Welcome to the regular season finale, where thirteen playoff seeds are still up in the air, and the only first-round series we know for sure is the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers versus the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks. Most notably, the final guaranteed playoff spots in both conferences remain uncertain. A win puts the New Orleans Pelicans… Read More »
In the span of a few weeks this past fall, the Milwaukee Bucks traded for perennial All-Star point guard Damian Lillard and signed two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to a three-year contract extension, establishing themselves as the betting favorite for the 2024 NBA. championship and possibly beyond. Nothing has gone right for the Bucks since then,… Read More »
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 »
A move to the New York Knicks has dropped Bojan Bogdanovic’s production, as he’s only scoring 11.1 points in 15 games with his new team, making him someone to cut from fantasy basketball rosters. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Specially for Yahoo Sports The end of the NBA regular season is quickly approaching. That means… 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 »
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: Is Nuggets-Celtics the NBA Finals we deserve?] This week’s topic: The Thunder don’t need any playoff scars There… Read More »
Specially for Yahoo Sports The fantasy basketball waiver wire is packed with high-quality additions for your postseason or playoff pushes. This is especially good news for anyone trying to improve their team on the edges and maximize your chances of winning your league. Injuries are rife as the season progresses, so any manager still on… Read More »
March is the time of year when many teams are looking forward to making deep runs in the NCAA tournament. For other programs, the season was a huge disappointment, leaving head coaches in hot water. Louisville is in the second year of the Kenny Payne era and, after a grace year last season, it may… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings Sit with 22 Games to Go originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Two things 28 other NBA teams don’t want to see: the Bucks and Nuggets finding rhythm late in the season. Milwaukee and Denver have each won six straight in early March, a possible sign of things… Read More »