Welcome to the Monday NBA DFS slate. I hope you’ve had a profitable weekend and a wonderful season as we are past the All-Star break. If you’re going to play NBA DFS, keep lineup announcements in mind and stay tuned for late swapping. That will be the easiest way to stay ahead of the field and in the money.

Even though we commonly refer to the post-All-Star portion of the NBA season as the "second half," we're well past the halfway point of the 2024-25 campaign. Most teams have fewer than 30 games left.

Who are the top candidates for Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and other trophies as we hit the stretch run?

The Denver Nuggets gathered around Nikola Jokic near the 3-point line Wednesday and belted out a rather off-key version of "happy birthday" in honor of him turning 30.

Nikola Jokić has long been considered one of the most unique players in NBA history and this season has been solidifying his status as a game-changer.

Denver is as good as anybody right now, though. The Thunder are tied for the best record in the league at 44-10. Denver is on pace for about 53 wins, while OKC is going to challenge for 66 or 67 wins at this pace. Most of that separation in the standings happened in the first month and a half of the season.

Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets has proposed condensing the NBA All-Star Weekend into a single day to make it more exciting and less drawn out. Currently a three-day event, the All-Star ...