Griffin Wong has been a content writer at DK Network since November 2024. Prior to that, he was the former sports editor for the Harvard Crimson, where he covered the football team for two years and earned four Story of the Year nominations from the Associated College Press. A lifelong Lakers and Dodgers fan, Griffin’s favorite athlete of all time is Kobe Bryant. When he’s not writing, Griffin is usually skiing, running, golfing, or playing basketball — badly.
The Los Angeles Angels haven’t finished over .500 since 2015, when Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, David Freese, and Kole Calhoun led the Angels to an 85-77 record. At that time, Torii Hunter was still a major leaguer, Barack Obama was still President, and the AirPods didn’t exist yet. 10 years later, Los Angeles is 45-47, […]
July 10, 2025
The evening slate as part of tonight’s featured DFS slate on DraftKings is a small but mighty one; although there are just seven games, there are several compelling divisional matchups and plenty of the league’s best players, including a game between home run kings Cal Raleigh ($6,300) and Aaron Judge ($6,500). In order to fit […]
July 10, 2025
Despite being a small-market franchise, the Portland Trail Blazers certainly have a flair for the dramatic. Over the last couple of off-seasons, they’ve been involved in marquee move after marquee move, sending Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023 and dealing for Jrue Holiday earlier this summer. They also surprisingly waived center Deandre Ayton, […]
July 9, 2025
Nico Harrison’s vision is starting to crystallize. Gone is Luka Dončić. In are Anthony Davis, D’Angelo Russell, and Cooper Flagg. In theory, the defense and length on the Dallas Mavericks’ roster is staggering. But the Western Conference is stacked; last season, the Mavericks finished 10th in the Western Conference before winning the 9-10 Play-In Tournament […]
July 9, 2025
Happy hump day, everyone! You know what else is a hump? The pitcher’s mound that 22 talented starters will crest as part of tonight’s featured 11-game DFS slate on DraftKings. Here are my five favorite options for you to consider as you build your lineups. Set your DraftKings fantasy baseball lineups here: MLB $200K Bat Flip [$50K to […]
July 9, 2025
Do we suddenly have a race for the NL West? The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost five straight games, and their lead atop the division has been cut to five games over the streaking San Francisco Giants. San Francisco has won four straight and secured a series victory over the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies last […]
July 9, 2025
Griffin Wong previews Wednesday's match between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.
July 9, 2025
In 2023-24, it was the Oklahoma City Thunder who jumped from 40 wins to 57. Last season, the Houston Rockets went from 41 wins to 52. Can the San Antonio Spurs improve from 34 wins to 44? They’ll have to make that 10-win leap in order to hit their over, currently set to 43.5 at […]
July 8, 2025
If there was an award for the most surprising move of the 2025 offseason, it’d have to go to the Milwaukee Bucks, who signed former Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner to a four-year deal and waived Damian Lillard, stretching the remaining $112.6 million of his contract over five years instead of two. Lillard is the […]
July 8, 2025
The defending champion New York Liberty are still figuring out life without center Jonquel Jones, some three weeks after losing the Bahamian to an ankle sprain. Since she went down on June 19, the Liberty are just 2-5 (0-5 against any team not from California). The road doesn’t get too much easier for New York […]
July 8, 2025
Welcome to the dog days of summer: it’s hot and muggy, the NFL and NBA are a long way from starting their seasons, and every day seems to blend into the next. Thankfully, this Tuesday also offers one of the more compelling MLB slates yet. Tonight’s 13-game featured MLB DFS contest includes established legends, like […]
July 8, 2025