Between trades, injuries, coaching changes, and poor production, a lot can happen in the span of one NBA week. Every fantasy day trader knows that behind every injury, coaching change, or lineup reshuffle is an opportunity for cheap fantasy points if you act in time. Of course, in the case of Jared Dudley or Jordan […]
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Injuries seem to come in bulk this season. The Magic are without their entire backcourt as well as Aaron Afflalo, the Clippers are missing their two biggest stars, the Bulls are missing two of their top producers, and the 76ers look like they will be without Thaddeus Young and Jason Richardson “for a while.” In
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Rest easy San Antonio fans, The Big Fundamental remains fundamentally sound. After rolling his leg under Washington’s Martell Webster, fears that the Spurs’ season was over without Tim Duncan sounded louder than the hush following Derek Fisher’s 0.4 shot. At 36 years old, the prospect of him returning from such a blow seemed dim, especially
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The trade thermometer is heating up in Boston. Its needle rested principally on Paul Pierce but has recently shifted onto his fellow star teammate Kevin Garnett. KG seemed untouchable mostly due to a no-trade clause in his also well-padded contract. But rumors take on a whole new life when they’re given time to simmer, especially
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It’s rare you see a team lose three starters at the same time but that is exactly the situation that the Chicago Bulls have found themselves in over the past week. Luckily, a real team’s mess is a fantasy team’s opportunity to get some cheap short-term fantasy production. With Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer, and Kirk
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The 2013 NBA All-Star game is but weeks away. You know what that means: sports websites will be bombarding you with their mid-season awards lists. Since you enjoy them so much, Sports Jerks decided to put together one of its own. There might be a few surprises, and more than a few givens, but it’s
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Well, at least we know Rudy Gay won’t be donning the Celtics green. Despite short-lived banter that the ex-Grizzlie could land in Boston, and admission from Gay that Rondo had been bugging him to join the Big Three, Rudy is now a Raptor. Now when he decides to fade during stretches of games, like he’s
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Any time you get a trade that involves as many players as the Rudy Gay-centered Raptors-Grizzlies-Pistons deal you are going to see a lot of fantasy value changes among the rosters involved. And not just the traded players, everyone on the three teams is affected. Let’s take a look at who is moving, who is
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