In addition to our news coverage, the Hoops Rumors team has been active publishing original content as well. Here are some of the best posts from this week.
- Not sure why Mo Williams kept getting claimed and waived this month? Luke Adams put together a feature explaining the salary cap floor implications of the transactions.
- Austin Kent wrote about the 2001 trade that sent Dikembe Mutombo to the Sixers in the latest installment of our Hoops Rumors Retro series. Have an idea for a future edition of the weekly series? Let him know on Twitter at @HoopsRumors or @AustinKent.
- It’s easy to overlook consistent veterans in fantasy basketball, but Chris Crouse urges owners not to underestimate the value of Kyle Lowry. Lowry continues to do work for the Raptors and has emerged as a Top 12 asset. Read more about it in his Fantasy Hoops breakdown and send him your questions on Twitter at @HoopsRumors or @CW_Crouse.
- Don’t forget to check out our 2016/17 Reverse Standings to see how next year’s draft order is shaping up. The daily updated list tracks each team’s position in the standings and the associated lottery odds.
- The All-Star rosters have been released, the first teams selected by the new voting process which factors into the equation media votes and player votes. Do you think that the league should keep this format heading forward? Vote in our poll.
- We love hearing what readers have to say about pertinent topics in the NBA world. Here is a list of our Community Shootaround Topics this week.
- There are plenty of contenders for the eight-seed in the Western Conference. What team do you think will make the final cut?
- Less than a month remains before the trade deadline. What players do you think will be targeted as buy-low candidates?
- The Magic are in win-now mode, but they’re not winning. What moves would you make to get their roster into the playoffs?
- The Rising Stars teams have been announced. Are there any players left off the rosters that should have been included?
- Superstar LeBron James has been highly critical of the Cavaliers‘ front office this year. Is the King out of line?
- The Wizards have stormed back to relevance after a slow start this season. Just how good can this Washington team be?
- Here are last week’s Hoops Rumors Originals so you don’t have to go searching for them.
I stopped commenting on editing but this one’s a beauty:
“Superstar LeBron James has been highly critical of the Cavaliers‘ front office this year. Is the Kings out of line?”
Is that the Sacramento Kings? Wouldn’t that be “Are the Sacramento Kings…? Oh shucks.
Not sure what the motive behind your pedantry is, but you have to understand that no one else gives a proverbial. It’s a site of a la minute (no grave accent on my keyboard) basketball news, not academic essays.
Yes, Joe, humor has its limits, But where would we be without it? All grave men?