Category: NBA
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Fantasy Basketball: Flier Picks 2015-16
Image courtesy of Shinya Suzuki/Flickr . You’ve been there once or twice in the past. The draft is winding down, your fantasy basketball team is pretty much set, and your last pick is just around...
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NBA rookies Jerian Grant, Delon Wright, others sign with Under Armour
Notre Dame Basketball vs. Minnesota Duluth Under Armour has done some major moving since signing Kent Bazemore, former teammate of Under Armour lead pitchman Stephen Curry of the NBA's Golden State Warriors. If not for...
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Sonny's Top 50 NBA Players: #37 Andre Drummond
Image Courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr Resume: 13.8 points, 13.5 rebounds (2nd in league), 1.9 blocks (9th in league), 48 double-doubles (2nd in league), 30.5 minutes, 51% FG, 39% FT ... Team Record in Games Played:...
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Fantasy Basketball: Old Faces in New Places
Photoshop courtesy of OnMilwaukee.com (PHOTO: @tomjdickerson). There was a significant amount of player movement this offseason. I’m going to sort through it and provide insights on its impact in fantasy basketball 2015-16 season. For your...
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Sonny's Top 50 NBA Players: #38 Derrick Favors
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. Resume: 16.0 points (career best), 8.2 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 30.8 minutes (career best), 53% FG (career best), 67% FT ... Team Record in Games Played: 33-41 (5-3 without) You...
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What to Expect from the Return of Paul George
Image courtesy of Joe Glorioso/Flickr . When Indiana Pacers star, Paul George , suffered an injury during a Team USA intrasquad scrimmage, the entire basketball world stopped. The injury was horrifying and people all across...
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Sonny's Top 50 NBA Players: #40/#39 Hassan Whiteside and Rudy Gobert
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. Rudy Gobert Resume: 8.4 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.3 blocks (3rd in league), 26.3 minutes, 60% FG, 62% FT ... Team Record in Games Played: 38-44 Hassan Whiteside Resume: 11.8...
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Sonny's Top 50 NBA Players: #41 Eric Bledsoe
Image courtesy of Joseph Glorioso Photography/Flickr . Resume: 17.0 points, 5.2 rebounds (career best), 6.1 assists (career best), 1.6 steals (career best), 353 free throws made (10th in league, career best), 441 free throw attempts...
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Fantasy Basketball: Top Rookies to Target 2015-16
I don’t normally target rookies in my fantasy drafts, but when I do, I tend to curb my enthusiasm. Before every season starts, you hear words like “upside”, “high ceiling”, and “potential” thrown around when...
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Sonny's Top 50 NBA Players: #42 Pau Gasol
Image Courtesy of Jim Larrison/Flickr Resume: 18.5 points, 11.8 rebounds (4th in league, career best), 2.7 assists, 1.9 blocks (8th in league), 54 double-doubles (1st in league), 34.4 minutes, 49% FG, 80% FT ... Team...
