In Part 1, we looked at the members of the draft class of 2004. Those players are restricted free agents this summer because last summer they failed to agree on an extension with their team. In Part 2, we'll look at members of the draft class of 2005, who have the option to sign long-term deals   more...
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Desperate to move on from the 2007-08 season as soon as possible, Jeff Andriesse and Greg Fox summoned all of their friends for a marathon 2008-09 NBA Mock Draft. What becomes apparent is they have pulled off the earliest mock draft in internet history. Also they have no friends. Jeff took the odd   more...
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This game is probably the best thing about the entire weekend. No defense and lots of dunks. The Rookies will take on the second year players on Friday night of All-Star weekend.
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Tim Duncan is the best power forward in the game and one of the best ever to play. Able to play both forward and center, he can dominate whoever he plays on both sides of the floor. Not only that, he steps up his game in the playoffs with 24.8 PPG, 13.8 RPG and 2.4 BPG. He might be boring to watch,   more...

Right now, there are 39 players in the NBA from the 2005 draft class including 4 undrafted players. We know about Chris Paul and Deron Williams, but what about the rest? I've looked at their stats and ranked them by their overall performance from this year. See who's the best at each stat too.   more...

In the final installment of this series, FIO and TalkHoops.net writer Zach Harper takes a look at the current Top 20 Small Forwards in fantasy basketball. Included are breakdowns of the Top 10 other notables listed. Find out why each player has been valuable, what he's lacking, and what the outlook   more...
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When it comes to duos, Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony can combine for 52 points per game. See which teams have the best duos when it comes to scoring, and see how low the Pistons are listed.1 DEN: Allen Iverson 26.5, Carmelo Anthony 25.5 = 52 PPG2 LAL: Kobe Bryant 28.7, Pau Gasol 18.4 =   more...

TalkHoops.net and FIO writer Zach Harper highlights some quality second- and third-year fantasy players to target (and avoid) in this year's fantasy basketball drafts.
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This is the third of five installments of my position-by-position rankings, where I consider the four major factors that affect a player's total value: talent (statistical performance), contract, age and potential. To see a more detailed explanation of my approach, give my point guard rankings a   more...
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On the day in which most fantasy basketball leagues are set to crown a champion, FIO and TalkHoops.net writer Zach Harper brings you the '07-'08 Fantasy Basketball Year in Review. Find out some of the big happenings from this past season, as well as some "fantasy award winners and losers".
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The Nuggets may have no power forwards and only 1 center available for this game! With this kind of devastation, it actually becomes pretty simple to figure out what must happen if the Nuggets are to have a chance. To have any chance to win the game, both Melo and Najera have to get 8-12 rebounds   more...
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This is a part of my series of articles previewing all 30 teams in the NBA.The Pacers have two big goals this season: the first is returning to the playoffs. That one looks to be a bit of a tossup because of the improvement of some other teams in the conference. Their second goal has to do with   more...
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An 82games.com Fantasy Hoops article - 1st Half MVP, All-Fantasy teams, best Value players, top Free agent pickups.
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Once again the Pacers would make a 4th quarter run. In their last game, they went on a 51-29 run against the Warriors to end the game after being down by 17 points. Coming off of that win and beating the Kings at Sacramento last week, the Pacers were ready to go. Well, not really.1ST   more...
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(Here is my follow-up article to the '07-08 Slam Dunk stats). Which players throw down lots of dunks, but still have solid 3-point range? Which players rack up steals and blocks, but don't commit a ton of fouls? The ones with the most Divergent Skills of course! The "Divergent Skills Gauge" was   more...
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