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Are you totally up to date on whats happening around the NBA? You have to be if you want to stay ahead of the competition in your fantasy league. Michael Carter-Williams Jersey .To help, weve done the work for you and compiled a list of the most fantasy-relevant news and notes for all 30 teams around the league.Atlanta Hawks: The Hawks continue to be without two key reserves in the frontcourt, Mike Scott and Tiago Splitter. Both Scott (knee) and Splitter (hamstring) are working their way back from injuries but have been ruled out for Mondays game against Sacramento. In their absence, the Hawks will continue to rely on more minutes off the bench from Mike Muscala and Kris Humphries.Boston Celtics: One of the biggest storylines from the first week of the season is the vast offensive improvement of Celtics shooting guard Avery Bradley. While his shooting has made noticeable strides in recent years, the impressive part of his game this season is his effort on the glass -- Bradley pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds against Charlotte on Saturday and leads the Celtics with 8.7 rebounds per game.Brooklyn Nets: The Nets are off to a 1-2 start, and one of their objectives early this season will be establishing an identity with many new faces such as Jeremy Lin, Justin Hamilton, Trevor Booker and Luis Scola. That will take time, but so far, the revamped Nets are playing well in the fourth quarter, outscoring opponents by an average of 10.7 points in the final stanza.Charlotte Hornets: Frank Kaminsky returned to the lineup after missing the first two games due to a right-foot strain, and his presence provides a boost to a banged up Hornets frontline. Roy Hibbert missed the last two games due to knee soreness, and Cody Zeller missed the entire preseason due to a deep bruise in his right knee. Kaminsky scored 11 points and added four rebounds and three assists in his season debut against Boston on Saturday.Chicago Bulls: Remember when everyone said that the Bulls compiled a roster of guards who couldnt shoot the long ball? Well, its early, and that still could very well be true, but its funny what small sample sizes can do -- the Bulls enter Monday ranked third in the league in 3-point percentage (43.5), trailing only San Antonio and Memphis. Surprisingly, Jimmy Butler, Dwyane Wade and Doug McDermott have all made, on average, at least two 3-pointers per game in the early going.Cleveland Cavaliers: The Cavs are being more strategic with Kevin Loves minutes this season, giving him early rest in the first quarter to allow LeBron James and Kyrie Irving the freedom to create shots, and bringing him back in late in the quarter to make him the focal point of the offense while James and Irving rest. Loves 20 points per game over the first three games is an encouraging sign considering that his 16 PPG last season was his lowest since his second year in the league in 2009-10.Dallas Mavericks: Harrison Barnes faces lofty expectations as he enters his first season in Dallas, but so far he hasnt let that hurt his performance. The 24-year-old has put up 20 PPG and 6.3 RPG in his first three games with the Mavs, but his fantasy contributions are pretty much limited to points, rebounds and 3-pointers at this point in his career.Denver Nuggets: Gary Harris suffered a partially torn groin that kept him out most of the preseason, but hes nearing a return to the court. That could happen as early as Thursday against Minnesota, but it sounds like the Nuggets are going to be extra careful with how they approach Harris return. Gary is a guy that is one of the better young two-way players in the NBA, Denver coach Michael Malone told the Denver Post. We are going to be really smart and prudent about his injury and not rush him back, so when he does come back, we can have him for an extended stay.Detroit Pistons: Andre Drummond is showing improvement on the offensive end in his second season under coach Stan Van Gundy, and its having a direct impact on the shooters on the team. Ive built a reputation in this league where you cant leave me open on the roll, Drummond said. So if I do roll to the basket, the whole teams going to come in. Its going to leave our 3-point shooters open.Golden State Warriors: The Warriors will probably be just fine as the season goes on, but the early numbers arent pretty defensively or from 3-point land. Chris Manning writes of the Warriors early shooting woes: ... They are shooting 26.7 percent from 3 on 30 attempts per game. By comparison, the Warriors shot 41.6 percent from three last year, on 31.6 attempts per game. Look for this to straighten itself out in the near future.Houston Rockets: Eric Gordon inked a four-year, $53 million deal to join the Rockets over the summer, and his fantasy value is improved by the addition of first-year Rockets head coach Mike DAntoni. The eight-year veteran is off to a shaky start, however, shooting just 41 percent in his first three games with Houston, and there is already buzz about how important it is for Gordon to show consistency if the Rockets are to have a chance to compete with the big teams in the West this season.Indiana Pacers: While the buzz surrounding Myles Turners star potential continues to grow, theres concern in Indianapolis regarding the underwhelming start of newly acquired point guard Jeff Teague, who has averaged just eight points per game and shot 20 percent in his first three games with the Pacers. Its way different than any team Ive played on in the past, Teague, who spent the previous seven seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, told the Indianapolis Star. Weve got a lot of talent, but its just different. It just is. Everything is different -- the concepts; everything is totally different. Im just trying to get used to it.Los Angeles Clippers: Slowly, Austin Rivers is going from a player known more for his offense to someone regarded more for his defense, and that was on display in the Clippers win over Utah as Rivers did a good job slowing down veteran Joe Johnson, despite a height and size disadvantage.Los Angeles Lakers: Two years after breaking his leg in the first game of his NBA career, Julius Randle says he has finally regained complete confidence in his game, and that confidence is showing on the court. While the double-double threat may never be a huge contributor in terms of steals and blocks like some other power forwards, his athleticism and willingness to share the ball separate him, and he has averaged 15 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in the first three games this season.Memphis Grizzlies: Heres a stat for you:?Marc Gasol made 14 3-pointers in his career heading into Sundays game, then connected on four 3s?to beat Washington. Gasols second of the game forced overtime, then he hit two more long balls in the extra five-minute session to finish with four. This is noteworthy because it highlights a new trend for the veteran center; Gasol, whose previous single-season high for 3-point attempts was 17, has taken 13 3s in Memphis first three games this season.Miami Heat: Willie Reed is one of the biggest bright spots in the early going for the Heat, which enter the second week of the season 1-2 after consecutive losses to Charlotte and San Antonio. The 6-foot-10 forward has averaged 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in 17 minutes per game thus far, serving as the primary backup center behind Hassan Whiteside.Milwaukee Bucks: Newly acquired small forward Tony Snell made his first two starts with the Bucks over the weekend after missing the teams season opener due to a sprained left ankle. A low usage player in his Chicago days, Snell attempted seven shots in both games and averaged just five points and three rebounds in 23 minutes during those contests against Brooklyn and Detroit.Minnesota Timberwolves: Ricky Rubio has been injury prone throughout his NBA career, and that crept up on him again in Saturdays loss to Sacramento as the starting point guard sprained his right elbow in the fourth quarter. As rough as Rubios absence will be to the Timberwolves, it is a big opportunity for rookie Kris Dunn, the fifth-overall pick this past June, to fill in as the starter and show what he can do with big-time scorers like Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns around him in the lineup.New Orleans Pelicans: Anthony Davis fantasy value this season ultimately depends on his durability, and there are large concerns with that when you consider that the power forward has never played in more than 68 games in any of his first four seasons in the league. Still, its hard not to get excited about his huge start to the season, particularly as a scorer. Davis averaged 24.3 points per game last season, tweets Jim Eichenhofer. He averaged 21.0 in the FIRST HALF of games last week.New York Knicks: The new-look Knicks are going to take some time to work out the kinks in their offense under new head coach Jeff Hornacek, and already there is one glaring problem through the teams first two games. Knicks ball movement still a work in progress when Derrick Rose is out there, notes Marc Stein. Kristaps Porzingis has taken one shot so far off a D-Rose pass.Oklahoma City Thunder: Russell Westbrooks start is the thing of legend, with a triple-double average through his first three games (38.7 PPG, 12.3 RPG, 11.7 APG). Maybe the most encouraging thing, though, from a fantasy standpoint is his early impact from beyond the 3-point arc -- he is shooting 44.4 percent from long range, and his six attempts per game would blow away his previous single-season high of 4.7.Orlando Magic: Defense was always been one of the staples of Frank Vogels teams in Indiana, and while that certainly will be the case again at some point in Orlando, it hasnt happened yet. The Magic enter the week ranked 25th in defensive efficiency, allowing 107.8 points per 100 possessions.Philadelphia 76ers: Joel Embiid leads all rookies in scoring, averaging 17 PPG, which is more than twice as much as second-place (Jaylen Brown, eight PPG), but the team is being cautious with working him back to full speed and plans to rest him against Charlotte on Wednesday in the second of a back-to-back. Meanwhile, Jahlil Okafor will sit out against Orlando on Tuesday and play against the Hornets.Phoenix Suns: T.J. Warren earned the starting small forward spot with the Suns this season, and they are calling him Tony Buckets around the Valley of the Sun due to his natural scoring ability. Limited to 87 games in his first two NBA seasons, the 23-year-old former NC State star has averaged 23.3 points in 37.7 minutes through the Suns first three games. Thats well ahead of Eric Bledsoe (18.0) and Devin Booker (15.3) as far as scoring is concerned.Portland Trail Blazers: Allen Crabbes breakout year may have gone overlooked by some in Portland last season, but the secret is out as Crabbe continues to play well at the start of 2016-17. The fourth-year shooting guard is one of the leagues top sharp-shooters, and his averages of 13.3 points, 1.7 made 3-pointers and 30 minutes per game would all be career highs if they hold up over the course of the season.Sacramento Kings: Matt Barnes has quietly been one of the leagues best glue players ever since his days on the We Believe Warriors way back in 2007, and his return to his hometown of Sacramento looks like it could be a nice fit this season. Barnes has shown grit and toughness so far for the Kings while chipping in 9.7 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 4.3 APG and 2.0 3-pointers made per game. These are the type of numbers that can serve as the perfect complement to the bigger name stars on your fantasy roster.San Antonio Spurs: There is so much to like about the efficiency of Kawhi Leonards game, and so far this season, hes as good in that area as he has ever been, shooting 50 percent from the field while taking a career-high 17.5 shots per game and shooting 95 percent from the free throw line while attempting a career-high 10 free throws per game. With Tim Duncan now settling into retirement, its clear as ever that this is Leonards team for the foreseeable future.Toronto Raptors: How much is Toronto relying on DeMar DeRozan in the early going? Probably more than you even realized. DeRozans 40.7 usage rate leads the league, ranking ahead of Russell Westbrook (40.4). Thats an unsustainable number, and you can expect DeRozans field goal attempts (27.7 per game) to drop as well; he has never averaged more than 17.8 shots per game in any of his first seven NBA seasons.Utah Jazz: Though the Jazz are off to a disappointing 1-2 start, the offseason addition of George Hill looks like a good one. He has led the team in scoring in two of the first three games, providing stability at a point guard position that has been shaky in Utah ever since John Stockton hung up his sneakers.Washington Wizards: Bradley Beal has the reputation as one of the leagues good young shooters, but the 23-year-old is a career 42.6 percent shooter and is shooting an icy 37.9 percent (20 percent from 3-point range) in the Wizards first two games this season. Larry Johnson Jersey . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. Alonzo Mourning Jersey . LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. Williams scored 11 points in 10 minutes, Alan Anderson scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets finished the exhibition season with a 108-87 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night. http://www.hornetsteamproshop.com/Cheap-Malik-Monk-Hornets-Jersey/ .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head. Test matches (2): England 1, New Zealand 1. One-day internationals (5): England 3, New Zealand 2. Twenty20 international (1): England 1, New Zealand 0 Back in 1999, Englands home defeat by New Zealand left them languishingat the foot of the Wisden World Championship, the precursor to the ICCs official rankings. It was a humiliation that gave Duncan Fletcher and Nasser Hussain, the new coach and captain, a mandate for change, and the revival of the Test team was launched. Sixteen years on, New Zealand again acted as acatalyst, but of a different kind: confronted by a team playing in the cavalier image of their captain, Brendon McCullum, England felt emboldened, not tosay obliged, to up the tempo themselves.Before the tour had ended seven weeks later, New Zealand - who had contributed to Englands winter of crisis by handing out a World Cup hammering in Wellington in February - were feeling the backlash.The early signs, though, had not been encouraging. Over the weekend of New Zealands arrival at the start of May, England were crashing to defeat in the final Test in the West Indies; and, as the tourists began their first warm-up game in Taunton, reports were emerging of Peter Mooress sacking as head coach during the one-day trip to Dublin. With Andrew Strauss, the ECBs new director of England cricket, handed the task of rebooting their one-day game, and the clock running down to the Ashes, the matches with New Zealand acquired immense significance.English cricket was on trial, all the more so because Strauss had ruled out are turn for Kevin Pietersen just after he had apparently bolstered his case with a triple-century for Surrey. As McCullum - whose New Zealand side appeared as settled and confident as England looked fragile and uncertain - was committed to his ultra-positive style, both teams were set on risking all. The confluence proved glorious, producing arguably the most memorable cricket seen in the first half of an English summer since the twin-tour schedule was expanded in 2000.If the style of play was one joy, and the good spirit between the teams another, the publics positive response was an additional boon. Having spent 18 months being ridiculed for mismanagement off the field and wild inconsistency on it, England were finally back in favour - not necessarily because they were winning (though, overall, they claimed five victories to New Zealands three), but because they were playing with a smile and sense of adventure. As England turned things round on the fourth and fifth days of the Lords Test, and later raised the heat in the opening one-day international at Edgbaston, the overriding sentiment among onlookers was incredulity.Entertainment evidently counted for as much as results, at least against opponents who inspired little of the antipathy usually reserved for Australia.Several key New Zealanders, including McCullum, joined the tour late from the IPL. But, with the nature of Tests and limited-overs matches fast converging, this seemed increasingly irrelevant. A lack of conventional preparation - the IPL players took red Dukes balls to India for net practice -hardly affected New Zealand at Lords, where they were on top until the fourth morning. Indeed, England had used one-day methodology to extract them selvesfrom a precarious situation on the first day, when Joe Root and Ben Stokes -doing what came naturally to them - went on a rampaging counter-attack during a stand of 161. In the second innings, with the contest again in the balance, Stokes struck the fastest Test hundred seen at Lords. Credit went to Paul Farbrace, Englands acting-coach, for promoting him back to No. 6 and encouraging the players to express themselves, regardless of the consequences.Stokess second-innings runs also contributed to a large crowd on the last day,previously unheard of in May. Again he gave them plenty to cheer about,removing Kane Williamson and McCullum with successive balls. Marlon Samuelss mock salute in the Caribbean had given way to salutes of admiration from Root. New Zealand then won the Headingley Test in stunning fashion - a huge collective effort typified by superior fielding and a scoring-rate of 4.92, unequalled by any side topping 750 runs in a Test. Their haste was such that losing the equivalent of a day to rain did not matter. It was the first two-match series to breach 3,000 runs.But the frenzy had only just started. The England selectors, with some long-distance input from Trevor Bayliss - who was preparing to take over as head coach in time for the Ashes - threw caution to the wind and retained only seven of the one-day squad that had exited the World Cup at the group stage.As Farbrace said, playing against New Zealand was perfect for England as they strove to forge a new philosophy: McCullums attacking fields meant they had no alternative but to attack. Absolved of blame if things went wrong,the players followed the instruction to the letter. The transformation was astonishing, quickly burying the bad news of Headingley. The charge was led by the unshackled World Cup survivors. Eoin Morgan (shrewdly retained as captain by Strauss), Jos Buttler and Root hit three of Englands six fastest one-day hundreds, and played prominent parts in their highest total (408 for nine at Edgbaston), their highest total batting second (365 for nine at The Oval, in 46 overs), and their highest successful chase (350for three at Trent Bridge, in just 44).Less established members of the squad joined in the fun, too. Openers JasonRoy and Alex Hales laid the groundwork for the chase in Nottingham with 100 in 10.4 overs, while Sam Billings produced attractive cameos at Southampton and Chester-le-Street, full of thoroughly 21st-century stroke play. Adil Rashid justified his selection with bat and ball: encouraged to take wickets and forget about conceding runs, he put himself into the frame for the Ashes. So did MarkWood, who across the three formats bowled more overs for England than anyone; his 50-over economy-rate of 5.23 was the best on either side. With his infectious fooling around, he epitomised Englands new laissez-faire attitude.Jonny Bairstow, summoned at short notice to keep wicket in the deciding one-day international in Durham, following an injury to Buttler, swiftly caught the mood, winning the game from the unlikelliest of positions with an unbeaten 83 from 60 balls. Charlotte Hornets Jerseys. Many wondered why none of this had happened under Moores.The upshot was that New Zealand, one of the worlds strongest and most seasoned one-day sides, were outgunned and - after taking a 2-1 lead - beaten 3-2. Even so, their own batsmen were no slouches: Williamson (396 runs from No. 3) and Ross Taylor (375 from No. 4) were powerful presences, always contributing at least 42 each, while Williamson added another half-century in the one-off Twenty20 game in Manchester, though England won again.McCullum the batsman had a relatively quiet tour. He occasionally showed the attacking spirit for which his side had become famous, never more so than when hitting the first delivery he faced during the Headingley Test over cover for six. But he fared best when adopting a more orthodox approach. His only half-century in ten international innings came at Headingley, where he helped put the game beyond Englands reach. It was a measure of Woods potential that his bustling pace accounted for McCullum five times in all formats. David Willey, the Northamptonshire all-rounder, displayed a similar knack for dismissing good players, claiming Martin Guptill, Williamson and Taylor twice each with the white ball.In mitigation, New Zealand lost Trent Boult, their most dangerous bowler,to injury mid-tour, just as they had in 2013; his nine wickets represented the best haul by a left-arm fast bowler in a Lords Test. Tim Southee looked less potent without him after the second one-dayer, and failed to build on his sensational return of seven for 33 against England during the World Cup. New Zealand were also still coming to terms with the retirement of Daniel Vettori,although all-rounder Mitchell Santners left-arm spin came in handy. With McCullum declining to confirm his future in 50-over cricket, there was a sense that England might have caught a New Zealand one-day side coming down the other side of the hill.The statistics confirmed the extraordinary nature of the one-day games, with records set in a five-match series for most runs (3,151) and sixes (76), and highest run-rate (7.15). On July 5, less than a fortnight after the tour had ended with a Twenty20 match at Old Trafford, the ICCs amended regulations governing ODIs came into force, scrapping the batting powerplay, and allowing a fifth fielder outside the ring in the final ten overs. But, for exhausted bowlers in both sides, change had come too late. Both teams emerged with some satisfaction, and a drawn Test series meant neither suffered the injustice of dropping to seventh in the rankings. At Leeds,New Zealand had recorded their first Test victory in England since 1999, in the process extending their unbeaten run to seven series, which began after their defeat here in 2013. On this evidence, they deserved better than to provide the warm-up act in an English summer.England, meanwhile, had beaten New Zealand at home in a one-day series for the first time since 1994.The fortunes of the captains formed a major subplot. McCullum was feted for his enterprising captaincy, but his eagerness to attack sometimes proved detrimental to New Zealands cause (as it had in the World Cup final). When,for example, Stokes cut loose on the fourth day at Lords, Southee was suckered into trying to bounce him out, and simply fed a strength. The next day, with 345 needed to win and 77 overs left, New Zealands front-foot approach continued even after the loss of both openers for ducks. Even after McCullum was out first ball, Corey Anderson struck a breezy fifty.When Boult was last to go, upper-cutting to third man, only 57 balls remained. Had they been less carefree, New Zealand might have saved the game, and left Cook facing questions about why he had not declared. Cooks own 162 in Englands second innings confirmed that his runs in the West Indies were no fluke. At Headingley, he overtook his mentor Graham Gooch as Englands leading Test run-scorer, then became the youngest man to reach 9,000. He conceded that his remedial work in the nets with Gooch and Gary Palmer, the former Somerset all-rounder, following his omission from the World Cup, had done him a lot of good. No longer needing to manufacture runs outside off stump, as he had been obliged to do in the one-day game, here accustomed himself to leaving the ball, forcing New Zealands attack to come to him instead.His revival was mirrored by Morgans, who rediscovered his best touch.Seemingly weighed down with worry at the World Cup, he now went for his shots like an ex-drinker who had fallen off the wagon.His tally of 16 sixes was an England record for a one-day series or tournament. In private, Cook and Morgan might both have conceded that the change of coaching regime hadbenefited them.Nothing encapsulated the good spirit of the tour better than the warmth between the opposing captains. McCullum said he had texted Cook during his troubles in 2014 to wish him well, while he and Morgan had developed a close friendship at the IPL. They knew each others games - McCullum set fields that almost parodied Morgans favourite scoring areas, such as four men square on the off side - and chatted amiably at the end of the final one-dayer.New Zealand left with reasons to be cheerful. Williamsons masterly century at Lords confirmed his reputation as his countrys next great batsman, and possibly their finest ever. Martin Guptill (whose Test scores were 70, 0, 0, 70) justified his recall after a two-year absence. Aknee injury to B-J.Watling at Lords led to a hugely successful double change at Leeds: playing purely as a batsman, he scored his sides first century in eight Tests there, while LukeRonchi, who took over the gloves, treated his debut like a one-dayer and smashed 88 off 70 balls.Off-spinner Mark Craig recovered from a poor match at Lords to show that England did not possess a monopoly in useful lower-order all-rounders, scoring 41 and 58, both unbeaten, taking three catches at second slip and returning match figures of 57.5-24-121-5. His tidy spell on the second afternoon at Headingley was one of the few moments of the tour when the batsmen did not have it all their own way. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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