
Juan Carlos Blanco checks out Saturday's short evening slate and expects a strong performance from Kenneth Faried at home against a soft Lakers frontcourt.

Jeff Edgerton breaks down the Saturday Yahoo NBA slate as Cleveland's Kevin Love has a great matchup against a Memphis team that looks lost.
Mike Barner examines three of the league's biggest frontcourt logjams in an effort to discern which players you should own going forward.
In Friday’s slate of games, Mike Barner expects Oklahoma’s Russell Westbrook to score big Yahoo points as he tries to help the Thunder stop their losing streak against the T’Wolves.

With Hassan Whiteside out, Dwight Howard ($7,500) will have an advantageous matchup against rookie Bam Adebayo and Kelly Olynyk.
Both Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins make for intriguing frontcourt plays against the banged-up Jazz.

Juan Carlos Blanco gives his top plays for Thursday, including a positive outlook for Ben Simmons as he takes on more responsibility with Joel Embiid resting.
With the Clippers decimated by injuries, Lou Williams will need to step up offensively and should be a strong play for Thursday's five-game slate.

Following one of the best performances of his season, Alex Rikleen believes Kevin Love once again has a favorable matchup against the Hawks on Thursday.

Nick Whalen highlights 12 of the league's top first-year performers, headlined by Ben Simmons, who's putting together a historic rookie season.

Jeff Edgerton recommends taking a look at Harrison Barnes, who goes up against the fast-paced Nets on Wednesday.