Dennis Velasco has been professionally writing about the NBA since the turn of the century for some of the best sources of basketball news. He is a credentialed member of the NBA Media, as well as a member in the Association for Professional Basketball Research and Fantasy Sports Writers Association.
Experience:
Dennis has played in at least one fantasy basketball league since 1994, parlaying that experience with stats and trends to writing gigs with numerous online publications, including Sports Illustrated, Hoops Hype, and Basketball.com. His work has also been published in several hardcopy publications previewing the NBA season, as well as updating the latest happenings in the league. Dennis has appeared several times on television and radio to talk about the NBA, including NY1 News in New York, 92.3 FM also in New York, and KXNP/KODY Radio in Nebraska. He annually participates in fantasy basketball expert leagues against representatives from ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo! Sports, and SLAM to name a few, winning two experts leagues in 2007.
From Dennis Velasco:
I've lived in New York all my life and there is no question it is one of the greatest basketball cities ever. There's Rucker Park in Harlem, The Cage on W. 4th Street in Greenwich Village, and of course, the Mecca - Madison Square Garden, home of my New York Knicks. Yeah, I said my. The first pro basketball game I ever saw was a Knicks game when they were all about Bernard King, one of the greatest scorers to ever lace them up in the NBA. I've been hooked ever since and my love and knowledge of the game has grown exponentially.
References:
- Basketball-Reference.com
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