NBA taking step toward expansion in Seattle, Las Vegas
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The NBA has been talking about expansion for about five years. Finally, the wheels appear to be in motion toward adding a pair of teams to the current 30-team configuration. According to ESPN NBA reporter Shams Charania,
The Lakers have climbed their way into the top 5 of the NBA power rankings with just four weeks remaining in the 25-26 regular season.
The NBA's board of governors could vote as soon as next week on whether to begin its expansion process — a major step toward bringing a team back to Seattle.
The Los Angeles Lakers have won five consecutive games, including massive recent victories over the Nuggets, Timberwolves and Knicks.
In a season of unknowns, Monday was a given when it came to Bam Adebayo being named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week. As in the week that included last Tuesday’s 83-point performance against the Washington Wizards,
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Juan Carlos Blanco, RotoWire.com The Hawks’ Jalen Johnson jumped back into the fantasy power rankings following dominant performances last week. Another late-season week is in the books, and the top five once again is constituted by some of the most reliable fantasy stalwarts of the campaign.