With the 2024-25 NBA season at its halfway point, it’s time to make predictions for fantasy basketball award candidates. *Category rankings are from Hashtag Basketball and points rankings are based on ESPN’s scoring system.

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How has that adjustment been for you? Terry Rozier: It’s been a huge adjustment. Not so much looking at how things turn out, but mainly just because, when we look at last year, I probably got 8 ...

This season, Jokić is averaging 29.9 points, 13.1 rebounds, 10.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game while shooting 56.6% from the field and 47.9% from three. The three-time MVP currently ranks top ...

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokić will have some notable reinforcements if he ever wants to regale the world with his rendition of 50 Cent's "Many Men." Following Tuesday's 144-109 win over the ...

Nikola Jokić can do it all on the court. He’s a triple-double machine, a passing savant, and on Thursday night, showed he can make a full-court shot look as effortless as a free throw.

Joining Wembanyama as a West reserve are Jaren Jackson Jr., Jalen Williams, Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis, James Harden and Alperen Şengün. The seven reserves from the East are Jaylen Brown, Pascal Siakam, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, Damian Lillard and Tyler Herro, as selected by the conference’s coaches.

It wasn’t easy for Herro to get over the feelings of resentment and rejection that come with returning to a team that seemed on the verge of trading you. It took some soul-searching and a few candid conversations with Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and the front office to get everyone back on the same page.

Coach Erik Spoelstra should find a way to put Alec Burks into the rotation. He’s a quality veteran and the team needs bodies since it can’t count on Jimmy Butler. Burks is the guy Spoelstra has forgotten about while Terry Rozier logs a good game as often as Pat Riley makes a public appearance.

The Knicks and Nuggets are surging, while the Warriors watch their window close. Meanwhile, the Cavs and Thunder have their business on lock.

Oklahoma City has opened a 24-7 lead on the Nets, with Gilgeous-Alexander’s 12 points leading the way. Brooklyn is cold out of the gate, shooting just 2-15, with five of their seven points coming from Noah Clowney. The pump fake. The spin move. The finish.

The Oklahoma Thunders have continued their dominance in the NBA western conference with a big win over the Brooklyn Nets.