Week 7 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire
By Adam McGill
With the fantasy basketball season really picking up steam, here are my latest compilation of free agent players to scoop up before your competition:
Small Leagues: 8-10 man leagues
PG Greivis Vasquez, NO – Vasquez is really shinning in the bayou; averaging 17.5 points, 8.7 assists, and 4.3 boards in the last four games.
SG Alfonzo Gee, CLE – Gee has...
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Bucks travel to Toronto to take on the Raptors
The Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks erased huge deficits in their most recent games, only to suffer heartbreaking defeats.
Each know they need to get off to better starts going forward.
Looking to avoid a fourth consecutive loss, the Bucks try for a seventh win in eight meetings with the Raptors, who open a seven-game homestand Wednesday night.
Averaging a league-worst 19...
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Bucks-Raptors Preview
The Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks erased huge deficits in their most recent games, only to suffer heartbreaking defeats.
Each know they need to get off to better starts going forward.
Looking to avoid a fourth consecutive loss, the Bucks try for a seventh win in eight meetings with the Raptors, who open a seven-game homestand Wednesday night.
Averaging a league-worst 19...
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4 days ago
Wizards 111, Raptors 108, OT
John Wall scored 31 points, Nick Young had a season-high 29 and Trevor Booker added a season-high 19 as the Washington Wizards blew an 18-point third-quarter lead then hung on to beat the Toronto Raptors 111-108 in overtime on Monday night.
The Wizards outscored Toronto 6-3 in the overtime.
Young's two free throws with 1:06 to play gave Washington a 109-106 lead. The Raptors...
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5 days ago
Raptors Post Game Report Card: Late Push not Enough to Beat the Heat
Well, you can’t complain about the effort in this one. The Toronto Raptors gave the Miami Heat all they could handle, ultimately dropping the game 95-89.
The Raps were down by as much as 18 in the 3rd quarter. However, a late surge in the fourth pulled the Raps within 3 points before LeBron James and Dwyane Wade closed it out.
Let’s get to the report card:
Offence- B...
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Raptors 106, Wizards 89
Leandro Barbosa shook off flulike symptoms to score 19 points, Amir Johnson had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 106-89 on Friday night.
Linas Kleiza added 15 points and Jose Calderon had a season-high 17 assists for the Raptors, who bounced back from consecutive blowout losses to Atlanta and Boston and improved to 2-9 without leading...
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8 days ago
Wizards drop third straight, 106-89 to Raptors
TORONTO — Leandro Barbosa shook off flulike symptoms to score 19 points, Amir Johnson had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 106-89 on Friday night. Linas Kleiza added 15 points and Jose Calderon had a season-high 17 assists for the Raptors, who bounced ...
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8 days ago
Raptors Post Game Report Card: Blowout at the Garden vs the Boston Celtics
Back to back blowout losses has got to be deteriorating for the Raptors confidence level. The Raptors lost 100-64 against the Celtics, and this was the worst game of the season for the Raptors.
Coming off a blowout loss to the Hawks , the Raps looked for some redemption tonight in Boston, but had none. They were blown out right from the start and showed no resistance whatsoever...
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Game Notes: Raptors at Nuggets
by Sulaiman Folarin / @sulaiman4real
When a team scores just 12 points scored in the first quarter of an NBA game, the question needs to be asked: What went wrong?
The Toronto Raptors’ visit to the Pepsi Center would be remembered not for the final score, 96-81—a win for the Denver Nuggets—or the small tussle between Al Harrington and Linas Kleiza, but rather the Raptors’...
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14 days ago
Toronto Raptors Fall to Denver Nuggets; Linas Kleiza and Al Harrington Fight
The Raptors fell to the Denver Nuggets friday night
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Raptors Post Game Repord Card: Comeback Bid Falls Short Against Denver Nuggets
The end of the game was probably the most exciting part of this one, with Linas Kleiza and Al Harrington getting into an argument that lead pushing, shoving and double technicals.
The Raps came up short in this one, falling 96-81 to the Denver Nuggets in the final game of their western road trip.
Once again, a slow start buried the Raps. They cut the Denver lead to 6 in the fourth...
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Raptors' Bargnani sidelined again with sore calf
Former Denver swingman Linas Kleiza is getting the start for Toronto against the Nuggets on Friday night with Andrea Bargnani sidelined with another calf injury.
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15 days ago
Bargnani out of Raptors' lineup again
Former Denver swingman Linas Kleiza is getting the start for Toronto against the Nuggets on Friday night with Andrea Bargnani sidelined with another calf injury.
Bargnani aggravated a strained left calf Wednesday night at Utah. He said this time it's more serious than when he first injured the calf and missed six games, all Raptors' losses.
Bargnani is averaging 23.5 points.
He...
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15 days ago
Happy Linas Kleiza harbors no ill-will toward Nuggets organization
The buzz cut has grown out to a longer mane, but the trademark smile and jumper remain the same. Linas Kleiza is loving his basketball life so much more now.
First, he’s playing. Shelved for nearly a year after undergoing microfracture surgery on his right knee last February, Kleiza is just starting to get his legs under him. He’s played in nine games this season. Ice packs...
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15 days ago
Raptors 111, Jazz 106, 2OT
Jose Calderon hit a 3-pointer to tie it at the end of regulation and the Toronto Raptors rallied from an 18-point first-quarter deficit to beat the Utah Jazz 111-106 in double-overtime Wednesday night.
Andrea Bargnani and reserve Linas Kleiza each scored 25 points for the Raptors, who won in Salt Lake City for the first time since 2004. Kleiza hit four of Toronto's 10 3-pointers...
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17 days ago
Raptors end 11-game road skid to Jazz (AP)
Jose Calderon hit a 3-pointer to tie it at the end of regulation and the Toronto Raptors rallied from an 18-point first-quarter deficit to beat the Utah Jazz 111-106 in double-overtime Wednesday night. Andrea Bargnani and reserve Linas Kleiza each scored 25 points for the Raptors, who won in Salt Lake City for the first time since 2004.
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17 days ago
Recap: Utah vs. Toronto
Andrea Bargnani and Linas Kleiza scored 25 points apiece Wednesday night and the Toronto Raptors snapped a 12-game losing streak against the Utah Jazz with a 111-106 win in double-overtime.
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17 days ago
Raptors Post Game Report Card: Toronto Beats Utah Jazz in 2OT, Andrea Bargnani Re-Injured
The Raps first OT thriller of the season was certainly an entertaining one to watch. However, the win may not have been worth it, as Andrea Bargnani limped off the court towards the end of the second overtime, with what appeared to be a re-aggravation of his calf injury. Bad news for Raps fans.
This was certainly a wild one. Jose Calderon and Linas Kleiza were extremely clutch down...
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Toronto Raptors: What Should the Raptors Expect out of Linas Kleiza?
Linas Kleiza is someone has certainly fallen under the radar, and could provide a nice surprise for Raptors fans very soon.
The Raptors inked Kleiza to a 4 year, 18.8 million dollar contract last summer. After putting on a dominant performance in Europe, Kleiza joined the Raptors with high expectations.
Fans and analysts expected Kleiza to be the number two option on the Raptors...
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20 days ago
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20 days ago
Raptors Fall To Clippers For Eighth Straight Loss
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January 22, 2012
LOS ANGELES(AP) Mo Williams scored 19 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Blake Griffin had 18 points and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers sent the Toronto Raptors to their eighth straight...
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20 days ago
Celtics G Rondo to miss Suns game with sore wrist
Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers says point guard Rajon Rondo will sit out Friday night's game against Phoenix because of a sore right wrist.
Rondo was injured Wednesday night when he took a hard foul from Toronto's Linas Kleiza while going to the basket. An MRI was negative.
Rivers says Rondo is hoping to be back for Sunday's game against the Washington Wizards. But the coach isn...
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22 days ago
As always, Nash stays on point
A high-level duel of point guards with contrasting styles had been anticipated for tonight’s Celtics-Suns game at TD Garden. But that was before Toronto’s Linas Kleiza floored Rajon Rondo in the third quarter of the Celtics’ 96-73 win Wednesday.
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23 days ago
Rajon Rondo leaves with wrist injury, X-rays negative
If there is one player the Boston Celtics could not afford to lose this seas0n, it would be Rajon Rondo. Which is why there were deep breaths taken Rondo took a hard foul by Toronto’s Linas Kleiza with 2:12 left in the third quarter. Rondo — who was in scoring not assist mode all night, finishing…
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24 days ago
Celtics PG Rondo exits with injury
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo left Wednesday's gme against the Toronto Raptors due to a wrist injury.
Rondo was hurt on a flagrant foul by Toronto's Linas Kleiza, falling hard on his right arm. He had 21 points before leaving.
Rondo entered Wednesday's game averaging 14.5 points, 10.0 assists and 5.2 rebounds.
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