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The long All-Star break is finally over, and the NBA kicks back into gear tonight with a six-game slate. Consider the picks in this column a jumping-off point. Then, lock a few of your favorites into the Lineup Lab Optimizer to complete your DFS lineups Continue to Article

February 22, 2018 10:20:am EST

The day before he plays in his fourth straight NBA All-Star game, Jimmy Butler puts on 3 Doors Down and bounces around the bedroom of the Beverly Hills mansion he’s shacking in for the weekend. The wiry Minnesota Timberwolves star then switches to Nickelback’s “Photograph,” sweeping views of Los Angeles visible from the windows beyond his still rumpled sheets. Continue to Article

February 18, 2018 4:21:pm EST

He doesn't have the in-your-face Instagram game of Joel Embiid, or play under the lights at Madison Square Garden like Kristaps Porzingis. He doesn't even have a ubiquitous nickname like The Brow, aka Anthony Davis. But he'll don his first NBA All-Star uniform this weekend, so it's time to pay attention: Karl-Anthony Towns has arrived. Towns, in just his third season, is the most underappreciated player in the NBA. The Dominican-American 7-footer is an efficiency monster on offense and a wall on defense. In just over 220 games, Towns has proven himself to be a true franchise centerpiece, and one who — barring a free agency departure — should anchor his Minnesota Timberwolves for the next decade. Continue to Article

February 16, 2018 5:50:am EST

In Zach Lavine’s first game since flexing his offensive muscles in a duel with Jimmy Butler, his bird-chested defense grew some hair on its chest in the waning seconds of Chicago’s 105-101 victory over the Orlando Magic. Regarded as a a gifted athlete with attention defensive disorder, Lavine is a defensive liability. It’s one of the reasons why Tom Thibodeau so giddily swapped him with Butler last June. Continue to Article

February 13, 2018 12:35:am EST