Wesley Matthews is Probable on Tuesday

Dallas Mavericks guard/forward Wesley Matthews (back) is probable for Tuesday's game against the Sacramento Kings. He missed Sunday's game versus the Houston Rockets, but is expected back in action on Tuesday. Dirk Nowitzki (ankle) and J.J. Barea (rest) are expected to return to the rotation on Tuesday as well. Matthews is worth owning, but his […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (2/13/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

This Tuesday slate is an ugly one with point guard and power forward standing out as particularly ugly positions to fill. The status of key Oklahoma City players Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook will go a long way to clearing this slate up a bit, as Raymond Felton, Patrick Patterson, and Alex Abrines could potentially […]

Week 18/19 Fantasy Basketball - Waiver Wire and Buy/Sell (All-Star Edition)

All-Star weekend is just around the corner, and it's an exciting for all NBA fans as we approach the weekend. In case you didn't know, this year's All-Star game will feature a different format, in which the captains (LeBron James & Stephen Curry) has selected members to be on their teams. It also gives some […]

Doug McDermott Finishes With Eight Points in the Start

Dallas Mavericks small forward Doug McDermott got the start on Sunday against Houston with Dirk Nowitzki (ankle), Wesley Matthews (back) and J.J. Barea (rest) all out, but he failed to impress, scoring only eight points in 34 minutes. McDermott shot 2-for-6 from downtown and 3-for-9 overall. He added four assists and three rebounds to his […]

Harrison Barnes Underperforms on Sunday

Dallas Mavericks small forward Harrison Barnes had a disappointing outing on Sunday against the Houston Rockets, finishing with only 11 points in 31 minutes. After dropping 21 points in 27 minutes on the Lakers, Barnes shot 4-for-15 from the field and missed four of his five attempts from downtown. Barnes, who missed a couple of […]

Dennis Smith Jr. Posts New Career-High in Assists

Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. recorded a double-double on Sunday against Houston with 16 points and a new career-high 11 assists. Smith had 10 assists in his NBA debut back in October, but he's averaged just five dimes during his rookie season, so it was great to see the ball movement by him. Maybe […]

Dwight Powell Records Double-Double on Sunday

Dallas Mavericks forward/center Dwight Powell picked up his second double-double of the season in Sunday's loss to Houston, scoring 18 points on 6-for-12 shooting in addition to grabbing 12 rebounds. Powell also sank all six of his attempts from the charity stripe and he also had one block in 29 minutes of action. He now […]

Yogi Ferrell Leads Dallas in Scoring Against Houston

Dallas Mavericks guard Yogi Ferrell made his 17th start of the season on Sunday with multiple players out, and had a really good game, leading the team in scoring with 20 points. He shot 7-for-14 from the field and made half of his eight triple attempts, while adding five rebounds and three steals to his […]

J.J. Barea Ruled Out Sunday

Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea (rest) will not play against the Houston Rockets on Sunday. It is the second game of a back-to-back set, so it is not surprising to see the Mavs resting Barea. The Mavs are sitting in 13th in the West, so we could see Dallas rest more of their veterans as […]

Wesley Matthews Ruled Out Against Rockets

Dallas Mavericks guard Wesley Matthews (back) won't play on Sunday against Houston. Matthews scored 13 points for Dallas in Saturday's win over the Lakers, but the team is playing it safe and not bringing him down to Houston for Sunday's divisional matchup. With J.J. Barea (rest) also inactive, expect Dennis Smith Jr. to play big […]

Dirk Nowitzki Won't Play On Sunday

Dallas Mavericks power forward/center Dirk Nowitzki (ankle) won't play against the Rockets on Sunday. It will be the first game he's missed this season. On Saturday night, Nowitzki led the Mavericks with 22 points in a win over the Lakers, so this may just be a precautionary issue with Dallas having to play in Houston […]

Dwight Powell Has Another Strong Outing Off Bench On Saturday

Dallas Mavericks power forward Dwight Powell scored 19 points for Dallas in their 130-123 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. He made eight of his 12 shot attempts and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds to go along with an assist and two steals. With Dirk Nowitzki (ankle) out on Sunday against Houston, […]

Harrison Barnes Has Highly Efficient Night Against Lakers

Dallas Mavericks small forward Harrison Barnes helped lead the Mavericks to a 130-123 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, scoring 21 points on just nine shots -- Barnes made six of them and also went 7-for-7 from the free throw line. Barnes grabbed six rebounds and had a pair of assists as well. […]

Dennis Smith Jr. Has Productive Outing Against Lakers

Dallas Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr. scored 14 points on 5-for-12 shooting in Friday's win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The rookie also added five rebounds, six assists and a pair of steals. Dallas takes on Houston on Sunday and will be without two guards in their rotation, as Wesley Matthews (back) and J.J. Barea […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (2/10/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

There are seven games on the slate tonight and most of them are enticing matchups. OUtside of the Mavericks-Lakers and Warrior-Spurs, there are no real "landmine" games that are sure to be low scoring. The Bulls-Wizards is full of value, but there is no gaurantee on who will be the most productive player. The Bulls […]

Harrison Barnes is Probable on Saturday

Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes (ankle) is probable for Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Barnes has missed the last two games due to an ankle issue. He is on track to return on Saturday and should be locked into all fantasy lineups. Barnes is averaging 18.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists in […]

Making Sense Of The Trade Deadline - Part 2

Last week we took a look at a few of the early deadline deals.  Now we'll take a look at the last minute deals that took place in the lead up to the NBA trade deadline. This year's busy trade deadline saw a flurry of moves. We'll only be looking at the moves that are […]

Devin Harris Ruled Out Friday

Denver Nuggets guard Devin Harris has been ruled out of Friday's game against the Houston Rockets. The Nuggets acquired Harris at the deadline, but he won't be ready to play on Friday. Harris will reportedly meet the team in Phoenix for Saturday's contest versus the Suns. When he does eventually suit up, Harris will play […]

Wesley Matthews Scores 17 Points on Thursday

Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Wesley Matthews had a rough night from downtown on Thursday against the Warriors, making only two of his nine triples, but he still finished with 17 points. Matthews, who also had a couple of steals, shot 7-for-17 overall in the first game following the trade deadline. Dallas was reportedly shopping Matthews […]

Dwight Powell Continues Impressive Run as a Starter

Dallas Mavericks forward/center Dwight Powell had another good night as a starter on Thursday, logging 31 minutes and finishing with 18 points. Powell, who's started four straight games, shot 7-for-9 and made all four free throws. He picked up a couple of steals as well in the 121-103 loss. Powell has averaged 29.8 minutes as […]

Dirk Nowitzki Posts Double-Double in Dallas Loss

Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki posted his fourth double-double of the season in Thursday's loss to the Warriors, getting 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting and grabbing 11 rebounds. Two of the four double-doubles have come in the last four games. Nowitzki also had two blocks and recorded a season-high five steals in 28 minutes. […]

J.J. Barea Drops Eight Dimes in a Start

Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea started instead of Harrison Barnes (ankle) on Thursday against Golden State, playing 28 minutes and finishing with six points and eight assists. Barea went 2-for-9 from the floor and missed all five treys. The 33-year-old sharpshooter is having trouble finding the net after returning from injury, shooting with just 27.6 […]

Dennis Smith Jr. Leads Dallas in Scoring on Thursday

Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. has had some really inefficient shooting nights lately, but with his high usage rate (28.8 percent), he's still getting the job done in terms of scoring. He had 22 points in Thursday's loss to the Warriors, shooting 8-for-18 from the field. However, he did have a good day […]

NBA Waiver Wire Rankings - Trade Deadline Edition

Welcome to our post trade deadline waiver wire rankings for all of you fantasy basketball owners. There's always an opportunity on the waiver wire for your fantasy basketball teams. Consider this your weekly quick-hit list of 8-to-10 players to consider off the waiver wire. Keep an eye out for more in-depth waiver wire analysis and columns […]

Devin Harris Heading to Denver

Guard Devin Harris has been traded to the Denver Nuggets in a three-team trade. Doug McDermott heads to the Mavs while Emmanuel Mudiay joins the Knicks. Harris is a quality veteran guard but won't offer much to the Nuggets roster. Jamal Murray, Gary Harris and Will Barton are all healthy and above Harris on the […]

Doug McDermott Traded To Dallas

The Dallas Mavericks have acquired small forward Doug McDermott from the New York Knicks in a trade that sends Devin Harris to the Nuggets. McDermott will likely back up Harrison Barnes and Dirk Nowitzki as a small forward and stretch power forward. There's potential for McDermott to perform well on a struggling Mavericks team, but he […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (2/8/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Only six games tonight so we'll get right into it. Tonight's specimen of games is arguably one of the better slates this week. Last night was a bit of a dud for most players, and most of the teams playing tonight are high-scoring teams that sacrifice defense for pace, exactly what every DFS player wants. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/8/18): NBA DFS Lineups

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We were rudely reminded what it's like to play MLB DFS last night thanks to the strange postponement of the Pacers and Pelicans game. I'll echo what all of Twitter was saying, which was that if you faded the postponed game, you are bad at NBA DFS. It was one of, if […]

Harrison Barnes is Questionable for Thursday

Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes (ankle) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Golden State Warriors. Barnes was able to practice on Wednesday, which is an encouraging sign regarding his status for Thursday. Owners will likely have to wait until Thursday for another update, but if Barnes returns, Dwight Powell will move back […]

Buy, Sell, or Hold: Lou Williams and Eric Bledsoe?

Picking the right moments to buy, hold or sell your fantasy players can prove to be the difference come the end of a fantasy season. If you managed to sell your guy who was on fire just before he went cold again and get someone back who was slumping at the time, but is now […]