunities averaging 11 points […]

Cedi Osman Struggles Sunday Night

Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Cedi Osman didn't have the best of performances Sunday night versus the Atlanta Hawks. Osman scored 12 points going 5-for-15 from the floor. In the game, Osman also had four assists and three boards. The unfortunate thing is Osman had five turnovers as well. Osman's poor shooting does seem to be […]

Tristan Thompson Plays Efficiently

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Tristan Thompson had an effective but uneventful outing Sunday night going up against the Atlanta Hawks. Thompson had 11 points on five of six shooting. Also in the contest, Thompson had nine rebounds with a steal and a block to go along with his scoring production. So far on the season, […]

Jordan Clarkson Continues To Score Off The Bench

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Jordan Clarkson shot well in a reserve role Sunday night versus the Atlanta Hawks. Clarkson scored 19 points going 7-for-12 from the field, hitting three of his five three-point attempts. Also in the outing Sunday, Clarkson had three rebounds and two assists. So far this season Clarkson seems to be a […]

Kevin Love Plays Well Sunday Night

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love had a solid performance Sunday night against the Atlanta Hawks. Love started the game off right getting eight of his 16 points in the first quarter. For the game Love got his points shooting 6-for-19 from the floor. Also in the contest Love collected 17 boards and dished out […]

Garrett Temple Shines On Friday Night For Memphis

Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Garrett Temple had an outstanding game Friday against the Atlanta Hawks. Temple had 30 points going 10-for-11 from the floor and five-for-six from three-point territory. Also in the contest Temple had four boards and two assists. Temple won't have this kind of success every game but he will be used consistently […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. Has A Solid Performance

Memphis Grizzlies power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. made the most of the playing time he got Friday against the Atlanta Hawks. Jackson Jr. had 24 points going eight for twelve from the field and six for nine from the charity stripe. Triple J also contributed seven boards, two assists, and two blocks in the outing […]

Mike Conley Performs Well Friday Night

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley had a solid game Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks. Conley scored 16 points shooting six for thirteen from the floor. Also in the outing, Friday Conley had 11 assists and four rebounds. Conley did all of this while playing just 25 minutes in the contest because of the […]

Marc Gasol Has A Quiet Night Friday

Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol didn't get a ton of chances to produce Friday night versus the Atlanta Hawks. Gasol scored just 13 points on four-of-seven shooting while also pitching in seven boards and five assists. The reasoning for Gasol's limited value for fantasy players Friday was the fact that the Grizzlies jumped on the […]

Kent Bazemore Struggles Friday Versus Grizzlies

Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Kent Bazemore's production was hampered Friday night with foul trouble versus the Memphis Grizzlies. Bazemore only scored three points on one-of-three shooting in the outing Friday night. In the contest, Bazemore also had eight boards and two steals. This low output looks to be more of an aberration than a trend […]

Jeremy Lin Doesn't Get Many Opportunities Friday Night

Atlanta Hawks point guard Jeremy Lin didn't get much run Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies. Lin scored just nine points Friday and also had two rebounds and two steals. This was the second straight game where Lin had less than 20 minutes of game action as the Hawks look to make rookie point guard Trae […]

Trae Young Continues To Struggle With Jumper

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young compiled a decent stat line Friday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. Young scored 20 points while also getting nine assists in the contest versus the Grizz. This was Young's second straight game shooting below 40 percent from the field as he hasn't found a rhythm yet with his jumper. […]

Taurean Prince's Strong First Quarter Buoys Friday's Stat Line

Atlanta Hawks small forward Taurean Prince had a solid game Friday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. Prince scored 15 of his 28 total points in the first quarter of the game Friday night. In the contest, Prince also had four boards, three assists, and three steals. In the outing, Prince did shoot well going 10 […]

DeAndre Bembry Benefits From Hawks Foul Trouble

Atlanta Hawks small forward Deandre Bembry made the most of his opportunity Friday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. In the game Hawks small forward Taurean Prince and shooting guard Kent Bazemore had run into foul trouble in the second and third quarters and Bembry scored nine of his 12 points during that time. For the […]

How To Find Value In Fantasy Basketball Auction Drafts

Often I've been asked by fantasy players if they've gotten a good value for a certain player in an auction draft, but without the person giving me an entire breakdown of their draft, I have to give my decision on if I like the pick based off of the player's perceived value. Writers often look […]

Knicks Make Mitchell Robinson The 36th Selection

The New York Knicks selected Mitchell Robinson with the 36th overall pick Thursday night in the NBA Draft. Robinson is an unbelievable athlete. He is also a great rebounder and shot blocker. Robinson is also very raw, considering he missed last year with a school issue, and is also only 20 years old. The intriguing […]

Magic Choose Melvin Frazier With 35th Pick

The Orlando Magic made Melvin Frazier the 35th pick overall Thursday night in the 2018 NBA Draft. Without knowing what current starting small forward Aaron Gordon decides to do, it is hard to know what to say. Frazier is an athletic defender that is a good spot-up shooter that averaged 15.9 points, 5.6 boards and […]

Charlotte Acquires 34th Selection Devonte' Graham

The Charlotte Hornets received Kansas point guard Devonte’ Graham in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks. Graham played well last season with Kansas, averaging 17.3 points, 7.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game. In addition to the statistical production, Graham also received Big 12 Player of the Year honors. With the Hornets currently only having […]

Mavericks Take Jalen Brunson With 33rd Pick

The Dallas Mavericks drafted Villanova point guard Jalen Brunson with the 33rd overall selection in the draft. Brunson was the NCAA Player of the Year last year. He averaged 18.9 points and 4.6 assists per contest while shooting 52 percent from the field. The Mavericks will have Brunson compete for backup point guard duties with […]

Grizzlies Take Jevon Carter With The 32nd Selection

The Memphis Grizzlies selected West Virginia point guard Jevon Carter with the 32nd overall pick. Carter last year averaged 17.3 points, 6.6 assists and three steals per game for West Virginia. The Grizzlies will probably use Carter as the backup point guard over Andrew Harrison, who struggled defensively, which is where Carter shines. Fantasy players […]

Phoenix Selects Elie Okobo With The 31st Pick

The Phoenix Suns selected point guard Elie Okobo with the 31st pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Okobo is a solid shooter with good handles from France. In the 2017-2018 season, he played for Pau-Lacq-Orthez in Europe, where he averaged 12.9 points and 4.8 assists per contest. There is a strong likelihood that he will […]

Washington Picks Issuf Sanon 44th Overall

The Washington Wizards selected point guard Issuf Sanon with the 44th overall selection. Sanon is an athletic player from Ukraine playing in Europe currently. Last year, Sanon had flashes but averaged just six points and 2.5 assists per game for Union Olimpija. With the Wizards current roster construction, Sanon probably won't be playing in the […]