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Lonzo Ball isn't worth the headache this season Let me hit you with a very interesting factoid right out of the gate. We’re now 10-13 games into the season, and the Cleveland Cavaliers would be a lottery team. You heard me. Cleveland is toiling at 5-7, which is tied for the 6th worst record in the NBA with five other teams, including the Brooklyn Nets. Outside of LeBron James and Kevin Love, no player is playing well enough in fantasy to be worth rostering right now. Not Jae Crowder, or Dwyane Wade, or J.R Smith. In fact,…

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…

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…