The NBA trade deadline usually creates some “buy” opportunities for fantasy basketball players. Problem is, this year’s later-than-usual deadline and compressed schedule might make a lot of teams hesitant to deal. From this week’s Working the Wire on Rotowire.com: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith created a bit of a stir by suggesting that the Orlando Magic [...]
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ESPN’s Chris Sheridan has an update on the progress of Jerome Jordan, the Knicks’ 2010 second-round pick that played overseas this season. Jordan spent this past season with KK Hemofarm of the Adriatic League in Serbia, averaging 15 minutes per game in the domestic league and shooting 73.5 percent from the field averaging 7.8 points, [...]
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The Knicks have scheduled a workout with Jimmer Fredette. But do they have a realistic shot of drafting the BYU guard? Maybe. Fredette’s credentials as a scorer are unquestioned. As a senior at BYU, he averaged a staggering 28.9 points per game, while shooting .452 from the floor and .396 from three. And he managed [...]
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The Knicks got an important win, but may have suffered a significant loss, as Danilo Gallinari left Sunday’s 98-92 win over the Indiana Pacers with what appeared to be a potentially-serious knee injury. Gallo was injured mid-way through the fourth quarter, when Indiana’s Brandon Rush lost his balance and rolled into outside of the Knick’s [...]
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Knicks forward Danilo Gallinari will be sidelined for the next 2-3 weeks with a sprained left knee. Gallo suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s win over the Indiana Pacers; a stumbling Brandon Rush fell and hit the outside of Gallinari’s knee, causing it to flex inwards. … Read Full Post
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Some eye-opening performances in the NBA last night: The Milwaukee Bucks entered yesterday’s game averaging an NBA-worst 89.6 points per game. But Brandon Jennings and Drew Gooden exploded out of the gate against the Knicks, combining to score 23 of the Bucks’ 40 first-quarter points, and Milwaukee cruised to a 107-80 win over the Knicks. [...]
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The Wizards and Mavs got the ball rolling on what could be an active week for NBA general managers. Who else will be moved this week, and how can fantasy players take advantage?
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