It’s March Madness in the NBA! With only two weeks left in the regular season, many teams are still vying for play-off placement. Which East prospect can avoid the Celtics side of the bracket? Will the Rockets bounce the Warriors out of the play-in tournament? Our NBA writers break down the playoff races to take… Read More »
Forty-eight men’s college basketball teams have won at least two NCAA Tournament games since 2021. The sport’s most entrenched blue bloods, against all odds, are not among them. Eight-time national champion Kentucky can’t seem to get out of the opening round of the NCAA tournament, let alone end its nine-year Final Four drought. A Wildcats… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings sit with one month left originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes. The… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings 2023-24: Knicks, Nuggets in rhythm with month to go originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes.… Read More »
Averaging under 10 points and shooting 30% in his last 11 games, Jaden McDaniels could be cut from fantasy basketball leagues to make room for roster upgrades. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Specially for Yahoo Sports There’s only one month left in the NBA regular season, which means it’s officially do-or-die time in most fantasy… Read More »
Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that tells you who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the week ahead in fantasy basketball. Each week you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make, lineup notes (who’s in and out of… Read More »
Each week during the 2023-2024 NBA season, we’ll dive deeper into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an effort to determine whether the trends going forward will be more based on fact or fiction. [Last week: LeBron James scoring 40,000 points is more impressive than you think] This week’s topic: Is Nuggets-Celtics the NBA… Read More »
Nearly every year, Kentucky lands highly rated five-star recruits who develop into one-and-done prospects. Head coach John Calipari is seen in the green room on draft night, sitting at the table of one of his prized recruits. In the last nine NBA drafts, Kentucky has selected 14 players in the first round and there are… Read More »
Specially for Yahoo Sports With just over a month left in the NBA regular season, fantasy leagues are also coming to an end. Postseason competitions have already started or are about to start. With that in mind, this week’s waiver article highlights eight players who could be added to leagues of all sizes and formats.… Read More »
The three-ball has become perhaps the most important part of scoring in the NBA, so we thought we’d take a few shots from downtown as well. Here, fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus will break down the three things fantasy managers need to know. Or he’ll break down multiple three-point advice, analysis and more – it… Read More »