Isaiah Thomas

Our weekly sleeper article takes a break this week with the news of the Kyrie Irving trade breaking last night. The trade will have a massive effect on the NBA as well as the fantasy outlook for both teams involved. The Cavaliers traded Irving to the Celtics for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and the Brooklyn Nets' unprotected 2018 first-round pick. We'll take a look at the trade from both angles, starting with how it will affect both teams on the floor and into the future. The 2017-2018 Season While the Cavaliers…

The first round of the NBA playoffs is in the books and so far everything is status quo. If you read my NBA playoff preview article you will know that this is Cleveland's conference to lose, and that hasn't changed after the first round. All of the top four seeds in the East won their first round series. The first round of the NBA playoffs isn't usually too dramatic when it comes to upsets. While it happens in the NHL every few years, there's only been five instances where a #8 seed has beaten a #1 seed in the NBA. The…

With all due respect to Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, I don't think either of them are one of the top six players in the 2016-17 NBA MVP race!  Durant was hurt for a large chunk of the year and Curry was not quite as good as a second fiddle for the Warriors.  Here is a look at who I would vote for in order for the 2016-17 MVP Award:Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder - 28-year old Russell Westbrook is my pick for the 2016-17 NBA MVP!  When Kevin Durant left the Thunder for the Warriors, everyone was predicting the…