Life Lessons and Bol Bol

November 30, 2022 | 2022-23 Fantasy Basketball | 3 Comments

Bol Bol has the coolest name in the NBA. He is 7-foot-2 and having a breakout season in year four of his career. He can also do this:

He’s an actual unicorn, but that’s not my main point. I had forgotten Bol Bol was even playing Bol in the league until this season! I’d given up on him, and clearly was wrong to do so.

With the NBA for some reason deciding they want to draft teenagers and make them a part of the league, development has to be viewed differently. Obviously, some kids like Ja Morant come in and are obvious supernovas of basketball talent, but others take years, and even multiple teams to make their mark. Just this year, Wendell Carter Jr. and Lauri Markkanen are infuriating Bulls fans with their breakouts in their mid 20s. I went back to the drafts since 2018 and picked one late developer to keep an eye on, similar to Bol Bol. Who will be the next guys to surprisingly break out?

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Much Ado About Davis

by: PhilOssie

Buy Low. Sell High.

It’s a simple concept, projected every week of every season in fantasy sports. And for good reason. It’s the foundational strategy to get the most out of in-season trades and improve your roster. The only problem is that it’s all based on general consensus of which players are performing below ADP and should improve, and who’s overplaying their hand and is due for regression. There’s always variable opinions on what the best moves are in the buy low / sell market. But, for the most part, there’s agreement of what players fit in that box on any given week.

So – if for nothing else other than a matter of practice – let’s think outside the box for a moment, using as an example the biggest sell high candidate of the moment.

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2021-22 Charlotte Hornets Preview

October 10, 2021 | 2021-22 Fantasy Basketball, Charlotte Hornets | 1 Comment

by: Jalen Eutsey

The Charlotte Hornets were everyone’s favorite League Pass team last season and they should remain one of the most exciting teams to watch, though they might have some serious competition from the Houston Rockets. It was a mixed bag of a season for the Hornets in 2020-21. LaMelo Ball emerged, Gordon Hayward looked good when healthy, and both Terry Rozier and Miles Bridges had breakout seasons. They managed to sneak into the expanded playoffs, where they failed to advance out of the Play-In tournament. They might fall out of the Play-In this season due to the surprisingly tough Eastern Conference, but it’s all about development and improvement for this roster anyways. As long as they draft well, or, you know…tank, their best years should be ahead of them. Let’s figure out what all this means for fantasy!

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