Denver locks Jokic with Jonas Valančiūnas as a trusted backup, enabling Nikola to rest more and still close games hard. The two-big look could be among the league’s top combinations, giving the Nuggets a stable, multi-positional frontline that boosts fantasy upside through improved non-Jokic minutes and post-scoring density.

EuroBasket action highlighted Serbia’s discipline, plus Turkey and Lithuania delivering depth at center and floor-stretching bigs. LeBron’s new Nike ad adds culture-fire to the narrative around star value, while fantasy managers scan for big-man rotations and multi-cat upside across teams.