DETROIT — It wasn’t hidden, the long faces, the wayward looks carried by the Minnesota Timberwolves as they slipped back to the .500 mark with a loss to the surging Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. There’s no shame in losing to these Pistons, who are a game within the .500 mark, winners in six of … Read more
It’s Monday, January 6, and the Dallas Mavericks (20-15) and the Memphis Grizzlies (23-13) are all set to square off from FedExForum in Memphis. This contest is absent a handful of stars with Ja Morant, Luka Doncic, and Kyrie Irving all sidelined. The Mavs have lost 4 straight including 134-122 at home to Cleveland Friday … Read more
Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Dan Titus discusses why the Phoenix Suns forward heads the list of pickups and streaming keys for Week 11. View more Video Transcript What’s up y’all? Welcome back to the playlist. It’s week 11 in fantasy basketball. Gonna wrap up week 10 real quick. Nikole Jokic once again dominating fantasy basketball. … Read more
After winning nine games in a row and capping a strong 12-2 December, the Knicks fell in back-to-back games in which they looked outmatched without their starting unit in and gassed down the stretch. That alone shouldn’t alarm fans, but combined with all the high-minute games their key players are accumulating and the context of … Read more
It’s Monday, January 6, and the Miami Heat (17-16) and the Sacramento Kings (17-19) are all set to square off from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. No Jimmy Butler for the Heat tonight as he continues to serve his team-imposed suspension. Miami has lost 2 straight. Saturday they were blasted by the Jazz in South … Read more
It’s Monday, January 6, and the San Antonio Spurs (18-17) and Chicago Bulls (16-19) are all set to square off from United Center in Chicago. San Antonio arrives in Chicago after splitting a home and home series last week against the Denver Nuggets. The road team won each of the two games. Nikola Jokic went … Read more
Week 11 will include some players returning from suspension. Naji Marshall (4%) returns to the Mavericks rotation after serving his four-game ban, and Luka Doncic’s calf strain makes Marshall worth a look in deep leagues. His combatant in that fight, Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, will return from a three-game suspension on Monday in Philadelphia. However, … Read more
The Phoenix Suns have lost four in a row, 7-of-8 and are 6-16 in their last 22 games — and they are 3-7 since Kevin Durant returned to the lineup (what had been the sure sign of winning earlier in the season). Things have been looking worse in the Valley of the Sun despite the … Read more
It’s Monday, January 6, and the Phoenix Suns (15-18) are in the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Philadelphia 76ers (14-19) from Wells Fargo Center. The Suns have lost 4 straight as cries for Jimmy Butler grow louder. Saturday, Phoenix lost to the Pacers in Indianapolis 126-108. Devin Booker is averaging nearly 25 … Read more
Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. Each week, you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make and a quick look at the … Read more