LeBron James Contributes Across The Board In Win Over Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, as usual, impacted the game in a variety of ways. He finished with 29 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds in 35 minutes against the Celtics on Sunday. James saw nine of his 19 field-goal tries find the bottom of the net, and he was able to knock down […]

Anthony Davis Posts Double-Double Against Boston

Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis led the way for his squad en route to a 114-112 victory over the Celtics. In a team-high 39 minutes, he collected 32 points on 3-for-5 shooting from deep along with 13 rebounds and two blocks. But, it was quite an inefficient outing for him overall. Davis turned the […]

Kyle Kuzma Provides Scoring Off The Bench Against Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma only scored 11 points total in the two games before the meeting with the Celtics. However, he found his groove on Sunday. Kuzma scored 16 points on 6-for-13 accuracy from the field and grabbed four rebounds in 27 minutes off the pine. He played the second-most minutes out of […]

Kyle Kuzma Held To Eight Points On Friday

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma continued his lackluster February on Friday night in a 117-105 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. In 23 minutes, Kuzma was only able to produce eight points on 4-for-13 shooting, along with four rebounds and three assists. Alex Caruso and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope were more effective with their bench minutes on […]

Anthony Davis Tallies Fifth Double-Double In A Row

In Friday's 117-105 win over the playoff-contending Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis picked up the second half of the season right where he left off the first with a dominating double-double performance. He did pick up a knock in the first quarter but was able to return in the second quarter and […]

LeBron James Makes A Season-High 11 Free Throws

Playing in his first game since the All-Star break, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James came out firing on all cylinders to kick off the second half of the season. In a 117-105 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, James had 32 points on 10-for-17 shooting, seven assists, three rebounds, and two blocks […]

DeMarcus Cousins Set To Be Waived By Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are planning to release center DeMarcus Cousins in order to make room for free-agent forward Markieff Morris, who had his contract bought out by Detroit on Friday. Cousins did not appear in a game with the Lakers after sustaining a torn ACL during pre-season workouts. Having inked a one-year deal during […]

Markieff Morris On Track To Sign With Lakers

Small/power forward Markieff Morris wasn’t a free agent for long following a contract buyout from the Detroit Pistons on Friday. While brother Marcus was dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers at the Trade Deadline, Markieff plans to sign with the Lakers. Morris is likely to slot into a reserve forward role, forcing Kyle Kuzma into […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (2/21/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Welcome back, NBA fans and DFS addicts to another installment of my favorite FanDuel plays for tonight's 9-game NBA slate. After an entire week off for the All-Star Break, it was great to be able to make some lineups yesterday and last night's 6-game slate was just an appetizer for tonight's 9-gamer. There are three […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/20/20): NBA DFS Lineups

The time has arrived!  The NBA is back from the All-Star break as teams return refreshed to finish the season.  All-Star weekend was awesome this year.  My favorite moment of the weekend was watching both teams ramp up the intensity, and play as hard as I have seen in recent memory during the fourth quarter.  LeBron […]

Three Players To Trade For During the All-Star Break

Finally, we have reached the All-Star break and with it mid-point of the NBA season! You're right. That's a lie. The All-Star Game is not held at the point when we've watched 50% of the season, but rather two-thirds of it. Every team has played more than 50 games now (between 53 and 57, precisely) […]

Three Players To Trade Away During the All-Star Break

Finally, we have reached the All-Star break and with it mid-point of the NBA season! You're right. That's a lie. The All-Star is not held at the point when we've watched 50% of the season, but rather two-thirds of it. Every team has played more than 50 games now (between 53 and 57, precisely) and […]

Trevor Ariza (SG/SF, POR): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 26% of leagues ANALYSIS: Did you know Ariza was still an NBA player when the season started and up to his trade to Portland? Chances are you didn't if you were not a very very hardcore NBA fan. Even in a talent-barred team such as Sacramento and […]

Anthony Davis Hits Game-Winning Free Throw on Sunday

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis was able to lead Team LeBron to a narrow 157-155 win during Sunday's All-Star Game in Chicago. The NBA used a new format this season that will likely be incorporated going forward. There was a target score set at the start of the fourth quarter, and the first time […]

DeMarcus Cousins Could Return This Season

Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins (knee) is currently rehabbing his torn left ACL, but believes he can get back on the court again this season. He hurt his knee during an offseason workout, which was later determined to be an torn ACL. However, head coach Frank Vogel hasn't ruled out the possibility of Cousins […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for February 16th (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Premium Research & DFS Lineup Picks DFS Cheat Sheet No Cheat Sheet...   Game of the Day Team LeBron vs Team Giannis  This game happened last season, and I'm going to play as if we'll see similar results (in terms of rotation) as […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for February 14th (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Premium Research & DFS Lineup Picks DFS Cheat Sheet No Cheat Sheet...   Game of the Day Team World vs Team USA Generally, this game features little defense, a lot of scoring, and similar minutes throughout. Often times a few players take over […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for February 12th (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard, including our brand new DFS Matchup Ratings with daily player projections.   Premium Research & DFS Lineup Picks DFS Cheat Sheet   Game of the Day Portland Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies The Portland Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies rank 11th and fourth in the NBA […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for Wednesday (2/12/20) - Monkey Knife Fight

It’s a busy night in the NBA, with 11 games on the schedule, which means lots of props to play on Monkey Knife Fight. The Dallas Mavericks are expected to have Luka Doncic back in the lineup after missing seven games with an ankle injury. While there are some other competitive games on the schedule, […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for Wednesday (2/12/19) - Monkey Knife Fight

With only two days left before the All-Star Break, players will be looking to make the most of their last game before the return to regular season action on February 20th. To give you an idea of how the night will go, look to target the Kings defense and Luka Doncic, the Denver defense who should […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (2/11/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Welcome to NBA Tuesday night. We have just five games on the board with a ton of different options to pay up for. We're looking at Brandon Ingram being questionable and a ton of other injuries to pay attention to. While it may not be the biggest slate we've seen, there seems to be more […]

Anthony Davis Rattles Off 25-Point Double-Double In Win

Los Angeles Lakers power forward/center Anthony Davis recorded his third consecutive double-double during Monday’s victory over the Phoenix Suns. Davis faced little resistance from a Phoenix frontcourt that was without both Deandre Ayton (ankle) and Aron Baynes (hip), collecting 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists across 31 minutes. Davis has now reeled off at […]

Dwight Howard Posts Seventh Double-Double Of Season

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard took advantage of the Phoenix Suns’ lack of depth in the frontcourt Monday, shooting a perfect 6-for-6 from the field en route to a 14-point, 15-rebound double-double. After playing 17 minutes combined in his two prior outings, Howard thrived across his 25 minutes against Phoenix, tying his second-highest rebounding […]

Rajon Rondo Drops Season-High 23 Points Off Bench

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo ramped up his offensive aggressiveness during Monday’s victory over the Phoenix Suns, logging a season-best 23 points on 9-for-15 shooting, tying for his second-most shots from the field in a single outing all year. In addition to the scoring, he also piled up six assists and four rebounds, […]

FanDuel NBA Lineup Picks (2/10/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We have nine games scheduled on Monday night as we had toward All-Star weekend. With recent trades making things a bit more chaotic and unpredictable in terms of minutes distribution and on-court activity, I will try to help you navigate through this mess. We have some big names who are in danger of not playing […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for February 10th (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard, including our brand new DFS Matchup Ratings with daily player projections.   Premium Research & DFS Lineup Picks DFS Cheat Sheet   Game of the Day Minnesota Timberwolves at Toronto Raptors The new look Wolves finally found the win column on Saturday and now […]

NBA Weekly Streamers for the All-Star Double Week 17+18 (Feb 10 - Feb 23)

With the fantasy playoffs drawing near, it's making less and less sense in waiting for that guy who "could blow up at any minute". He keeps putting up duds and we keep putting up with him since he's got potential. But even if he doesn't reach it by like tomorrow, it could already be too […]

Deep Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds (Week 17/18)

This is going to be a very short week for standard fantasy leagues, but luckily every team is going to play at least once before the All-Star Break starts. If you are looking to make trades over this time, the earlier the better. The longer you wait, the more leverage you lose when it comes […]

Fantasy Basketball Week In Review: Week 16

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight one key fantasy basketball takeaway from each night during the past week. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making. Fantasy basketball has a lot of moving pieces […]

LeBron James Has A Near Triple-Double On Saturday

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James secured a near triple-double in Saturday's 125-120 win over Golden State, compiling 22 points, eight rebounds, 11 assists, and one steal in 34 minutes of action. This was the third consecutive game LeBron was a couple of rebounds or assists shy of a triple-double. This speaks volumes to the 35-year-old's durability […]