Southwest Division Fantasy Basketball Preview

The NBA season is almost here! Preseason games are already happening and draft prep is ramping up. Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be bringing you division-by-division analysis of the upcoming NBA season and providing you with some fantasy nuggets for each NBA team that can help you make the best decisions as you […]

Undervalued Players on Yahoo's Fantasy Basketball Rankings

Every NBA season gives us a couple of diamonds in the rough. A few guys who are being slightly or heavily overlooked by most. Those are the guys who fall to us in the draft, kill their ADP and bring us that much closer to our top priority in life - winning our NBA fantasy […]

Central Division Fantasy Basketball Preview

It might seem like the NBA season just ended, but we're just a month away from the start of the 2018-2019 NBA season! Time flies in basketball world. Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be bringing you division-by-division analysis of the upcoming NBA season and providing you with some fantasy nuggets for each NBA […]

Atlantic Division Fantasy Basketball Preview

It might seem like the NBA season just ended, but we're just a month away from the start of the 2018-2019 NBA season! Time flies in basketball world. Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be bringing you division-by-division analysis of the upcoming NBA season and providing you with some fantasy nuggets for each NBA […]

Pick & Roll Kings: A Short List of Top NBA Duos in 2018-2019

One of the most fundamental plays in basketball is the pick and roll. Although it is simple, it is also effective. As a Houston resident, there is no play that got me more hyped watching the Rockets than James Harden slipping a bounce pass between his legs to Clint Capela, leaping to the rim to […]

Lonzo Ball Expected to Play 20 Minutes on Wednesday

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball (knee) is targeting playing 20 minutes in Wednesday's preseason game against the Warriors. He has been a full participant in practice this week. He said his knee is feeling fine, so he'll make his preseason debut on Wednesday. Rajon Rondo and Ball are expected to fight for playing […]

Michael Beasley Should Be Back on Saturday

Los Angeles Lakers forward Michael Beasley (rib) suffered a rib injury on Thursday and was not able to return. The X-rays came back negative and Beasley is not expected to miss much time. There is a good chance that Beasley is able to suit up against the Clippers on Saturday. However, the Lakers may want […]

Lonzo Ball is Questionable for Saturday

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball (knee) is questionable for Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Ball has been out of game action since March, but was a full participant in practice this week. It'll be interesting to see how he's worked into the Lakers rotation this season. Regardless, Ball should be good […]

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: 3-Pointers 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 rebounds. Punt threes is one of my favorite strategies, and one that I find is pretty easy […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Michael Beasley Agrees To One-Year Deal With Lakers

Forward Michael Beasley has agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. Beasley played in 74 games with the Knicks last season where he averaged 13.2 points on an effective 50 percent shooting from the field. Despite his efficient mid-range prowess and his ability to knock down a few from deep, […]

Josh Hart Impresses In Lakers Summer League Debut

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Josh Hart scored 24 points with three assists and two rebounds in a blowout win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The whole Lakers team shot lights-out for the game, but Hart's veteran presence paved the way for everyone to play their game. It is expected that Hart will sit out the […]

Moritz Wagner Impresses In Summer League Against Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers rookie center Moritz Wagner's role in L.A. for 2018 is unclear after the team acquired LeBron James and have likely entered win-now mode, but Wagner is showing in the summer league that he can be valuable as someone who stretches the floor from the five spot. On Thursday against the Warriors, Wagner […]

Fantasy Bomb Podcast - Lebron Gets His Wish, NFL Players Behave Badly

RotoBaller fantasy football lead editor Pierre Camus and writer Chris Mangano talk LeBron James, NBA free agency, and some NFL suspension news as well. This radio show is sponsored by our good friends over at RTSports. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET. You can […]

Lance Stephenson Agrees To Deal With Lakers

Former Indiana Pacers guard/forward Lance Stephenson has agreed to a one-year, $4.5 million deal to join the Los Angeles Lakers. After bouncing around the league in 2016, Stephenson was able to put together a serviceable season with the Pacers in 2017-2018. Stephenson's numbers were limited due to his bench role, but he filled in nicely […]

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 […]

Rajon Rondo Agrees To Deal With Lakers

Former New Orleans Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo has agreed to join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on a one-year deal. Rondo is still one of the league's top passers, but the Lakers will be his sixth team in the last five years, as the issues with the rest of his game have […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Agrees To Re-Sign With Lakers

Los Angeles Laker shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has agreed to a $12 million deal to remain with the team for one more year. KCP enjoyed a career-high in three-point shooting at 38.8 percent and a career-high in rebounds with 5.2 per game. Caldwell-Pope has also been a consistent defender, recording 1.4 steals per game for […]