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By Zak Hanshew The 2024-25 NBA season is a little over one month away, making this prime time for fantasy managers to prepare for their drafts. Rotoworld will have articles dropping throughout this time, beginning with fantasy-related thoughts on every team. Next up in our division-by-division previews is the Northwest Division. Oklahoma City, Denver, and Minnesota finished last season as …

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 05: Adrian Wojnarowski attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns at Crypto.com Arena on December 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images) Adrian Wojnarowski delivered one final WojBomb on Wednesday when he announced on social media that he is retiring from ESPN. Wojnarowski will be …

Ramp to Camp: Predicting midseason headlines for 2024-25 Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston We’ve spent most of our Ramp to Camp series examining the big headlines as the Boston Celtics prepare to open defense of their 2024 title. But what kind of headlines might we see later in the season? For the 13th installment in our preseason series, …

It’s officially “draft season” for fantasy basketball, with most managers going through mock exercises before doing the “real thing.” Rotoworld’s Raphielle Johnson and Noah Rubin recently participated in a 12-manager salary mock draft hosted by Fantasy Basketball International’s Adam King, filling out rosters for a 9-cat, head-to-head league. Salary mocks are interesting because most take one of two approaches to …

New York enters this season as a title contender, the No. 2 seed from the East last season that added Mikal Bridges on the wing — it is a team built to face the champion Celtics. The Knicks also have an obvious area of concern: Center. Mitchell Robinson will start and is a top-flight rim protector, but he also has …

Report: T.J. Warren, Nassir Little working out for Kings this week originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings reportedly will work out two veteran free agents this week. Forwards Nassir Little and T.J. Warren will work out with Sacramento this week, The Athletic’s Sam Amick reported Tuesday, citing sources. Per sources, the Kings are working out TJ Warren …

Warriors’ Kerr felt like ‘fish out of water’ giving speech at DNC originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steve Kerr is no stranger to the big moment, but for one night on Aug. 19, the nine-time NBA champion experienced nerves unlike any he has experienced as a player and coach. Kerr took the stage on the first night of …

Coming off another terrific showing that saw them eliminated in seven games during their second round matchup with the Indiana Pacers, the Knicks are looking primed for another deep playoff run. Not only did they bring back OG Anunoby on a five-deal this offseason, but they also added another piece to the Nova-Knicks, acquiring Mikal Bridges in a blockbuster trade …

Celtics agree to Exhibit 10 contract with 7-foot-1 big man: Report originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics’ training camp roster just got a little bigger. Literally. The Celtics have agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with 7-foot-1 center Dmytro Skapintsev, HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto reported Tuesday. It’s essentially a tryout deal for Skapintsev, who will get the chance …

Kerr reveals unsurprising moment he was angriest with Draymond originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There have been a handful of moments where Warriors coach Steve Kerr was frustrated with veteran forward Draymond Green but one sticks out above the rest. Kerr appeared on the latest episode of the “Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz,” where he was asked …

Fan favorite Boban Marjanović is leaving the NBA to play in Turkey for the Euroleague’s Fenerbahce, Euroshoops and ESPN report. Terms of Marjanović’s contract with the Turkish team were not reported. Marjanović, 36, previously played nine NBA seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets. He spent the last two seasons in …

Boban Marjanovic is a breath of fresh air. In a league that can be awash in self-importance and seriousness, Marjanovic was the embodiment of joy, a guy always smiling and understanding just how blessed he was to be paid well to play basketball every day. Fans loved him, teammates loved him, social media loved him and a few advertisers loved …

By Noah Rubin The 2024-25 NBA season is a little over one month away, making this prime time for fantasy managers to prepare for their drafts. Rotoworld will have articles dropping throughout this time, beginning with fantasy-related thoughts on every team. Next up in our division-by-division previews is the Southeast Division. While Orlando retained its core, Atlanta traded Dejounte Murray, …

These two are among the best fantasy basketball shooting guards you can select in drafts. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) The 2024-25 NBA season is fast approaching, so in conjunction with my latest points and category rankings dropping, let’s dig into my position-by-position tiers. I’ve covered the point guards, so today is about the shooting guards. NOTE: Only some players …

After the NBA Board of Governors meeting last week, Commissioner Adam Silver pumped the breaks on the pace of NBA expansion. “There was not a lot of discussion in this meeting about expansion, but only largely not for lack of interest, it was that we had said to them that we’re not quite ready…” Silver said. “But it was something …

Ramp to Camp: How can Celtics be even better than last season? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics posted one of the most dominant campaigns in NBA history last season. They set an NBA record for offensive rating, finished tied for the third-best net rating of all time and finished top-five all time in scoring differential. But …

Kings unveil Classic Edition throwback jerseys for 2024-25 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings are throwing it back to celebrate their 40th season in Sacramento throughout the 2024-25 NBA season. On Monday, Sacramento, with the help of franchise legends Doug Christie and Mike Bibby, unveiled their 2024-25 Nike Classic Edition uniform, which pays tribute to the …

The Miami Heat have issued a statement defending the Haitian community amid rumours and threats from the far right in the US. The NBA team posted a message of support on social media on Monday amid false claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio have eaten pets and wildlife. Related: ‘A very old political trope’: the racist US history behind …

Have Sixers done enough to address their defensive rebounding problem? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The 2024-25 Sixers will begin training camp on Oct. 1 in the Bahamas. As that date approaches, we’ll dive into several significant topics for the team in Nick Nurse’s second season as head coach. First, we looked at what the Sixers will be able to depend …

New to the Washington Wizards this season, fantasy basketball managers can look past Malcolm Brogdon’s injury history given his projected role as a starter in the 2024-25 NBA season. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images) Fantasy basketball 9-category league strategy I’ve been playing on Yahoo for over a decade and play in dozens of leagues every season. I really love to …

Houston Rockets v Minnesota Timberwolves Looking at the 2021 NBA Draft class, No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham got his max extension, No. 3 pick Evan Mobley extended with the Cavaliers as No. 4 pick Scottie Barnes did with the Rockets, and No. 5 pick Jalen Suggs extended in Orlando. No. 2 pick that year, Jalen Green with the Rockets, would …

By Ameer Tyree The 2024-25 NBA season is a little over one month away, making this prime time for fantasy managers to prepare for their drafts. Rotoworld will have articles dropping throughout this time, beginning with fantasy-related thoughts on every team. Next up is the Central Division, with Cleveland and Milwaukee boasting the most impactful fantasy options. While those two …

This offseason, the Dallas Mavericks upgraded a team that emerged from the rock/paper/scissors West last season and reached the NBA Finals. While starter Derrick Jones Jr. is gone, in his place is the big splash of Klay Thompson, plus Naji Marshall (a two-way wing whose role will grow as the season goes on) and veteran guards Quentin Grimes and Spencer …

By Raphielle Johnson The 2024-25 NBA season is a little over one month away, making this prime time for fantasy managers to prepare for their drafts. Rotoworld will have articles dropping throughout this time, beginning with fantasy-related thoughts on every team. We’ll start with the Atlantic, which boasts the reigning champions and two other teams with title aspirations. Fantasy-wise, two …

These two superstars headline the fantasy basketball point guard tiers for 2024-25. (Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images) The 2024-25 NBA season is fast approaching, so in conjunction with my latest points and category rankings dropping, let’s dig into my position-by-position tiers, starting with the point guards. NOTE: Only some players will have analysis when listed in the tiers below. Players …