Ryan Anderson Finally Plays Well For The Suns

Phoenix Suns power forward Ryan Anderson put together a solid line against the Golden State Warriors. Anderson notched 18 points on 4-for-7 shooting from three and 6-for-10 shooting overall while adding five rebounds to round out his line. Anderson has struggled thus far in a Suns a uniform but showed up for this one. Anderson […]

Trevor Ariza Shoots Well Against Portland

Phoenix Suns forward Trevor Ariza scored 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting in Friday's preseason meeting with the Portland Trail Blazers. Ariza also grabbed four rebounds for Phoenix. The veteran forward should see plenty of playing time to open the year, but with a lot of young players vying for playing time behind him, Ariza's forecast […]

Ryan Anderson Struggles From Field Against Portland

Phoenix Suns power forward Ryan Anderson scored seven points on just 1-for-5 shooting in Friday's preseason meeting with the Portland Trail Blazers. Anderson was 0-for-3 from three, but added in five points on five attempts from the free-throw line. Anderson did grab seven rebounds and passed for a pair of assists. Anderson should see plenty […]

Deandre Ayton Continues Strong Preseason

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton scored a team-high 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting in Friday's preseason meeting with the Portland Trail Blazers while also grabbing 14 rebounds and blocking three shots. Ayton's fantasy upside has never been in question, as the defensive issues that dropped him down some preseason draft boards don't impact his ability […]

Elie Okobo Fails To Impress Against Breakers

Phoenix Suns guard Elie Okobo played 13 minutes on Wednesday night during the 91-86 win over the Breakers. The 31st overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft wasn't productive, however, scoring only two points on a pair of free throws. Nonetheless, the team is high on the 20-year-old, and though he likely won't start, he […]

T.J. Warren Shoots Well From Charity Stripe

Phoenix Suns forward T.J. Warren got it done from the free throw line against New Zealand, going 9-for-12 to go along with 2-for-5 shooting from the field for a total of 13 points. Warren came off the bench in this one, playing 18 minutes and also threw in five boards in the 91-86 narrow win […]

Josh Jackson Has Seven Turnovers

Phoenix Suns guard/forward Josh Jackson finished up with 11 points on 5-for-14 shooting from the field to go along with 1-for-5 shooting from deep against the New Zealand Breakers on Wednesday night. Despite pulling down nine boards, the second-year man had issues with ball control, turning it over seven times in the 91-86 win. This […]

Trevor Ariza Drops 16 Points On New Zealand

Phoenix Suns forward Trevor Ariza played well during Wednesday night's exhibition against the New Zealand Breakers. Ariza shot an efficient 5-for-8 from the field and 3-for-5 from deep, finishing up with 16 points in addition to six assists. The veteran is currently slated to begin the season in the starting unit; however, that may change […]

Shaquille Harrison Blocks Four Shots

Phoenix Suns guard Shaquille Harrison scored 11 points on a miserable 3-for-10 shooting from the field against New Zealand on Wednesday night. In addition, the second-year man went 1-for-4 from deep but made amends by pulling down seven boards and also demonstrated some solid defensive skills by blocking four shots and compiling two steals. As […]

Deandre Ayton Continues To Shine Against Breakers

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton continued his stellar preseason play on Wednesday night. The rookie logged 34 minutes and ended the night scoring 21 points on an impressive 9-for-13 from the field in the win over the New Zealand Breakers. He didn't settle there as he also pulled down 15 boards and also showcased his […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Richaun Holmes Heading To Phoenix

The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to trade forward/center Richaun Holmes to the Phoenix Suns for cash considerations. Holmes appeared in only 48 games with his former club, averaging only 6.5 points and 4.4 boards over 15.5 minutes per game during the 2018 season. The fourth-year man will have trouble finding consistent minutes in his new […]

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 […]

Deandre Ayton Records Double-Double In Summer League

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a win over the Sacramento Kings in the Las Vegas Summer League. He was matched up with Marvin Bagley throughout the game. His potential is there and he is looking good in the summer league. Expect him to be taken around the fifth […]

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 […]

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 […]

Trevor Ariza Agrees To Deal With Phoenix

Houston Rockets small forward Trevor Ariza has agreed with the Phoenix Suns on a one-year deal to sign with the team once the free agent signing period begins. Ariza spent the past four seasons with the Rockets and is coming off a year in which he averaged 11.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per […]

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 […]