Isaiah Thomas

Man, I love the NBA trade deadline from a fantasy basketball standpoint. Every trade creates value, or at least, adjusts the value for a player or two. As the dust settles from Thursday's trade deadline, we see many new faces in new places including a former Boston Celtics star as a Los Angeles Laker and a whole slew of new faces surrounding LeBron James in Cleveland.This week also is a short week due to NBA all-star festivities kicking off on Friday. All teams either have one or two games this week so streaming will be…

This might have been the shortest injury report I’ve written for this article in months. That’s a good thing, though. It means I can spend time writing about more important things like waiver wire adds and why Isaiah Thomas just isn’t worth it this fantasy season. I’ll get more into that below.This week is a great week for streaming players if you’re into that sort of thing. There’s no random game in London this week, and only two teams play two games. The rest of the league either has three or four games to play. We…

It looks like we’re going to end 2017 on a positive note. Fantasy owners just got back Blake Griffin, Devin Booker, and Steph Curry, while the season debut of Isaiah Thomas is right around the corner. Thomas is the one I want to chat about here for a second. His return is both exciting and intriguing. There's plenty of excitement from his fantasy owners that drafted him back in the fall and have held onto him all this time. I'm not included in that, but I'm sure I'd be pretty darn excited to get a player of his magnitude…

Happy opening night NBA fans! The NBA has a short off-season compared to the other major U.S. sports leagues but it always seems to take forever for the new season to get here. Well, we don’t have to wait any longer as the regular season kicks off tonight with a pair of marquee matchups.First, it’s an Eastern Conference Finals rematch, as the Cleveland Cavaliers host the massively overhauled Boston Celtics. Following that is the home opener for the defending champion Golden State Warriors, who play host to an improved…

This week we’ll take a look at some potential fantasy busts in the upcoming NBA season. Some of these guys are still worth drafting, but won’t meet the expectations that have been set for them. Generally speaking, I’d avoid taking these guys unless they really plummet on draft day. Whether it’s because of injuries, a new role on a new team, or guys being taken on name recognition, there’s plenty of reason to avoid all five of these guys. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on Twitter @JonSauber. The First Fantasy…