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The Golden State Warriors will certainly weigh-in their options in the coming weeks after securing the second overall selection of the 2020 NBA Draft scheduled on October 16. The once invincible dynasty found themselves in unfamiliar territory, picking in the lottery after an NBA-worst 15-50 slate in the 2019-20 campaign.  While most teams get giddy […]

The Golden State Warriors just landed the second overall pick in this year’s NBA draft. The NBA’s most recent dynastic power went from five straight NBA Finals appearances to having the worst record in the league this season. It might have been good for their fan base for the season to be cut short due […]

Running backs are the position that fantasy football drafters — if they are trying to win their league championship — are hitting early and hitting the hardest. This position simply offers the most potential value. And with the number of running backs that earn first-round fantasy grades, it makes the most sense to hit this […]

NFL kickers are usually selected with the last draft pick, but putting in an effort to select a proficient kicker in the right round is vital. Kickers still matter in fantasy football and can contribute to the success of a draft roster. The position is usually utilized in deeper leagues where most of the upper-tier […]

Cleveland Browns quarterback and former No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield seemed to warrant his draft selection almost as soon as he took over under center for the “Dawg Pound.” Mayfield went 6-7 in 13 starts, throwing for 3,725 yards and 27 touchdowns while offering Browns fans a glimmer of hope. But Mayfield has to […]

LOS ANGELES – While life inside the NBA’s Orlando bubble revolves around basketball, LA Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell continues to deal with real life situations outside of the bubble. Harrell has been coping with the loss of his grandmother over the last couple of weeks, and made his first appearance on the basketball court […]

Teams around the NBA landscape will be watching ping pong balls fall on Thursday night to see which organization lands the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery. For the franchises that finished with poor records this season, this is decision-making time. Some will be looking to keep the top pick, if […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are in trouble. In addition to falling behind two games to none against the rival Boston Celtics in the opening round of the NBA playoffs, the Sixers are cap-strapped for the coming years. The 76ers’ playoff hopes died the moment All-Star guard Ben Simmons suffered a season-ending knee injury during one of […]

The silver lining in what was a horrendous 2019-20 campaign for the Warriors is that they have now placed themselves in a position to do really well in the upcoming draft. After finishing the season with a league-worst 15-50 record, the Dubs have the best odds of securing the first overall pick in the draft. […]

For the fifth consecutive NBA draft, the New York Knicks will be picking in the lottery. New York will enter Thursday’s draft lottery with a nine percent chance at landing the number one overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, and roughly the same chance of selecting in the two-to-six range (excluding the five spot, […]

Damian Lillard’s emergence in these recent NBA bubble games has brought forth some deserving praise. But it wouldn’t be the real NBA without the overreacting to follow, dashed with some major Stephen Curry disrespect from ESPN’s Max Kellerman and some others in the media and around the NBA Twitterverse. On Wednesday, the pundit argued Lillard […]

LOS ANGELES — Without Patrick Beverley, the Los Angeles Clippers dropped Game 2 to the Dallas Mavericks in stunning fashion on Wednesday night, 127-114. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and co. struggled to gain any rhythm offensively while unable to offer any resistance on the defensive end. Leonard led the way in scoring again for LA, […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers suffering a shock Game 1 defeat at the hands of the eighth-seeded Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, supporters were quick to present a number of compelling reasons as to what brought about this disappointing loss. At this point, it appears that not enough attention is being drawn to the fact […]

The Chicago Bulls are officially entering a new era. After 11 years, the John Paxson-Gar Forman partnership is over, with former Denver Nuggets general manager Arturas Karnisovas taking over as team president and former Philadelphia 76ers executive Marc Eversley joining the team as Karnisovas’ GM. After an abundance of offseason speculation, the Bulls also parted […]

The Carolina Panthers selected quarterback Cam Newton with the first overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft. He quickly became a star. Newton had some issues in his debut campaign, but still won the Rookie of the Year award and made the Pro Bowl (he’s done that three times in his career). Newton tends to […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is looking to have a big season on the field, which would equal a big season in fantasy football. When it comes to drafting quarterbacks in fantasy football, there are two schools of thought when it comes to drafting quarterbacks according to the great Matthew Berry: either be the first […]

With the 2020 NFL season drawing near, and with that fantasy football season, it’s time to take a look at the top players from each position on the fantasy side. First up are the top fantasy football quarterbacks. The quarterback position has changed a lot in recent years, especially in fantasy. While running backs are […]

Thanks in large part to the outstanding play of Damian Lillard, the Portland Trail Blazers walked away as victors in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers, 100-93. And though statistical history was made by one member of the team, there were several glaring issues for the Lakers that must be […]

The Milwaukee Bucks, the team that dominated the regular season for the second year in a row, are supposedly title favorites. They certainly didn’t look the part in what should be the first step in their journey to the promised land this year. In disappointing fashion, Milwaukee dropped their 2020 playoff opener against the Orlando […]

Don’t look now, but the NBA is having a picture-perfect restart to its 2019-20 season, not only going caseless for a month when it comes to the novel coronavirus, but bringing the right type of excitement and hoopla with these games in the bubble. The Portland Trail Blazers were one of two No. 8 seeds […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had quite the drought in their long history in the NFL. After joining the league as an expansion team in 1976, the Bucs have only secured one Super Bowl championship thus far. In almost half a century, the franchise only managed to make it to the playoffs ten times. Because […]

LaMelo Ball’s name has continued to shoot up the boards, especially now that the NBA Draft lottery is just around the corner. The youngest of the infamous Ball brood has been pegged as possibly the player with the most upside among LaVar’s three sons. Ball, 18, certainly had an unorthodox, yet interesting route to the […]

In the fun activity that is fantasy football, the art of drafting the best team possible is not a true science, as personal feelings and thoughts about players supersede rankings from national correspondents and writers. And while certain people remain better at it than others as the years go by, everyone still keeps coming back […]

The Orlando Magic encountered quite the bout with déjà vu on Tuesday afternoon as the eighth-seeded Eastern Conference franchise took Game 1 against the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in shocking — and impressive — fashion. Now officially up 1-0 over the Bucks as a result of the opening-round playoff series, the Magic notably found themselves in […]

LOS ANGELES – It appears tensions between Doc Rivers‘ LA Clippers and Kristaps Porzingis‘ Dallas Mavericks are already heating up just one game into their first round playoff series. Porzingis was ejected from Monday night’s Game 1 between the Clippers and Mavs after picking up a second technical foul in an altercation with Marcus Morris. […]

The Nets franchise moved to Brooklyn in 2012, and, one year later, orchestrated of the most disastrous trades in NBA history: acquiring Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Jason Terry—all in their late 30’s—from the Boston Celtics for a package of contracts and four(!) future first-round picks. Two of those picks turned into Jaylen Brown and […]

Detroit Lions’ quarterback Matthew Stafford has had a weird career. He tends to put up pretty spectacular fantasy football numbers each year. However, that rarely translates to winning. In fact, in the 11 years he has been in the league, Stafford has always been the Lions’ starter. Of course, not counting times when he was […]

We are quickly approaching one of the best times of the year — fantasy football season. Projections and mock drafts have been done and now leagues will begin to renew and plan their draft days.  The tight end position is extremely top-heavy, but there are still strong options after the top three. Tight ends are […]

The 2019-20 NBA season felt like the end of an era for the San Antonio Spurs, as their 22-year playoff streak came to an end. The Gregg Popovich-mentored unit remained in the hunt for that eighth and final slot in the Western Conference, but they still failed to qualify despite their impressive run inside the […]

Kawhi Leonard is as mysterious as it gets. One day, we see him making jokes to go along with his awkward laugh. Then, on some occasions, we see the soulless expression on his face when he’s absolutely dead serious. Without a doubt, he is one of the most peculiar superstars this league has ever seen. […]

It wasn’t until 1974 that the Utah Jazz made its debut in the NBA. They may be a relatively younger franchise as opposed to their more tenured counterparts in the league, but the Jazz still have a rich history to their name. Through the years, this team has been involved in a number of memorable […]

LOS ANGELES — Led by Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Marcus Morris, the Los Angeles Clippers took Game 1 from the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. In the 118-110 victory, Leonard led the way for the Clippers with 29 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, and three steals on 11-of-21 shooting from the field. Paul George […]

With the 2020 NFL regular season now less than one month away, that means this year’s fantasy football drafts will be happening even sooner, and identifying your top fantasy football wide receivers is a vital part of the process. For fantasy football fans throughout the country, the research and strategizing has already been going on […]

Although it once appeared as though there would be no NBA Playoffs this year as a result of the ongoing “coronavirus” pandemic, the Denver Nuggets won the first postseason game of the year on Monday afternoon en route to taking down the always dangerous Utah Jazz in thrilling fashion. With Denver now officially up 1-0 […]

The NFL features a star-studded collection of wide receivers that thrives on the game’s pass-orientated mindset. In any given year, as many as seven receivers set themselves apart as an elite class of game-changers. After two promising seasons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin joined that group in 2019, amassing the third-most receiving yards. […]

With the NFL season coming up soon and the Dog Days of August continuing to persist, one of the best times of the year on the sports calendar is finally here: fantasy football season. And one championship-winning wide receivers that could go high on draft boards is Dallas Cowboys star Amari Cooper. Most fantasy football […]

The 2020 NBA Playoffs are finally upon us. At one point we weren’t sure we were going to make it, but thanks to the hard work and sacrifice of everyone in the league, here we are. There’s so much to cover in our version of predictions for the 2020 NBA Playoffs, so without further adieu, […]

After what was a disappointing time inside the Disney World bubble, the New Orleans Pelicans front office have made their first move of the offseason. It comes in the form of a major shakeup in the coaching department, with the Pelicans opting to part ways with head coach Alvin Gentry. Having signed with New Orleans […]

LOS ANGELES — When the NBA’s suspension began in March, there was no end in sight, and talks of a possible season cancellation were very much real. The Los Angeles Clippers, led by superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, took matters into their own hands to continue to develop chemistry on and off the court […]