Eric Gordon Tweaks Foot Against The Spurs

Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon suffered a minor foot injury against the San Antonio Spurs in their preseason matchup. Gordon notched five points with three rebounds and three assists before jamming his foot and not returning to action. Mike D'Antoni mentioned that the sniper could have played through it but with it being just […]

Clint Capela Expected to Practice on Saturday

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela (foot) says he feels better and is expected to practice on Saturday. Capela is dealing with foot soreness, but hopes to play on Sunday. The Rockets have been cautious with Capela, but it does not sound like this injury is serious. He is worth looking at in the third or […]

James Harden Dishes 10 Assists Against Pacers

Houston Rockets guard James Harden had no trouble finding his teammates in Thursday night's preseason game against the Indiana Pacers. Harden recorded 10 assists to go along with 17 points on 5-for-14 shooting in 30 minutes. Harden struggled from outside in this one, going 3-for-9 from three-point range, but he does enough elsewhere that his […]

Michael Carter-Williams Scores 19 Points

Houston Rockets point guard Michael Carter-Williams became very familiar with the free throw line in Houston's preseason victory over the Grizzlies, going 9-for-11 from the line and 5-for-6 from the field for 19 points. He added three rebounds and a pair of assists as well. Carter-Williams starts this season as Houston's fourth guard, but it's […]

Chris Paul Off To Strong Start In Preseason

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul opened the preseason with a strong performance, putting up 22 points on 6-for-12 shooting in Tuesday's win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Paul dished out a team-high nine assists and swiped away five steals in the victory. If healthy, Chris Paul is a top-20 fantasy option this season, but the […]

Carmelo Anthony Plays Well In Preseason Opener

Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony's time in Houston got off to a solid start in the team's preseason victory over Memphis on Tuesday, with Anthony scoring 13 points on 4-for-8 shooting while also adding four rebounds and a pair of steals. Anthony finished third among Houston's starters in usage percentage in 23 minutes. Anthony is […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: Blocks Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of rebounds. Punt blocks is a hard strategy to play, and one that tends to play better in stronger leagues, as weaker […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: Steals Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Last Updated 10/11 12:07 PM. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of rebounds. Punt steals is another fairly hard strategy to draft, and is a strategy reserved for […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: Assists Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Last updated 10/11 12:07 PM. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of rebounds. Punt Assists is probably the second most played punt strategy after punt FT%, as it's […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: Rebounds Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of rebounds. Rebounds is one of the hardest punt strategies to execute correctly, as your contrary stats (FG%, BLK) are so correlated […]

Carmelo Anthony Open To Bench Role

Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony stated that he was only interested in helping the team "win a championship" when asked about the possibility of coming off the bench this upcoming season. Anthony, who signed on with Houston this past offseason, is coming off arguably the worst season of his career, averaging just 16.2 points as […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: FT% Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Updated 10/11 12:11 PM. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of free throw percentage.   Introduction Punt FT% was the first punt strategy to really go mainstream, as […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: Points Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of free throw percentage. I mentioned in my preview piece that punt points is probably the easiest punt strategy to have success […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: FG% Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of field goal percentage. Punt FG% is definitely one of my favorite strategies, one that I have been all too happy to […]

NBA Punt Guide: First Rounders - Viewing The Game's Elite From A Punt Perspective

With the 2018-2019 season approaching, we're ready to start rolling out NBA preview content for you guys, our readers. I believe that H2H Fantasy Basketball is right up there with Roto Baseball as the most skill-testing fantasy format and punting strategies are a huge reason why - they are simple to learn, hard to master, […]

Free Throws Mean Free Wins: NBA Picks Who Draw Contact

Basketball is built on the basics. Fundamentals make a player and great fundamentals make a great player. There is nothing more fundamental than free throws. It may not be the most exciting thing for fans to watch, especially coming from the past decade which included debacles like three-point flopping or Hack-a-Shaq. It does slow down […]

NBA Punt Guide: The Degree of Difficulty of the Punt Strategies

With the 2018-2019 season approaching, we're ready to start rolling out NBA preview content for you guys, our readers. I believe that H2H Fantasy Basketball is right up there with Roto Baseball as the most skill-testing fantasy format and punting strategies are a huge reason why - they are simple to learn, hard to master, […]

Suns Acquire Ryan Anderson And De'Anthony Melton

The Phoenix Suns have acquired power forward Ryan Anderson and guard De'Anthony Melton in a trade with the Houston Rockets. Phoenix sends Marquese Chriss and Brandon Knight to Houston. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Suns could start Anderson at the four, providing the starting unit with strong spacing to help out the team's offense […]

Rockets Trade For Brandon Knight And Marquese Chriss

The Houston Rockets have acquired guard Brandon Knight and power forward/center Marquese Chriss from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for power forward Ryan Anderson and guard De'Anthony Melton. Knight will likely fill the role of the fourth guard for the Rockets if healthy and is coming off a season in which he averaged 11 points […]

Fantasy Basketball Auction Draft Strategy: Stars and Scrubs

Perhaps more than any other professional league in the world, the NBA is based around superstars. These are players you know are going to show up each and every night and produce solid all-around games. That holds even truer for fantasy basketball.  There is no need to look any further than the final per game […]

Fantasy Basketball Mock Drafts: Practice or Pointless?

The first team is on the clock. The draft has begun. You're picking 2nd overall, wondering if you'll land Anthony Davis or James Harden. Then the first selection is made: Cedi Osman, CLE - SF/PF. The owner proudly announces "if he's good enough to work out LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Kawhi Leonard, he's good […]

Turnovers in Fantasy Basketball: Are You Building for 8 or 9 Categories?

Whether you're new to this wonderful world of Fantasy NBA or already a veteran with several championships under your belt, you're almost guaranteed to have heard of or played in a 9-cat league. Whether it's Roto, Points or my personal favorite - Head-to-head; nine-category leagues are the most common and kind of the standard for […]

Fantasy Basketball Draft Theory: Injured vs "Injury-Prone"

Right up through the end of the 2017-18 NBA draft season, fantasy owners were regularly taking Kawhi Leonard with a top 10 pick despite no assurances of when he'd return to the Spurs (his average ADP across ESPN, Yahoo, and CBS finished at 9.7, per FantasyPros). The thought process was that he had top 5 […]

Carmelo Anthony Signs With Rockets

Forward Carmelo Anthony has signed a one-year, $2.4 million dollar contract with the Houston Rockets. The veteran was recently dealt from OKC to Atlanta, receiving a buyout from the Hawks. Though his role with the team is unknown at this point, he will likely compete for a spot in the starting unit with forwards PJ […]

Clint Capela Staying In Houston

The Houston Rockets and center Clint Capela have reached a $90 million agreement that will keep him with the team for the next five seasons. Capela saw a significant increase in production in 2018, averaging 13.9 points, 10.8 boards and 1.9 blocks over 27.5 minutes per contest. That trend will likely continue as he enters […]

Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers after Summer League

The 2018 Summer League has come and gone. With every game being available to stream this year, exposure to Summer League was at all-time high. You couldn't get on Twitter without seeing a ton of highlights and analysis. That's great -- more people talking about basketball is a great thing, even if that basketball isn't […]

Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Rookie Rankings

With Summer League winding down, it's time to start thinking about how we rank this year's rookie class for the purposes of our fantasy basketball dynasty leagues. We've gotten to see most of these players on a basketball court and even though they haven't necessarily all played great because #ITISSUMMERLEAGUE, we do have enough information […]

NBA Free Agency: Trevor Ariza to the Suns

Free agency started on Sunday, but now that LeBron James is officially a Laker, let the madhouse OFFICIALLY begin. While there are still MULTIPLE free agents still weighing their offers, trades being tweaked and contracts being restructured, one of the more surprising early acquisitions revolved around Trevor Ariza and the Phoenix Suns. The veteran put […]

Gerald Green Will Re-Sign With Houston

Houston Rockets shooting guard Gerald Green has agreed to a $2.4 million deal to remain in Houston for one more year. Green will be returning to his hometown team for another year after fitting in nicely with the second unit during the 2017-2018 season. Green was able to find some fantasy relevance last season, scoring […]

NBA Free Agency Instant Reaction - Day One

Wow. Free Agency 2018 certainly has started out with a bang. No dragged out decisions or meetings in the Hamptons as we get announcements from the 2 biggest names right away. Let's take a quick look at what this means from a fantasy perspective. LeBron James agrees to 4-year $153m deal with the Los Angeles […]