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The all-star break is over and we've entered the stretch run of the fantasy basketball season. With the exception of one big injury for a top-20 fantasy asset, the injury report is light this week, as it should be coming off a week-long break for NBA players. This is a great week for streaming players if you're into that sort of thing. Half the NBA plays 4+ games this week including a five-game slate for the Sacramento Kings. Games Played by Team This Week 5 Games: SAC. 4 Games: ATL, BKN, CHA, DAL, DET, IND, LAC,…

Boogie Cousins Done for Season Well, this one hurts. Both physically for DeMarcus Cousins and for tens of thousands of fantasy owners around the world. Cousins was putting up a top-10 fantasy season with averages of 25.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals, 1.6 blocks, and 2.2 3-pointers. Yeah, this one certainly hurts. The cause for Cousins' season-ending is a torn Achilles suffered Friday night. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/957106960184340480 And the season of injuries continues. Outside of maybe…

So much for that smaller injury report we had last week. This week's report doubled in size, as half of the players in the NBA are nursing some sort of knee injury. It's ridiculous. The entire NBA is turning into 70-year-old men all of a sudden. However, the biggest injury of the bunch is a recurring quadriceps injury for -- yup, you guessed it -- Kawhi Leonard. I should just rename the injury report the Kawhi Leonard report. This is a good week for streaming, as only the Orlando Magic play two games and 13 NBA teams play…

Fall is here, and that means the NBA season is right around the corner. In any fantasy sport, the draft is the most important part of building a winning team. If you're not prepared, you're going to be scrambling for the next five months to try to fix your team and make the playoffs. In today's NBA, guards are running wild like they never have before. Three-pointers are at an all-time high, and that seems to be said each passing season. Grabbing a couple of elite guards isn't just recommended, it's a viable part of…

Last week we went over which rookie call-ups could help you the most in fantasy baseball. This week, we move from the diamond to the hardcourt and recap how the wild NBA offseason affects certain player’s value in fantasy basketball. Let’s be real for a second. The NBA offseason has been much more exciting than the lackluster playoffs were. And frankly, it’s not even close. There have been countless trades and signings that have big impacts on the upcoming fantasy basketball season. Some of them are positive, others…