Fantasy Benchwarmers: Recent Episodes
Fantasy Benchwarmers with JJT & Eric Go
Welcome fellow Fantasy Benchwarmers!
We created created this channel because like you we love to make believe that we are NBA fantasy basketball experts (we are not) and enjoy talking about the game, the players and the experience. In this space we share our experiences, tips, opinions and commentaries about playing the game of fantasy basketball.
We are not claiming that we are experts, so take any of our tips with a little grain of salt.
We take a look at all the teams' first games and which players stood out and worthy of adding to your roster. Plus some guys that could be dropped or borderline hold.
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The Wemby Hype! Is it real? Is he worth that first round pick? How do you value Jalen Williams? Plus a lot more from each of the final 10 teams.
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Is Anthony Edwards really worth an early selection? With Zion Williamson looking good this pre-season, is he worth the risk?
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It was one of the FBW League drafts. And what better way to dissect the Dame Lillard-Jrue Holiday blockbuster trades than to dive into the draft room and see first hand the impact of the trades to these players' ADP.
Plus commish does a very unconventional line-up during his draft. This in the midst of some very experienced managers.
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Next batch of depth charts - Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies.
Will Alperen Sengun finally break out? Where should Ja Morant be drafted?
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Next batch of depth charts - Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons and the Golden State Warriors.
Can Cade Cunningham get to second round form? Is Evan Mobley ready to take the leap?
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We kick off this series of depth chart analysis with the Atlanta Hawks, the Boston Celtics, the Brooklyn Nets, the Charlotte Hornets, and the Chicago Bulls!
Can Ben Simmons be that sleeper pick? Does Mark Williams really have that stronghold on the Hornets starting five? Is Nikola Vucevic still worth an early round pick?
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With the World Cup of Basketball now in the books, we look into some of the players who were stars during their stint in the event and discuss which players are worth keeping an eye on during drafts and which players we should be cautious about picking way too early.
Plus we dive into the latest update in Yahoo Rankings.
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In this episode we look into some draft day dilemmas and the decision making process when things don't exactly go your way during draft day.
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It's been a while and it felt like I don't know what I'm doing, so pardon the technical issues on this first episode as we tried some new platform with our recording.
Anyway, as we get closer to draft day, we discussed some preparations needed to make sure you'll be ready on draft day.
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We've got some returning players and some fading players. We talk about the good type of questionable tag and the bad ones. The possible return of Karl Anthony-Towns and the potential shut down of Lauri Markkanen and Damian Lillard. Plus, Paul George suffers what looks like a regular season ending injury. Finally, the SGA dream season continues - is he playing back-to-backs again?
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We know that Nikola Jokic is probably still the top fantasy player this season, but hear us out as commish makes a case for Joel Embiid as one of the more impactful player in fantasy especially during these fantasy playoffs. As a side discussion, and in line with this face-off, we also talked about real basketball MVP.
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We take a look at all the 30 teams and discuss who are the players that are in the "must hold" category and which ones are in the "can drop when needed" list. At the point in the fantasy season, values of players change no matter the name value or past rankings. There might be a point in your matchup when you need to make some hard cuts just to survive, so hopefully this can help you decide when needed.
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We look back at week 20 and discuss some things we learned in our playoff matchups. Who were the players that saved our season and who were some of the guys that disappointed. Plus more playoff stories.
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It's time to get ready for week 21! Here's a look at the schedule for week 21 so you can plan your streaming.
12:45 Start of Schedule Analysis
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Rest and injuries keep on piling in this critical stage of fantasy playoffs. Giannis Antetokoumnpo missed the whole week due to wrist injury. Tyrese Haliburton rested for the Pacers and Darius Garland joins the list of injury casualties. We talk more fantasy playoff strategies and stories and how to deal with these injuries to win your playoff matchups.
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One of my playoff teams is a casualty of this early silly season fantasy. Nicolas Claxton will miss the first half of the back-to-back, Jalen Williams has missed both games of the OKC Thunder this week. And now Kevin Durant injured his ankle on pre-game warmups. WARMUPS! Now I believe this teams was not bound to win with all these stuff happening. But that is Head-to-Head fantasy basketball. Luck plays a part in these games especially the playoffs. Ironically, some of the "injury prone" guys are still ballin' - Anthony Davis, Kristaps Porzingis.
Luka Doncic's injury is also a big game-changer in case he misses some games - that makes it 3 first rounders (including Lamelo Ball at the start of the playoffs) potentially out when it matters.
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With Ja Morant out indefinitely as of today, is he worth dropping if there's no more room in my IL spots? Is Zion Williamson still worth holding onto? Now the cat is out of the bag for the OKC Thunder as their coach has said they will be scaling back on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's work load for the rest of the season. This is what many have anticipated, thus, the reason he fell from the drafts. Well, I guess some things never change. At least he gave his managers some first round value numbers that most likely carried them to the fantasy playoffs. As they say, we take the good with the bad.
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It's time to get ready for week 20! Here's a look at the schedule for week 20 so you can plan your streaming.
11:00 Start of Schedule Analysis
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As we close in to our FBW Fantasy Playoffs, we take a look at some players who might still be available in your waivers that could help you with your fantasy playoff matchups. Plus, some injury updates and another FBW League story - luxury of tanking to pick your opponent. Will it work or will it backfire?
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We start this episode off with some "making the fantasy playoff" stories and how matchups at this point matter a lot. Then we look at some of the problematic players who probably will be easier to drop at this point.
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The biggest blow today is the injury on Lamelo Ball - fractured ankle. This probably makes him done for the season (just announced now that he is done). It has been a disappointing year for Lamelo owners as he has only played 36 games this season. If you have Lamelo and your team is in the playoffs, we had some tips on how to survive this loss from your first round pick.
Meanwhile, Lebron James, who also heard something pop the other day, has not been ruled out for the rest of the season. But things are not looking good as well (as I was writing this, he's been given a 2-3 week timeline). Is this the end of road at least for this season for Lebron?
A gamechanger this season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will miss another game, which puts some "load management" concerns on a lot of fantasy managers' mind. Is he being load managed now? How much can he still help the rest of the season?
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With Kawhi Leonard playing 46 and 38 minutes in the past two overtime games, is "load management" a thing of the past for Kawhi? He has been top 15 the past month and is currently top 1 the past couple of weeks. This gamble is definitely paying off for his managers.
We debate on who will be picked first next season - Steph Curry, Damian Lillard or Shai-Gilgeous Alexander? Plus some fantasy playoff tips!
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It's time to get ready for week 19! Here's a look at the schedule for week 19 so you can plan your streaming.
Plus the aftermath of the trade deadline. How do the rotation looks for some of the teams with their new acquisitions.
18:10 Start of Schedule Analysis
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Detroit's trade deadline acquisition James Wiseman has now become a thorn on the side of rookie Jalen Duren. This leaves us wondering if both or any of these guys are going to be worth holding onto as the fantasy playoffs begin as early as next week. We haven't even included the return of Marvin Bagley, who adds another wrinkle in this already annoying scenario for fantasy owners of Duren.
Damian Lillard took a very unexpected rest. Is it already that time of the season? Has silly season fantasy already begun? At week 18?! Well, we hope not, but there will be a bunch of players worth monitoring moving forward.
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Our leagues are approaching the fantasy trade deadline and we had a trade under review as we recorded our quickie. So we thought of discussing this trade as it was probably one of the tougher ones to decide on this season.
Then we looked into the season of Lamelo Ball, who after having a frustrating start due to injuries has now racked up some really impressive stat lines and has quietly been top 50 the past month. We pit him against early season favorite Tyrese Halliburton, who on the flip side has seemed to struggle since his knee and elbow injuries. Who do you like for the rest of the season between these two?
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We take a look at the debut of Matisse Thybulle and Josh Hart with their new teams. Will their value increase as they step into new/expanded roles? We also had a lengthy discussion about trading a couple of weeks before the playoffs. Should teams who are out of contention still be allowed to trade (even if player values are fair enough)?
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It's time to get ready for week 18! Here's a look at the schedule for week 18 so you can plan your streaming.
Plus the aftermath of the trade deadline. How do the rotation looks for some of the teams with their new acquisitions.
24:00 Start of Schedule Analysis
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It's the aftermath of the trade deadline and in this episode we look into the winners and losers fantasy basketball-wise.
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Man oh man! What a day and it wasn't even the trade deadline! Four very fantasy relevant trades today but I guess none bigger than that Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns deal. From a basketball standpoint, KD joining Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton is huge! But from the fantasy basketball point of view, it is Mikal Bridges who could make that big jump from being number 3 to maybe number 1 in Brooklyn.
Los Angeles Lakers finally found a Russell Westbrook trade partner ending the team's 2 year nightmare. Of course we discuss our thoughts on these trades plus a few smaller trades in this quickie!
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There you have it! Kareem Abdul Jabbar's 38 year old scoring record was finally broken today by Lebron James. Lebron's longevity is just impressive and with the way he is playing at 38, mad respect! Now that it is over, is it time to load manage Lebron?
Cam Thomas scored another 40ish game! Definitely a sell high, but how high can you sell?
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Cam Thomas dropped another 40+ point game post-Kyrie Irving trade. Can he keep this up? Will he be able to secure a permanent spot in the rotation once Kevin Durant returns? Plus Hold or Drop - Al Horford, Keegan Murray, Jabari Smith Jr. Kelly Olynyk, Jarred Vanderbilt and a lot more!
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It's time to get ready for week 17! Here's a look at the schedule for week 17 so you can plan your streaming.
Big week this week as the trade deadline looms aside from the week 17 schedule we also talk about the Kyrie Irving trade and some potential trade stashes to keep an eye on.
11:40 Start of Schedule Analysis
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Here we go again! Well, this is actually not as bad fantasy-wise, but as fantasy managers, we don't like to see another Kyrie Irving problem because he has been so good! Irving asked for a trade and it will be interesting where he lands. Either way, his fantasy value might not change dramatically, or will it?
We've never been this happy finding out one of our players is out! This is what we felt when we saw that Kyle Lowry will be out tomorrow due to knee soreness. Just when I was contemplating about dropping him already to just stream his spot, now I've been given more time.
Oh and we briefly discussed our Western Conference fantasy all-star reserves.
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It was not an official face-off, but today's quickie discussion about Damian Lillard brought us to asking this question - With the way Dame has been playing, would you rather have him or Steph Curry for the rest of the season fantasy-wise? We also drooled over the fantasy lines of rookies Tari Eason and Walker Kessler. Plus we pick our Eastern Conference Fantasy All-Star Reserves. It was harder than we thought. Share you picks as well.
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In today's quickie, we look into some of the players that have been struggling and what to do with them. Trending down players we discussed includes Killian Hayes, Jaden McDaniels, Bol Bol, Tyrese Maxey, Kevin Huerter, Jakob Poeltl, Kyle Kuzma, Jusuf Nurkic and a few more. Plus, we look into OG Anunoby's injury.
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Is the fantasy playoff schedule of your players important? Are you someone making moves this time of the season to improve your team's fantasy schedule? Commish and I did some light discussion about the playoff schedule as well as some of our thoughts on trading and collusion during this time of the season.
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It's time to get ready for week 16! Here's a look at the schedule for week 16 so you can plan your streaming.
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As impressive as Luka Doncic is this season, he was not spared from injuries after suffering a mild ankle sprain. We're unclear if he will miss time, but we only hope that it won't take too long before he returns. Unfortunately for Christian Wood and Mitchell Robinson owners, the two players' timeline was moved back a few more weeks. What to do with Robinson? How to survive Wood's absence?
We also sidestepped a bit from fantasy to talk about the official All-Star starters.
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Anthony Davis returned and did not seem to lose a step as he gave a solid fantasy line in just 26 minutes. And what will be an AD conversation without another near injury during the game? Well, he stepped on a Spurs player's foot and rolled his ankle as he attempted a half-court shot! This definitely had his owners shaking their heads as another AD injury could be tough pill to swallow. This guy just seems like an injury always waiting to happen. With that we once again float the idea of whether to keep or sell your AD stocks.
Plus our FBW Fantasy Faceoff - Nic Claxton versus Jaren Jackson Jr.
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Back to regular programming after missing a few days of quickie. We start off with some injury updates plus the Rui Hachimura to the Los Angeles Lakers trade. Then we go through some players in our "Hold or Drop" list.
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It's time to get ready for week 15! Here's a look at the schedule for week 15 so you can plan your streaming.
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Just when my teams with Lamelo Ball are starting to hit their stride, he goes down anew with another ankle injury! It did not look good the way he left the court (he did not get x-rays which may be a sign of good news), but let's keep our fingers crossed.
We discussed Thomas Bryant, Jalen Green, Jalen Brunson, Mark Williams, Isaiah Jackson plus a few more.
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With the outstanding play by Walker Kessler and the seemingly "bust" outlook on Rudy Gobert, we wondered if Kessler has overtaken Gobert in fantasy basketball. Who would you pick first next season?
Isaiah Jackson went from fantasy stud to playing just 1 minute as soon as Myles Turner returned, is IJax back to drop territory? Plus, more discussions on Giannis Antetokoumnpo's injury - is this a major concern?
Onyeka Okongwu vs. Clint Capela. We also discussed Paul George, Donovan Mitchell, and more!
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We take a look once again the week 14 schedule and discuss how we can survive this odd schedule if you have a team that has players with only 1 or 2 games. Then, Commish Eric throws out some of his breakout candidates that can help you during the playoffs.
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It's time to get ready for week 14! Here's a look at the schedule for week 14 so you can plan your streaming.
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We kicked off the show with a look at some of the best performances today and our worry player. Then we breakdown our FBW Fantasy Faceoff matchup: Team USA versus Team World. Honestly, I was a bit surprised that it was closer - it boiled down to 1 to 2 categories. Anyway, this discussion was fun! Oh and listen in to commish's story about balancing fantasy basketball and the wrath of his wife.
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The biggest news today was Tyrese Haliburton injuring his knee. The severity of the injury we still don't know but it was reported that he was on crutches after the game, so that did not look good. With a few weeks left before the playoffs, commish and I discussed how to deal with injuries to your top players while fighting for a fantasy playoff position. We talk about strategies and moves you can make to just make it to the playoffs.
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It's the Buy Low, Sell High episode plus we throw out some names to target. Some insights here worth noting, is Jaren Jackson Jr. worth a first round player? Can Kawhi Leonard keep this up or is he a sell now player?
Plus, Darius Garland, Alperen Sengun, Scottie Barnes, Russell Westbrook, Christian Wood and more!
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Not too many eventful stuff happened today so we just had some discussions about some injured players including the return of Steph Curry, Anthony Davis and the timeline of Kevin Durant. And then there's Brandon Ingram and Khris Middleton - who do you think comes back first and who is the better rest of the season player?
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Disclaimer here is that this is not really a "planned" faceoff. But when we brought up James Harden as a topic, commish said it seems like Harden's trade market value is still high as one manager brought up a potential Harden for Tyrese Haliburton + 1 trade. This made us wonder whether Harden is still amongst the top fantasy players out there or has a player like Haliburton moved ahead of Harden already?
Some injury woes ended week 12 as Kevin Durant suffered an MCL sprain. As of this writing, he will be evaluated in 2 weeks which make his timetable around 3-4 weeks in my guesstimate. Tyler Herro also hurt his achilles, but as the report today said, it's just sore so it looks better than what we initially thought.
Plus we take a look at some possible waiver wire finds you can consider.
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It's time to get ready for week 13! Here's a look at the schedule for week 13 so you can plan your streaming.
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Happy New Year! Hope 2023 will be good to us and our family! We are back for some fantasy discussions and we kick things off by just looking back at some injury news we've missed including Zion Williamson, Kelly Oubre, Bradley Beal and some recent ones like Devin Vassell. Just a warm up episode as we approach the final push for the fantasy playoff season!
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Probably the last episode for 2022 (which has been great!) as we take a short break and enjoy the company of family in the next few days.
We talk Luka's magical night that got everyone crazy and happy, especially Luka owners! The guy is special...both from the real life and fantasy basketball perspective. Unfortunately for me, I did not have any Luka stocks so good luck to my teams going against this guy.
Devin Booker will be out for a month at least. Big blow as he is another early season stud that will be shelved for a bit. We also discussed the Mo Wagner - Killian Hayes incident, Domantas Sabonis playing through injury and a bunch more as we end 2022!
As always, thank you for listening or watching! See you in 2023!
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What a first day of week 11! Commish Eric wanted to vent out some frustration on Terry Rozier who has been a major disappointment so far this season. We try and figure whether he is still a "buy low" candidate or just a player we should hope is not on our team. The same can probably be said about Rudy Gobert, who is slowly being outplayed by his backup Naz Reid. Can he still turn it around?
Plus, discussions on Keldon Johnson, Myles Turner, Domantas Sabonis, Alex "effin'" Len, Jimmy Butler (let this be the last we talk of this guy!)
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It's time to get ready for week 11! Here's a look at the schedule for week 11 so you can plan your streaming.
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Who is your Fantasy Basketball All-Star starting five? We took the opportunity to vote and discuss our own fantasy starting five for the first half of the season. Listen in to see whether you agree (or disagree) with our picks.
Also it's FBW Fantasy Faceoff Friday! It's Killian Hayes vs. Markelle Fultz!
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It's that time of the year again when we just need to release some frustration! It's the ranting episode - who are some of the players in your teams that are fantasy studs but just very annoying to own? We had a few and we just wanted to get that release to make us feel a little better.
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We take a look at 3 forwards who have joined our worry list - Scottie Barnes, PJ Washington, and Bol Bol. These three came from different draft position (Bol being most likely just a pick-up), and we dissect their game to see if they are "buy low" options ore is this their peak. We also look into three "replacement" centers who have been ballin' without their top stars - Naz Reid, Mo Wagner and soon Thomas Bryant.
Another fun quickie discussion which we hope you enjoy!
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There you have it, the Anthony Davis injury everyone's been waiting/anticipating for. Reports say he will be out "at least" a month, which in NBA terms these days is roughly about 6 weeks. What's worrying is that there has not been any official diagnosis yet, so this could be worse. Hopefully not though.
With all these talks about potentially being unseated as the top fantasy player, well, Nikola Jokic, silenced me with a dominating performance! Jokic is clearly still the top fantasy basketball player and it looks like no one else is really close second.
A lot more nice stuff discussed here in this quickie including Paolo Banchero, Bennedict Mathurin, Jaden Ivey, Kevin Durant, and some general fantasy discussions.
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It's time to get ready for week 10! Here's a look at the schedule for week 10 so you can plan your streaming.
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Walker Kessler and Jalen Duren has emerged in recent weeks and have shown what they can contribute to your fantasy teams - the potential is gooood! We take a look at who is the better fantasy stud between the two rookie big men.
We also discussed some Anthony Davis, Gordon Hayward, Robert Williams III and bunch more!
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Apologies for missing out on uploads for the past few days. But we're back! And we'll slowly get back to regular programming in the coming days.
In today's quickie, we catchup on some injuries (the biggest one being Steph Curry) and returnees including Gordon Hayward and Robert Williams III. We then discuss some players who may either be on the edge of that drop zone or is just a clear drop at this point.
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It's time to get ready for week 9! Here's a look at the schedule for week 9 so you can plan your streaming.
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We face off two PF/C who caught the eye of fantasy managers in the second round of the drafts and probably at one point got torn on who to pick - Domantas Sabonis and Pascal Siakam.
We also discussed Commish Eric's dreams about De'Anthony Melton's career game, Anthony Davis vs. Joel Embiid, Chris Paul, Jalen Duren and more waiver wire options.
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With Zion Williamson playing his best basketball of the season, is he now a sell high candidate? Or can he sustain this nice run? We also got some not so good news about Desmond Bane, while on the flip side, Robert Williams III looks on track to return this month. Commish Eric shares his take on what the expectations should be on Time Lord. Can he still give us top 20 fantasy value this season?
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We dive down into our worry list to look at Fred Vanvleet, Alperen Sengun, Bol Bol. Plus we discuss Andrew Nembhard's career night against Steph Curry - is he a hold even with Tyrese Haliburton? Finally our faceoff: Kyle Lowry vs. Spencer Dinwiddie.
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Anthony Davis threw out another monster line and has become the number 1 ranked fantasy basketball player to date. What now? Should we sell him while healthy or should we keep him and just enjoy the ride?
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It's time to get ready for week 8! Here's a look at the schedule for week 8 so you can plan your streaming.
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Jimmy Butler returned to action the other day and gave us another taste of the Jimmy Buckets experience when he is on the court - fantasy elite production. However, how much do we really trust Butler's availability throughout the season? This makes us wonder what is Butler's trade value at this point? What are we willing to get in case we are pondering trading Butler.
FBW Faceoff features Andrew Wiggins and Franz Wagner. And finally we've got some Cade Cunningham questions from a lot of places so is he a drop or should we still hold on to him?
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There's a new sheriff in town! Jayson Tatum has emerged as one of the best fantasy basketball players in the NBA and his numbers this season have been really good! We can't help but compare him to another perennial stud Kevin Durant, who is still putting up solid 9-cat lines at age 34! So in this episode we face them off to determine who is the preferred rest of the season option.
Plus, Robert Williams III, Khris Middleton, James Harden, Damian Lillard, Herb Jones, John Collins and more!
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In true superstar fashion, Steph Curry and Luka Doncic put on a show against each other during their matchup this morning. Both have also been 2 of the better fantasy players that have been drafted in the first round. Commish and I debate (a little) on who between the two would we have picked first given the chance to re-draft today. We also discuss the Orlando Magic's (or Curse) returning guards Markelle Fultz and Cole Anthony plus some "good news" for Karl Anthony-Towns owners.
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A longer than usual episode as we make up for a missed quickie, so bear with us! We discuss the Karl Anthony-Towns injury, the Kemba Walker return, some appreciation for Devin Booker and Tyrese Haliburton and our FBW Faceoff - Bradley Beal vs. Jaylen Brown.
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Lebron James is back! And more importantly he did play back-to-back games which is really encouraging from the availability standpoint. He also played really well to the delight of his fantasy owners including me. So as the Los Angeles Lakers climb their way back into playoff contention, is now the best time to sell The King?
Many are concerned about the benching of Aleksej Pokusevski, so we discussed this to determine whether Poku is a drop or a hold? Then we also scan through the recent injuries (not as much) and talk about who the possible adds could be. Plus, Markelle Fultz, Deandre Ayton, Evan Mobley, Gordon Hayward and more!
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Anthony Davis is currently providing top 5 value in fantasy basketball, but just like any other season in fantasy basketball, many do not trust AD keeping this up for the whole season as he has been an annual injury threat. So is this the perfect time to sell him? Or should we ride it out?
We also had Keegan Murray and Jalen Smith as our hot topic for Drop or Hold while Keldon Johnson enters our worry list. FBW faceoff featured Ja Morant and De'Aaron Fox (who would you rather have for the rest of the season?). And finally some streamers that might be worth holding on to for now.
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We look at Joel Embiid's injury plus we do a more lengthy discussion on some players we regret picking during the draft. This is a "release" episode where we release all the frustration we have on some players we picked that are underperforming.
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Cade Cunningham's season could be in shambles after finding out that he might have suffered a stress fracture. Is he an immediate drop? More injury news the past few days with some of the "oldies" being hit this time - Damian Lillard, Kevin Love and Mike Conley. We discuss injuries and whose stock trends up and which players can be added as replacements.
Plus, we discuss Isaiah Jackson, Isaiah Hartenstein, Onyeka Okongwu, Alperen Sengun and more.
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It was an injury-filled day in the NBA with some teams playing only seven players while others were struck during the game. In this episode we talk about these injuries and which players will benefit in case some of the stars misses time. Plus, we discuss what strategies you can do if your team is injury plagued at this point of the season.
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After just 2 games, Lamelo Ball re-injured his ankle after stepping on a fan's foot accidentally while Ball chased a loose ball. He took around 6 weeks when he first injured the ankle, and this may seem "minor" compared to the earlier injury but add the fact that the Charlotte Hornets are currently second to the last place in the East, Ball could end up missing games more. I am very worried that he could end up being this season's first round bust (like Dame Lillard last season).
Kawhi Leonard returned and played 24 minutes which is encouraging. Is he worth the risk? Plus we discuss the trade value of De'Aaron Fox and the one-game resurgence of Ben Simmons.
We also added a Trade Analysis in this episode - a trade that involved Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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It's earlier than what we expected, but we'll take it! Jaren Jackson Jr. is back and he played 25 minutes which is really encouraging. If his minutes restriction is 25 minutes, he'll still be great! Today he took 14 shots and swatted 5. So what's next for Santi Aldama and Brandon Clarke? How would they fit in this very crowded rotation?
We also look into the different injuries within the league - Desmond Bane, Isaiah Stewart, Wendell Carter Jr., Keegan Murray, Paolo Banchero. And then finally some fringe add players you can consider.
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With more injuries come more opportunities and as we've seen before in past seasons, some players will turn our heads. Mo Bamba today put up a very nice line but can he have any fantasy relevance once Paolo Banchero returns?
We also discussed Dalano Banton, Thad Young, Jalen Williams and the possible return of Jaren Jackson Jr.
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I know, it's crazy! Nikola Jokic is currently top 6 in ranks, by his standards, that's far from being number 1. As Joel Embiid dropped back-to-back gems of a stat line, we discussed whether it's time to sell top players like Steph Curry, Joel Embiid for Jokic. Listen in and share your thoughts too on this topic.
Plus, great performances from Darius Garland, Domantas Sabonis, Anthony Davis and more!
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It's time to get ready for week 5! Here's a look at the schedule for week 5 so you can plan your streaming.
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Lamelo Ball returns, Jaren Jackson Jr seems "close" to returning, and it looks like problematic players Kawhi Leonard and Kyrie Irving seems "so near yet so far" to returning.
Cade Cunningham is out with an injury, DeAndre Ayton is ranked lower than Isaiah Stewart, De'Angelo Russell is just one of many T'Wolves to be struggling these days and Ben Simmons, well, there seems to be no signs of him being close to the Ben Simmons we're hoping for.
All these and more in today's Daily Fantasy Quickie!
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It's that time once again to look into some buy low, sell high options as we wind down on week 4 of NBA fantasy.
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He is not getting any younger. Lebron James went down with an injury in the last few minutes of their game against the Clippers. And with the way things are going with the LA Lakers, this may not be a good sign. We'll still need to wait for some timeline, plus it's still early and for sure Lebron will be back (with that Kareem record in sight). But with that much mileage in his body, he might miss a few games just to keep it safe.
We also discussed - Isaiah Hartenstein, Malcolm Brogdon, Jalen Duren, Tari Eason, Walker Kessler, Aleksej Pokusevski, Isaiah Jackson and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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The FBW Callouts have been quite successful with the last call outs being Jalen Smith, Jalen Green and Al Horford. All three played way better in today's 15-game slate. We've gotten a lot of requests for Jabari Smith Jr. So here's our attempt. But for Jabari's case, I don't know, this struggle of his feels like it's going to stick for a while just because of his role in this team being that 4th option. But let's see if the fantasy gods answer our call out prayer.
We also look at some injuries and other worry players particularly Josh Giddey and Christian Wood.
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Who's one player you are most disappointed with so far? This was how we kicked off today's quickie as commish and I talk about our most disappointing pick in any of our teams after week 3. I know it's still early and these players can still turn things around. This is just one of our ways to vent out some frustration...you know let the baggage go to feel a little better.
Then we look at the new and improved 6th man of the Los Angeles Lakers - Russell Westbrook. Since moving to a bench role, RWB has strung a number of solid games. Is this the perfect time to sell him?
Finally, we've seen a bunch of Kyrie Irving being traded the past couple of days. With so much uncertainty on him, it's so hard to find a "fair" value. What for you is a good, fair haul for a player like Kyrie?
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It's time to get ready for week 4! Here's a look at the schedule for week 4 so you can plan your streaming.
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It's hard not to still talk about Kyrie Irving. The Brooklyn Nets released their conditions for Kyrie in order for them to lift his suspension. Do you think Kyrie will meet the Nets' demands? We talk about these demands to see whether Kyrie can play with the Nets again or will he still play at all.
We also discussed a number of worry players that includes, Jalen Smith, Jakob Poeltl, Jonas Valanciunas and Monte Morris. We also look at the recent string of injuries to key players like Pascal Siakam, Mitch Robinson, and the latest Cam Johnson.
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We look into our (F)eel Good guys in this episode with the current top 3 guys in fantasy basketball - Steph Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Kevin Durant. I was not a big fan of Steph heading into this season just because he was not as good last season and with the championship run last year my thinking was he'll be rested more. But so far, Curry has been really good...good enough to be fantasy basketball's number one player.
SGA is another guy on fire of late and if you're worried about any "tanking" moves by the OKC Thunder, here's a something to remember: last season SGA played 70 games. By the current NBA standards that seems like a lot of games played. So there is a chance that he can replicate that and sustain this nice run.
Other players we discussed: Kevin Durant, Zach Lavine, Anthony Davis, Rudy Gobert, Klay Thompson, and Jordan Poole.
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We kinda knew that Lauri Markkanen would be a good player to own this season after he was traded to the Utah Jazz, but honestly, we never thought he will be this good. Currently within top 40 in ranks, we discuss whether Markkanen is a sell, or keep? If he is a sell, what type of players should we target for him.
We also talked about the off-court issues of Kyrie and how this can affect him in fantasy. Commish shares his worst case scenario for Kyrie.
Plus, more player discussions - Paul George, Brook Lopez, Dennis Smith Jr., De'Aaron Fox, Isaiah Jackson.
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The cliche "Buy Low, Sell High" is probably the most used in fantasy basketball. In reality, pulling off such trades is easier said than done, especially in very competitive leagues. So in this episode we talk about some buy low and sell high players and we throw out some names you can target for these players.
We'll probably do more of these through out the season, but for today we discussed Anthony Davis, Paul George, Donovan Mitchell, Bol Bol, Bojan Bogdanovic, Jabari Smith Jr., Evan Mobley.
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It's time to get ready for week 3! Here's a look at the schedule for week 2 so you can plan your streaming.
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My, my, my, LUKA!
We know it's very early into the season, but Luka Doncic owners for sure could not contain their joy as their guy is on a tear! Is this the breakout we are waiting for from Luka? Which then brings back to my question, who can unseat Nikola Jokic as the top fantasy basketball player? If Luka can keep that 80% FT shooting through out the season, keep himself healthy enough, and pour out crazy counting stats that he is capable of, he could be the one, so let's see.
Kyrie Irving is another player who made his owners looking like geniuses by taking a chance on him during the draft. Like I said before, Kyrie has the best risk-reward ratio among the "risky" players during the drafts and the past few games is the glimpse of what the reward looks like. Now, when will we see the risk?
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Here we go again, the annual Anthony Davis injury saga continues. It just never fails. AD seem to hurt his back during their game against Denver. The good news is he played through it, so let's hope this is just an injury that could be rested for a couple of days. Otherwise, managers who own him will once again feel the disappointment of owning a very fragile top fantasy pick.
We also discussed Russell Westbrook on whether it is safe to drop him now. With Myles Turner back as Indiana's starting center, is it still worth holding on to Isaiah Jackson?
Plus, some buy recommendations.
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Our biggest worry player for today was Cade Cunningham. He put up another so so game and all this time we felt that he was prime for a breakout. We might be wrong. Has he taken a backseat to rookie Jaden Ivey? Or can he get back to the late season form he showed last season?
Kawhi was load managed today and will also miss the LA Clippers' next game. We kind of expected something like this, but this early? Looks like this will be a problem throughout the season for those who took Kawhi really early.
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Bol Bol took the fantasy world into a frenzy today posting a solid line in just 20 minutes of play. Can he sustain this or is this a one time thing?
We also look into a bunch of worry players - Bam Adebayo, Anthony Edwards, Ben Simmons, Isaiah Jackson, Kyle Lowry and a few more. And we also celebrated the MVP-like start of Ja Morant!
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Karl Anthony-Towns. We knew the arrival of Rudy Gobert will affect his fantasy value, but we never thought it was going to be this bad. The scoring had made a significant drop while the FG% is just atrocious for KAT standards. It doesn't help that KAT feels he is the "best big man shooter" in the league as he continues to clunk threes toward 30+% field goal. So what should we do now? Can he still get better and get closer to his ADP? Should we buy low on him? How low can we offer?
We also discuss a few more worry players - Evan Mobley, Norm Powell (again), Colin Sexton, and more.
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A number of rookies are creating their own noise with their strong play in the first week of the NBA. In this episode, we look into the top rookies and discuss their performances and what we expect as the season goes along. Who among the rookies can still emerge, while which rookies will eventually fade.
We also talk about some of the struggling players as we figure out who should be a hold and who are drops.
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It's time to get ready for week 2! Here's a look at the schedule for week 2 so you can plan your streaming.
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A 15-point performance would've been a decent stat, but with goose eggs in a number of other categories, we're a bit worried about Tyrese Maxey. The James Harden effect has seemingly hit Maxey's fantasy value real hard. Good for Harden owners, not so good for Maxey owners. He'll probably get a few good games here and there, plus Harden might cool off from this hot start at some point, but we'll be watching Maxey's production closely.
Anthony Davis owners gasped for air after seeing him hit the ground hard hip first. Every fall of AD is magnified and we hope that this one won't cause him to miss time.
John Wall's return was very successful to the delight of those who took a chance on him in the later rounds of drafts. He looks healthy, and just ready to go and his upside is quite high for someone picked last so enjoy the ride.
Kawhi Leonard also returned and only played 21 minutes. Hopefully this is just the Clippers slowly ramping up his activity and not a season long plan, otherwise it's going to be frustrating.
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Day 1 of the NBA season was nothing extraordinary. The good thing is that every top player did their job for our fantasy team. A couple of guys disappointed a bit, but we'll give them the pass, it's just the first game anyway.
Tomorrow will be much crazier as we have 12 games on the slate, so buckle up!
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The NBA is back! That means our daily fantasy quickies are back! It seems like I've had too much drafts this season that I can't wait for the season to begin! We start of this season's quickie with a look at the schedule for week 1! Listen in or watch to find out which teams have the best streaming schedules, and which days are best for streaming. We also look at some injury updates and who are ready to go for opening night and which players will still need more time.
We are back guys! And we can't wait to talk about fantasy basketball once again!
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As we are now in the middle of the draft storm in fantasy basketball, commish and I talked about building the foundation of your fantasy teams. Which 1-2 combo works best when starting your fantasy team?
Having a good first two picks can help set the tone to which categories you would want to build on in your drafts. That's why it is important to pick the right players that complement each other and which combination of players might give you a hard time building around.
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We kicked off this episode with a look at rookie Jabari Smith Jr. and some pre-season action. But the real meat of this episode are the sleepers and busts based on Yahoo's latest rankings.
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One thing in common about these next 4 teams is that they have this seemingly one forgotten star in their lineup. The Portland Trailblazers had pretty much a forgettable season which can also be said about their star Damian Lillard, who last year surprised and frustrated owners with the announcement of an injury that derailed his season. The Sacramento Kings had De'Aaron Fox who was one of our favorite sleepers last year only to disappoint us. The Toronto Raptors had OG Anunoby whose "breakout" season has yet to come to fruition. He now seemingly has been overtaken by last season's Rookie of the Year Scotty Barnes. Finally, the Washington Wizards had Bradley Beal who was a first rounder last season like Lillard but was also marred by injuries and poor play.
So what should we expect this season from these teams and their stars? Most of these stars have fallen off the draft board, but they will still be valuable and could end up being of great value this year. Who are also some players that can emerge as good value picks for these teams?
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The biggest question in this group of teams is the return of Zion Williamson. What type of Zion will we see post injury? He is one player that burned a lot of managers who took a gamble on him last season. Is he worth another shot? Where do we pick him?
The Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns are pretty much on a status quo. But that could mean some players here are being overlooked and can possibly be drafted on good value.
For the New York Knicks, can Julius Randle regain the fantasy upside he showed a couple of years ago?
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The Los Angeles Clippers are one of the favorites to win it all this season just because they have one of the deepest rosters in the league especially now that Kawhi Leonard is set to return. For fantasy purposes though, not everyone will be as valuable as they were last season. Who among the Clippers will be fantasy relevant to start the season?
On the other hand, city rivals the Los Angeles Lakers are probably the opposite of the Clips with just a handful of players worth picking during drafts. The big question though is Russell Westbrook. In fantasy, some love him, others hate him, there's no in between. After last season's atrocious performance, can he still be a viable option in fantasy?
How high are you willing to pick Ja Morant who is one of the "favorite" early round picks in some drafts. Is he really worth that second round pick or even first round? Can Desmond Bane repeat his performance last season?
In Miami, we're tired of the "soft" Jimmy Butler but can we expect a bounce back year for Kyle Lowry?
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In this episode we take a look at the Denver Nuggets, the Detroit Pistons, the Golden State Warriors and the Indiana Pacers.
Can we take another chance at Michael Porter Jr.? Will Jamal Murray get back to that top 50 form this season?
Is Cade Cunningham worthy of a high draft pick?
How do we treat Klay Thompson's fantasy value? Is he now limited to just being a three point specialist?
Will Tyrese Haliburton live up to the hype? Can Myles Turner still finish a season healthy and perform consistently?
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We look at four more teams in this episode - the Brooklyn Nets, the Charlotte Hornets, the Chicago Bulls and the Dallas Mavericks.
After all the drama of a potential Kevin Durant trade that never happened, how do we now value KD? Are we staying away from Ben Simmons? How about Kyrie? How high/low should he go?
For the Hornets, what's a good value for Gordon Hayward considering he never finishes the season. Who steps up and fill the shoes left by Miles Bridges? Is Terry Rozier underrated?
Can Demar Derozan do a repeat performance this year with the Bulls? Is Nikola Vucevic on the decline now?
Well, the Mavericks depth chart was quite boring. But hey, hope you get to listen till the end though.
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Finally, the Donovan Mitchell trade happened and it was not New York. The Cleveland Cavaliers made a surprise move on former Jazz star Mitchell acquiring him while trading Colin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen and a bunch of picks. How does this bode for the fantasy value of Mitchell as he now plays alongside Darius Garland? Meanwhile for Garland, who had a great fantasy season last year, how will this impact the major stride he made last season?
We also took a glimpse of the depth chart of the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics. Can Clint Capela regain some old form or will Onyeka Okongwu overtake him for the starting gig? Is John Collins a steal at 60?
How do you view Jaylen Brown's fantasy ceiling? Will he plateau or will he get better?
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We continue our depth chart analysis series this time with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers and the San Antonio Spurs.
Can Anthony Edwards get his fantasy game to the next level? How will KAT and Rudy Gobert's fantasy value look like playing side by side each other?
Has Tyrese Maxey moved past Tobias Harris as the 3rd best fantasy option in Philly?
Who in the Spurs would be the best fantasy option? Can Keldon Johnson be "THE guy" for the Spurs?
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It's that time of the year once again when we look into each team's depth chart and assess who would be every team's best fantasy option plus some players we should be looking out for that could turn out to be a surprise this season. In this episode, we look into three teams which we feel would not really make any major moves heading into the season - the OKC Thunder, the Houston Rockets and the Orlando Magic.
We also discussed the Patrick Beverley for Talen Horton-Tucker deal and the Kevin Durant news that was pretty much a non-news.
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A quick disclaimer, we recorded this a few hours before the Brooklyn Nets and Kevin Durant decided to "move forward with the partnership".
This episode kicked off with some KD talk and what his value could look like this season. Would you trust him still as a Net knowing that he wanted out of Brooklyn? We also looked into another star - Donovan Mitchell and his value to the Utah Jazz if they could not find a good trade partner for him this season. Are we seeing Mitchell being another SGA in fantasy terms?
The real meat though of this episode is about the NBA schedule. Commish breaks down some of the teams with good and bad playoff schedules and we discuss how important (or not important) the schedule is in fantasy basketball, especially in head-to-head play.
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Yahoo! Just threw out its NBA Fantasy rankings a couple of weeks back. It's still a messed up rankings but we decided to talk about it anyway. One thing we discovered here during our discussion - man, I don't want to get into that 12-14 picks this season!
Anyway, it's still a bit early, in case you guys are drafting in a few days, this might be something that can help.
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Every year, there are a bunch of players who are notorious for frustrating fantasy owners because of their constant injuries throughout the season. Some of these guys are high potential yet very high risk players. Malcolm Brogdon, Myles Turner, Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson, just to name a few. In this episode we briefly look into them to see how should we strategize picking these players and where are we comfortable selecting them given their risk.
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It's still early, but there has been a lot of excitement on some of the rookies this season particularly Chet Holmgren of the OKC Thunder. So in today's episode we looked into the rookie class and some very early impressions on the top picks among the rookies - Holmgren, Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith, Keegan Murray and Jaden Ivey.
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The biggest trade of the year thus far - Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves!
Fantasy-wise, can Rudy Gobert and Karl Anthony-Towns thrive together? Will Gobert's arrival limit the fantasy capabilities of KAT? Who will benefit from this trade fantasy wise?
Last season, the Indiana Pacers big men became very attractive options during the fantasy playoffs. With the re-signing of Jalen Smith (who the Pacers said they will start), who becomes the better option between Smith and sophomore Isaiah Jackson?
Finally, James Harden, Damian Lillard and Bradley Beal were first rounder guards last season that disappointed their managers to some extent. Of course, Lillard being the most disappointing.
With these guys signing their very lucrative extensions (Beal and Lillard), and Harden taking a pay cut to help Philadelphia's title chances, how much would you trust them this season in fantasy? Will they still go as high as last season's drafts?
Commish and I discuss on where we feel we're comfortable getting them this season.
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We are back for our fourth season! And we kick things off by looking back to the playoffs and discussing which players could carry their great performances to the next fantasy season, which players had fluky performances and who are those players that might go under the radar just because of their poor showing in the playoffs.
Then we look into the early moves in free agency as well as some trades that happened before the Kevin Durant sweepstakes opened up. This is probably the first part of our free agency talks as there seems to be a lot more moves waiting to happen. Of course the biggest domino belongs to the "bus rider" Kevin Durant.
01:16 - Playoff winners and losers
18:00 - Free Agency discussion
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We expect nothing less really. This year's silly season hero could just be Jaylen Hoard who again gave fantasy managers some KAT-like numbers. If you picked him up for the final week, chances are you are on your way to a title. The OKC Thunder played only 6 guys today with Isaiah Roby playing less than 20 minutes, so technically they played 5 guys for pretty much the whole game. Crazy!
On judgement day, don't be surprised to see all your key players rest while players like Hoard take centerstage one final time.
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At this point a new guy can come along and play for some tanking team and just win you your fantasy league. The past few days names like Jaylen Hoard, Braxton Key, Isaiah Livers, Keon Johnson are the guys you'd want to have represent your fantasy teams. And these guys could be cut anytime (see Olivier Sarr) so just ride them out while they are hot.
What also made this time of the season sillier is that in the midst of all these "unkown" names, there is a returnee that could also make an impact. Norm Powell returned to the Los Angeles Clippers to get some reps before the playoffs. Of course, the Clips have nothing to play for so it's difficult to say if he plays all the remaining games.
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We're at the final week of fantasy basketball and this is where streaming gets exciting and annoying. There will be players who we will hear for the first time but will be very fantasy relevant this week. And if you think rests were annoying the past weeks, wait till this week when the playoff picture starts to take shape and get finalized.
In this episode, we take a look into the schedule for week 24 and how to strategize your streaming.
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And so it begins. This is the time of the season when unknowns become fantasy heroes. Players like Robert Covington, not really an unknown, become stars just because the real superstars take the day off. Never heard of names like Isaiah Livers, Lindy Waters or Jaylen Hoard transform from "bench player that seldom gets off the bench" to major pickup that can win you your fantasy matchup. We call it the silly season fantasy and it's fun!
Alright I know we try to stay away from having playoff schedules running this late, but let's look at the bright side. For one, we still get to play fantasy basketball and we all agree it is fun! Secondly, if you're the underdog, a rest to any of your opponent's star player means opportunity for you to pickup the next best replacement player and third, well, did I say it's fun? Anyway, we still do quickies on this silly part of the season so check out this episode.
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With the fantasy season nearing its end, there's not much as much to talk about now other than our usual waiver pickups and playoff strategies. In this episode though we look into the season's rookie class and discuss which among them do we prefer to have in dynasty format.
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Robert Williams III ends his stellar fantasy season with a meniscus tear while Evan Mobley went down with an ankle injury and is in danger of also ending his fantasy season early for managers still playing. Not the way we really want to end the season as these big men were most likely crucial players to managers' fantasy playoff runs.
The semi good news could be the possible return of Anthony Davis and Paul George. Could they make it on time for managers still playing for fantasy title? Well if they do, they could be the game changers this week and on week 24. Should you add them now? We discuss in this episode.
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It's judgement day and as with our weekly playoff judgement day, stories are plenty. Today was no different and this one is probably something that commish Eric will remember for a long time.
For week 23, Lebron James injured his ankle during today's game and the words during his presser did not sound good. He could miss time, and that could be big for his owners, but this is Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are on the brink of even missing out the play-in tournament being just one game ahead of San Antonio Spurs. So let's see.
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Just a quick one today, we take a look into commish's Champions' League matchup and also discuss some players you can pickup depending on the category you would need for tomorrow's judgement day.
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I know we still have 2 more days of week 22 and we don't want to get too ahead of ourselves, but, no better time to give you guys some heads up on what week 23 schedule looks like.
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We were surprised! We have to admit, we thought Chris Paul will be back later this week or in week 23. But I guess he was ready and boy, he did not miss a beat! CP3 was classic CP3 as he and Devin Booker led the Phoenix Suns in clinching the best record in the NBA and home court advantage throughout the playoffs. Booker, to the dismay of commish Eric, exploded with a complete fantasy line and the timing for his owners is just perfect! If you were able to pick-up CP3 for the fantasy playoffs, he could be a game changer.
Another player returning was OG Anunoby who is more low key return but at this point in the playoffs could be timely and valuable for his owners who stashed him or picked him up. His season has been a little bit of a disappointment with rookie Scottie Barnes looking more of a better pick than OG, but hey, any help in these fantasy playoffs will be welcome with a lot of key players starting to rest games.
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It's been a pretty disappointing season for De'Aaron Fox and from the way it looks the ending might not be as good. With Fox ailing from an injured hand and the Sacramento Kings playing for nothing, will we still see Fox play?
Lots of rest already propping up, so I took some time to complain about the Daily-Tomorrow format we have in one of our oldest league and how that setting is just messing up our streaming for these playoffs.
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Biggest news in today's fantasy radar is the possibility of Chris Paul coming back. If this were the regular season, it's a no brainer - he is an add. But this is a playoffs and one move for a player who is not sure to play yet could be a risk. So is he worth a move?
One of the players that could probably be a top 5 stash that did not pan out as expected is Alperen Sengun. But if you picked him up during these playoffs, he could be that help you need. Yes we did not see the Sengun unleashed as Christian Wood is still playing and playing well. But at this point, Sengun could get that last roster spot for you especially with the Rockets having a nice schedule the next couple of weeks.
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Judgement day has always been exciting, but playoff judgement day is on a whole different level. The games become exciting even if they're a blowout, lots of unexpected heroes and even more annoying stat lines. Today was no different. I even thought I can pull off the greatest comeback in my fantasy basketball life! Waking up at 3am of the morning to check how some of your players are doing and not getting back to sleep and then going straight to work while still checking scores. It is fun until you lose. Okay, at least it was fun and win or lose there are stories to tell.
In this episode we look ahead into week 22 when everyone now is in their playoffs. We discuss some strategies some possible streamers both early this week and late this week.
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Alright, hope we make it as you make your last moves on judgement day of week 21! We discuss some players to keep an eye on depending on some questionable players.
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As we head into the week 22 playoff week, we look into the schedule and some strategies on how to stream smartly.
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As of this writing, Steph Curry's fantasy season looks to be over as his sprained food could cost him 3-4 weeks. But we talk about some non-fantasy stuff in this quickie on whether that was a dirty play by Marcus Smart or not. We all know the players to benefit here fantasy-wise: Jordan Poole, maybe Klay Thompson.
Aside from the buy players we have, we also did some chatter about the Los Angeles Lakers, who have been so frustrating to watch, an eye sore.
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Wow! Kyrie had 41 I think in one half, and then he ended up with 60 points. Which brings me to the question, with Kyrie giving some first round type numbers whenever he plays, was he worth the season long stash and being the road warrior for you team? On the other hand, we have one player who was drafted early to mid second round, who probably has missed a ton of games that I am now annoyed and would probably not draft him again unless he falls to the mid to late rounds next year. Yeah, it's Jimmy Butler I am talking about. So with all the games these guys have missed, who do you think was more worth it - Jimmy or Kyrie? Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbwfantasylockerroom Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyBenchwarmers
What a way to start week 21! Lots of great performances that was led by Karl Anthony-Towns who dropped 60 versus the San Antonio Spurs! This performance came a day too late as my KAT teams got eliminated yesterday and today I am against commish's team that has him and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Yeah, he is still playing, while others have rested)! Now commish has a nice headstart to our Champions League match up! Steph Curry celebrated his birthday with his own gem of a fantasy line! With Draymond Green back (pick him up if he was dropped), we expect Steph to be cookin'! Plus some players that went from streamer to possible hold. Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbwfantasylockerroom Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyBenchwarmers
Today was a crazy judgement day. There were some losers that may have caused you your matchups but there were a lot of winners as well that would've made a big difference if you decided to stream them. Imagine, Markelle Fultz today had 11 assists and 3 steals. Duane Washington in back to back games scored a total of 41 points and around 7 threes. Jose Alvarado probably had the streamer line of the day - 16 points, 10 assists and 6 steals! We also talk about our playoff stories and some disappointing performances most notably from James Harden (13/51 FG% for 25% shooting) and Steph Curry. Then teams have already declared that they will be resting some of their players in preparation for the playoffs/play-in. This may be crucial this time in fantasy playoffs. Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbwfantasylockerroom Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyBenchwarmers
We recorded an early quickie to help you stream for tomorrow's judgement day. We share more playoff stories and talk about some players to stream for tomorrow and the categories they may help you with. Not a long episode so you can get on and add your players. BUT be wary also of rests that are no longer an end of season kind of thing and more of a "when the coach feels like it" situation. Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbwfantasylockerroom Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyBenchwarmers
Saying that Russell Westbrook is not having a good year could probably be an understatement. He has been nowhere close to that triple double machine that you wouldn't mind losing the efficiency categories for this season. So now comes the playoffs, is he still a helpful piece to your team or does he do more harm than good? We talk about some drop players for the playoffs and some borderline ones plus playoff story time with some frustrating missteps I made. Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbwfantasylockerroom Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyBenchwarmers
With the OKC Thunder ruling Lu Dort out for the remainder of the season, is it time for more POKU?! Aleksej Pokusevski has been playing well actually and he has been rostered in pretty much at a high percentage of fantasy teams. He is a great per-minute stat producer and heck he could end up the guy to own than maybe Alperen Sengun? With the news of Alex Caruso possibly coming back a week or two from now, is he a worthy add for the playoffs or just a waste of move? Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbwfantasylockerroom Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyBenchwarmers
We've gotten several questions about Derrick White. Is he a drop or a hold? We answer that in today's quickie. This pretty much depends on whether you are in the playoffs or still in your regular season. This week's schedule though for Boston will not be good. We share some streaming options and more tips on what to do when you feel your team is the underdog in your playoff matchup. Plus congratulations to our FBW Leagues' Regular Season Champs! Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbwfantasylockerroom Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyBenchwarmers
I haven't seen anyone who came close to the consistent production Nikola Jokic has given his fantasy manager. Today he just had a monster line! Every challenger to his fantasy MVP throne has their flaws - James Harden has not been as consistent, Steph Curry has had some really forgettable games from time to time, Joel Embiid can't pass as well as Jokic. It's looking clear that the Joker is the undisputed fantasy MVP. Is there any doubt about that?
Jarrett Allen broke his finger. No timeline has been set, but it he is out indefinitely. Whenever the word "indefinitely" is used, it does not look too good especially if you are within your playoff battles. Meanwhile, Draymond Green is set to return in a week or so. He looks really close to returning and that could be good news not just for Green owners, but for Steph Curry as well!
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Rests are all over the NBA today and this could prove crucial during playoffs. James Harden sat out today's game and then to kickoff week 20, Steph Curry will be resting. I guess that's just how head-to-head play works and somehow, if you're an underdog as a lower seeded team, this helps balance out some of the top seeds. Having said that, it is annoying and frustrating especially when stars like Harden and Curry do it.
We also take a quick look into the week 20 schedule and some strategies you can do in streaming for your playoffs.
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This one is going to be really close. Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley will most likely be the three rookies vying for the rookie of the year - both in fantasy and in real life. All three has had their own good run of really good games spread throughout the whole season. Who do you think leads this race so far?
OG Anunoby will be out for at least two weeks, possibly capping off a disappointing season in fantasy. Is he a drop?
Meanwhile Victor Oladipo is set to return and is said to be 100% healthy now. Is Oladipo an add?
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I have a lot of Jimmy Butler stocks out there and lately he has not given me the Jimmy Buckets we all love - across the board contribution and elite steal rate. Is this something we should be worried about approaching the fantasy playoffs?
Another player also struggling to get back into his early season form is Lamelo Ball. It looks like the nice assists numbers have gone down as everyone around him have been playing better. Is this a bump on the road, or are his early season success a fluke?
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So I'm a bit worried about Darius Garland and his back injury. He is said to be day-to-day, so he might just surprise us one day that he'll play. Still this looks like it will linger through the rest of the season and that is what worries me. He might miss important games within our fantasy playoffs. Let's just hope that he gets back to playing sooner than later.
Cam Payne is set to return and fill in for the big shoes of Chris Paul. Obviously he won't be giving us CP3 numbers, but if we can squeeze half of what CP3 does, I'll be happy.
Plus, we talk about some buy players that may be able to help you in this week's playoffs.
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Aside from the crazy dunks and shots Ja Morant displayed today, he also filled up the scoring column with 52 points on 73% shooting! The free throws weren't particularly good but Morant's performance will surely get his managers excited as week 19 playoffs kick off! This brought us back to yesterday's discussion, all things considered who would you rather have come fantasy playoffs - Ja Morant or Steph Curry?
The real winner for fantasy here though is Scottie Barnes! That stat line he gave his owners today is just Giannis-like! And with OG Anunoby out indefinitely, we might be seeing the early season Scottie Barnes we all loved! Hopefully he keeps this up.
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It's fantasy playoff time! In today's quickie we talk about some injured players worthy of stashing. Who are some of the streaming options you could pickup and we rank some of the centers worth an add.
We also discuss the EmBeard era that I'm sure is exciting the James Harden and Joel Embiid owners. Plus another Steph Curry discussion - not really a rant, but more of what type of an asset can he be in fantasy playoffs and would he be better to own than guards like Dejounte Murray, Ja Morant? Is Curry still on the first round level when it comes to fantasy playoffs?
Solid episode here! And looking forward to exciting playoff action starting week 19!
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Ben Simmons needs more time before he can make his Brooklyn Nets debut. Is he dodging the match against the Philadelphia 76ers?
Markell Fultz is set to return this week, is he an add? Can he make a fantasy impact given the Orlando Magic's depth?
Plus, we talk about week 19 schedule and some tips if your playoffs start next week!
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Finally! We got to see Isaiah Jackson in full game action as he finished the game unscathed with 17 points 6 rebounds and 5 blocks! We should say that he deserved that long stash at least based on this one nice game. Hopefully he gives us more of this and keeps himself healthy towards the fantasy playoffs.
The disappointing fantasy season of OG Anunoby hit another roadblock. He just could not get it going this season and could not live up to the high expectations from fantasy managers. Now he suffers a hand injury that could again sideline him for some time.
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Damian Lillard recently guested on Draymond Green's podcast (The Draymond Green Show) and was asked about his status for the rest of the season and it looks like Dame kind of gave a confirmation on what we all believed would happen after he underwent surgery. Check that out and decide for yourself on what he meant.
Players discussed: Anthony Edwards, DeAndre Ayton, Danillo Gallinari, Clint Capela, Caris Levert and a lot more.
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Here we go, final stretch of our fantasy season and Kyrie Irving owners might be getting their wish as Brooklyn seems to be more open to lifting any vaccine mandate and that would allow Irving to play a lot more games than just 8 road games. This could be a game changer especially in the fantasy playoff weeks.
Jusuf Nurkic will be out for 4 weeks and that pretty much ends his season. Is he still a stash? Maybe. depends on your playoffs schedule but with Portland tanking, we might have seen the last of Nurkic this season.
Speaking of tanking teams, OKC will have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander back. The question is, for how long?
More player discussions plus we take a look at the Week 19-21 playoff schedule.
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Just a quick update episode to get us warmed up as we approach the final stretch of the season.
In this episode we talk about Anthony Davis, Chris Paul, Draymond Green, Zach Lavine and a bunch more.
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I know, it's not like Anthony Davis is the most durable guy in the NBA. At some point every fantasy manager who owns AD, felt like he will eventually get hurt. There you go. AD sprained his ankle and it did not look good. With the fantasy playoffs closing in, I think every AD owner is now expecting the worst - no AD for the rest of the fantasy season. Still, we'll have to wait for official word from the Lakers, hopefully, it's more good news than bad.
Chris Paul is another worry player after seemingly suffering a hand injury that eventually got him ejected. We don't know the extent of the injury but given the Phoenix Suns are somehow sitting comfortably as the top seed, we wouldn't be surprised if he sits a few games to rest it out. Good thing we're heading into the all-star break.
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Let's skip the big name stars and kick things off with Omer Yurtseven, who saw the floor today and contribute well enough to turn heads of fantasy managers. Could this be the resurgence of Omer? Or just a one off thing?
Buddy Hield has had his own resurgence since he got traded out of Sacramento. We are now loving what Hield has become in Indiana with consistent scoring and nice peripheral stats. Can this continue? Well, only time will tell.
Meanwhile, unlike Hield, Caris Levert has been struggling with his new team the Cleveland Cavaliers. This is something we're a bit worried about since the Cavs like to play a certain way. But Levert is good enough to be given a longer leash so let's see.
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There is probably no one who comes close to being the biggest loser post trade deadline than Richaun Holmes. Holmes's value went from top 50 to suffering an eye injury, to struggling starting center and now a backup center to Domantas Sabonis. It seems hard to hold on to Holmes at this point but what value does he still have in the trade market?
We also look at new Nets players Seth Curry and Andre Drummond, plus more losers and winners from the trade deadline. Plus of course our buy players.
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The hottest waiver add now is Oshae Brissett. He figures to be the Indiana Pacers top power forward since Domantas Sabonis was traded. Is he a better hold than more hyped players like Goga Bitadze, Isaiah Jackson? How about Jalen Smith?
We also look into the week 18 All-Star schedule and what strategies we can do to optimize the use of our moves.
Lastly, some injury concerns on Norm Powell and Zach Lavine.
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Week 17 Live Q & A with Coach Sandy Arespacochaga
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The surprise of the trade deadline is probably Kristaps Porzingis to the Washington Wizards. It seems like no one saw it coming. Porzingis, who has been declared injured during his last few games in Dallas, coincidentally is already about to return to play with his new team. So that's gonna be good news for his owners. Of course, KP's value is safe, but how does this affect the 2 Wizards center?
We take a look at Tyrese Haliburton and Buddy Hield in Indiana, Montrezl Harrell in Charlotte, Derrick White in Boston and the center rotation of Indiana that seems to get more uncertain by the day.
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Not much here, just waiting for some Woj bomb as we approach the trade deadline. A few chatter about the rumors and reports of possible trades plus we discuss the first game of Domantas Sabonis and Caris Levert. Do their fantasy value go up or down?
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We dig deeper into the trades that happened the other night and see who won or lost and if there's anything to watch out for. The biggest lost though from yesterday was Bradley Beal being out for the remainder of the season. Big blow to his fantasy managers who have been disappointed already with his performance.
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Well, by the time you listen to this some parts would be outdated as CJ McCollum just got traded as of this writing. Who wins that we'll talk about tomorrow, for now you can check out our FB page for commish's analysis.
In this quickie, we talk Gordon Hayward's injury, Klay Thompson's rising fantasy value, Mitchell Robinson's domination today and a few trade rumors (including an old CJ McCollum rumor) going around the league.
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Are we ready for Alperen Sengun? Probably the rookie that is most hyped in fantasy without much to show for just yet, Sengun started alongside Christian Wood today and I'm pretty sure a lot of his owners will be happy with that situation even if Sengun did not play well. Is this a sign of things to come? Is Sengun ready to be unleashed?
The Indiana Pacers started their fire sale today sending Caris Levert to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Chris Duarte probably is the biggest winner here fantasy-wise, but it could really get interesting for those Pacers as to who goes next.
Finally, Jaxson Hayes has a caught a lot of attention lately with his nice play. Today he came off the bench but still managed to be productive. Will this stick?
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Apparently, the Los Angeles Lakers has found their Big 3! Just not the third person everyone expected (who by the way was benched and booed). Malik Monk has been the Lakers' third "star" as he has been having a banner year and helping out Lebron James and Anthony Davis on offense. Is his fantasy safe moving forward? Or is he that fantasy player you kinda should sell high?
Tyrese Haliburton has been running Sacramento's offense since De'Aaron Fox went down with an injury. And if the Kings move Fox by trade deadline, looks like it will be clear sailing ahead for Haliburton. Commish raised that Haliburton should be in the same breath as Chris Paul with the way they control the pace of the game and how they setup their teammates. Who do you like for the rest of the season? Haliburton or CP3?
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First major trade happened today with the LA Clippers getting Norm Powell and Robert Covington and the Portland Trailblazers receiving Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow and Keon Johnson. We talk about which player's fantasy value goes up and who loses. The biggest tell in this trade though is the fate of Damian Lillard. With the Trailblazers making a move to seemingly give up this season, what happens to Dame now? Will we still see him this season?
As the deadline appears, we focus on some of the players possibly in your waiver wire that could be stashed until the deadline. Not everyone though would have the luxury to stash as those fighting for playoff position would rather have players contributing now than making some speculative moves. We look into these stash players and classify them into must stash or luxury stash.
Exciting times in fantasy! Can't wait to get into the trade deadline!
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One of the hotter pickups over the past few days have been Isaiah Jackson. Without Domantas Sabonis, Myles Turner and Goga Bitadze, he was next in line. Little did we know that the line he'll be called to is the injury list of the Indiana Pacers. Today, Jackson played just 22 seconds, before suffering an ankle injury. He did not return. With the trade deadline looming, and a shake-up in Indiana a possibility, is it still worth holding onto I-Jax?
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Steph Curry rested today, well pretty much Golden State Warriors' starting 5 did. But commish and I discussed if this should be a cause of concern for us Curry owners, especially when the fantasy playoffs come. The Warriors are sitting at second place in the West at the moment and if they continue to keep that top 2 spot, we're just wondering if Steve Kerr will give his starting 5 more rests to get ready for the playoffs. What do you think?
Other players in this episode: Bam Adebayo, Jaxson Hayes, Daniel Gafford, Bradley Beal, Chuma Okeke and more.
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As if the messy rotation is not enough, the Washington Wizards are facing more trouble as rumors leaked out that some players are not happy with their teammate Spencer Dinwiddie. It's looking like in fantasy perspective, the Wizards has become one of the most annoying teams to own a player (maybe next to the Knicks). Their best player is way below what we expected (and now Bradley Beal could be out again a few games), of course that center rotation guessing game, and now this Dinwiddie situation. If there's any positive to this, maybe Dinwiddie gets a second lease in fantasy life when he gets traded.
Is there any player that comes close to the emergence of Desmond Bane this season? I could not think of anyone who was picked last or in some leagues undrafted even, that have been this consistently good. Even the bad games have been few and far in between. And it is looking like his performance will stick throughout the season.
And yes, finally, Isaiah Jackson has been unleashed. Now the next news we have to wait for is any Indiana trade that happens as we head into the trade deadline. Jackson's value hinges on the fate of Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner.
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Next to Lebron James, it's Chris Paul who remains elite in fantasy production. We've always said that at this point in his career, it seems like CP3 is playing smarter and in cruise control. Today he showed everyone he still has it, he still can provide elite number when he wants to. So until when do we trust CP3's fantasy production? It seems like every year managers have played the "old" card on him and every year, he proves them wrong.
One follower in our Facebook page pointed to us about Evan Mobley's dismal free throw shooting of late, well since he came back. He was actually decent before his injury. If you were to pick your poison, who would you rather own, Cade Cunningham and his poor FG percentage or Evan Mobley and his poor FT shooting?
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To those saying that Andrew Wiggins should not be an all-star, he showed up today with all-star-like numbers. Well, I still think he doesn't deserve to be in the all-star starters, but if he can perform like this every night, at least fantasy-wise, his managers will be happy.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is out until the All-Star game, then who knows how much he will still play after that. Not good for SGA owners, but I don't think this is something unexpected.
The Washington Wizards continue to tinker their center rotation and today Daniel Gafford took the DNP-CD. In fantasy, this is probably one of the situations many managers will keep an eye on heading into trade deadline. Who gets moved and who gets to get better value after the deadline?
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Twelve blocks in 2 games! TWELVE! My goodness! I do not own any Jaren Jackson Jr. in any of my teams, but this guy's block numbers are just jaw-dropping. From the outside looking in, he seems like a fun guy to own, but Commish gives his take on some flaws to his game that might be hurting your team more than helping.
I guess the same can be said with Jusuf Nurkic, who has had a boost in usage since Damian Lillard was out. For a big man though, Nurkic has annoying turnover rate. In January, Nurkic averages 3.2 turnovers per game and the past 2 weeks it's almost four at 3.8. Not sure how his owners are taking that, but I own Nurkic in a few leagues and I have to say, personally, I don't really mind the high TOs as long as he gives me the numbers he is giving me now. You agree?
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This isn't Anthony Davis's first game back from injury, but this is the first game where we saw AD contribute elite fantasy numbers since returning. Is AD now a sell high candidate? Or are managers willing to take the risk on AD?
Matisse Thybulle was a favorite of ours early this season because of his elite "stocks". But we realized how bad he can be when those defensive stats are not there as he contributes pretty much nothing else where. We define Thybulle's role in fantasy and when to pick him up.
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In this episode we answer a question from our inbox about Kevin Durant and what's a fair offer to get him? Trading an injured player can be quite tricky because his value sways in various directions depending on how managers see him. What trade is fair though?
We still go through our usual list performers and non-performers for the day, but we also looked into some replacement players and whether to hold or drop. Finally, some outside looking in players that could be valuable after the trade deadline or the fantasy playoffs.
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As we continue to focus on the Ben Simmons saga, Joel Embiid continues to crush the stat sheet with ridiculous numbers! The more important thing - no GTDs, no threat of missing games. All signs point to Embiid being healthy and at his peak! Should we trust The Process?
One popular add today has been Kawhi Leonard after Nic Batum said that he is hoping both Kawhi and PG13 could be back on the court by March. Does Batum know something we don't? Is it worth stashing Kawhi?
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Daryl Morey said they're willing to keep the status quo for the Philadelphia 76ers and keep Ben Simmons until after the season. Not really the news owners of Ben Simmons would like to hear. But nothing is set in stone and the trade deadline is just a couple of weeks away, I'm sure a lot of managers have been wondering on whether Simmons is still worth holding onto after hearing what Morey said. So we decided to share our thoughts on this in this quickie.
Commish puts on his gossip reporter hat and shares to us some trade rumors going around the NBA. Names like Jerami Grant, Christian Wood and Caris Levert seem to be floating around.
Of course we still had to discuss the games today, but really, other than the Utah Jazz sitting out their whole starting five, not much else happened.
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There you have it! This is probably the best Kyrie we'll see all season long. A nice 4-game stretch on the road had Kyrie owners feeling good about their road warrior. In week 15, Kyrie will play just one game before the Nets set out on the road for another four games. So for Kyrie owners, is it worth it?
On the flipside, Steph Curry had another judgement day stinker. This was probably the worst. But I won't be ranting about him this time as my teams with Curry won their respective matches. So who's set to rant about Curry this time around? Didn't I say...I told you so.
Rudy Gobert went down with an injury, he made it sound like it was not anything serious, but he also said he felt a slight "tear". So far the notes is still unclear on whether it was a tear or a strain, hopefully, it's not as serious, just like how Gobert made it sound like.
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The script on Malcolm Brogdon's future this season is not looking like it will have a happy ending. Bothered by an achilles injury, Brogdon has attempted to play several times but it seems like he could not get comfortable enough to play through it. Most likely this will really linger and it is looking like the yearly trend for Brogdon continues.
We also looked into some of the solid center plays this season from some unexpected players - Goga, Bismack and Looney. Okay, I can't believe we're featuring them here but so far these three has been taking advantage of the opportunities - who has a better fantasy outlook and which performances will stick?
Anyway, back to some better fantasy topics - Khris Middleton, Cole Anthony, Rookie watch, and why we need to keep an eye on Omer Yurtseven.
Happy Sunday everyone!
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This is what we've all been waiting for - Goga Time! He was actually having a great fantasy line and then he went too wild and got himself ejected. That short-lived what could've been a nice monster line. Well, at least those who picked him got some decent production from him. We also got a good look at Isaiah Jackson - someone we have to keep an eye on as Indiana could be very active in moving pieces that could eventually make him fantasy relevant. It looks like he can be that playoff pickup that can help you win your playoff battles.
We also discussed about Julius Randle's roller coaster fantasy performances this season. Did Randle's game regress or is Thibodeau's system not working anymore for the Knicks and as a result killing the fantasy value of a lot of his guys?
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Russell Westbrook is a perennial all-star and a former MVP known for being a triple double machine. In fantasy basketball, well, he is probably one of the more annoying players to own. We already know the flaws in his fantasy game, but with decent scoring, and elite rebounds and assists stats, we give him a pass. Now though, man! His stats are close to another member of the all-inefficient team - Kevin Porter Jr. Ouch! So what to do?
Domantas Sabonis is being reported to have hurt his ankle late in the game this morning; though no tag has been given yet to Sabonis. If Sabonis misses time, could this be the real Goga time?
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It's a quiet day of basketball with just two NBA games on the slate. The chatter though outside the basketball court, particularly on some injured players has been noisier. And the news weren't really all that good. Paul George for one is set to miss a few more weeks, that's not even the worst part. It is also possible he misses the rest of the season if his elbow would require surgery. Something PG13 owners would not want to hear.
Myles Turner's second opinion seem to be no different from the first. He will be out until at least the All-Star break and then we don't know what happens next. This though is not surprising for fantasy managers who have had Turner in their lineups before of have observed the yearly trend on Turner's fantasy impact. It's just that this one (the injury) seem to have come a little earlier than usual. It could be Goga Time though!
Lastly, Lonzo Ball update wasn't all that good too. At least though his timeline could be shorter. Well, that's the best case scenario. Let's all hope for the best case scenario and not talk about the worst.
Plus, we discuss some players we are keeping an eye on - some low end guys with very little value at the moment, but could be gems towards the latter part of the fantasy season.
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One of the most talked about topic today in the fantasy world is Omer Yurtseven. He went from averaging a double double the past few weeks to a DNP-CD on the first game back of Bam Adebayo. So what now? Do we drop or is this just a "rest" game? He played too well to just get 0 minutes, so I think owners should give him a game more to see if he is indeed a drop.
Another center problem is Daniel Gafford. It is slowly looking like he is the guy that will be negatively affected by this center logjam in Washington with Thomas Bryant slowly eating up Gafford's minutes. Do we drop Gafford now?
These and bunch more player discussions in today's quickie!
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Alright won't describe this episode too much as I try to get this up before the early games today. But we discuss Kevin Durant, Myles Turner, Deandre Ayton, Isaiah Stewart, Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga and a bunch more. Plus a Damian Lillard trade in one league.
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We're back! Finally! The past 2 weeks have been rough from they "busy" standpoint. Thankfully all is well now and all your well wishes are truly appreciated!
Now let's get back to fantasy basketball! We catch up on some stuff we missed out the past couple of weeks starting with Damian Lillard and Paul George. We then look into Kevin Durant's knee sprain, Steph Curry's sore hand and Zach Lavine's knee.
Darius Garland gave his owners a very nice line today - actually he's been giving great lines for the past few weeks now. He's definitely moving up into among the elite point guards in fantasy.
More in this episode - Jalen Suggs, Washington Wizards' rotation, Scottie Barnes, DeAnthony Melton, Atlanta Hawks' wing rotation.
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I don't know how many times we've said "Jimmy Butler down again." as our pod title, but yeah he is down again and this one didn't look good. We'll wait for official diagnosis and timeline but don't expect too much good news about it. Butler could end up being one of the more disappointing fantasy player this season just because he could not get himself healthy enough to string some good games.
Another nice performance from Ja Morant. Should we believe this now? How would you rank these three up and coming young PGs - Ja, Dejounte and Haliburton?
I nearly forgot Steph Curry and his stinker. I mean, for a top 2-3 player in fantasy, it's really hard to accept stat lines like today. 3 of 17 FG?! So Commish posed a question I will be thinking about tonight. For Steph Curry owners, would you trade him for a healthy Joel Embiid?
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Did Jaylen Brown hear our complaints? That's just us feeling like Jaylen cares about our complaints, but really it's nice to see Brown give some great performances without Jayson Tatum. Now the question for fantasy managers - do you trade him and sell high? Commish thinks you should. Though I did not really voice out my take I'm a 50/50 on this. What do you think?
With these COVID situation a lot of replacements emerged to be quite nice players - Jalen Smith and Omer Yurtseven are two of those intriguing players. Should their respective teams give them minutes even if some of their regular rotation players return?
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COVID news in the NBA is getting a bit boring these days. So news like Kevin Porter Jr. walking out on his team at halftime or Christian Wood refusing to play the second half of their game is welcome drama fans would love to see. Okay, maybe not all fans, but I certainly will be following this story. Fantasy-wise, a possible shake up with Wood being traded could be the distraction we would need from the usual health and safety protocols update we get. Let's see how this ends up.
We discuss Jordan Poole's role with Klay Thompson about to return in a week or two. Would he still have fantasy value as a 6th man?
I know we're tired of hearing health and safety protocols, but a few guys got in today - SGA, Valanciunas, Richaun Holmes and Luke Kennard.
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Happy 2022 to everyone! First Daily Fantasy Quickie of the new year! Allow me to wish everyone a great 2022 ahead not just in fantasy basketball but in real life too!
In this quickie commish and I discuss Chris Paul's seemingly "ok" season. Should we be worried that he seems to just be cruising along? The numbers have been good, but maybe we were just spoiled by CP3 for years that owners tend to look for those big numbers.
If you were to choose the rest of the season, who would you rather have in your team, Donovan Mitchell or Jimmy Butler? The former is your dean's lister student who just goes to work every single day, while the other is your other dean's lister student who knows he is really good that missing a few days of work will not really get him in danger of failing exams. Not really the best analogy, I must admit, but you know what I mean.
Then more Lebron James. Sheesh this guy! Forty three points in 29 minutes!
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All we want to say as we conclude 2021 is Thank you!
Thanks to those who religiously listen to us everyday and even to those who listen occasionally! Thanks to everyone who joined the leagues and to those who continually participate in the discussions on our Facebook group! Thanks to those who have supported the podcast, the page and the group this year! 2021 has been fun for FBW! Lots of breakthroughs for us as well!
See you all in 2022! Enjoy the New Year's Eve!
Quickie is still about fantasy basketball, but hey, we don't mind you skipping this and just look back in the year that was. See you in 2022, well, I mean tomorrow! Happy New Year!
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No one beats Fathertime in the NBA. But of course that time is different for every player, and for Lebron James that time could still be far from now. Still playing at an elite level at age 37 (just turned 37 today), it seems like managers who picked him had a steal! James is carrying the Lakers without AD and that means more counting stats for him and his owners. Can he keep this up throughout the season? Commish thinks so...as long as he keeps himself healthy. Commish though is also having some flashbacks to the time Kobe Bryant carried the Lakers...that season did not end well for Bryant. Let's keep our fingers crossed that this one will have a different ending.
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WARNING: This is a Steph Curry rant episode AGAIN! As good as Curry is both in fantasy and real life, stinkers like this makes it really annoying and if you listen to the pod regularly, you know how frustrated I am on the timing of Curry's bad games. So yeah, this is the regular Curry rant by yours truly.
Anyway, Ricky Rubio on a game where he is playing his best, he ended the game in one of the worst case scenario possible - potential season ending injury. We will wait for official confirmation, but it does not look good. Jimmy Butler returned and he looked really good...and then...he rolled his ankle. Butler and his owners just could not catch a break this season. I won't be surprised if he misses time again, but keeping my fingers crossed that it's minor that he can play through it.
More discussions including: Chris Boucher, DeAaron Fox and a few roto tips from commish.
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Now this gets interesting. The NBA followed the NFL's path and shortened their health and safety protocols to just 6 days (assuming the player meets all the necessary requirements to get out of protocol). Commish and I discuss some fantasy implications of this change and how it can impact selecting players to stream. This also helps some players who are in the protocols and allow them to return sooner than later. So is this good or bad?
Devin Booker has been quietly going about his business since returning from injury. Other than 13-point dud against the Warriors, he's had a pretty good season so far without too much fanfare. Commish predicts that Booker is about to get into his hot streak, so let's see. One player that has probably been one of the best, if not the best, pickup of the season is Desmond Bane. We discuss how good he has been this season with the Grizzlies. Hope you were able to catch that Bane train.
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At this point, there's really no certainty about any of our buy players. As soon as you add them, they'll get into protocols. Safe to assume at the end of this season, it's looking like everyone in the NBA will be entering health and safety protocols at least once. So who's next? Well, commish and I had some fun and just threw out some names who we feel will be next in line in the health and safety protocols list. Maybe the best shooter of all time or that guy in Miami who just got back from roughly 3 weeks of injury? We would not be surprised if their name pops up in the coming days.
More names today added to the list. On the bright side, some guys who entered the protocols earlier are about to return and those guys could be good add targets towards the end of the week.
We also look into Richaun Holmes who is struggling since returning from a couple of injuries. Is he a buy low target?
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Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you guys had a good holiday weekend! We're back to our daily quickies after a couple of days off spending time with family and friends.
We kick off this Christmas quickie with some bad news as Paul George will be out due to an elbow injury making the Los Angeles Clippers a very intriguing team to find some interesting fantasy gems. Luke Kennard, Terance Mann will definitely be very popular adds in the coming days. As for PG13, I own one stock of him and it's not looking good, let's hope it won't require surgery. Otherwise, season's over for him.
Kembasanity! How long can Kemba Walker stay in the rotation after being in Thibs's doghouse? Well, if he plays this well and the Knicks keep on winning, he might have to force Thibodeau to play him more. I'm sure the Knicks' fans would love to see more performances like this. And if you grabbed him from the wires ride him while he's hot.
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I get it, it's frustrating! But since it's the holiday season, there's no reason to be sad or annoyed. So let's have a bit more fun. Lots of laugh in this episode just because that's all we can do at this point, laugh it off! Instead of calling it our Buy List, let's now call it the "who's next on the COVID list" since every time we do talk about some players we can add, they get into the health and safety protocol. Now we end up asking who's the better add - Tacko Fall, Gorgui Dieng or Onyeka Okongwu?
This was fun though! Hope you listen and enjoy!
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After a very rocky start to the season, Damian Lillard seems to have found a nice groove since CJ McCollum got injured. Is it safe to say that Dame is back to his first round ways? Are you still worried and looking to trade him or will you just keep him? I don't own any Lillard in any of my teams but commish weighs in on Dame.
Just when we thought the outbreak of COVID slowed down, well today it was back! Toronto got severely depleted with only Chris Boucher left from their rotation players. Now if Boucher still does not get good minutes from Nick Nurse, I don't know man!
Nickeil Alexander-Walker had himself a good game today. He has actually been one of the more disappointing players this season. Can he still turn it around?
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A little quieter on the COVID front today and let's hope it stays this way moving forward so we can talk more fantasy and worry less about injuries and health and safety protocols.
Do you still hold Kyrie Irving? What do you think is his value in the trade market?
We all know Joel Embiid is a fantasy stud and he put on his best performance of the season today. The only thing that stops some managers from drafting him is his always fragile body. So we pit him against another big man with similar reputation - Anthony Davis. Who do you think is a better fantasy option when healthy?
We also look into DeAnthony Melton, Jaylen Brown, Chimezie Metu, Garrison Matthews, the return of Ja Morant and a lot more.
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The COVID woes of fantasy managers continue. This time 3 games were postponed on judgement day! This frustration has brought up some discussions in some leagues on whether to add another IL+ slot. We discuss this anew and the COVID situations of some teams. There were more COVID cases today and the biggest fish was Trae Young. It looks like this will go on until pretty much everyone gets it. Hopefully no player will experience major symptoms that will prolong their absence.
We got a vague Ja Morant update plus our feel good player Dillon Brooks's crazy usage. Tyrese Haliburton shines without De'Aaron Fox and some streaming tips during these uncertain times.
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Well, Thibs seem to have no choice as he finally got Kemba Walker back in the rotation after Miles Mcbride got himself into health and safety protocols. Walker played probably his best game as a Knick, so will he keep his spot for good? Or is this just temporary?
Anthony Davis owners got a not so good news as Davis will miss at least 4 weeks with an MCL sprain. I have a couple of Davis stocks and I am hoping I can survive this loss. Things like this happen and it could've been worse. Hard to see anyone being an exciting fantasy add here though.
We also discuss Josh Giddey, Wendell Carter Jr., Kyrie Irving (didn't even get a game in before entering the protocols), Kevin Durant.
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And so it will happen. Ironically, in the midst of this COVID outbreak in the NBA, one man who was not allowed to play part-time because he is unvaccinated will return to help the Brooklyn Nets from their COVID woes. Given that he will only play road games, is it really worth holding on to Kyrie Irving? What to do if you have him and what to do if he's available?
Klay Thompson's return was moved back to January which is a bummer for his managers. No setback has been reported so maybe he just needs a bit more time to get used to the pace of the game. Whatever it is, it's really getting close.
In the middle of this COVID fuzz, Wendell Carter Jr. suffered a leg injury that scared a lot of his managers. He was actually carted off the floor via wheel chair. Reports though which we found while recording this quickie said that it is just a muscle strain.
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We rarely talk about him in our quickies, so today we decided to pay some respect to Lebron James. Just like Chris Paul, LBJ has so far been playing way above what many managers expected. At 36, do you think he can sustain this throughout the season? Should we buy him? We talk about some players commish will trade for LBJ.
Lots of buy players discussed in this quickie - Isaac Okoro, Isaiah Hartenstein, Terrence Ross among others.
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COVID strikes anew! This time the Brooklyn Nets got 7 players under the protocol. What about this for wishful thinking - with the Nets lineup very depleted, what if Kyrie Irving suddenly decides to save the Nets from this COVID outbreak and play? Well, that's just me hoping he does play. Giannis Antetokounmpo is also another big name that entered the health and safety protocols. Who to maybe add or stream?
Not many players to talk about but we focused a bit on Mikal Bridges and Mitchell Robinson. Then we also had some nice discussion about trading in fantasy and annoying trade offers - how to deal with them.
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Let me start by taking a poll. I strongly believe that it is difficult to sell high a player like Harrison Barnes. So commish and I kind of debated how high can Barnes be traded so we want to ask you guys to comment below if you were able to sell high Harrison Barnes and how high were you able to sell him for? I want to know what the real market is for this guy.
We talked about the seemingly declining fantasy game of Tobias Harris. Do you think he is not the player he used to be?
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Another day, another set of COVID-related illness. This time Zach Lavine, RJ Barrett and Precious Achiuwa enters COVID protocols. The Chicago Bulls has definitely been the most unfortunate with almost everyone under health and safety protocols. I guess the only good news is that once endured this next 2 weeks without these players, you won't worry about them getting COVID again anytime soon or during the playoffs.
Mo Bamba sprained his ankle today and given his injury history, we are hoping this is nothing too serious. Then we talk about some pickup of the year candidates which included Bobby Portis. After a slow start due to injury, Portis has been very good this year and one of the more consistent players from the Bucks. He might have also solidified himself as one of the Bucks' starters moving forward.
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We got more updates on Zion and at this point, whatever update we get about this guy, stay away! I will be surprised if he returns before the All-Star break. Plus, it's the holidays and he won't just be dealing with the sore foot but also his diet during this season!
Jerami Grant is another thumb injury casualty. He will be out indefinitely so this could mean a boost for the Detroit Pistons' young guns like Cade Cunningham, Isaiah Stewart, Saddiq Bey and Killian Hayes.
Guard talk for our feel good Sunday quickie! It's Darius Garland or Kyle Lowry. Who would you rather own? I'm also a bit surprised with commish's take on another guard we compared to Lowry - find out who that is.
Happy Sunday everyone!
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Fiftieth DFQ episode for the season! Thanks for following and supporting the podcast and the content we put out! Truly appreciate it!
For today's quickie, we put out our prediction on SGA's over/under games played this season. Over or Under 60 games? What do you think?
Two more early rounders we rarely talked about - Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokoumnpo. Both are quietly just doing their business with so much consistency. Who do you think is best to own for the rest of the season?
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It's the rant about Anthony Davis episode! We discuss some managers' frustration with AD despite being within the top 10 fantasy players so far. Is this the best we can get from AD or can he return to that top 5 or even top 3 status?
A couple of days ago we talked about the Indiana Pacers' plan to rebuild already, putting every Pacers' status within the team in jeopardy. Now we hear that Myles Turner hasn't been happy with his limited role with the team? It seems like we are already seeing the first player that might be shipped out from Indiana this season.
Discussion about the underrated Jakob Poeltl and possible sell high options for Derrick White.
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Sooo, Chris Boucher got the start. Is it time to add him up again? Okay, let's face it, the Boucher of last season is probably too much to expect given the very inconsistent playing time and deeper rotation in his position so lines like today could be good enough to ride him while the Toronto Raptors' big men are recovering.
We discuss and compare 2 rookies this season - Franz Wagner and Josh Giddey. Who do you think has a better outlook for the rest of the year? Who would you rather have in your team?
More player discussions: Robert Williams, Alperen Sengun, Garrison Matthews, Terrence Davis, Herb Jones plus a lot more. Lots of nice and fun discussions in this episode as well!
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Biggest injury news today is CJ McCollum's collapsed lung, which is a bad sounding injury. He will miss significant time, but nothing concrete at this point. What's concrete is TJ McConnell will be out for the season which already gives Chris Duarte some nice fantasy value for the rest of the season. More interesting though would be the news of an Indiana rebuild. Who gets moved and who stays a Pacer is what we managers will have to wait and see.
OG Anunoby suffers a setback that could prevent him from playing the rest of 2021, Bogdan Bogdanovic meanwhile is looking to miss the rest of 2021 already. We also discuss the New York Knicks rotation shake-up and finally some Luka Doncic, who has been okay but has not really had many "Wow" performances this season.
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More COVID outbreak in Chicago and Charlotte as Demar Derozan and Ish Smith enters health and safety protocols. This could be a regular occurrence in the NBA this season so I guess we just have to deal with it and keep our fingers crossed that it won't strike our players.
Jimmy Butler goes down again after just 25 minutes of play. Just frustrating for owners as he has been great when playing. Unfortunately he hasn't done much playing yet. Speaking of not playing yet, have you seen that Zion Williamson photo? You think he can play at a high level this season?
Lastly, we discuss the possible Ben Simmons and CJ McCollum swap. Who benefits and who loses value.
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So after a seemingly uneventful day in the NBA yesterday, we were greeted with a new set of injuries and COVID cases today. The Charlotte Hornets, more notably Lamelo Ball and Terry Rozier got into COVID health and safety protocols today and will be out at least for a week and a half. Then Alex Caruso suffers a hamstring injury while Jaylen Brown and OG Anunoby will be missing more time due to their respective injuries.
Still, despite those news, we still had some good set of games today and we talked about the Chicago Bulls' Zach Lavine and Demar Derozan. Who between the two do you think will be have the better fantasy season? I know both of them are having a great year already, but which player would you rather have for the rest of the season?
Then I heard from commish that there were people asking where my frustration with Steph Curry comes from. So I felt the need to explain a bit. No I am not hating on Curry, it's just the untimely struggles that's annoyed me about him. I acknowledge he is still a stud and like I have said early in the season, maybe I just did not build my team right around him. Anyway, eavesdrop in our conversation about it in this episode.
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Caris Levert, who we just talked about as one of our worry players, keeps his value alive with a strong line against the depleted Miami Heat. His inconsistency is just annoying so hopefully this game gets him into a good streak. We also talk about Jarrett Allen and Clint Capela. Which of these two centers do you prefer to own for the rest of the season? I feel like Allen has been really good this year that he can overtake Capela by the end of the season, though commish does not agree and feels Capela is still the better fantasy option the rest of the season. What's your take?
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In the NBA playoffs, there's a saying that a series has not begun until a road team wins. Well, in fantasy, your season has not begun until you get hit by the injury bug and today a lot of big name players got bit.
Bam Adebayo could be out 4-6 weeks due to (again) a thumb injury. Christian Wood suffers a sprained ankle during the early part of the game. Dame Lillard will now be out at least 10 days due to his abdominal injury. Devin Booker could be out a week or two and Karl Anthony-Towns suffers a tailbone injury after falling pretty bad on a dunk. Whew! Jimmy Butler is still out, Jaylen Brown looks hurt.
Injuries will be part of fantasy basketball, now this is where you test your team's resilience and strength. It's a crucial stretch this next few weeks as you do not want to be too far out from playoff contention.
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I know Steph Curry has been really good this season. Heck he is in fact ranked 1 in fantasy, but why do games like today are annoying?! It seems like Curry's bad game always come at a time when I really need him to play well. I know the leash for Curry on bad games should be really long. Today's game though made me wonder, if you were to re-draft the top 2 or even 3 picks would Jokic, Curry and Harden be your 1-2-3 still?
We also talk about Tyrese Haliburton and commish pulled out his Buy Low card on him given his current struggles. Now the question is who will be a good trade bait to try and acquire Haliburton?
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Jonas Valanciunas had his Steph Curry moment after hitting 7 threes against the Los Angeles Clippers. We talk about Valanciunas's value moving forward and would this be a sell high moment? Who do you think would be a viable trade for Valanciunas?
On the flip side, Bradley Beal is another borderline first round pick who has not lived up to the hype so far. Do you think he can turn it around?
A number of centers we've called out the past few quickies had big games today - Nikola Vucevic, Christian Wood, and Domantas Sabonis, which performance do you think will be the start of an uptrend for these three?
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That's a wrap for week 6! What's also over is the talks of John Wall playing. Hopefully you did not drop anyone of solid fantasy value for him. Another veteran is set to return to the NBA with the champions. Demarcus Cousins signed with the Milwaukee Bucks. Whether he contributes any fantasy value is yet to be seen, but just to remind everyone, it has been a while since Cousins have been a reliable fantasy asset.
Domantas Sabonis has been a bit underwhelming so far this year. Is this just a case of a bad start or is this the ceiling for Sabonis this season?
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Week 6 Live Q & A with Max Visaya of Hall of Fame DFS
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Lots of centers in today's quickie, but first the news today about John Wall is something to monitor. Is he an add now or should we wait for further news?
Nikola Vucevic and Bam Adebayo, two centers drafted pretty high this year, hasn't not been what many have hoped for. Surprisingly, Adebayo has been averaging pretty much the same as last season except for the assists and blocks, making me wonder if what we see now in Adebayo is pretty much what we'll get for the rest of the season or is there still room to be better and improve on last season's performance.
Vucevic, meanwhile, has not been the same scoring force as past years. Is this still a buy low window or the addition of Demar Derozan and Lonzo Ball will keep Vucevic from reaching top 20 value?
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First off, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I apologize for the late upload on this episode as I had a very tiring day yesterday and I was knocked out as I waited for the rendering to finish. Good thing there are no games today. Anyway, in this episode we talk about some of the utility guys - those end of roster players that can do a little of everything. Who do you think is the best utility guy so far this year? We also talk about Devin Booker, Bobby Portis, Bam Adebayo, Daniel Gafford and some updates from Thomas Bryant and Ben Simmons. Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbwfantasylockerroom Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyBenchwarmers
Kristaps Porzingis has had a string of really good games, so the question is, can you trust him for the rest of the season? Is this the new Porzingis under the Jason Kidd system? We share our thoughts about whether or not we feel KP can sustain this. We also discuss the player who is probably the front-runner for Sixth Man of the Year - Tyler Herro. Another guy's performance we question if it can be sustained. And we debate between Herro and Lonzo - who would you rather own for the rest of the season? Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbwfantasylockerroom Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyBenchwarmers
First of all, let me announce that I am now a proud owner of an Alperen Sengun stock in one of my fantasy teams! So now let's see what the hype will be all about with this rookie. Speaking of rookies, Josh Giddey has been playing "not too bad" basketball these days. Other than inconsistent scoring and a below average FG, his other stats have been okay. Now in case you are thinking of selling your Giddey since he definitely has the name value for a nice trade, we share a couple of names that you might want to target. Players talked about in this episode: Tyrese Haliburton, Lonzo Ball, Jarred Vanderbilt, Matisse Thybulle, Terry Rozier and a lot more! Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbwfantasylockerroom Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyBenchwarmers
We got some not so good update about Michael Porter Jr. from The Denver Post and it's looking like MPJ is the front runner for bust of the year. Well, I hope he gets better soon. Nothing is final though as Denver Nuggets has not announced anything official yet, but it is not looking good. One player looking good is Cade Cunningham. First it was Scottie Barnes then we had Evan Mobley, now Cunningham is making his case for fantasy ROY. He actually looks good. The stats still need a little work but from real basketball sense, he look really good. We will be on the Beef Stew vs. King James watch. Will both players be suspended after the drama that happened today? Like I've said, hopefully this fires up Isaiah Stewart into a solid fantasy contributor we have all been hoping for. Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbwfantasylockerroom Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyBenchwarmers
One player so far struggling after coming back from injury is Brandon Ingram. I am personally not too high on Ingram, so hard for me to decide if I should buy on BI. But in this episode we throw maybe a name or two that you could try if you feel BI is a buy low opportunity. We also talk about mini-Gobert - Clint Capela. Capela as we've mentioned before tends to be a slow starter, so hopefully the string of good games he has had is the start of another strong fantasy run. A whole lot of Alperen Sengun as well in this episode and guess who have been one of our favorite streamers so far this season. Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbwfantasylockerroom Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyBenchwarmers
I'm not sure about you guys, but I stayed away from Zach Lavine this season thinking that the stats will be shared among their big 3 (Lavine, Derozan and Vucevic). Lavine though has been thriving despite having Derozan next to him. As commish would say, he's always been a safe choice in the draft and despite him being a shooter, his percentages are just really good for a scorer. We also talk about the Kings' and the Pacers' struggles. Well both in real basketball and in fantasy. Players like Richaun Holmes and Myles Turner started out really good this year but has slowly fizzled. Commish and I also got our Kevin Love deal in place. I'm quite confident I'll win this one this year. Unlike last year when the chances of me winning was smaller, this year, I will really be disappointed if I don't. Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbwfantasylockerroom Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyBenchwarmers
Trades within FBW leagues are aplenty today with 4 submitted to the commissioner's office just today. Looks like managers are now making some moves to either shake things up or further strengthen their respective teams.
We kick off the quickie with some OG Anunoby injury news which does not look too good. No official timetable was provided but it's looking like multiple games will be missed. Hopefully teams with OG will be able survive this temporary setback. Is it now time for Chris Boucher? In this first game without OG, it still does not look as attractive for Boucher fantasy-wise.
Gary Trent Jr. has been really solid this year. This will probably make the OG injury a little less painful for the Toronto Raptors. In fantasy, how long do you guys think can Trent Jr. sustain this strong run?
Other players we talked about - Bam Adebayo, PJ Tucker, Bones Hyland, Georges Niang, Rudy Gay and more.
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We Lakers fans call him the GOAT now that he is Chicago, Alex Caruso is the Lakers' TOTGA - The One That Got Away. Honestly, we never really thought he'll be a very relevant fantasy player as his game, being a hustle guy, does not really translate to stats. But after seeing the Chicago Bulls' depth chart and watching the pre-season games, I kinda felt he could be roster-able, but still, I did not expect him to be good or even a top 100 player. Yet here he is.
On the flipside, Mo Bamba is that guy I was a bit surprised was not ranked higher. With all the talk about guys who did well at the second half of last season, Bamba was just the forgotten guy. Can he continue this top 25 run?
Oh and Larry Nance Jr, should be off your waivers by now, just in case he is still there, get him, the trend is looking good.
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Zion Williamson has started to do 1:1 drills according to the Pelicans. I'm pretty sure it's an update Zion owners will be pretty excited about. We talk about our own take on Zion and why we're not as excited yet, not even excited for the rest of his season. Klay Thompson is another player who is inching closer to a return. Klay is doing contact 5:5 drills already and it wouldn't surprise us if he plays sooner than later.
Many managers have also asked for some appreciation on the San Antonio Spurs' Dejounte Murray and we give it in this quickie. Who would you rather have now, Murray or Jrue Holiday?
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So, this could be it. He is a a fantasy darling among a lot of fantasy analyst and now it's looking like the end is near. De'Anthony Melton has been all we have always hoped for in terms of his fantasy production. Of course we always knew Dillon Brooks could eat into Melton's minutes, but 16 minutes today? Okay it was a blowout, let's give him that, but looks like the trend is not looking too good. Is he a drop? Who should I pick up to replace him? We discuss some buy players who can be considered over Melton.
Christian Wood is supposed to be the Houston Rockets' best player. Managers who picked him expect that of him as well, but this Houston team seems to have some of the most inefficient players when it comes to fantasy basketball. See Kevin Porter Jr., see Jalen Green, then look into Wood's percentages. Julius Randle is another player who is playing way below his early season run. Can he turn it around?
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In this week 4 Q & A we invited one of the managers in FBW Invitationals and a familiar FBW guest Erik Ong of Hoop-ball.com to join us and talk about some underperforming players. Of course we went through some of your questions from the chat box as well!
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Trae Young had a nice 42 point game today while Lamelo Ball has been within top 5 so far after another nice line. The former's ADP was around the 11-14 range while the latter was within the 20-24th pick. If you were to draft all over again, who would you pick first?
There was not much to talk about today that has not been discussed in previous quickies, and we're glad a number of our recommended buy players the past few days came through for some of my teams today - Bones Hyland, Nassir Little and Javale McGee.
Anyway, it's week 5! Good luck and thank you for continuously supporting the podcast and our page. We hope that we've been able to help you guys so far.
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The week's not looking good for some of my teams as I am down 1-8 or 2-7 in some leagues. Hopefully I get some luck tomorrow and close the gap a little bit. Anyway, today's quickie we discuss the best rookie this season (both in fantasy and real life basketball), Evan Mobley. We never really saw this coming this fast. We thought Mobley will start a bit slow given that he is a rookie and his body looks a bit raw for the NBA. But, four weeks into the season, it's looking like he will be this year's rookie of the year and the fantasy line shows that too!
Damian Lillard will miss at least a game tomorrow. Interesting to see if he'll also miss the second half of their back-to-back. Killian Hayes had his best game of his short NBA career. Could this be the sign to get him back in your rosters? Finally Isaiah Stewart gives his managers a nice line. Let's keep our fingers crossed that he can string a few more games like this.
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Let's talk about Lonzo Ball. Lonzo is shooting just 39% for the season and has been really struggling the past few games. More than the scoring it has been the assists that I'm really worried about. A big reason why I drafted Lonzo in the 50s is for the assists and with Vucevic out a few games, the targets are less now and it seems like the Bulls will iso Zach Lavine and Demar Derozan, making Lonzo less of a facilitator. Of course, I'll still hold on to him, he has the minutes and is skilled enough to give me the other stats, I just hope he bumps up his assists a bit more.
Bogdan Bogdanovic is another wing player who is struggling for the deep Atlanta Hawks. He is known to be a slow starter so we have to extend our patience a bit more. If Deandre Hunter misses some time, let's hope Bogdanovic gets more usage.
Some other players discussed in today's quickie: James Harden, Darius Garland, Nassir Little, Devin Vassell and a new rookie who might start to heat up - Bones Hyland.
A lot of stuff discussed in this quickie and I hope you enjoy this!
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It was a full slate today! The bad news first, Jimmy Butler suffered an ankle injury which potentially could sideline him tomorrow on the second half of a back-to-back. Hopefully, it was more of a precaution not to get him back in the game against the Lakers and he won't miss too much time.
Now on to the good news, Dillon Brooks returned today and surprisingly played well. Still a wait and see for Desmond Bane and DeAnthony Melton owners, though both players did not have the best of game today. Then there was Anthony Edwards. We discuss how he has slowly become the "alpha" in this Minnesota team. And if that's the case, it could not be good news for Karl Anthony-Towns owners.
A lot of stuff discussed in this quickie and I hope you enjoy this!
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It's a pretty uneventful day in the NBA that the biggest news is Nikola Jokic being suspended a game and he didn't even play today. So we went through each game and talked about Jrue Holiday. How low can you buy Jrue? Commish threw out some names that I think are unrealistic trade ideas, but hey if you pull it off, congratulations!
We talk Mike Conley, Dillon Brooks return, Nic Batum and a lot more. Tomorrow's a full slate so I guess we'll have more interesting stuff tomorrow. Nonetheless, hope you enjoy this.
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COVID19 is spreading by the day in the Philadelphia 76ers camp and this time it caught the biggest fish in the team - Joel Embiid. Of course the obvious add here is Andre Drummond, but in standard league and up, Drummond should not be in your free agent pool anymore. In fact, if you have Embiid in your team, Drummond should be a center in your roster. This is what we call handcuff player in fantasy and we kicked off the show (well after talking about MPJ, again!) talking about this.
Steph Curry, after seemingly a quiet week 3, kicked off his week 4 with a 50! One reason why it's exciting to own Curry in fantasy because of explosions like this! Another first round guy beating his draft rank is Anthony Davis. Today AD reminded us what he is capable of doing for your team. This is one reason why we were quite high on AD being drafted past the 10th pick, because his potential is top 5. I'm sure AD owners are quite pleased with his performances and are thankful they did not get a higher pick that would've landed them Dame or Tatum.
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Week 3 judgement day and lots to talk about in today's quickie. We start off with some streaming strategies and some stories about our week 3 matchups. Lots of tips here you can consider using when you stream or when you manage your rosters.
How bad is Lebron James's injury? There have been some blurbs that he could miss a few weeks because of this abdominal strain. But no official report yet from the Lakers, so let's keep our fingers crossed. Pascal Siakam returned to action today and looked quite good and played a lot for someone on minutes limit so that could be a good sign for those who stashed him.
Then there was Ricky Rubio. Probably our Fantasy Stud of the Day. More good news for Rubio owners is that Colin Sexton went down with a knee injury and that could mean more time for Ravishing Ricky to work his magic.
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This is rock bottom for Michael Porter Jr. right? I mean tell me it goes up from here. We've heard from a lot of frustrated MPJ owners and this could probably be the worst of it. We hope. First off, we hope it won't be too bad that he gets to miss just a couple of games or none at all. Secondly, we still hope he picks it up at some point this year, before 2021 ends. Just give us some consistent decent lines. Lastly, in case he sits out, there's really not much high upside options to replace him, but we talked about a few that might be good streaming options.
Another player struggling with his shot is Nikola Vucevic. It's not as bad as MPJ situation, but definitely not the early second round guy we all hoped for. Meanwhile, Tyler Herro continues his strong start this season and from the way it looks, he could be this year's front-runner to sixth man of the year. More than that he is giving his managers not just scoring and threes but some nice rebounding and assist numbers.
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We kick off this quickie with some news on the Kyrie Irving situation and the Ben Simmons vs. 76ers battle. What do you do when you have these players? We also speculate on who is now leading the race of who will play first.
We can't help but discuss more about the Damian Lillard struggles. After watching the game this morning, it's actually weird to see Lillard very passive on offense. From being one of the best scorers in the league, it seems like he has become more of a spot up shooter or a decoy. Of course, that's just my early judgement as I have watched just one Trailblazers game. Still, this is worrying.
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Starting this week we will have featured guests who will also give their fantasy insights and answer your questions. In this week 3 Q & A we invited one of the managers in FBW Invitationals Patrick Laroco of Next Level Fantasy NBA to help us out with your questions. On top of that, we compared some notes on the challenges of being a commissioner in leagues and how we deal with trades and accidental drops.
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Miles Bridges had another great game and it is looking like he is this season's breakout player of the year. Do you think we should still sell high on Bridges or just ride out his game until it settles?
The other Curry, Seth, has been having another good fantasy season to start the year. And with the Philadelphia 76ers having a lot of question marks this season, he could find himself having more good games than bad.
We also talked about the Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons situations. Who do you think plays first this season? So far it is looking like Kyrie is edging out Simmons.
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Chris Paul reached another milestone today as he moved up the all-time assists leaders list. With a number of point guards picked in the first round struggling, it got us thinking, do you think CP3 can end up higher in rankings over Luka and Dame?
We also brought back another segment in our quickie - Trade Analysis of the Day. In today's trade, we talk about a couple of rookies in exchange for a top 20 veteran from the Toronto Raptors. Then we get into some discussion on what could be the value of Houston's Alperen Sengun and is the hype real?
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It's the start of week 3 and if you are currently at the bottom of the standings with your team struggling, commish and I gave some tips on what you can do to slowly move up. It's easier said than done, and patience is a must.
COVID strikes with Tobias Harris, Khris Middleton and Kevin Love being the casualties. Hopefully your league has IL+ for at least a couple of these players. Zion Williamson is said to miss another 2-3 weeks. To be honest, my personal outlook on Zion is not good after seeing how he looks while doing some drills, he just looks far from game shape and that could take time.
Cole Anthony gave us another strong line and if he keeps this up he could be your pickup of the year candidate. I'm sure many owners of Anthony are happy with someone they most likely picked up from the wire or their last pick in the draft. His teammate, Franz Wagner also has made himself fantasy relevant. This batch of rookies are interestingly good and 3 of the top 4 picks, including the first overall pick, aren't even hitting their groove yet. If you look into it, the rookies are even outperforming last year's rookie group.
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Did you know that Richaun Holmes is currently top 10 in rankings? Well, the jump is not Miles Bridges-like, but still who would've thought? Holmes though is one of our favorite low-key, fantasy-friendly center who will never make your team look bad. And those who picked him in the 40s/50s thinking it was a little too high now see him as a real bargain. He could end up top 30 this season with the way he is playing.
With all the early struggles from the first rounders this season, one player who is a constant is Giannis Antetokoumnpo. Yes, his free throws are still bad (though he has so far improved to 71%), but managers most likely drafted him thinking punt free throws at the onset, so it doesn't really hurt.
So we've heard less RWB slander this week and the Lakers is slowly getting into a good offensive rhythm with Westbrook. The competition though has not been good, but still this could be what the Lakers need to get their groove.
Lastly in today's quickie, we have our annual Robert Covington worry episode. I warn you, this could just be the first of many.
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Finally, we get a live session in! This is the recorded version of yesterday's live Q & A! Lots of great questions we tackled about your teams/players.
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Today we got vintage James Harden. Nineteen free throw attempts. All we can hope is that this continues, okay realistically, he won't take 19 free throws, but if he can give us 8-10 a night, we'd be happy. Damian Lillard also had a great game just when managers have started to entertain some buy low offers on the trade market.
We also talked about the struggles of Kyle Lowry and another subpar Lamelo Ball game. Lowry is said to have some elbow injury, which may be affecting his shooting. Ball, meanwhile, is just struggling. No need to sugarcoat it but good thing is, the rebounds, assists and some defensive stats are there.
I also shared my frustration in a 16-team league I'm in where Chris Boucher and Norm Powell were dropped! Frustrating because I'm soooo far in the waiver priority and if only I knew they'd be dropped, I would've traded some of my guys for them.
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Did we all just fall for the Jordan Poole hype and overlooked Desmond Bane? Bane has been good, I mean, really good. One of the pod's friend Erik Ong of Hoop-Ball called it after the Invitational League draft. Unfortunately we were not able to record that call, but hey, we got ourselves some Banes in some of our leagues because of that! But yeah, we feel Bane could stick and could end up as one of the draft day steals or maybe the best pickup in the FA.
Another possible draft day steal is Montrezl Harrell who just produced a great line on the first game without Daniel Gafford. Though it's hard to predict what happens to the center rotation in DC when everyone's healthy, but Harrell is making a case for himself and owners of Harrell can just enjoy this ride!
Then there is Ja Morant. We all know he won't be top 10, but is top 50 possible despite finishing in the 150 range last year? That's a big jump. With the way he is playing and the way Memphis is using their players, it does seem like Morant is in for a great season and I'm sure that's a welcome news for his managers.
Oh, we squeezed in a new segment here - Fix My Team. So a friend of mine messaged me and asked some help on how he can fix his team, well, I thought commish can help more. As part of this segment, commish gave his recommendations on what adjustments my friend can make to help his team get better.
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Back-to-back late night release for us, but hopefully we're just in time to tuck you in and put accompany you to sleep. In today's quickie, we discuss Joel Embiid's early injury woes that seems to be affecting his fantasy game. Do you think Embiid should just rest his knee for a couple of weeks before going back at it?
It was just yesterday when we talked about Malcolm Brogdon and the only way we see Chris Duarte getting minutes is if Brogdon goes down. Today, well, we're sorry Brogdon owners, but today, Brogdon goes down. And it is the type of injury that could take time as hamstring injuries can be tricky and could be aggravated when playing through it. This though just means Indiana coach Rick Carlisle will continue to give Duarte minutes, plus some TJ McConnell!
To Bam Adebayo owners, are you happy with his contribution to your fantasy team? I just feel he has so far been a points and rebounds guy only. There's not much stocks, not much assists too! And those could be a problem.
Plus more player discussions: Jalen Suggs and Cole Anthony, Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis, Lamelo Ball, and more!
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Here we go, the injury bug takes down a couple of first rounders. Anthony Davis owners are always concerned. With every fall and every jump, we (coz I have a few AD stocks) AD owners will always be concerned even if he lands perfectly fine or gets back up. Today, I had flashbacks of last season when AD was just out of it and worse he got injured and pretty much did not play for most of the season. Thankfully, he got back up and finished the game. He will most likely miss a few games and all we could hope for is that this would be the worst injury for this season.
Nikola Jokic owners also had an injury scare when he banged knees with Rudy Gobert. Jokic ended up not playing the second half and could probably miss a few games, but the good news is, he was seen warming up or testing his knee out at half time. So it looks like he'll be fine.
The biggest worry it seems, is the one with Damian Lillard. According to Josh Lloyd (who did some Woj reporting), Lillard may have an injury that is bothering him. Well, it was said that this injury has been bothering him since last season and was re-aggravated during the Olympics. Now whether this is true or not, we are not yet sure so we'll have to wait for some confirmation from the Trailblazers.
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In today's quickie, we started off a bit differently. As we see some subpar first rounders early, we re-visited our top 14 players after week 1. Find out who moved up the ranks and who got left off. Tell us as well if you agree with our rankings. If you don't, comment it on where you are watching or on our FB page!
Of course our quickies will not be complete without our FBWs. We talk about Jarrett Allen and Jonas Valanciunas. Some buy players we've been talking about for days in case they are still available and well, Chris Boucher. Ok, he's not the only worry player we have, but we've been getting a lot of Boucher questions...hold or drop?
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Just like that week 1 of fantasy basketball is in the books! In case you won your week congratulations! If you lost in week 1, the good news for you is that it is still very early to panic. There were lots of things that could've contributed to the loss - injuries, schedule, etc. In case you're still worried, well, just follow us to get yourself updated and maybe we'll talk about one of your players in the pod.
Moving on to today's quickie, we take a look at some of the very surprising studs in the first week. Then we look into Ja Morant's fast start that is surely being enjoyed by his managers. Morant, according to commish, has been everything we thought De'Aaron Fox would be this season. Do you think Morant can't keep this up and eventually rank higher than Fox?
One of my favorite players in fantasy this year even before the season started was Miles Bridges. So far he's been killing it! We doubt he can keep up the top 10 performance, but if you drafted him in the 90s or the 100s, he could be this season's Terry Rozier.
Jalen Green finally got a nice game in for his managers, just as we were talking about hyped rookies underperforming in previous episodes. As with most of the rookies, it won't be smooth sailing, but games like this will definitely be nice!
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Week 1 almost done and so far the hyped rookies have not yet lived up to fantasy managers' expectations. Well, except one - Evan Mobley. Many, including us, initially felt Mobley could be a late season stud. But so far in 2 games, he has been putting up great fantasy numbers and he could end up being the best fantasy rookie this season. What do you think?
Ja Morant and pretty much the whole Memphis starting 5 are giving solid numbers to us fantasy managers. Can he eventually break top 30 this season? It's actually to early to tell, but so far, Morant has been on the right path.
Norm Powell got hurt, we'll have to wait and see what the diagnosis is before making any drastic moves. Isaiah Stewart is still putting up subpar numbers. Is this the buy low window for Stewart? Finally, one of our favorites Chris Boucher was called out by Nick Nurse worse, he only played 8 minutes today.
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With a bunch of games in today's slate, it was hard to talk about each game without keeping the episode under an hour. So we decided to go back to our format last season as we talk about the day's FBW (Feel Good Players, Buy Players and Worry Players).
Myles Turner and Lonzo Ball led our Feel-Good team as they were joined by some oldies but goodies players like Al Horford, Ricky Rubio and Lamarcus Aldridge, Chris Paul and one of our favorites Kevin Love.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had another ugly fantasy outing and he leads the worrying player list. Actually, the whole OKC Thunders looked really bad and we are not quite sure if there is anyone in that line-up worthy of a fantasy roster spot. OG Anunoby and Fred Vanvleet also had another subpar outing and though we feel they can turn it around anytime soon, their poor FG% could be an annoying stat their owners have to deal with.
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Sooo...after a dismal shooting debut the other day, Steph Curry made sure his managers will not regret picking him second or third in their drafts by scoring 45 points against the LA Clippers. He made 8 threes and shot 64% from the field. The 6 turnovers were a little too much, but hey, I don't think owners care. He also grabbed 10 rebounds! On the flip side, his supposed sidekick and the much hyped Jordan Poole fizzled a bit today and we talk about him as well in this quickie.
Paul George was good as advertised, leading the Clippers stat-wise. But the "surprise" of the night was Eric Bledsoe. Once a favorite fantasy stud, Bledsoe has had a couple of bad seasons the past 2 years. Will this be his re-emergence?
The rest of the slate were duds, but we still talked about some of the guys who did well. It's just that blowout games are hard to gauge, so we'll have to wait and see how the rest of the week pans out for the other four teams.
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It was a wild day 2 in the NBA with 11 games on the slate! There were players who were ready to ball (Jaylen Brown, Lamelo Ball, heck even Chris Duarte!), players who tried to ball but just has not gotten the groove yet and those who we were really high on, but just made our fantasy day gloomy (Jayson Tatum, OG Anunoby, Fred Vanvleet, etc). But hey, it's just day 2 and there's still a lot of basketball left to play. Unlike yesterday's games, there wasn't really anyone that would make you panic or over-react to the point where you drop a valuable player on your team for a possible one game wonder.
There was so much to talk about and we tried our best to talk about as many player performances as we can in this quickie. In case we missed out on some, check out our Facebook page for commish's full write-up!
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The NBA is back! And that only means we are also back with our daily fantasy quickies! Today's double header showed some mid to late first rounders dominate the stat sheet and a couple of top picks put out "meh" stats that may worry their owners.
Lebron James showed why he is still the King while Giannis Antetokoumnpo proved to everyone that this could now be his league. Jordan Poole played up to his potential, but not without frustrating his owners early. Patty Mills showed flashes of "Kyrie" shooting-wise hitting 7 threes. The player that surprised many though was Nemanja Bjelica who made fantasy managers stop what they are doing and look for his availability on the wire. Is it an overreaction?
It's great to be back to our daily grind! Hopefully, you'll find this year's quickie as helpful as last season's. Good luck everyone! Tomorrow's gonna be a loaded schedule, so it could be fun and wild!
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After one week of pre-season games, so much has changed on how we view players, especially those who have come out the gate and has played well - for some really, really well. So in this episode we look into the pre-season winners, players who have trended up, some lower-tiered players we are a bit worried about and we talk about the rookies' value.
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In every draft the first 2 picks is crucial as it becomes the foundation on how you will build your team. So in this episode we break down which 2 players will be good to pair as we strategize on the type of build we can work on in the next rounds. This is right on cue as we've received some questions about pairing players and how certain players can complement each other.
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In this episode, we break down the rankings in tiers and look into some players that are sometimes undervalued and does not have very exciting appeal, but could be a stud this season. These players are the players we like to draft given their current rankings or even lower if that's possible.
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Here we go! The NBA kicked off their season with Media Day and we got a lot of player updates from injuries to vaccination status that could affect how we draft.
We all know the Kyrie Irving situation of being unvaccinated and could possibly miss half of the season if he decides to not vaccinate before the season. How does this affect his value in the draft? Should he be a stay-away kind of prospect? But, man, his stock is dropping too fast not to consider him though.
Bradley Beal and Andrew Wiggins are other big names that are unvaccinated. Does the value of Beal drop? Does Wiggins become undraftable?
On the injury front, we talk about Zion Williamson and his reported foot injury that could sideline him early this season. Where do you now consider drafting Zion?
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Completing this 6-part depth chart analysis is the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
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Can Steph Curry duplicate his fantasy performance last season?
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Other than Paul George, who stands to benefit from Kawhi Leonard's absence?
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How will the new Lakers' big three affect each other's fantasy value?
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Another year older, should we expect Chris Paul to still be a fantasy stud?
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Will this be another year De'Aaron Fox shines in fantasy or will his poor FT% keep managers from drafting him?
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Rounding out the Eastern Conference is the Atlantic Division where we talk about some of the top tier players in fantasy.
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Can Robert Williams play 30 minutes a night to give managers a full breakout fantasy line?
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Is James Harden still a top 3 fantasy player?
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How high (or low) should we be on Mitch Robinson?
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Well, Ben Simmons.
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Is Pascal Siakam being overlooked? Is he being ranked too low at this point? And of course some Chris Boucher.
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Moving to the Northwest Division, we look into the Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trailblazers and the Utah Jazz.
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What is the fantasy ceiling of Michael Porter Jr.?
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Is Karl Anthony-Towns a top 5 pick player?
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Will you take a flyer on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knowing that he could be rested again towards the end of the season?
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How do you build a team with Damian Lillard?
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Well, a snoozy, but is Mike Conley worthy of top 100 pick given that he's been load managed last season?
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Continuing our depth chart analysis series with the Central Division.
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How will Chicago Bulls' starters distribute the stats among the starting five?
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Will we see any breakout players in Cleveland?
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Can Jerami Grant replicate his breakout last season?
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Whose fantasy value do you like more - Domantas Sabonis or Myles Turner?
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Is Giannis Antetokounmpo worthy of a top 5 pick?
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Moving on to the Southwest Division, we take a look at each team's possible starting lineup and which players could provide good fantasy value off the bench.
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Can this be a good bounce back year for Kristaps Porzingis?
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Who among Jalen Green, Kevin Porter Jr, Jae'sean Tate should be owned?
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Can regular season Ja Morant provide some playoff Ja stats?
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Who's starting at guard for New Orleans: Josh Hart or Nickeil Alexander-Walker?
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Can the San Antonio Spurs get any more boring than this lineup?
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As fantasy managers finalize the leagues they will get into, we take a look into the depth charts of each team starting off with the Southeast Division.
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Who among the Atlanta Hawks' wing players should you pick?
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Is Lamelo Ball worth a second round flyer?
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Will Jimmy Butler be a steal this year?
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Who among Orlando's players can you trust to stay healthy?
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Are we undervaluing Bradley Beal?
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We could not help it! So on the day Yahoo opened their fantasy basketball season, we could not resist the temptation of doing the mock draft. We know the rankings are still screwed up, but, for sure they will change that in the coming weeks or months. In this episode, we did the mock draft and gave our insights on who seems to be too high or too low.
Is Kevin Durant too high at three? Who among Brooklyn's Big Three should we trust the most? Is Karl Anthony-Towns and Paul George too low? Again, the rankings are not final so I think debating about this is just for fun at this point (players' teams aren't even updated). One thing is for sure, the NBA Fantasy Basketball season is back! And we are excited to get into another fun and competitive season! Plus, we're excited to meet and interact with more fantasy basketball fanatics!
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With the frenzy of the fantasy basketball season closing in, we decided to talk about the different factors you should consider when choosing a league to join. Last season, we've heard some crazy things going on in buy-in leagues that disappointed and frustrated a lot of managers so we shared our insights about some important things to consider before joining a league. And since we are starting our signup process for our leagues this season, this was a good episode to remind us what we should NOT do with our leagues.
Anyway, our league signups have started (or will be starting later), and we hope we can make this a good experience for fantasy managers who will be joining. We have some nice plans (Fantasy Awards Night, trophies/tokens for winners-we're hoping, but not too sure yet, and a lot more) we hope we can execute for this season.
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We were able to catch a glimpse of the rookies this season and a lot of them looked impressive. I know it's just the Summer League and the competition is far from actual NBA games, but as our guest said, if you can't impress in the summer league, how can they match up against the big boys of the NBA?
So in this episode we dissect the performers of the summer league and how could that translate to the NBA game. Aside from the rookies, we also talked about a few sophomores who could make their break out this season and commish threw out a possible sleeper among the sophomore batch.
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Now let's talk about the Western Conference free agent moves. One thing is for sure, after looking at the teams in the East and the acquisitions some of the teams had there, the West became boring as hell with their moves. It seems like only Lakers fans are the ones really excited in the West. Top contenders last year like the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz, made some nice moves that upgraded their line-ups but nothing that is worthy of any fantasy consideration.
The Los Angeles Lakers made the most splash in the Western Conference, but who among their new acquisitions would merit a spot in your fantasy team? Golden State Warriors also had very underrated moves, but they could've signed one player that might be neglected in drafts but could become one of this season's sleepers.
And then we talk about the bad teams - Sacramento, San Antonio, Oklahoma and Houston. These teams could be a fantasy haven as we all know bad teams are sometimes breeding grounds for fantasy studs.
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What a week of free agency! In this episode we dissect the moves of every team and talk about the fantasy impact of the recent player movements. For part one of this 2-part episode, we look into the Eastern Conference teams where it seemed like most of the free agent action took place.
Who are the winners in the Kyle Lowry-Goran Dragic trade? Does this impact the value of Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo? Chicago loaded up with Lonzo Ball and Demar Derozan - will this lower Derozan's value? Will the tandem of Ball and Zach Lavine be beneficial for both?
Washington also made major moves, who among their new acquisitions should be drafted and which player should you not reach for too early. The New York Knicks also made some big moves with the acquisition of Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier, is this good for both of them fantasy wise?
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And just like that, season 3 of FBW begins!
We kick this season off exactly on draft day so we went live and talked about the rookies drafted and which among these rookies are worth considering during fantasy drafts. We look into the top 5 picks and what contribution they can make and if they are worth picking and then we get into the lower tier of draftees and see which ones could surprise us during the season.
One news that kind of overshadowed the draft is the big trade that sent Russell Westbrook to the Lakers and as Lakers fans, we could not help but talk about this trade a bit and the fantasy impact it has on the players involved. Who among the Lakers' new big 3 will benefit the most and who loses more fantasy value? Will this trade drop AD to second round value now?
I feel quite excited for this season as we learned so much from season 2 and we're eager to make this new season better and bigger for you guys!
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And that's a wrap! We survived the first full season of the NBA! It was more work than what we expected but more importantly it was fun especially with the fantasy community.
In this final episode of the season we look into the playoffs, the finals and talk about the different players' fantasy stock after their playoff performances - which players boosted their fantasy value and which players dropped.
We start the new season of the podcast next week with the draft happening on Friday. But allow us to thank you all for supporting the podcast and for your very active participation in the community. We definitely appreciate the support.
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After talking about the Bucks, we now shift our attention to the Phoenix Suns. This time we invited a die-hard Suns fan Miko Mallonga to talk about how he became a fan and his experiences this season watching the games live in Phoenix. We then focus in on the Finals and how the Suns can extend the series and force a game 7.
We were also joined by Joao Pablo, who is a very good friend of FBW and of Miko.
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Commish and I take a look ahead into tomorrow's game 4!
But really, the most important part of this episode is our fantasy take on some rumors swirling around the NBA. Starts on 8:40 mark.
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Is Kawhi draftable? Which round are you willing to take him?
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Which is the most fantasy friendly destination for Lonzo Ball?
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Where do you draft Ben Simmons?
To continue our Finals "tradition" we invited fans of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns to join us and talk about their teams. In this episode we had radio DJ and host Tin Gamboa talk about how she became a Bucks fan and how invested she was with the Bucks' players back then. She also shares how she feels about their chances against the Suns, about their coach Mike Budenholzer and on Chris Paul and the Suns.
Since we could not let her go without asking about some fantasy basketball, she also shared why she stopped playing fantasy basketball and how she and her boyfriend picked the "all-pogi" team in one of his fantasy teams.
Quite the fun episode with a bunch of laughs!
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So who do you got?
We talk about the NBA Finals matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns.
Can the Bucks win without Giannis?
Can CP3 finally get his ring?
Finally! Chris Paul gets to the Finals! Many will be cheering for the "point god" to at least win one and from the looks of things, everything is aligning for that to happen this season. The Eastern Conference Finals took another turn as Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a knee injury that might just sideline him for the rest of the playoffs (it could've been worse actually). This now gives the Atlanta Hawks a great chance of making a very unexpected (at least from fans point of view) run to the Finals. If they make it, will they be the most unlikely team to make the Finals? Imagine if they win it!
We squeezed in a little Gilas talk since hey, every Filipino basketball fan was sure proud of that performance by the team against Serbia!
LA Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns
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Can the Clippers still comeback and force a game 7?
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Will the Suns close out the resilient Clippers in Game 6?
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks
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Are the Hawks done without Trae Young?
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Do you trust the Bucks closing out the Hawks?
With everyone on a basketball high after watching the Gilas team beat South Korea twice during the Asian Cup Qualifier, we felt it was time to dedicate an episode to talk about local hoops. We were graced by FIBA contributing writer Enzo Flojo, whose knowledge about the world basketball scene helped us understand how other countries set their basketball programs for them to deploy a consistently competitive basketball team.
Enzo also shared his thoughts on Kai Sotto - a player he also coached when Kai was still playing for the Ateneo Blue Eaglets and his take on Kai's chances of making the NBA and how can Kai's stint in Australia help.
We also talked about the Kiefer case and the seemingly sudden shift of interest by players to try the other international pro leagues over the PBA. Is the pay really worth it? What should the PBA do?
These and bunch more stories in this week's FBW episode. Hope you enjoy listening.
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Phoenix Suns vs. LA Clippers
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Can Booker get out of this slump?
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The Clippers' X-factor - TY Lue
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks
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Did the Bucks get complacent with Trae Young?
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Can the young Hawks continue their strong playoff run?
Plus we talk about some of the coaching hires recently made.
In this episode, we discussed the coaching vacancies around the NBA and as we were doing that a trade happened. Kemba Walker was shipped by the Boston Celtics to the OKC Thunders. We look into this trade and the possible fantasy impact of the players involved.
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Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Clippers
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Can the Clippers bounce back from another 0-2 series?
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Can the Suns win it all?
We also talked about the draft lottery that happened this morning and who Eric feels were the winners.
We are now down to the last four teams in the NBA and this season, looks like the champion will end years of title drought for their basketball team.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Atlanta Hawks
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Can the Hawks win it all?
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Of course we have to talk about Ben Simmons.
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns
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The Kawhi Injury problem by the Clips. Can they win without him?
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Are the Suns the favorites now?
A preview of the Eastern Conference Finals: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks
Brooklyn Nets vs. Milwaukee Bucks
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Can the Bucks win a game 7 with Kevin Durant on the other team?
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Will the Bucks regret losing game 5?
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Utah Jazz
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Even without Kawhi Leonard, can the LA Clippers finish off the Jazz?
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Has Rudy Gobert become a liability to the Jazz now?
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Atlanta Hawks
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Can we still trust Doc Rivers and the 76ers after 2 choke job games?
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Are the Hawks for real?
Brooklyn Nets vs. Milwaukee Bucks
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Kevin Durant takes over.
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What's wrong with the Bucks during playoffs?
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Regular season coach vs Playoff coach.
Utah Jazz vs. LA Clippers
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Eric's frustration on Jordan Clarkson.
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Are the Clippers that good?
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Atlanta Hawks
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Can the 76ers pull this off with Embiid hobbling?
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Will Atlanta surprise us?
Finally, we touch on the All NBA Team: Who was snubbed? Who should not have made it?
We are back with some weekday content! We just couldn't resist it! We'll do some playoff roundups every other day (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays).
Phoenix Suns sweeps the Denver Nuggets
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Was Nikola Jokic exposed in this series?
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Are the Suns now the favorites to win the west/title?
Kyrie Irving goes down, looks bad.
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Are the Brooklyn Nets in trouble?
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Do you trust the Giannis and the Milwaukee Bucks?
We are back with some fantasy basketball discussion for our weekly episode. Last season, bubble performances fooled us a bit into drafting some players above their actual worth - Jusuf Nurkic, Devin Booker, Luka Doncic, TJ Warren, just to name a few. After the first round of this year's playoffs, there have been some great performances and a few underwhelming ones. Which of these players have changed your fantasy views?
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Did Julius Randle's playoff struggle taint his regular season performance? How high will you reach for him?
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Do you trust Deandre Ayton's playoff emergence with the Phoenix Suns? Still worth a second round pick?
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Did Ja Morant redeem himself from his regular season fantasy disaster?
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Are Trae Young and Jayson Tatum inching in that fantasy superstardom?
These and a bunch more first round performances dissected in this weekly episode with one of our follower Romulo Fiesta.
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We're back for our weekly episode! To be honest we really miss doing the daily episodes, so we're planning of having some midweek episodes until the season ends. But for this week's episode we talk about all the first round matchups and discuss on whether Julius Randle, this season's Most Improved Player, has reached his ceiling or is there a next level for him. We also talked about Jordan Clarkson winning the 6th Man of the Year award and whether he can be the next Jamal Crawford or Lou Williams.
We had fellow benchwarmer AJ Velasco join us for this one.
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It's the NBA fantasy awards season! And in our version of awards night we invited a couple of our good friends to talk about the fantasy season that was and reminisce some of the good, bad and memorable players throughout the season! We invited good friends so we can end the first fantasy season in full circle with us starting this podcast with these friends who supported us and continue to support us in this journey. We've had a number of managers share their frustration about their own leagues as they play with people they barely know. We just want to highlight as well that it's really fun playing the game with friends. And in Fantasy Benchwarmers we want to build that community of fantasy managers who are not just competitive, but also build a sense of camaraderie with fellow managers we play against. After all, NBA fantasy is just our quick escape from the real world, more than the game, it is the relationships we build as we share a common passion/hobby that would eventually stand out.
Awards List:
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Bunot Buhok Player of the Year- (Most Frustrating)
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Draft Hugot- (picked 100-150 that exploded)
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Draft Busts (picked 1-50)
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Draft Busts (picked 51-100)
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Waiver Wire Pick-ups of the Year
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Overrated Player/s of the Year
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Underrated Player/s of the Year
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Mr. Playoffs (pickup that won you your leagues)
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Mr. Patalo (players that caused managers to lose in the Playoffs)
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That's it! Just like that the NBA fantasy season has come to an end. In this final quickie we take a look back at some of the things that we learned throughout the season and just acknowledged everyone who's been supporting the podcast by joining the leagues, listening or watching and reading the quickies. Congratulations are also in order for the winners of the FBW leagues this season!
FBW Benchwarmers League (Free League):
Champion: Rhondel Brigino (Clamp God)
Runner-up: Romulo Fiesta (SAS Bromulord)
FBW Sixth Man League (Free League):
Champion: Charles Koo Jr. (Charles' Cool Team)
Runner-up: Gian Liu (Gian)
FBW Superstars League (Paid League):
Champion: Naveen Ganglani (Jimmy Robinson)
Runner-up: Lorenzo del Rio (Feeeeeeeeeeds)
Lastly, we still have a bunch of fantasy-related content in the coming days/weeks so watch out for that. Like what commish Eric said in this quickie - work starts for the next season. And as always, we'll try to get ready for next season as early as now.
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So tomorrow the NBA fantasy season ends. We'll still have a quickie tomorrow but today we take a look back at commish Eric's season as we ask him what went right for him this season (commish had a relatively great fantasy season this year).
Then we proceeded with some discussion of the games tomorrow. This is relatively a short quickie as we don't really have much to talk about. Just continuing the habit we've gotten used to for almost half a year. We'll have our last quickie tomorrow so hopefully, you'll stick with us until the end (of the season).
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Eric and I both agree that Nikola Jokic is definitely this season's fantasy MVP. I don't think anyone came close. So I guess the question is, who is really #2? James Harden? Steph Curry? Dame Lillard? Next season's ranking will definitely be interesting. But in this quickie we had a headstart in that discussion. Russell Westbrook is another player that probably carried a lot of fantasy managers to the finals. He played 60+ games this season when many, even us, felt he would be playing less. Eric also shared what's the 10th category we should always consider when drafting players and with the way things have gone this season, that 10th criteria could be the most important.
Then we did more roto discussion. We talk about why roto is more challenging than head-to-head and we shared our very tight battle in our roto league. For those who are not yet familiar with roto leagues, this is just a glimpse of what you will be dealing with when you join a roto league. We'll have more roto discussion next season for sure.
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Three game days left and now it boils down to which games matter for these teams. If you have players whose teams are either set for the playoffs or are out of the playoff picture, there is a chance top players sit a game or two to rest. So in this quickie we look into the playoff/play-in situation and analyze which teams still have something to play for. We also look into some waiver adds that you can make for tomorrow's games (assuming your settings are Daily - Today).
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Woohoo! Kevin Love wins me a friendly bet with commish! Now it will be interesting to see where he drafts Kevin Love next season. But yes, Love played probably his best game of the season, and he seems poised to finish the season playing and not injured. So that's good news for KLove.
Aside from our usual waiver recommendations, which has slowly dwindled down in number, we had some Roto League discussion (something we'll do more of next season). As the league winds down to the last few games, roto leagues should be exciting at this point especially if teams on top are close to each other in terms of points and stats. It is like head-to-head on judgement day, but unlike H2H where you focus on 5 categories, in roto, every move matters. And if teams are close, one wrong/right move could spell the difference.
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So Chris Boucher indeed played today and he played 37 minutes! If there's one coach that is known to troll fantasy managers, I'd say that is Nick Nurse with Boucher this season. With almost the whole starting 5 of the the Toronto Raptors out, Boucher could be in for a nice finish to the fantasy season...unless...well, we don't know what's on Nurse's mind so let's just wait and see.
Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler could be out in the next game due to different injuries suffered in today's game. Lebron James decided to just test his ankle against the very lowly Houston Rockets tomorrow while as we said James Harden should be back tomorrow as well. A realization on our part as we talked about Harden and the Rockets was the kind of season this Houston team has had. They started off with a disgruntled superstar and now as the season ends, they are left with pretty much no one. Talk about a team that went from bad to worse in just one season.
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In this week's episode we were once again graced by the very inspiring Kat Tan (the1armedmamba). The last time we had Kat was in season 1 when the Los Angeles Lakers were about to win their championship. This time the Lakers are in danger of missing out on the playoffs as they might need to go through the play-in tournament, so as Lakers fans we really had to talk about them. We also talked about the play-in tournament, some Russell Westbrook, Lamelo Ball, a little bashing of Andre Drummond and a ton of bashing on Kyle Kuzma. As always with Kat, the discussion has always been fun and insightful.
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In this week's episode we were once again graced by the very inspiring Kat Tan (the1armedmamba). The last time we had Kat was in season 1 when the Los Angeles Lakers were about to win their championship. This time the Lakers are in danger of missing out on the playoffs as they might need to go through the play-in tournament, so as Lakers fans we really had to talk about them. We also talked about the play-in tournament, some Russell Westbrook, Lamelo Ball, a little bashing of Andre Drummond and a ton of bashing on Kyle Kuzma. As always with Kat, the discussion has always been fun and insightful.
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Confusing update we got today on Chris Boucher who was listed as questionable on the Raptors' injury report. So will he play? We doubt it. And to be honest even if he does, I don't think we're missing out too much as he is still a risky pick. Imagine picking him up because the Raptors decides to play him and then, Nick Nurse plays him 15 minutes only. That could be a waste of move. So for us conservative managers, we're staying away. But if you're willing to take the risk or maybe you have room to make such moves then it could pay off.
Lebron James and James Harden are set to return. That should be a good thing for their owners but we'd be surprised if they played back-to-backs. Hopefully, especially for Lebron, he does more good than harm to your fantasy teams. Bradley Beal though is out a couple of games at least and for me personally I'd drop him. But then again, each manager could have a different take, our take is that losing Beal could mean you lose 50 points and a good chunk of FG and FT percentage, and that could get you in a hole early in your matchup. And we don't like that because towards the end of the week, a lot of things (rest) can happen.
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It's the last week of fantasy basketball and we know that this may not be the best time to play fantasy basketball with so many top players expected to rest, but hey, it's still fun and exciting as experienced in today's judgement day! Now for those having their championship matchups on week 20, this week could be tricky as top players are surely expected to rest, how many games, we don't know. But like we always say, when top players rest or do not play, there's an opportunity for someone out there to perform. In today's quickie we talk about some of these players that could be difference makers.
We've been getting questions on whether Bradley Beal should be dropped. Well Eric and I had different takes on this so I guess we'll leave it up to you to decide which action you'll take about the injured Wizard.
We also did our playoff story time about today's exciting judgement day.
One week left! Good luck to all remaining teams battling for the championship!
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Not much to talk about really as we head into week 19 judgement day, so we just gave out some more playoff tips which we hope you'll find useful. Then we look into week 20 schedule - which teams have the best schedule not just based on the number of games but also based on their matchups.
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Slowly, teams are sending feelers about possibly shutting down their players. I guess something we kinda expect. Zion Williamson has possibly played his final fantasy game this season after suffering a broken finger. Brandon Ingram, though said to be day-to-day, could be held out until the end of the season too! Then we have the Toronto players - Fred VanVleet, Kyle Lowry, OG Anunoby. We are not sure at this point when we'll see them again or if they'll even finish out the season. Kristaps Porzingis, who is also suffering from an injury could be held out already for the rest of the regular season.
Top players missing out games could now mean lower seeded teams could have better chances of winning their matchups and somehow this evens the playing field a bit. Still using your moves wisely and being very strategic with your adds will still play a big role on whether you win your matchups or not, so do not put your guard down.
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Lebron James could play next week and for those who will still be alive next week for their finals and you own James, is he still worth playing? Commish and I feel Lebron has more downside and the upside isn't too nice because of his injury. So with 2 back-to-backs next week, is he still worth holding on to knowing that he could just play half of those games?
Staying with the Lakers, Andre Drummond has been a disaster so far for the Lakers. Fantasy-wise he's given some nice games every once in a while, but not close to those mouth-watering stats he used to have in a bad team. Another disaster this season is Anthony Davis. Davis went down again with an injury, though this one looks minor. Still, he has never been close to his top 5 status during draft day and could be considered the biggest bust this season.
For tomorrow's games, it will be interesting to see who plays for the Houston Rockets as even Kelly Olynyk is considered game-time decision, leaving them with only 4 players without any injury.
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At this point in the fantasy basketball season the known names, the top players will either be a constant performers or late scratches. So it will boil down to which supporting cast is better. Kelly Olynyk could be the gamechanger that can win you your fantasy league. Who would've thought right? With the Denver Nuggets decimated in the point guard position, it is Facundo Campazzo who is helping his owners with his assists and steals (he had another 5-steal game!). Mo Bamba has been really solid since Nikola Vucevic was traded and he should not be dropped from here on. If you need stocks (steals and blocks), did you ever consider a small forward in Matisse Thybulle to be the biggest contributor? Maybe except for Olynyk, these names have been waiver worthy through out the season, but these names have been game changers so far and could be the winning add in the next couple of weeks.
Commish and I also got into the discussion of why some top seeded teams dropped out early in the playoffs and why bottom seeded teams should never give up. Another fun discussion as always!
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We kick off the quickie with some injury updates on key players in your lineups - Zach Lavine, Nikola Vucevic, Lebron James, Tyrese Haliburton, Malcolm Brogdon, etc. At this point, it will be easier to decide who to drop versus who to keep and wait for since everyone's in the semifinals pretty much. We give out some waiver pickup recommendations as always.
But today, Russell Westbrook got his fantasy managers off to a great start! Forget the scoring and the six turnovers, I'm sure you'll take that anytime as long as he gives you a 20-20! That 24 assists alone was probably good for 4-5 players already same with that 21 rebound. He has been a beast these past few weeks and if you are still alive and you own RWB, I'm sure you are feasting after day 1.
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For this week's episode we invited our good friend and YouTuber Mark Ches to share about basketball shoes! We talked about shoes in our younger days and some of the current ones that are good value for money. To be honest, I am not big on basketball shoes since I don't play a lot of basketball, but I was very curious as well about this topic. For one, collecting shoes has been a big phenomenon over the past few years and two for a casual player, I wanted to know which shoes are really good for playing at the same time will not leave too much dent on my wallet.
Since we've all known each other for quite a while, this was a chill conversation with some "kulitan" in between.
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Another week done and we hope you survived that exciting week of NBA fantasy playoffs. If you did, here's our week 19 discussion.
Injuries and rests are still plaguing the league and more fantasy managers got victimized this week (of all days on judgement day!). Gregg Popovic, the Father of Load Management, rested his starters Demar Derozan, Dejounte Murray and Jakob Poeltl. Toronto rested Fred Vanvleet (not surprising) and OG Anunoby. The biggest casualty of injury for today was Jaylen Brown and Tyrese Haliburton. Brown has been the number one fantasy player for the past 2 weeks so if he will need to miss time, that will definitely hurt his owners. Haliburton on the other hand has been great without De'Aaron Fox, and we wouldn't be surprised if he just sits out the next couple of weeks. Still for both, good to wait for official updates.
Of course, we also discuss some drop candidates and a lot of potentially good adds for week 19.
Good luck guys!
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The good news for Domantas Sabonis owners was that he played today and put up a stat line that could give you some separation against your opponent. The bad news, many were not able to roster him early enough for them to use him. I guess Sabonis can be considered one of the most frustrating player in this year's fantasy playoffs.
On another end, there have been a number of unlikely heroes that are difference makers this week in fantasy playoffs. Khem Birch made sure adding him was not a waste of move as he has been solid in four games with the Raptors thus far. He still has another game tomorrow that can put that finishing touches on your opponents. Oshae Brissett was solid without Sabonis in the lineup, today he was still really good getting another 4 blocks. Frank Jackson has been a name we've been mentioning as our waiver special if you need 3s and he is showing that he could be rostered and not just a streamer. Guillermo Hernangomez (the one in New Orleans) has been a double double machine since replacing Steven Adams in the starting lineup.
These players may not have been performing all season long, but given the minutes, they are now helping a lot of us managers compensate the string of injuries that may have hit us. Hopefully you were able to scoop them up in time for these playoffs.
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Timing is another factor in fantasy basketball that can win you a matchup. Today, Jayson Tatum hit sixty points, I'm sure to the delight of patient owners who were able to withstand his subpar start early this season. Dejounte Murray has been red hot this week and if you own him, I'm sure you are thankful that it came at a perfect time. Hopefully both players will be able win you this round and sustain their hot streak towards week 19.
Lebron James and Trae Young returned to action today and if you own them and was able to keep your matchups close enough for them to put the finishing touches, I'm sure you are delighted about their return. Lamelo Ball will most likely be back on the court tomorrow, another very timely return as Charlotte has back-to-back games to end week 18. Timing.
Like we always say in the playoffs, all we have to do is keep it close until the last day of the week and leave a move so you can add according to your need. Add that to the perfect timing of these returns and your chances of winning your league definitely increases.
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So I guess that trip to the strip club did him good. Kevin Porter Jr went wild today scoring 50 points on 60% FG. He also had nine 3s and 11 assists. Not sure which side of KPJ were you on, but hopefully it is on the side where you own him.
Injuries still continue to plague fantasy managers with Malcolm Brogdon and Giannis Antetokounmpo as the latest casualties. Both injuries though does not look too serious, but with only a couple of weeks left in the regular season, we won't be surprised if teams rest their stars before the playoffs.
Commish and I also discussed whether you go all in and try to win the matchup even if it means dropping some players who are just on short term injuries but possibly could miss the rest of the week or should you keep them and just prepare for the battle for third?
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We kick things off with some playoff stories and commish Eric's frustration on Domantas Sabonis. He owns him in pretty much every league that are in the playoffs at the moment and that makes us wonder. When you have multiple leagues, would you stay away from drafting the same player in every team just to spread your risk of injuries?
Then we discuss some players who have picked the wrong time to slump. And then there's Tyler Herro. I'm not sure about you but I feel Herro as a fantasy player is way overrated. At best I think he is just a streamer at this point. He hasn't been good throughout the season and he's had too many missed games as well. Personally, I'm staying away from this guy in fantasy next season for sure.
We've got some waiver wire players you can choose from. Some of these players may no longer be available in your leagues, but hey, there's nothing wrong finishing up on the podcast. Haha. Anyway, we're getting closer to the end of NBA fantasy, so let's enjoy the last two and a half weeks, win or lose.
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We did another live Daily Fantasy Quickie yesterday and we had Elijah Olivares, a follower of the podcast from Canada, joining us to take your fantasy questions. Lots of good discussions here around players from the waiver wires - Payton Pritchard, PJ Dozier, Ty Jerome just to name a few.
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Nothing about the John Wall shut down news was surprising. We knew it would happen at some point this season this only means that Kevin Porter Jr will now get the usage we fantasy owners would love for him to have. Luckily for KPJ owners, he will be back tomorrow, so fire up those KPJs this week and it should be fun watching him pile up those stats.
Bunch of injuries today but the headliners would be Derrick White, Kevin Huerter and Harrison Barnes. Of the three, it seems like White's injury is the most serious. I am in the finals in a league where I own him and it seems like I made a mistake of not dropping him this afternoon. If you're in your quarters or semifinals, I don't mind waiting a couple of days to see how bad it really is. As for Huerter and Barnes, waiting should be ok as well except if you are in the finals.
We've got lots of questions about the outlook of certain players for the week, so we discussed PJ Dozier, Malachi Flynn, Jaden McDaniels and a few more waiver wire pickups you can get.
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Playoff story for today was all about my opponent pulling off a great fantasy veteran move in their semifinal matchup. I have to say, it was a great move and a very smart move at that. So I got booted out of that one, but not too bad of a showing considering Kawhi Leonard only played 1 game in 2 weeks then I had to drop Richaun Holmes. Been getting a bunch of really good stories about their playoff matches some were happy they won, while others were just unlucky. But hey, whatever the result, I hope it was still fun, because that's what we want.
Daniel Gafford won a lot of matchups today. That 4 steals and 4 blocks stat line was just amazing! Even if you lost with Gafford, you'll feel good about those stats. We also discuss the dilemma of owning injured players Kevin Porter Jr., Christian Wood, Trae Young and backups Delon Wright and Enes Kanter. Are they worth the roster spot/stashing or dropping?
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I know there's still one day left before the end of week 17, but really at this point there's not much to do than just wait for tomorrow's game and hope that everything or at least most of the things that needs to happen, will be favorable to you. So, with that, we take a look into week 18. In this quickie we give out some reminders about the schedule and some players worth picking up. Plus more playoff tips that could help you when utilizing your moves and chasing stats you need.
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I have to admit, I am not really into video games, but the boom of e-sports is quite fascinating. Imagine playing games the whole day?! I mean that's what we probably dreamt of when we were kids right? In this week's episode we invited e-Gilas member Rial Polog Jr. and e-Gilas coach Nite Alparas, who recently won the FIBA eSports Open, to share their journey to becoming full-time professional NBA 2K players.
Rial and coach Nite shared the hard work one has to put in to become a good pro player and just like real basketball, individual skills are not enough to win you competitions or tournaments. Is there money in e-Sports? Well, I guess turning down good jobs to become a full time NBA2K player says a lot.
This is probably one of the most fun chit chats we had in the podcast.
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Just when we were talking about possibly dropping Tyrese Haliburton because of his poor play recently, another "injury" gives him life. I hope some were able to be more patient and held on to him. So yes, De'Aaron Fox now enters COVID protocol. Definitely frustrating for a lot of fantasy managers! Imagine almost the whole second half of the season, there hasn't been many players who got into COVID protocols and then fantasy playoff comes and players like Fox, Zach Lavine (for early playoff leagues), gets into protocols at possibly the worst time! Well, it's been the story of the season for fantasy managers and really, not much to do now than to just cope, survive and move on.
In this episode we also share some interesting playoff stories on our own playoff battles and matchup dilemmas some of you guys shared with us (no names were mentioned, so don't worry). Then we go through each game and talk about the studs, duds and possible adds for the coming week.
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So the diagnosis on Trae Young is that he has grade 2 ankle sprain and though that may sound better than how it looked when he injured it yesterday, from the fantasy perspective it does not look good. He looks to be a drop now as that injury could mean 2-3 weeks. I do have a Trae in one of my lineup and right now I haven't dropped him just because I still have yet to find a nice add, but our playoffs start next week and most likely I will be dropping him before the week ends.
Kristaps Porzingis got injured, and he could miss a few games, but at least it is not as bad as Trae's. Anthony Davis is back! Well, as expected he played in limited minutes and it seems like his timing is still off. But he should be better in the coming weeks. If you held on to him or traded for him and your playoffs start next week, you should be feeling good with Anthony Davis back.
Anyway, it was a chill day in the NBA fantasy world and it was not as intense as the past weeks. Hopefully you were are in good position to advance or make the playoffs this week.
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Oh boy, the list goes on. Today, four casualties - rookie Deni Avdija (out for the season), Clint Capela (back), Chris Boucher (knee) and Trae Young (ankle), give fantasy managers more anxiety and frustration. Capela could miss a game or two (hopefully), Boucher could be out longer, while Young said his injury isn't as bad as it looked. So now, if you have these players, how do you cope and win your matchups? Should you drop?
At least in the midst of these bad news, Jaren Jackson Jr. finally played after being "close to return" for months. He looked rusty but still gave his fantasy managers something to be excited about. After recommending him as a drop yesterday, Tyrese Haliburton showed some promise today. But Sacramento Kings' schedule this week could force you to really drop him if you need the bodies to win your matchup.
Despite these injuries, there could still be hope as the waiver wire will be very busy in the next few weeks as for sure there will be quality finds there that can help your team.
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We were live yesterday to answer some questions with you guys! But aside from that, lots of injuries going around the league and it could not have come a bad time. James Harden is out indefinitely so if you are battling in the playoffs, looks like he won't be helping any longer. Kawhi Leonard will also be out for a week or so definitely a big blow to his owners as he has been producing top 5 value this season. Anyway, bunch of questions as well to help our fellow managers.
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Another 10 threes! It might be an understatement to say that Steph Curry is on fire! I watched the game this morning and really in front of the screen it seemed easy to stop Curry, but he is just too good of a shooter. Surprisingly, Curry is just the number 3 fantasy player behind Nikola Jokic and Nikola Vucevic. As good as Curry is, I guess his stat set is just 3-deep (points, FG% and threes), the rest is just okay. Not to be outdone, Jokic nearly had another triple double and just solid numbers across the board. Who do you think will end up being the number one fantasy player this year? Can Jokic keep that title or will Curry make a run at it? Or maybe Vucevic surprises us especially now without Zach Lavine for another week.
Lamelo Ball is due to return soon, he should be ready to help your teams by next week. Oh and Jaren Jackson Jr is said to be close to playing. We don't want to keep your hopes up, but hey, that's good news for you guys who've stashed him.
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What an exciting week 16! Playoffs frenzy at its finest! One thing I can say, there are no guarantees this season, no matter how good your team was in the regular season, it's back to zero when it comes to the playoffs. We've received a lot of messages about top seeded teams booted out after week 16 quarterfinals. And we're not just talking about one upset, there are leagues where all top seeded teams lost today, that's how crazy it was.
In today's quickie, we look into week 17 schedule and commish Eric shares some tips on how to use your moves smartly. Every move counts, I've seen teams who made moves that led to them losing the week. Some moves made that focused on the wrong stat, some were overconfident moves where they thought they had the week won so they prepared for the following week, and some made moves on the wrong days where they had a full roster. Small mistakes like these can be costly so we have to be smarter when adding or dropping players.
We also look into the Toronto Raptors' 2-day week 17 and how to deal with their core players. Should we drop Fred Vanvleet, OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam this week? Oh and Kevin Durant got injured...again! It has been a disaster really for Durant owners.
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Thirty six three pointers! That's what Steph Curry made just this week! He is just in the zone right now. Unfortunately, he had an ankle tweak after hitting another 11 three pointers today. It does not seem too worrying, but he could be due for a short break so watch how Golden State handles this. I give an update on my current playoff matches and what I did to just stay close when I didn't have my first round pick Kawhi Leonard, Richaun Holmes, lost Tobias Harris, and saw Jakob Poeltl get rested in a crucial game and that team is going up against a team with Steph Curry! In the playoffs, all you need is to stay close and I guess some luck as well.
We talked about some players that are drop mode and some suggested adds as we head into week 17. Tomorrow will be judgement day and as the Hunger Games say, "May the odds be in your favor."
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Unknown to many Isaac Go is also a fantasy basketball enthusiasts, it is just unfortunate that his team was hit by lots of injuries at different points of the season that he ended up not making it to the playoffs. Still, we had some great discussions about the NBA and fantasy basketball. We also talked about Isaac's basketball journey from where and when he started to his Xavier days and then Ateneo and now with the Gilas Pilipinas team. We also brought up his knack for being cool in clutch situations as he hit several big shots when he was in college. Find out what his favorite is among those big shots. Since we caught Isaac at the wrong time with his fantasy team being eliminated already, we'll probably invite him again earlier in the season when his team usually is doing well.
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We should stop mentioning "durable" players from here on. Okay, we did mention another one in this quickie. But today another durable player went down with an injury. Donovan Mitchell sprained his ankle and was carried off the floor. The injury is not season ending, but he could miss some time and that time could also be the crucial time in your fantasy week. With all these injuries and rests though, there are still players that could help you survive your fantasy playoffs. You just have to scout your opponent, focus on your strategy and be smart with your moves - especially if they are limited.
We also discussed some players you should no longer hold at this point just because they are merely name value players with bad fantasy numbers. Maybe you can get away with it during the regular season, but come playoffs, they may just be burdens to your teams.
Two more days of week 16! Good luck guys!
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So the NBA Fantasy Playoff Frenzy continues and there's just too much resting and injuries going on. Zach Lavine, who has been a fantasy stud all season long has entered COVID protocol with a timeline of 10-14 days. If you're currently in fantasy playoffs, this is just devastating! He's pretty much out for week 17 and possibly a part of week 18. We discuss when to consider dropping Lavine given his situation. Lamarcus Aldridge retired and though the potential fantasy beneficiaries in Brooklyn do not seem exciting adds, they may just win you a category or two and sometimes in fantasy playoffs, that's all that matters - 5 categories!
Detroit and Toronto are resting their key players. That means lots of possible adds headed by Malachi Flynn (hopefully you haven't dropped him yet). Anthony Davis could return next week, while Fred Vanvleet and Karl Anthony-Towns will try and give their managers a late push in their respective matchups as they return tomorrow.
Still, lots of playoff reminders on roster management, add/drop tips that hopefully secures your spot in the next round.
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Man oh man! More rests and injuries today as we go through fantasy playoffs! Richaun Holmes is out for the rest of the week, PJ Washington is still day to day, Kawhi Leonard out once again, Paul George - REST, Kevin Durant - REST, Karl Anthony-Towns - OUT. These are not mid-level players and their impact is HUUUUGGGEEE! If you are still within fighting chance despite these players still out, then congratulations!
I own, KAT, and PJ Wash in one team and Kawhi and Holmes in another playoff team. So far I am surviving, but barely. I shared some of the moves I made to give myself a better chance of winning. You know what's worse? If that playoff team without these guys is against Steph Curry who has been red hot in the past couple of weeks (like me)! So what do you do if you are against the peak of Curry's fantasy value?
Our "sawi" players consists of names you might want to consider dropping in case you are in the playoffs and your team has been struggling to keep up, then of course we give you some players you can add/stream to replace them.
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First day of fantasy playoffs and managers were welcomed with lots of injuries! The biggest one probably came during the last game of the day when Jamal Murray landed badly as his knee buckled. Could be season ending, but as always with us, if you have the luxury of waiting a day or two, might be good to wait for official diagnosis and timeline. Other players were also not spared - Mo Bamba, Richaun Holmes, James Johnson and for tomorrow, Kawhi Leonard will be out again. We discuss what to do with these players and how to compensate the loss of stats. Plus more roster management strategies for your playoff week.
We also answered your questions from the Facebook post in the group.
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Well, we didn't talk much about players, they're all on the quickie Commish wrote this afternoon. But for this episode, we focused on some tips to give you that advantage in winning your playoff matchup. Tips on add/drop, what to look for in scouting and what to do if you are missing a key piece in your team.
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In this week's episode we were joined by Buhay Basket's Elvis Gutierrez (for a bit) and Jeff Arrienda to discuss some NBA stuff! Though we missed having everyone from the Buhay Basket crew due to technical and scheduling issues, the discussion was still hella fun!
In this episode we look into ESPN's NBA Top 25 Under 25 list and share our thoughts on who were underrated and overrated. We then build our top 5 under 25 in fantasy basketball. We also dive into Jeff's favorite team and their chances this year at making the playoffs. Plus more NBA and fantasy discussion along the way.
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Another batch of injuries were reported today - Kelly Oubre, James Wiseman, Aleksej Pokusevski, Lonzo Ball (again!), just to name a few. But the biggest news though is the 3-week timeline given for Lebron James's return. Obviously, for leagues starting their playoffs next week, he is a drop. Tougher decisions will be for those starting on week 17 or 18. Is he worth holding onto?
There were two very unlikely studs today - Enes Kanter and Gary Trent Jr. Trent just had one of those games where the hoop so big anything he throws is going in. Kanter on the other hand nearly outrebounded the whole Detroit Pistons team as he had 24 points and 30 rebounds! Hope you held on to him as he is still capable of giving you solid numbers despite the "return" of Jusuf Nurkic. Kanter is currently top 60 in value, unless he is no longer playing, it's hard to drop a player like that - and he is still playing.
Kevin Love missed game counter = 0 (6 games missed JJT loses the bet) - find out what the consequence of this bet in this quickie!
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Not exactly your typical quickie, but more like your weekly episode as we were once again graced by Senior Fantasy Analyst and Editor at Hoop-ball.com, Erik Ong to share a few tips as we head into fantasy playoffs and some of his takes on different players that are quite hot off the wire (Nerlens Noel, Moses Brown, McDaniels Brothers, Cole Anthony, etc.).
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This is why Commish Eric was really high on Chris Boucher even during the down times. More than the output, the minutes have been really good for Boucher. The question now is, will Nick Nurse continue to play him and give him those 25 minutes at least? But if your patience led you to keeping Boucher through thick and thin, congratulations!
In very Kawhi-like fashion, low key, under the radar, Kawhi Leonard is top 4 in NBA fantasy rankings for 9-cat leagues. And he has been very reliable in terms of him not missing games. He could be a big difference maker for teams that took a chance on him and drafted him below the top 10 range. There is still danger of rest with him especially towards the end of the season, but hey, everyone these days seem to be in danger of being rested.
Lastly, Eric and I did a bet on how many games will Kevin Love still play for the rest of the season. Just putting this here so I would know which episode to refer to when I win the bet. Though my confidence isn't too high all of a sudden.
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Good news today is that lots of players returned from injury led by Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. And another good news is that no one got injured, so hooray! We answered some frequently asked questions from the groups and from our inbox:
Who is the better McDaniels? Jalen or Jaden?
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Is Moses Brown worth holding on to? What is up with him?
Is Lamarcus Aldridge's performance with the Nets - a fluke or real?
Are Pokusevski and Maledon's performances fluke or real?
What's up with Giannis Antetokounmpo?
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I don't really count how many times we've done this, but for some reason, today I decided to check. Coincidentally, this is our 100th Daily Fantasy Quickie! As we always say, thank you guys for continued support and being part of the community. This has been a fun "experiment" that went from just doing a weekly show, that ended up into a daily plus weekly thing for us! There have been some followers asking what we do outside of Fantasy Benchwarmers. Other than raising kids and being loving husbands, we do have work that put food on the table - the reason why we sometimes record from the office or have recordings at night. But this community and the podcast has given us an outlet to share something we love doing, something that relieves us some stress and something that allows us to exercise our creativity. It has been really exciting and fulfilling to see a creation that started from just us two with our friends, to now a community of hundreds. Hopefully soon thousands. Once again, THANK YOU!
Moving on to the quickie...well, there's just a bunch of injuries that could not have come at the worse possible time. James Harden's out at least 10 days - bummer! Myles Turner sprained his ankle and could miss time - bummer! Ja Morant played useless minutes and injured his back - bummer! Evan Fournier after slowly getting his groove in Boston gets into COVID protocols anew - bummer! And John Collins is said to be ways away from making a return to court - BUMMER!
Anyway, like we always say, with every injury, there will be opportunities in fantasy.
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James Harden after missing a few games, returned to the lineup and played just 4 minutes before re-aggravating his hamstring injury. The notes seem un-alarming as it looks like the Nets are just being cautious with Harden saying it didn't feel right. Should Harden owners worry? I guess a bit, but with most leagues' trade deadline past, there's not much to do here than just wait and hope that he returns just in time for the fantasy playoffs.
Kristaps Porzingis is also injured. The fragile center is reported to have a wrist injury. Not sure about the extent of the injury but we'll probably get some better updates in the next few hours. Hopefully, we'll hear good news tomorrow.
D'Angelo Russell returned to action and played like himself off the bench. We couldn't recall the last time DLo and Karl Anthony-Towns played together, but I believe they haven't played much. Having Towns could help DLo's value moving forward and with Malik Beasley's season pretty much over with an injury, look for him to shoot more and hopefully score more too. He was struggling before going down with an injury, so hopefully he salvages some of that disappointment from his managers.
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In today's DFQ we talk about some low-end players who have been trending up and could just be the low-cost boost you need to win you your leagues. These players could still be available in shallower leagues but for deeper leagues we hope you were able to snag them already.
Lonzo Ball made a sudden return and shot the lights out hitting 8 three pointers. His replacement while he was out, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, went down with an injury leaving the New Orleans Pelicans very short-handed at the moment. NAW becomes a drop candidate but to be sure, as we always say, wait for the diagnosis before dropping unless you are in a shallow 10 to 12 team leagues.
Ben Simmons has been struggling really bad. Obviously he is not going to be a drop candidate, but owner can now just hope that he turns it around by the time fantasy playoffs start.
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Gordon Hayward will be out at least 4 weeks. We've gotten a lot of questions on what to do with him as fantasy playoffs draw near. We discussed your options but in reality this has DROP written all over it. For some leagues, he won't return in time for the fantasy playoffs, while for others, that four weeks would mean either fantasy semifinals, or finals. By that time you could be watching from the sidelines.
We've also been seeing some questions from FB groups about Mike Conley. Despite producing top 80 value, a lot of managers are considering dropping him because he is not playing back-to-back games. Is he a drop? Commish Eric, checks the schedule and gives his take on Conley.
Karl Anthony-Towns has been balling for the past few weeks. Though we said before that he could be a shut down candidate, we realized that at this point, who isn't? Seems like everyone is vulnerable to rests and missed games so I'll ride out my 4 teams where I own KAT and hope for the best.
Three tanking teams - Orlando, Detroit and Oklahoma, showed how much they wanted to lose today as they got beat by 40+ points. We discussed which players from these teams are must-owns and which players can do more harm than good.
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Steph Curry missed today's game against the Toronto Raptors due to his injured tailbone. More than the injury, we're worried about the Golden State Warriors seemingly playing for nothing. Draymond Green said it himself, he is not playing for the play-in tournament and after today's whipping from the Raptors, looks like they are headed nowhere. And you know what's next - R-E-S-T. I'm not saying Curry will be resting but the likelihood of him doing so as we enter the fantasy playoffs is quite high.
Isaiah Thomas signed with the New Orleans Pelicans and he could matter so we need to keep a close watch. This could be a showcase of what he can do and how healthy he is as he tries to get himself a nice contract in the NBA moving forward. He is still not an add, but just keep a close eye.
The season for resting is starting with star players deciding not to play through even minor injuries. And with the trade deadline over, or nearing for some leagues, it will be a test of your add/drop skills. At this point we have to be fast and decisive. Our big risers today features players mostly picked up from the waiver wires at one point this season and I won't be surprised if we have more of those moving forward.
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Paul George played today. Usually that's good news to the fantasy managers, but after the game, he said that his foot injury would be day-to-day and the Clippers are trying to figure out how to treat it. This could mean possible late scratches and missed games without warning - stuff fantasy managers hate. Monitor this PG13 situation as it can be another case of annoyance for fantasy managers.
We had a little SGA update and it seems like he is still on track to play some games this season. So that's good news for his owners. Andre Drummond had a cringeworthy injury in his Lakers debut, he will be out 1-2 games. John Collins will be out 7-10 games so he's most likely out until week 15.
Moving on to good news, Kevin Love and Lamarcus Aldridge played today and both played relatively well. Love had 20 minutes and he most likely will play around 20-25 minutes per game. He can be serviceable, but personally, I'll stay away. Aldridge started the game for Brooklyn and health permitting, looks like he will start for the Nets for the rest of the season. Deandre Jordan is totally out of the rotation, so that gives LMA some clear path to minutes.
Oh and ever wondered whose style of play best describes commish's basketball game?
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It is April Fools' Day! I should've prepared some prank for commish today, but I was too focused on trying to win my week and focusing on being a good husband on this holiday Thursday. Still though, we had time for fantasy basketball! And in this quickie we had a useless debate followed by a serious one - Anthony Edwards or RJ Barrett. Who do you think would be the better fantasy player in the next few years?
Demarcus Cousins signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. Would he have value? Will he even play? Kyle Lowry was out again and will be out for the next 7-10 days. Eric's theory is he could be shut down for the rest of the season considering how bad Toronto has been. This could mean those of us who dropped Gary Trent Jr. could end up regretting our decision.
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We talked about this already in Monday's quickie and with some update on AD doing some on-court activities, we revived this discussion as teams prepare for fantasy playoffs. Do you think it's worth holding on to Anthony Davis even if it means possible rests and no back-to-back games? Or would you rather have Andre Drummond?
Another player maybe on a similar boat (or probably worse) as AD is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who was seen doing some light shooting today. Is SGA still worth holding on to? We don't even know if he is still playing or not, yet, if playing, he could be a game changer. Would you be willing to risk trading for him? What value would he have in the trade market?
Not much games today so we just went through each game. My Internet connection was quite bad, so apologies if some parts of Eric's words were choppy. Nonetheless, it was another fun discussion about fantasy basketball!
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So it has now come to this. A few weeks before the fantasy playoffs and a lot of fantasy manager are growing wary of some players who have been quite inconsistent or unreliable. Probably the top three players that are frustrating managers are Chris Boucher, Lauri Markkanen and Keldon Johnson. We've talked about Boucher a lot and among these players he has the highest upside as shown in his top 20 rankings in past weeks. However, the lack of consistent playing time is really annoying. I'm sure fantasy managers would've already fired Nick Nurse if they were Toronto's GM.
Keldon Johnson has also been another annoying player. After his 20-20 stat line, he has pretty much contributed very little to help fantasy teams, is he drop? Markkanen on the other hand has been performing below expectations. Now the Bulls coach has moved him to the bench as their sixth man. Should we be worried? Should we drop him for a hotter free agent say, Jaden McDaniels or Isaiah Stewart?
All of this a lot more in today's fantasy quickie.
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Hey guys! We're skipping all-English episode today as we try a different format for the show. Once we find a better format for the show, we'll get back to going all-English for any of our non-Filipino followers.
Moving on to the quickie, Andre Drummond will finally get back on the court and this time fantasy manager will love the situation he will get into as he is now fighting with a playoff team. The question we want you to think about and comment on is, given the health concerns on Anthony Davis, who would you rather own moving forward (especially in the fantasy playoffs) - Drummond or Davis?
Terry Rozier is probably this season's biggest sleeper pick as some even got him on the waiver wire. Rozier is not ranking close to top 20 and today he put up another nice line. As you enter the fantasy playoffs, who do you think will help your team more? Terry Rozier or Chris Paul? It's a crazy question considering CP3 is top 12 right now, but CP3's old, he is in a winning team would most likely would secure a playoff spot early and we all know what comes after that - REST. So now would you rather have CP3 in the fantasy playoffs or Terry Rozier?
I am also concerned about Damian Lillard moving forward, especially now that CJ McCollum is back and seemingly still hot. Should we be worried about Dame?
Lastly, Eric and I had another useless fantasy debate early in this episode. Find out which players we pitted against each other. I will also post a poll on our group page to see your takes.
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Is Moses Brown for real? We take a look at the value of Brown and if he can keep this up. 20-20 could be a stretch but he will most likely be a stud moving forward. There is still a possibility he shares time with newly acquired center Tony Bradley. Lamarcus Aldridge gave the rest of the NBA another reason to get scared of the Brooklyn Nets after he decided to join them. Fantasy-wise, what do you think can he contribute? With the Nets being loaded upfront, we're not sure what impact he gives in fantasy. We just recently talked about Mitch Robinson being one of our big risers, today, the bad news is that most likely he will be out for the rest of the season after fracturing his foot. This looks bad, but we got to move on. Nerlens Noel is definitely an add, in case someone dropped him already (like me...darn it!).
Lots of waiver wire specials today as teams slowly get their newly-acquired players or players getting new roles as a result of the trades.
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So we got a Jaren Jackson Jr. update! Not sure if it's good news or bad news, you be the judge. Jusuf Nurkic returned today and played relatively well in 19 minutes. Then we discussed the Orlando Magic rotation and who should be prioritized when adding players from the Magic. Is Khem Birch an add? Can Chuma Okeke be consistently good?
But really the biggest question on a lot of fantasy managers' mind is "What to do with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?" Drop, Keep or Trade? Not only is SGA the player that is putting fantasy managers in a tough situation, Chris Boucher is another player that comes with headaches. Boucher played only 11 minutes today! Eleven minutes!!! In fact he was the player that played the least amount of minutes in Toronto's 9-man rotation. Drop, Wait or Trade? And then there's still one player that is on the loose that could totally kill Boucher's value - Andre Drummond. We shared our takes in this quickie so check it out!
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Ever wondered how you can get hold of legit and authenticated memorabilia of your favorite athletes? In this week's episode of FBW, we invited the 'memorabilia godfathers' of Hall of Fame Authentics (Elvis Gutierrez, Stephen Songco and Ron Uy) to help us understand better the world of memorabilia collecting. This is actually a very interesting discussion that at the end of the recording, it made me want to get at least one memorabilia of my favorite athlete. Want an authentic signed jersey of Lebron James? Or maybe a signed photo of Michael Jordan for your wall at home? The HOFA trio shared with us how they get started, what to consider when buying memorabilia and the most important thing - tips on how to convince your spouse that this is worth your money.
Since most of us were LA Lakers fans, we shared our thoughts on the Lakers passing up on Kyle Lowry, a little on the trades that happened and some fantasy basketball!
I know I am not the right person to say this, because you'd say I'm biased, but I truly enjoyed the vibe in this episode! Very interesting topic, passionate basketball fans and just casual and chill vibe.
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For today's episode, we veered away from our usual quickie to talk about the aftermath of the trade deadline. You can still check out the written quickie for today's games in our Facebook page. We list down the fantasy winners and losers of this year's trade deadline and the players to watch out for that could merit an add.
As Lakers fans ourselves, Eric and I briefly talked about the decision to not include Talen Horton-Tucker that derailed the potential deal to land Kyle Lowry. What do you think? Did the Lakers and the Miami Heat do the right thing by not trading THT and Tyler Herro respectively? Or do you think they should've rolled the dice and try to win now?
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Biggest news for today isn't actually a trade but an injury to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who right now is out indefinitely. There are no specific timetable provided just yet, so we would recommend waiting for any official announcement before dropping. Although we are not optimistic there would be good news here.
We continue some trade rumors talk and also discussed the lone "small" trade (how Woj described it) that happened that sent Delon Wright to Sacramento for Cory Joseph. Who are the winners? Do we drop Wright? Who do we add? All those were discussed during the quickie.
I won't take too much time writing this episode description, because I see Shams and Woj tweeting already and I could not hold my excitement in waiting for any major trades happening. So that's it for now, enjoy this quickie!
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Less than two days left before the end of the trade deadline and it seems like a lot of managers have been preparing their teams through trades. In this quickie we discussed some players who have been popping up in trade rumors - Kyle Lowry, Aaron Gordon, Andre Dummond, Lamarcus Aldridge, Victor Oladipo and Lonzo Ball. Who do you think among these players will be traded by the trade deadline? We'll find out soon.
As for today's games, Mitch Robinson and Deandre Ayton stood out with nice lines that would make their managers happy. We've been talking about the disappointing Ayton of the the past few days and seems like he heard some of our rants and proved that he can still deliver some nice fantasy lines. Ayton currently sits within top 40 in rankings.
On the flip side, Draymond Green's fantasy value has been very much affected with the absence of Steph Curry. Golden State's lack of firepower will just not help Green's value on offense. His defense though is still solid.
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First live Q & A with a listener and it was really fun! We invited one of FBW's listener, AJ Velasco, to join us for a live DFQ so we can meet some of you guys and also get his take on your fantasy basketball questions. Despite being a first year player of fantasy basketball, AJ gave solid takes and tips.
In this quickie we talked about Derrick White and Chris Boucher, who have been annoying for some fantasy managers because of their inconsistent play. We also gave some tips on commissioning a league since we've been receiving lots of fantasy managers complaining about their respective leagues. Finally as we said, lots of Q&A.
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Lamelo Ball's season seems to have come to an end after the rookie suffered a fractured wrist that would sideline him for the rest of the season. Reports say that he will seek a second opinion and best to maybe wait for that confirmation before dropping, but on one hand, it was Woj who reported it and most often than not, Woj-bombs are quite accurate.
One player we've been asked a lot about is Wendell Carter Jr. The Chicago Bulls center has been playing off the bench and hasn't been really a factor in fantasy terms. Lots of managers are missing out on hot free agents as they hold the spot for WCJ. We discuss in this episode whether WCJ should be dropped or can he still regain some solid fantasy value moving forward.
Over the past few weeks/days we've recommended some players you might want to add for speculative reasons until the trade deadline. One of those players should be Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Among the players who have be linked to trade rumors, it is Lonzo Ball's name that has propped up a number of times in the past couple of days and if Lonzo gets traded, NAW gets the big bump. So if he is available on your wires, scoop him up and hold on to him until the deadline passes.
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It's been awhile since we've had this idea of finding PBA players who are into fantasy basketball. And in this weekly episode we had a breakthrough that got us really excited. 2020 PBA Philippine Cup Outstanding Rookie Aaron Black of the Meralco Bolts graced the podcast and share about basketball, his relationship with his coach/dad and a lot of fantasy basketball! Find out what his rookie "hazing" was when he joined the league, what's his professional relationship is with his dad, multi-titled coach Norman Black and how his teammates and other teams welcomed him in the PBA.
Of course, FBW will not be complete without fantasy discussions! We asked Aaron about some of the injuries in the past few days and from his view as a professional athlete, how long does he think it would take to recover from these injuries (pretty much it was just Lebron's injury). We also had a couple of trade analysis for Aaron to help us with and find out who has been added to his "do not draft ever" list.
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First Anthony Davis, then Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant is still out, Steph Curry just had an injury scare a few nights ago and now it's Lebron James. The good news is it does not look like it is a season ending injury. The bad news is, he will be out indefinitely. Let's hope it will be just a case of him being out 2-3 weeks at worse four. Talen Horton-Tucker will be the hottest pickup off the wire, but really the biggest beneficiary could be Dennis Schroeder, Montrezl Harrell and Kyle Kuzma. It will also be interesting to see what the Lakers does during the trade deadline.
John Collins gave his fantasy managers a great stat line today and it looks like he has really picked it up with new coach Nate McMillan. With the rate he is going, he could get into the teens or maybe early twenties in rank and who knows, maybe the Hawks decide to just keep him this season.
We are about 5 days away from the trade deadline and there are a lot of rumors going around of different players possibly changing teams. But so far everything is quiet on the trade front and many managers will be quite anxious to see if some key players will be moved or not.
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We honestly could not believe fantasy managers dropping TJ McConnell or Keldon Johnson. Today, they just showed why we should be more patient with them. Commish Eric shared some criteria you should consider before dropping players. Hope that would help in your decision making process. The Toronto Raptors are back in full force and it looks like the magic of Norm Powell is here to stay as he remains in the team's starting five while Chris Boucher is back to his role off the bench. Both should be good fantasy players despite the Raptors' core players returning from injury.
Are you worried about the GLeague Boys? Well, their lack of performance now is actually not surprising since these players are young and inexperienced. Plus their roles in their teams are not set in stone. So what should you do? Hold until the trade deadline and see if a trade or two could make a major impact in their fantasy values. These players have great upside and given the opportunity they can contribute a lot to your fantasy teams.
Should you be buying low on Kelly Oubre? Well, if you own Oubre and is barely within the playoff position, we shared a tip on how you can sell Oubre for good value.
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It is Commish Eric's birthday! Just putting it here to mark the birthday episode. But if you want to throw in a greeting, just drop by our Facebook page. Moving on to our quickie, Anthony Edwards played his best game in the NBA so far and he has been quite good for a few games now. It will be interesting to see how the return of D'Angelo Russell and eventually Malik Beasley impact his fantasy value. Karl Anthony-Towns has also picked up the pace and maybe he could still get back to that top 5 status.
Deandre Hunter and OG Anunoby are due to return tomorrow, and players like Norm Powell, who has been very hot of late, could take a slight hit in value. But we'll still have to wait and see. John Collins has sneaked into top 25 in rankings and his efficiency is really something fantasy managers love about him. Will he still be traded? We'll find out in a week.
Marvin Bagley will be out at least 4 weeks, not sure how obvious this would be but, looks like you need to hit that drop button on him.
Lastly, Commish and I had a short debate. Actually a useless debate about a couple of low-end value players. Find out which players we talked about.
As I write this, daily COVID cases in the Philippines hit 7000 mark, not something we are proud of but we hope you guys stay safe.
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I just traded for Steph Curry during the All-Star Break. So imagine the anxiety I am going through as I await the news on Curry's tailbone injury. I did a bit of research and worst case scenario for a tailbone contusion is 4 weeks. Yikes! But the way he walked off the floor, let's hope for just a week off. PJ Tucker was traded yawn. Trevor Ariza was traded yaaaawwwwnnn. Hope these (boring, no fantasy excitement types fo trades) are not signs of things to come as we approach trade deadline.
James Harden and Luka Doncic tried to out-stat each other. Commish though still thinks Harden is way ahead of Doncic in terms of fantasy value. Where are those Luka fanatics? Please tell commish who the real deal is? One thing I'm sure commish will agree with me with, Doncic got ahead of Harden with that referee.
Lots of big risers in today's slate plus we analyze a trade from one of our organized leagues that was just submitted to "my office" a couple of hours before our quickie.
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Whoa! That Moses Brown stat line! But take note this was against one of the worse teams defense against centers, but the potential to be a monster fantasy player is quite exciting! Since there are quite a number of young players getting fantasy managers all giddy, commish Eric ranked these players according to priority on who you should grab in case more than one is still available in your leagues.
Damian Lillard was not too good today, he had zero steals and zero blocks, yuck! Okay, just kidding, he is one of our Big Risers today. And as Eric emphasized he seems to be one of the safest player from any resting concerns. Danilo Gallinari has now found his second life with new coach Nate Mcmillan and is now averaging close to 30 minutes per game.
We also shared some low-end adds or streamers currently playing well and helping in certain categories.
After yesterday's trade analysis, we got some messages about their leagues also experiencing unreasonable vetoes from fellow managers. So some managers asked us to assess some trades that were vetoed to see if they seemed fair. For this episode of DFQ we analyzed four trades. Tell us if you would veto these trades too!
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So Kevin Durant could be out another 1-2 weeks. Isn't that annoying? It seems like he has been out for about a month now! We knew coming into this season that he would miss games, but we never really felt it will be this annoying. Knowing what you know now, would you have drafted him in the first round?
Marvin Bagley fractures his hand and that could be it for him this season. Okay, nothing is final yet, but he will definitely miss time. As we always tell you guys, let's wait for the official diagnosis first before dropping. John Wall seems to have some issues with his knee and it doesn't sound too good. He will still play, but to what extent and how often will be a question his managers would always ask. Rest of the season outlook on Wall, well, looks pretty grim.
Another player getting to the nerves of his fantasy managers is Al Horford. Another rest day was given to Horford, though we are speculating that he might be traded soon and the OKC Thunder is just preserving him. Do not drop him, he has a chance to be traded, so let's wait for that.
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It took 11 minutes of playing time in two games before Kevin Love goes down once again with an injury. Well, today's reason for playing only one minute is that his calf did not feel right. I don't know about you but I feel that this season is a lost season already for Love. I don't even think he'll still play a game where in he would be fantasy relevant. Out of frustration, I let go of the Love and I have to say, it's quite liberating!
One player who might get more love from fantasy managers is Aleksej Pokusevski of the Oklahoma City Thunder who played well today in the absence of some OKC starters. He now becomes the latest hot pick from the wire. This could be a one game wonder kind of thing, but hey, as we point out, he can be a more exciting add than say Dwight Howard or Tony Bradley of the 76ers.
The Chicago Bulls shook their roster today and started Thad Young and Tomas Satoransky. Both players should be rostered even if this could be a short term experiment. Coby White and Wendell Carter Jr. moved to the bench but don't make rash decisions as they are still solid fantasy plays besides, this change could be temporary.
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So the verdict is out on the Joel Embiid injury. It's a bone bruise that will sideline him for 2-3 weeks. Now, that does not seem a long time, but if you are fighting for your playoff life, 3 weeks without probably your main guy is huge! So Commish Eric and I discussed in length if you should trade Embiid. And if you decide to trade him, for which player would be acceptable? This is going to be tricky situation as well since the Philadelphia 76ers are in first place and they have some depth to keep them there in the East.
Caris Levert returned and was surprisingly inserted immediately in the starting lineup without any restrictions. We discuss who will continually take a hit with Levert's presence and how this would affect the value of TJ McConnell - a player now loved by his owners after the first round performance.
Centers in the waiver wire are aplenty. With Justin Patton still giving solid production, Isaiah Stewart getting consistent minutes and now Moses Brown looking to crack the OKC Thunder rotation. Oh and of course Dwight Howard and Tony Bradley as temporary replacements for Joel Embiid. These players are playing well enough to be rosterable, but who should be your priority?
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Okay, we know that the Joel Embiid injury will be giving his owners some anxiety in the next couple of days, but let's wait for the official diagnosis and timetable before making any decisions on Embiid. Having said that, Ben Simmons could feast in Embiid's absence and if you own Embiid, hopefully you already picked up Dwight Howard as a handcuff in case Embiid misses weeks. (UPDATE: Woj reports as I write this, that the injury looks to just be a bone bruise with no structural damage. Looks like good news!)
Anthony Davis, meanwhile will still be out for about a couple of weeks more. That gives Kyle Kuzma continued value, though he may still be very inconsistent. Another news today is the trade the Detroit Pistons made for Hamidou Diallo. We know that Diallo has the potential to be a fantasy stud when given minutes, but the question is, given the Pistons' depth in the SG and SF position, will he be given the chance to play?
Commish and I also discuss in length the Houston Rockets' potential abundance of fantasy relevant players. The Rockets' are really bad and I'm not sure what will be their incentive to play John Wall, Victor Oladipo and Christian Wood. Of course it is early in the season still, but come fantasy playoffs, the Rockets', as well as the Minnesota Timberwolves', pool of talent could be the difference maker for your team.
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Hey guys! It's time once again for our weekly Fantasy Benchwarmers episode! This week we invited one of our favorite guest, hardcore fantasy manager and radio DJ Mo Twister to talk some midseason fantasy review and one topic that's been very controversial among leagues - trading and collusion. Mo shares some of their league setup regarding trades and the measures they put in to somehow prevent managers from colluding. We also discussed why managers should as much as possible not veto trades to give everyone the freedom to execute strategies for their own teams. Trading is one part of fantasy basketball that makes the game fun and if every trade is vetoed without any clear justification (assuming no collusion happened), then I personally would suggest you find another league to join. Anyway, hope you guys enjoy this episode. Have a great weekend.
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Anthony Davis, as reported, will be re-evaluated tomorrow and from the looks of things, he is well within his 4-week timeline. This could be the good news his owners want. Best case scenario, he could be ready to return next week. So congratulations if you survived the 3-week AD-less matchups. Another good news is that Caris Levert is said to be practicing already in practices so he could also be very close to returning.
The topic many would be quite interested in would be the waiver pickup recommendations. With the sudden emergence (though we told you to pick him up about two weeks ago) of Kevin Porter Jr., and a number of G-League call ups, who are others who should be monitored? Porter Jr was able to get minutes with Houston today because John Wall sat out and Eric Gordon got injured (again!). And as mentioned by Commish Eric in past quickies, Porter Jr. has improved assists rate, which he proved today by dishing out 10 dimes.
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As if it wasn't enough that he has been atrocious this season, Lamarcus Aldridge and the San Antonio Spurs decide to mutually part ways. That means Aldridge would be out "indefinitely" or until he gets traded or moved to another team and like the Andre Drummond case, that could also take time. Having said that, this could also be good news for LMA owners as moving to a new team could increase his playing time and thus, increase his value compared to his early season stint with the Spurs. The question now is, where should he go for him to become a very valuable fantasy asset moving forward?
Another player that is frustrating his owners is Jaren Jackson Jr. Today, an update was provided and it was confusing. Taylor Jenkins, coach of the Grizzlies, said that JJJ has not done any contact drills yet, that means he hasn't really practiced with the team yet. But he also said that JJJ is expected to play this month. Honestly, we don't know what to say at this point, but there could be a lot of factors in deciding whether to hold on to him or just let him go and we tackled that in this quickie.
We also give you a bunch of injury updates and for our trade analysis, a good example of why more may not necessarily be better.
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0:41 Lamarcus Aldridge situation with the Spurs
10:11 Injury updates - Players returning or close to returning
16:42 Worrying Injury Updates
23:30 What to do with Jaren Jackson Jr.
27:50 Big Risers
30:30 Waiver Wire Specials
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Finally the All-Star Break is done and we'll be back to regular programming tomorrow! Man, how I miss following games and players on my fantasy team! In today's quickie, we gave some updates on players returning tomorrow and those who will miss some games this week including Joel Embiid (1 game) and Ben Simmons (2 games). More interesting though would be some of the rumors commish Eric has been reading in various sites. Names floating around these rumors include Andre Drummond, Aaron Gordon, Victor Oladipo, PJ Tucker and Demarcus Cousins. For sure the next two weeks before the trade deadline will be exciting!
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We invited one of our favorite guest Max Visaya to help us with our live Q & A session with our fellow benchwarmers. So in this not so quickie, we discussed second half of the season strategies, did a bunch of trade analysis and some rest of the season outlook for players.
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We're back with the Daily Fantasy Quickie! It was a short break for our DFQ, but to be honest, it has been such a habit that I don't know what to do with my afternoon without it! In today's quickie, we talked a bit about the All-Star event this morning and some updates including Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons and of course the Blake Griffin to the Brooklyn Nets news. How relevant do you think would Griffin be with his new team? Many from the Facebook group felt that he would be a dud while some felt he could be in between a stud and a dud with good games to show from time to time.
We also recapped some G-League call-ups headed by Houston's Kevin Porter Jr. Porter Jr. has probably been speculatively added already before the break. Commish also breaks down some of the possible post-ASB fantasy breakouts that could help your team through the playoffs especially if you have the Week 18-20 playoff schedule. Lastly, we did not one, not two but three trade analysis including one I did in one of my very competitive leagues.
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Have you heard of NBA Top Shot? We've been seeing a lot of posts about NBA Top Shot and we got curious. So we looked for some NBA fans who are into this new craze to know more. We were joined by JC Cuevas and Marvin Lim of NBA Top Shot Philippines to help us understand what's NBA Top Shot and why all the fuzz about it. What's really interesting for me is that the NBA and the NBPA are quite involved in this so that backing would lessen some doubts many would have about NBA Top Shot. Oh and it also has some gamification that makes it quite exciting as well!
Hard to explain it in writing, so I'll let you guys enjoy JC and Marvin's stories about Top Shot in the podcast. I feel we just scratched the surface here and maybe we'll get to invite them back next time on the show if this blows up.
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It’s the last quickie before the NBA All-Star Break and not surprisingly, a bunch of players took an early vacation as they rested from today’s games. Still there were some really nice performances worth talking about.
Jimmy Butler is slowly moving up the ranks and he looks to be one of those players who is primed to have a big second half of the season. Demar Derozan is another very underrated player who has been playing well since the start of the year. Now the question is, will he remain a Spur or will he be seen in a different uniform soon. Derozan’s fate before the trade deadline would be crucial for his fantasy value moving forward.
Then there were a few downers. Andrew Wiggins without Golden State’s top 3 players was just mediocre. And he seems to be trending down as well - quite far off from the Andrew Wiggins that started the season. We wonder what type of Wiggins will we see in the second half.
Well, that's it! I know the NBA will be on break for about a week, but keep following us on our page, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen/watch us. We have a few episodes in store for you during this break, including live Q & A session, midseason checkpoint and discussion of strategies moving forward so watch out for those.
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Today was quite interesting. Three very unlikely players got a triple double. Nope it was not Russell Westbrook, nor was it Draymond Green. James Harden had a triple double but we kinda expected that or at least we are not surprised by that. So who's the three? TJ McConnell, Dennis Smith Jr and Mason Plumlee! In DFS play, these three players had a value of just $65 combined! McConnell's triple double was quite impressive as he had 10 swipes! Smith Jr. has been playing relatively well for Detroit and Plumlee probably learned a thing or two from Nikola Jokic when he was in Denver. Congratulations if you guys had this low key players in your line-ups today.
A lot of managers have been asking us about Andre Drummond. So what do you do with Drummond? Or maybe a better question is what are you willing to give up for Drummond if you are going for him. We throw out some suggestions out there for you to consider. Also, Houston could be the next goldmine of fantasy-relevant players as the team seems to be going nowhere. This could mean a lot of playing time for the young guys like Jaesean Tate, Justin Patton and maybe Kevin Porter Jr., who has been averaging 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists with 1.5 steals in the G-League.
Unfortunately we couldn't squeeze in a trade analysis today, but we'll make sure we do one tomorrow.
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Toronto (Tampa Bay) Raptors is now the latest team to be struck by the COVID protocols as several key players were declared out already for the their game against Detroit. Among those of significant fantasy relevance are Fred Vanvleet, OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam. Of course we talk about beneficiaries and possible waiver pickups for the Raptors.
Kawhi Leonard was a very late scratch. Looks like he is getting his early All-Star Break treatment already, to the dismay of his owners. We also look into the first game of Nate McMillan with the Hawks and how initial observations suggest it could not go well for some Hawks players.
Jerami Grant cracks our worry list as he seems bound to miss another game for Detroit - a trend that could go on for the rest of the season. Another struggling player that came from COVID is Jrue Holiday. Though he was only given 15-18 minutes in his first 2 games the struggle could also be after effects of the virus. Just as how other players have struggled after returning from having the virus. Something to monitor moving forward.
Lastly, we talk about our Trade Analysis of the Day - LBJ and Zion for Giannis and Christian Wood.
Again, I enjoyed another great discussion with commish. Hope you’ll enjoy listening/watching too!
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Biggest news today was the dismissal of Atlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce. This is something we all kinda expected and for some fantasy managers hoped as well. Now we’ll have to see how this impacts the fantasy value of several Hawks players including John Collins, Danilo Gallinari, Bogdan Bogdanovic and other young guns.
Our big risers include a couple of first round players that are probably considered the 2 best fantasy players this season - Nikola Jokic and James Harden. Who would you rather have for the rest of the season?
We also discuss about fantasy rankings and how deceiving they can be. Let us know if you agree with our takes. Finally, we have a rundown of some of the injured players that you should start stashing now if they have been dropped and if you have more than one of these players which player should you prioritized stashing.
I have to admit sometimes we feel some episodes are not as solid as we want them to, but this one, I feel pretty good about.
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End of Week 10! Hope your teams are within playoff contention by this time. There are still a lot of fantasy basketball to be played, but this time is the perfect opportunity to make necessary adjustments and make that push for fantasy playoffs. Week 11 would be a long one with the All-Star Break sandwiched between weeks 11a and 11b. As what commish has said in his written quickie, take this ASB as a time to push for trades you'd like to happen to improve your teams.
In today's quickie, an update on the Raptors' COVID situation and possible scenarios for Victor Oladipo after he rejected Houston Rockets' extension offer. Our big risers include Devin Booker and players who are back to trending up after being pulled by gravity in recent weeks. While our trending down players is a list of players that started the season hot but has slowly cooled off as the season progressed.
We also brought back Trade Analysis of the Day after not being able to include it yesterday.
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Finally, got some connection back! Surprisingly, one player who is reported to be on his way back to recovery is Caris Levert. Many, including us, felt it would take more time before he gets back into action considering the type of injury/illness he has had. But reports today came out that he will soon start practicing with the team and that will be music to the ears of Levert owners that stashed him. Another Pacer who has been in the INJ status, TJ Warren, on the other hand, is reported to be months away from returning. At this point, we think he should already be dropped as it looks like he will not be ready come fantasy playoffs.
Kevin Love, well, what did you expect? Of course he is still not ready to return to action. Even if he does return, how reliable can he be? Our WTF player of the game, Seth Curry, is just struggling since he got COVID. We hope this slump is just a phase and he can slowly squeeze in some good games while he find his rhythm. But it looks like he won't get back to the pre-COVID Seth Curry early this season.
It's a chill Sunday quickie. Some parts of this episode was a bit choppy, so we apologize for that. We do still hope you enjoy the episode.
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Since my Internet is still non-existent, we decided to just do an audio only episode because we don't want to miss a day without a quickie! So for today's episode we talked about KD's hamstring injury and what to expect from him moving forward. Nick Nurse and his coaching staff missed a game due to COVID protocols and Toronto's acting coach sneakily inserted Chris Boucher in the starting lineup - something that might continue with Nurse out.
Draymond Green has slowly returned to being a fantasy stud. Do you think he can sustain this for the rest of the season? Jayson Tatum used to be a fantasy stud, but his recent performances have commish Eric very frustrated. Can he still turn it around?
We also added a couple of new segments - Drop or Keep, where we discuss what to do with some of the low end players who are usually streamers or borderline rosterable, and Trade Analysis of the Day, where we analyze a trade that was asked either in our FB group or in other groups or to us personally. We hope you'll enjoy these new segments.
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We did a live DFQ yesterday (Friday) and it was really fun to be able to interact with you guys! I think we should do more live sessions in the future. Anyway, in our usual quickie, we discussed the Malik Beasley suspension, the Tobias Harris injury and more analysis by Commish Eric on the 2nd half NBA schedule.
And of course what will be a live session without Q&As? We answer as much as we can in this Live DFQ which I hope helped.
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It's the weekly episode of FBW and that means we take a quick break from fantasy basketball discussion to talk real basketball! In this episode we invited Reuben Terrado, lead correspondent of SPIN.PH, to join us as we discuss the latest news in basketball! We kick things off with Vic Manuel's trade from Alaska to Phoenix Fuel Masters and then go through some of the PBA prospects to watch out for in the upcoming draft, which is considered one of the deepest pool of basketball talents. From there we shifted to Gilas and once again Kai Sotto banners the headlines after it was reported that he will no longer join the Ignite G-League team this season. What happens to Kai now? Angelo Kouame is inching closer to becoming a Filipino as his citizenship has already progressed in Congress. We also touched on other prospects who are also being eyed for naturalization and Reuben shared some experiences with Jordan Clarkson when he covered the Asian Games a few years ago. Lastly, we wrapped up with the NBA All-Stars and picked our snubs, which didn't really turn out surprising since this has been written or talked about by different media outlets. But, it was still fun to have our own small discussion! Hope you enjoy this weekly episode! Follow Reuben Terrado: Twitter: https://twitter.com/reubensports Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/reubensports/ Catch Full Episodes of Fantasy Benchwarmers in these podcast platforms: Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3q1MWeR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V7ZOBF Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/718216575714576 Like and Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKpqUDM5u_gPt2pprw6T7A
Second half schedule of the NBA was released today and commish Eric went the extra mile to analyze the schedule against the fantasy playoffs. We discuss some teams that may be at a disadvantage with fewer games come fantasy playoffs. Commish also wrote a more in depth analysis of the schedule in the NBA Fantasy Locker Room Facebook group.
Jarrett Allen bullied the small ball Houston Rockets today and he seems to be in for a monster second half of the season. There have been a lot of questions about Karl Anthony-Towns and his outlook for the rest of the season particularly in the playoffs. We understand the fear of a possible shut down with KAT, we also are worried as we talked about it in our quickie a week ago. But trading KAT at a discount is not really acceptable, so in case you are trading him to eliminate the shut down worry come playoffs, make sure you get the right value that will not kill the future of your fantasy team. KAT is a solid player and he has slowly gotten better and this new system could benefit him as well, so be careful when entertaining trades for him.
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We kick off today's DFQ with the rumors surrounding a number of centers - Demarcus Cousins, Kristaps Porzingis and Andre Drummond. It seems like there are no clear destination yet for DMC as the Lakers have said that they are not very interested in signing the former Rockets center. The Dallas Mavericks have been rumored to be testing the trade market for Kristaps Porzingis, though owner Mark Cuban denied this. But as the saying goes, when there's smoke, there's fire and this KP situation looks to be smoking. Andre Drummond is still a Cavalier, though his frustrated owners are growing anxious and annoyed that he still does not have a team. Eric and I discuss some possible destinations and possible impact in their fantasy values in case they are moved to certain teams.
Of course like any DFQ episode we talked about the day's performers and duds. Tyrese Haliburton showed today why he deserves to be talked about more than some of his fellow rookies. Haliburton has been a top 70 player in fantasy since the start of the season yet he has been very low key compared to fellow rookies Lamelo Ball, Anthony Edwards and James Wiseman. Do you think Haliburton will end up being this year's ROY?
We also discussed the underrated fantasy value of Ivica Zubac. Zubac has been a top 80 fantasy player for weeks now due to his efficient stat lines. This despite coming off the bench and playing limited minutes. Deandre Jordan is another player that according to Eric has been dropped/streamed the past few days/weeks. With the injury to Jeff Green, he should be owned in all leagues, well he should be owned in all leagues even with Jeff Green around.
A bunch more player insights were discuss in this episode so check out our DFQ this Wednesday night!
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Quinn Cook was waived by the Los Angeles Lakers today. This might not seem to be an exciting news from the fantasy front but this move has many speculating that Demarcus Cousins will join the Lakers soon. We still don’t know if that will happen so those DMC owners should wait and see as it seems like a change of team for Cousins will happen any day now.
The Washington Wizards are on a 5-game winning streak. This is good news for Bradley Beal owners who have been anxious for a possible trade just a few weeks ago. Looks like Beal and Russell Westbrook have hit their stride. One player who is not hitting his is Davis Bertans. Another string of bad games could just force his owners to drop him.
Lebron James has said he isn’t tired, and rest is not something he thinks about. But with how the Lakers have struggled lately, it is concerning to see him play a lot of minutes and doing a lot of things on the court. He is 36 and doing too much might make him vulnerable to you know…I don’t want to say it, but you know starts with “I” and ends with “Y”. Anyway, let’s hope help comes really soon, which brings me back to Quinn Cook being waived.
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Finally, Ryan Saunders was let go by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Is this good? We discuss what will be the fantasy implications of this coaching change to their players. We also talk about their new coach Chris Finch and how his system can benefit players like Karl Anthony-Town, Ricky Rubio, etc. Will young players like Jared Vanderbilt, Jaden McDaniels and Jordan Maclaughlin benefit?
A new rookie can stand-out in Detroit with the absence of Delon Wright. We also talk about our big risers - Lonzo Ball, Ben Simmons and the resurgence of Jarrett Allen. We're also worried about DeAaron Fox's performance of late.
It's a long quickie but it was very nice conversation as always.
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So the biggest news today was probably about Demarcus Cousins and the Houston Rockets plan to part ways. What's weird in this story is that Cousins will still play tomorrow's game and there have been reports that he will continue to play for the Rockets until he either gets waived or traded. From the Houston front, there really aren't many who will benefit from this though except for maybe Christian Wood who is closing in on a return. But, we'll have to wait and see what happens to this story in the coming days or weeks.
Zach Lavine and Scary Terry Rozier have continued to silence doubting fantasy managers. Who would've thought that Rozier would maintain his top 30 ranking - very far off from his ADP of 120+? The challenge for both of these players is that it's quite hard to sell them in a trade because not many believe they can sustain their strong fantasy run. If Rozier or Lavine were offered to you, what player are you willing to give up?
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It's a Saturday quickie and Joel Embiid just put out another gem of a line scoring 50 points with a full stat line. He scored an insane 93 fantasy points in DFS play. Not to be outdone, Jamal Murray also scored 50 and has been on fire for the past week! Can he sustain this? Maybe, maybe not. But the Denver Nuggets have been depleted with injuries and Murray took it upon himself to carry the scoring in back court. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George return to action and tested their mettle against the Utah Jazz. Leonard was good, but PG13 might not be 100% healthy yet.
Chris Paul, at 36 years old, is still same old CP3. As the saying goes, he's aging like fine wine. Still effective, still efficient and still very reliable fantasy asset. Can he keep this up without getting injured? Let's keep our fingers crossed. If OKC is the goldmine of low-end fantasy players in the West, Detroit is probably it's counterpart in the East. The Pistons has a lot of surprise studs that starts with Jerami Grant. Who would've thought - Josh Jackson, Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Stewart (from time to time), Wayne Ellington and soon it could be Dennis Smith Jr. One Pistons player still giving his owner a lot to smile for is Mason Plumlee. He probably won't score much and has poor efficiency stats (TOs and FT%) but everything else has been really good. For how long do you think can he sustain it?
We've got a bunch of waiver wire specials today and a lot of interesting discussions along the way so check out the quickie while you enjoy this nice cool Saturday weather. Have a great weekend!
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Since we've been talking about fantasy basketball daily, Eric and I decided to put fantasy basketball talk in the backseat for this weekly episode and talk about real basketball news and updates. And what better way to do this than invite our friends from The South Boys Podcast, Angelo and Tristan, to join us to discuss some hard core basketball stuff. In this episode we dive into the recent PBA trades - CJ Perez for who knows who and Calvin Abueva for Chris Banchero and some picks. We also joined the Kai Sotto bandwagon and discuss what are the chances that Kai gets drafted in the NBA and the odds of us seeing him play an actual NBA regular season game. We cap off the show talking about the NBA All-Star Starters and the most debated starter/snub. Who do you think deserves that Western Conference starting guard spot - Luka Doncic or Damian Lillard? We'll try this new format for our weekly show in the next episodes and probably squeeze in some fantasy basketball topics from time to time. Hope you'd find this an enjoyable listen as well. Follow The SouthBoys Podcast: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southboyspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SouthBoysPod Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3dTyCPL Catch Full Episodes of Fantasy Benchwarmers in these podcast platforms: Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3q1MWeR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V7ZOBF Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/718216575714576 Like and Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKpqUDM5u_gPt2pprw6T7A
Since Anthony Davis re-aggravated his achilles injury, there have been a lot of managers selling their ADs. I've seen some really low ball trades and some seemingly good ones as well. In all those trade, one thing is certain, AD's value has dropped significantly. What do you think is a fair return for Davis?
Dennis Schroeder is under COVID protocol, making the Los Angeles Lakers a very depleted team. But unlike OKC which we usually refer to as a goldmine of fantasy relevant players, the Lakers seem to have very few players to choose from. Maybe it's the Lebron James effect since many would think that it will be James who will be carrying much of the load anyway.
With only 3 games on the slate, there wasn't really much players to talk about. But there could be some good streaming options here you can consider.
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Let me just say, I loved this discussion we had for today’s quickie. We started off the episode discussing the new IL+ slot provided by Yahoo Fantasy for players who are under the O, GTD, OFS status. How can leagues utilize this slot and what are the limitations with this new change made in the middle of the season. To be honest, we feel this change came a little too late.
A couple of players returned to action - Evan Fournier and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander just as we find out that CJ McCollum could be out a little longer (probably until after the All-Star break). Draymond Green was a late scratch costing Eric his DFS lineup for today.
Domantas Sabonis was a monster today and we think about who the better player would be at this point - Sabonis or Julius Randle? Davis Bertans finally got his rhythm and Jerami Grant was really good but he left me wanting for more.
Then we talk about trades. Eric shared stories of trades that were made (by other managers) prior to this week that was seemingly done at the perfect time. How about this for an example - Cam Reddish for Daniel Gafford? And a RoCo trade that would seem like a lopsided trade in hindsight.
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You might be surprised we did an all-English episode of the quickie. We had some friends from the NBA Fantasy Locker Room group message us asking if we have an English podcast. So we thought we'd try doing one quickie on English only mode. I hope the episode turned out well.
Anyway, regardless if it's in English or Filipino, one thing is certain, we will do our best to talk about the latest fantasy basketball updates. In today's quickie, we discuss the seemingly COVID outbreak with the San Antonio Spurs and possibly the Charlotte Hornets. Both teams will have postponed games in the coming week and that would hurt some managers especially those who have multiple players from these two teams. The situation however, does not merit dropping players like Derrick White or Jakob Poeltl.
We also worry about the Minnesota Timberwolves, first because D'Angelo Russell will miss 4-6 weeks and second because they zero incentive to win and that might hurt KAT's long term value. The last thing we want as KAT owners is seeing him being shut down as the Wolves go full out tanking. So what should we do with KAT? Listen in for our recommendations.
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So the biggest news for today isn't about injuries (Thank God!). The Cleveland Cavaliers are now shopping Andre Drummond around and they will no longer let him play until they find a trade partner. How long would that be? We really don't know. What we do know is that Jarrett Allen is back to being the beast he was early in the season. As for Blake Griffin, well, he is not very fantasy-relevant these days and it would be hard to move him so I'm not sure if he is still worth the hold.
We also did live Q&A with you guys and we talked about Saddiq Bey, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cam Reddish, Hassan Whiteside and a lot more! We'll try to do more live sessions in the future, maybe once a week or twice a month. We'll see.
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That escalated quickly. Four days ago we were just talking about Anthony Davis and his injury. Being an AD owner I was torn between him playing now to save my fantasy team or him taking a bit more time to rest so as not to aggravate his injury. Today, AD played. I was quite happy as he started really well, then after playing 14 minutes, the moment we AD owners dreaded happened. He re-aggravated his achilles injury. The good news, it looks like it is not torn and he would most likely return. The bad news, well after today, I'm pretty sure the Lakers will be very cautious and that means he will miss time and we feel he will miss a LOT of time! So what now? If AD indeed misses time (our guess, as shared by one of our friends, is they'll keep him out until after the all-star break). How do we go from this point of losing your first pick? We threw out some ideas on what you can do to minimize the impact of this.
So much injuries around the league and to big name stars too! Aside from AD, Kevin Durant also has a hamstring injury that could sideline him 2-3 games. Kawhi Leonard was a late scratch, but his injury could be minor or an excuse to get some rest in. Andre Drummond's performance over the past few games has been uninspiring and today he did not even play. He could be the biggest name in the trading block so let's see how this pans out.
Of course we had a bunch more players we talked about including Mason Plumlee, Saddiq Bey, Mo Wagner and Nemanja Bjelica as waiver wire specials. Jayson Tatum, Blake Griffin, Russell Westbrook for our trending down players.
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It’s Valentine’s Day! We are back to spread more love to you guys with our usual fantasy quickie!
The timetable for Mitch Robinson’s recovery from fractured hand was set to 4-6 weeks. This is a few weeks before fantasy playoffs, so we expect managers to hold on to him. Nerlens Noel surprisingly played 32 minutes and gave modest numbers which did not excite owners. But at least the minutes are there.
One Knick who has slowly trended down is RJ Barrett. Personally, I really don’t like Barrett for fantasy basketball, but his inconsistency, poor percentages are just a fantasy nightmare for many managers. Add the fact that the Knicks are stacked in the guard and small forward positions. So how do we deal with RJ Barrett?
Eric Gordon and TJ Mcconnell are underrated fantasy players which should be rostered. Mcconnell even carried commish Eric’s team that won him his DFS leagues!
Lastly, let’s talk about Danilo Gallinari. Many felt Gallinari would not be fantasy relevant after seeing the Hawks’ depth and after suffering an injury early in the season. But his minutes have trended up and it looks like he will still be someone managers can rely on in their fantasy teams.
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Just when Mitch Robinson was having a great game, the injury gods had to throw some curveball. Robinson suffered a fractured hand and will definitely miss time. We’re just not sure for how long. This means Nerlens Noel gets another opportunity to produce. How much time Thibs gives him, we are not sure, but hopefully he’ll get at least 20 minutes and that’s enough time for Noel to be fantasy relevant.
Kevin Love. Well, what’s to say about this guy. There is some chance he plays next week, but meh. For some reason, Love is no longer the player fantasy managers would go gaga for. We talk about our lack of excitement for his return.
I still can’t believe 3 is to 1 fantasy manager believes Luka is the better fantasy player for the rest of the season than James Harden. Why? Commish Eric though throws an argument that may just give Luka believers something to think about. But still, tell me why, why Luka?
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We've had a lot of questions about adding/dropping players so we thought of inviting our group's "Pick-up Artist" in fantasy basketball. Our friend Reagan does not like trading in fantasy basketball (ironically, he is a full-time stock market trader in real life), so he thrives with just adding/dropping players from the waiver while maximizing the moves in his league. In this episode we talked strategies when adding players, when to drop players, his preferences when adding or dropping injured players, how to plan your daily adds at the start of the week, using your waiver priority and some more tips that may help you in your decision making process. One thing I love about doing this podcast is we get to expand our network and meet new friends who are also fans of fantasy basketball. And just yesterday we got to meet another one who is a fan of the DFS game. Since we are also in the midst of our DFS league, we invited Miguel Peralta of DFS Philippines to share more about his experience with DFS and of course some strategies he has learned while playing DFS. If fast forward till the end, we also gave our usual DFS Bargain Picks for today's games. If you want to explore more about DFS and join leagues, check out DFS Philippines: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dfsphilippines Catch Full Episodes of Fantasy Benchwarmers in these podcast platforms: Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3q1MWeR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V7ZOBF Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/718216575714576 Like and Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKpqUDM5u_gPt2pprw6T7A
Steph Curry was in his element once again giving his fantasy owners another game to be happy about. Curry is shooting 49% FG and 93% FT. These are insane percentages! Looks like he is on his way back to fantasy dominance. Another almost forgotten fantasy stud, Jimmy Butler, did not need any acting today to get those triple double numbers (I'm disappointed though - 0 steals!). Butler is proving why he still is one of the top fantasy players in the league as he slowly rises in the rankings after a slow start to the season.
Victor Oladipo left the game early today leaving the Rockets very depleted (but not as depleted as Orlando Magic, more on that later). The Rockets will now be carried by some oft-injured veterans - Demarcus Cousins, John Wall and Eric Gordon with Jaesean Tate and possibly Danuel House rounding up the starting 5. Now back to the Magic, the good news for Terrence Ross owners, looks like he will be a focal point in the Magic's lineup. The bad news - well he might be playing point guard (not his natural position) after their last back-up Frank Mason III also got injured.
Robert Covington is back to trending down, commish promised this will be the last he will speak of him, but let's see. With the Magic's injury woes, will they be taking Nikola Vucevic's fantasy value down with them?
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The KAT is out! Well, out on the court! Finally! KAT played well and he looked good so if you were able to survive the weeks waiting for this moment, congratulations. It’s now time to get KAT going and hopefully give us the fantasy stat line we are all expecting from him. One top tiered player who is out again is Anthony Davis. We talk about AD’s nagging achilles injury. We are a bit worried, but still hopeful he can get back healthy and produce. Are you also worried about AD? We’re worried to a point that we talked about trade possibilities for him in case your team is struggling and AD isn’t helping.
Commish Eric recommended a couple of potential buy-low players. And as a bonus he gave another trading tip to get higher returns on the player you are giving up. Eric also gives a trade rumor that according to him makes sense and could happen soon - a trade that involves Kyle Lowry. As a disclaimer, the mentioned trade is just a rumor…for now.
On a lighter note, we figure which Washington Wizards center is a better fantasy player to own - Robin Lopez or "I will never get this player" Alex Len?
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It’s a chill quickie for today, it was so chill that we did not notice we reached 40 minutes of fantasy basketball discussion. We hope you won’t find the discussion too long.
In this quickie, we talk about Derrick Rose’s first game in his return to the Knicks, the sentencing of Malik Beasley, fantasy season ending injury of Deandre Hunter and a Jaylen Brown trade that I recently had to decide on.
Are you still holding on to Hassan Whiteside? Should we still be holding Whiteside? We’re worried about him as well as RJ Barrett’s non-fantasy friendly stat line. And with the Orlando Magic really depleted, can Terrence Ross live up to his fantasy potential?
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Well, the injuries keep piling up as Chris Paul (hamstring), Kyle Lowry (back), Jrue Holiday (health protocol) and D'Angelo Russell (leg) were either out or played very little minutes due to injuries. This presents a bunch of opportunities for players filling up for the injured players and it is important to always be ready to add streamers that could benefit from their absence.
Dejounte Murray nearly got a triple double as he swiped his way to 8 steals! Commish and I also discussed the hierarchy of fantasy relevance in the Spurs lineup. With Lowry possibly out a game or two, how high would you sell Norman Powell? And as part of our worry players, how do you deal with Coby White and PJ Washington who has been trending down of late?
These and a bunch more on today's quickie!
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Derrick Rose reunites with Tom Thibodeau, could we see Rose get back to fantasy relevance? Who benefits and who loses fantasy value?
A number of injuries were reported today, and most of these will probably not make their managers happy. Paul George has a foot injury that could sideline him for some time. Deandre Hunter underwent knee surgery and could be out for 3-4 weeks. Larry Nance is also out for 4 weeks. Mike Conley is out for maybe a few games, though his injury does not seem as serious as the previous 3. Who will benefit from these injuries? Listen in to find out!
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So much to talk about in this Sunday quickie! We started off with our FBW Idol Statline Players of the Day - Nikola Jokic and Steph Curry. But we couldn’t help but marvel at the gem Draymond Green put up today. A couple of weeks ago we were quite on the fence with Green, but since the James Wiseman injury, he has been proving us wrong. Green is definitely a keeper.
Derrick Rose is sure to traded, and New York is the front-runner. For now we’ll wait and see what happens with that. We had a bunch of trending down players slowly picking it up again. Plus, we do a rookie watch as a number of rookies making noise in the fantasy world.
I can write here everything we talked about, but the experience is much better when you watch and listen. Anyway, hope you had a great Sunday!
Good luck on Week 7 judgement day!
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Another weird COVID-related thing happened today that frustrated some KD managers. Prior to their game, KD was iffy to play due to COVID protocols. He was then allowed to play, but was pulled out in the middle of the third quarter again due to health protocols. Not only did this frustrate KD managers, but also KD himself. Let's see what happens next. Hopefully he won't need to miss more games. Theo Maledon, one of our favorite short term streaming option out of OKC also got into COVID protocol, so now the Thunders fell more short-handed which could mean more opportunities and new streaming options.
Lauri Markkanen got hurt which made Chicago really thin on the frontcourt. That's another opportunity managers should take advantage of. Commish Eric also vent out some of his frustration to a couple of players. Should they be dropped?
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We went live yesterday for our usual quickie and answered some questions from you guys! It was sure fun!
Something's not right with AD right? If not for the steals and blocks, he has been quite a disappointment. I hope it's just some case of championship hangover. Christian Wood got bit by the dreaded injury bug and his injury would most likely cause him to miss time, probably lots of time. This could be the opportunity Demarcus Cousins owners have been stashing him for. There could be other beneficiaries to this other than DMC, but it would be a very big disappointment if Cousins will not live up to the hype.
Tsunami Papi Kelly Oubre finally showed up, while Kyle Anderson and Seth Curry has slowly trended down.
Unlike other quickies, we answered your questions in this episode so if you missed the live session, give this a watch/listen.
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Okay, I know you are tired of talking about LMA, but hey, for a player you picked probably in the 3rd, 4th or 5th round and currently performing outside of the top 100, it is worrying. Just when we thought he was slowly picking it up, he will get shelved for a few games. So what should we do? Check the full pod to find out.
At least John Collins is slowly picking it up as he has sneaked into just outside top 30. The OKC Thunder with a string of injuries to their core players might be the sweet spot to find that diamond in the rough. Darius Bazley showed some flashes of bubble performance today while Theo Maledon as expected will have bad stat lines but could be forgivable today with those 6 steals. We also talk about a few players you might want to watch out for in the coming days/weeks if SGA and Dort sit a few games.
Finally, why is Miles Bridges still in the waiver wire?!
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It's always a question being asked in a lot of fantasy groups - should I drop Chris Boucher? In this quickie we talk about the high upside, low playing time Raptor. What should we do with him? Another Raptor we talked about in the past quickies for poor performances and a possible buy low player played his best game in the NBA - Fred Vanvleet! Robert Covington also played his best game as a Blazer - a long time wait for his managers. Hopefully it's the start of the old RoCo we expect.
Aside from the usual player discussions, we also talked about more tips in adding players from the free agent pool.
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After that awesome Jump Through Hoops episode, it's time for Tuesday's Daily Fantasy Quickie. We kick things off with some injury updates - Aaron Gordon will be out 4-6 weeks. Who do you think comes back from injury first Gordon or Caris Levert? What to do if you have a Gordon in your lineup? PJ Washington got injured this morning and this is something his owners will be anxiously waiting for a timeline. And lastly on the injury front, Jaren Jackson Jr. is still not ready to take the court, but Memphis has had some really nice fantasy friendly players you should stream or watch out for.
John Collins and Deandre Ayton are slowly trending up and getting closer to their ADPs. While we couldn't stress enough that you should add these players for extended streaming or promote them to your regular roster. We discuss a lot more stuff in today's Daily Fantasy Quickie.
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It's the love month! And some love was given to Marcus Smart owners after reports came in that he will only miss 1-2 weeks due to calf strain. Pascal Siakam owners are also quite happy with another good performance after a string of missed games and lackluster showing. Russell Westbrook took advantage of Brooklyn's poor defense and exploded for 41 points with usual counting stats and nice percentages. Is this a time to sell Westbrook?
Anthony Edwards and Joe Ingles are balling of late, while early performers Seth Curry and Jarrett Allen are trending down. We discuss what you can do with these players and what seems to be affecting their fantasy performances. This and a bunch more in the first February quickie.
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We did not discuss much about this in the quickie, but did you guys see that game winner by Dame Lillard?! My goodness! Really good defense but much better offense there. He is currently top 4 fantasy player for 9-cat league and really giving his owners a lot to cheer about. The one guy who finally got to play and make his owners relieved and happy is Jimmy Butler. After being out due to COVID, Butler was rumored to have lost 12 pounds which got some owners worried. After today's game, we're now quite sure he'll be fine.
Zion's getting better and that will make a lot of owners quite happy. Let's see if he continues to get better and beat is ADP this season. But at least he has slowly inched his way up.
I was supposed to end this write-up with some injury updates, but hey, I didn't want to end on a sad note...definitely not on a Sunday. So just check out the video/podcast and I hope you had a great weekend!
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In today's quickie, we discussed the surprising inclusion of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to the Clippers roster after being under the COVID protocol. That got a lot of managers scrambling to get them in their rosters in time for today's game. The biggest question though for today is: Is it time to ride the Hassan Whiteside train once again? Whiteside teased us with two good games in less than 20 minutes. Today though might be mostly due to Richaun Holmes' foul woes. But the upside is just too high for Whiteside and if you are just picking him from the free agent pool, then he might just be worth the risk.
Lonzo Ball showed up and boosted his trade value after probably his best game for the season. But can he sustain it? Our worry players include some New York Knicks who are slowly trending down.
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A lot of trade rumors in the NBA have already been circulating social media the past few days so we decided to look into them and assess what will be the impact fantasy-wise of these trades in case they do happen. We talked about Bradley Beal, Andre Drummond, Kevin Love, Lonzo Ball and a few more. Of course like any of our weekly shows, we invited a couple of new found friends, Benny Benitez of pinoyliga.com and Joao Pablo, to share their thoughts on these rumors. One thing really nice about inviting different fantasy managers to the podcast is that we also get to learn different tips on how they manage their own teams. And this episode was no different as Joao and Benny did share some tips that might help the listeners. Oh and to cap off the pod, we also picked our NBA Fantasy Basketball All star-line up. As always it was a fun discussion and time blew by too fast. Check out the different web cast from Pinoyliga.com through their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pinoyligadotcom Catch Full Episodes of Fantasy Benchwarmers in this podcast platforms: Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3q1MWeR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V7ZOBF Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/718216575714576 Like and Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKpqUDM5u_gPt2pprw6T7A
Thank God it's Friday!!! In this quickie we talk about some of our problem players. We started off with the Lakers' Dennis Schroeder and Montrezl Harrell, then the disappointing situation Demarcus Cousins is in. Did you see how bad Kelly Oubre was this morning? He seems to be back to his struggling ways...will this be the Oubre we should expect for the rest of the year? And what about Draymond Green, what value is left with him in fantasy?
The Washington Wizards are slowly getting their players back. We are hoping the same will happen with the Miami Heat as they seem close to getting Jimmy Butler back. We've seen some post that Butler lost 12 pounds due to COVID-19, so we wonder how that would affect his game and his rest of the season value.
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There were a number of good news especially for managers who own Derrick White, Domantas Sabonis and Al Horford. Then there is Pascal Siakam who returned from a mild injury and posted another disappointing stat line. Add him to a list of disappointing all-star level players. Well, at least John Collins and Lamarcus Aldridge gave their owners something to be happy about. Derrick White is about to return so he should no longer be lurking around your free agent pool. We also talked about the post that the Cavs might buy out Andre Drummond who will then sign with the Brooklyn Nets. Do you think Drummond will be moved?
Lastly, Chris Boucher has slowly trended down. And now that Aaron Baynes is slowly trending up, what do you think will Boucher be giving his owners?
It's a longer than usual quickie, but fun as always!
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Remember the NBA Bubble that ended the 2019-2020 season? Remember how good players like Jamal Murray and Donovan Mitchell were? Well, I hate to burst your bubble, but we've been victimized by the bubble performances. Tell us, which bubble stud is living up to the hype? I don't know about you, but we couldn't think of anyone. Oh well.
Let's talk about James Harden. Commish Eric has been receiving a lot of questions about trading James Harden, so we decided to set the record straight, well, we discussed our takes on what type of deals should you ask for when you are trading Harden away.
Thankfully, Caris Levert will seemingly survive a health scare. Sometimes a curveball in life might just be the thing that we need to overcome whatever it is we're dealing. It's not fantasy basketball-related but I just want to squeeze this in as I reflect on what happened with Levert and the sudden loss of media personality Sekou Smith AND the death anniversary of Kobe and Gigi...let's be thankful for what we have and the cards we've been dealt with. Life is short so let's enjoy every moment with the people most important to us.
On that note, and as always, thank you for your support.
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I can't believe that it has been 5 weeks and we have yet to talk about Luka Doncic! Well, if he shoots his free throws like he did today, we'll probably notice him more. Free throws is the one aspect in his game that many fantasy managers dislike about Luka, and this year he has been pretty decent averaging 76%. Just last week he averaged 80% on his free throws. If keeps this up and add a steal or a block a game, he'll be a fantasy stud who will definitely be worthy of a top 5 ranking (he's currently 17th). He's young, so we wouldn't be surprised if he gets there sooner.
Kawhi and Paul George are on COVID protocols (contact tracing), so we talk about some Clippers "replacements" who might just be worth the weeklong stream while they are gone. Another rookie takes the wheel of inconsistency as James Wiseman was benched in favor of Kevon freaking Looney! Do you guys think Wiseman should be coming off the bench behind Looney?
Anyway, we discussed these and a bunch more analysis and opinions in today's Daily Fantasy Quickie!
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I'm not sure if you still remember, but the Washington Wizards are still part of the NBA and they finally played their first game today after a string of postponements in the past couple of weeks due to COVID outbreak and protocols. We look into the players to use as they slowly get their core players back. If you are a Myles Turner and OG Anunoby owner, rejoice as they gave us some fine fantasy stat line today with those steals and blocks numbers. We also talk about a couple of players who got back into our Buy list and should we be worried with Andre Drummond?
Hopefully it was a good week 5 for you!
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Happy Sunday everyone! In today's quickie, we got tired of talking about underperforming centers so we decided to honor the centers who are overachieving versus their ADPs and other late first rounders who have leapfrogged the early to mid round picks. We focus our attention on Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic. Without taking into consideration the injury risk, who would you want to own moving forward? For sure Jokic will get most of the votes here but commish Eric makes his case for Embiid who has been quietly balling this season.
Good luck on week 5 judgement day!
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Captain Capela is the story of the day! After his 27 points, 26 rebounds and 5 blocks effort in his last game, Clint Capela followed up with a rare triple double 13 points, 19 rebounds and 10 BLOCKS! His managers sure are quite happy with the way he is playing. As for the rest of us, let's be thankful if he is not in our opponent's team for this week. Trae Young also came back to life after a string of poor performances over the past few weeks and John Collins, well, there's really not much to say but sigh.
Kawhi Leonard is low-key ranked in the top 5 so far and Deandre Ayton slowly trending up. Who would you rather have moving forward - Capela or Ayton? Hmmm...will add that to our Benchwarmer Pulse in our FB group. We also hope you've sold or traded some of these trending down players. Some of them we've already mentioned in our previous quickies.
Anyway, hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend. I've been badly hit this week and my teams are struggling, so I'll just probably drink through the weekend.
Oh and get ready for some Daily Fantasy this February! No buy-in, winner gets a cash prize!
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We all know Fantasy Basketball is a game, a competition and aside from the usual rules that are set by your fantasy basketball platforms, what other non-written rules should be followed? Is it right to pull out from a trade when a player being traded in fantasy gets injured/traded? Is it okay for competing managers to agree on sitting out players just to preserve the score in H2H battle even before the judgement day? How do you deal with players being "accidentally" dropped? Should a trade really be vetoed by the league even if the managers involved have agreed already? We talk about these questions plus other fantasy etiquettes with one of our listeners and fellow manager in one of our leagues, Charles Koo Jr. Catch Full Episodes of Fantasy Benchwarmers and our Daily Fantasy Quickies in these podcast platforms: Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3q1MWeR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V7ZOBF Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/718216575714576 Like and Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKpqUDM5u_gPt2pprw6T7A
First off, thanks for joining our impromptu/surprise contest today! We hope to do more contests or "pakulo" in the future. Congratulations as well to the winner...check out who won at the start of the quickie.
On to the quickie. We look at a bunch of players in the buy low/sell high tiers as well as the waiver pickups (owned in less than 40%) and drop players. We also look into a few trade options for these buy low/sell high guys that you may want to target. Eric threw in a couple of hot takes as I could not help but bring up once again LMA. It was nothing too serious or helpful though. Anyway, enjoy today's quickie!
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Nice to see some players returning from injury put up some great stat lines, but none was greater than Clint Capela’s! He was in our trending up list, but like what commish Eric said, we never expected something like this.
There were also a couple of firsts today that had fantasy managers observing keenly. It’s the first time the Brooklyn Nets’ Big 3 shared the same ball. The results were nice for all three stars, but then again it was a double overtime game so the numbers could be bloated a bit. But it is probably safe to say that the Big 3 will just be as good as they were even before the trade.
The second team managers have their eyes on would be the dynamics of having Jarrett Allen in a Cavs team that is loaded in the frontcourt. The cause for concern among Allen’s owners are valid, but after watching today’s game, his drop in production won’t be too bad. He will be decent at best, but definitely NOT droppable.
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Sorry for another late upload, I was out this afternoon and dated my wife for dinner so it was tough to squeeze in editing and uploading. Nonetheless, here is your Daily Fantasy Quickie!
In today's quickie we discuss the beneficiaries of the Myles Turner injury (though this seems like a short-term one) and why we are a bit worried about Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram. With just 2 games in the slate, there wasn't much to discuss really.
Oh, we were supposed to throw in a contest for you guys, but decided to just do it tomorrow since it's quite late already. So watch out for that!
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Looks like the excitement of CJ McCollum owners on his hot start will be short-lived as his foot injury will sideline him for about a month and based from Eric’s research that is probably the best case scenario.
We also look into the Cam Johnson/Jae Crowder position battle in Phoenix after they made some surprising lineup changes in today’s game. Washington looks to be doing the herd immunity strategy in fighting COVID as their COVID positive count reached 7. And is it time to move on from old reliables Demarcus Cousins and Blake Griffin?
Oh and if you are looking for some defensive stats, our Buy players can probably be good options.
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I had a pretty good week in fantasy, despite the setbacks in some of my teams with KAT and Nurk going down. My losses weren't as lopsided except for one so that felt good considering the PPDs this week. To be honest, as commish Eric and I do our daily quickies and weekly podcasts, I feel my fantasy game is improving bit by bit (the bar is not high really). Our discussion also gives me ideas on possible trade scenarios and potential long term pickups. I hope our listeners are feeling the same.
Anyway, today is week 4 judgement day! And in our quickie, we talk about some of the surprising rookies and what to do with them especially with some key players coming back from COVID protocols. Also, our kababayan Jordan Clarkson is making a run at this year's Sixth Man of the Year posting impressive numbers worthy of a fantasy feel-good player shoutout! Lastly, do you think Nerlens Noel is worthy of an spot in your roster once again?
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sigh Another Lamarcus disappointment. Today was even worse as Jakob Poeltl outplayed LMA not only in minutes played but in stats provided. We don’t even know if it’s a buy low “opportunity” still, but with 13 games in, it seems like the expectations should be lowered. Hopefully he won’t end up in the DROP list. Though I won’t be surprised if he did. John Collins is another guy who is putting up uninspiring numbers and Commissioner Eric explains the problem with Collins and the Hawks.
Caris Levert is out indefinitely with what seems to be a serious health issue that was discovered during his physical, but let’s wait for official diagnosis before taking any action. Oh and CJ Mccollum sprained his foot and could miss time as well.
I know it’s Sunday, and I hate to bring you gloom and doom news, at least James Harden seems to be back to his old self.
Anyway, tomorrow’s week 4 judgement day so let’s hope for better performances.
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Another day another COVID casualty. It is quite unfortunate what COVID has done to Karl Anthony-Towns. As if seven family members, including his mom were not enough, now it is KAT who will fight his own battle against the virus. I know fantasy managers are frustrated, but let's just hope he recovers and comes back better. Well, Kyrie's coming back, but the Nets play without James Harden just yet, so we'll have to wait a little longer before we see the Brooklyn's Big 3 in action. How are you dealing with the Trae Young problem? One of ten field goal in today's game with only 2 FTs. He has been on a bad slump since John Collins called him out. Trae owners (including me) is hoping the worst will be over soon.
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This was a topic that was suggested by one of the supporters of the pod. If your fantasy basketball team is now sitting at the bottom of the standings, what can you do to slowly rise back up and contend for a playoff spot? We make some suggestions on how to assess your performance and what moves you can make. It is not easy, but it is not impossible as well. At times the challenge of moving up from the bottom becomes far more fulfilling than sitting comfortably at the top. Okay, I said that because it sounded nice, but of course, sitting comfortably at the top is really nice! Oh and I made a wrong cut on the edit, so this episode included some Buy players we usually do on the quickies. Catch Full Episodes of Fantasy Benchwarmers and our Daily Fantasy Quickies in these podcast platforms: Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3q1MWeR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V7ZOBF Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/718216575714576 Like and Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKpqUDM5u_gPt2pprw6T7A
Nurk Alert! Well not a good kind of alert as Nurkic tried to get his fantasy owners a nice block which ended up in him getting injured and will now be out for at least 8 weeks. Just as he was trending up our fantasy radar. It's been a roller coaster season for Nurkic owners, but injuries are a part of the game and we just have to deal with it and find ways to compensate the loss - making this game more exciting! Russell Westbrook also suffered a setback and is reportedly out for 3-4 weeks. This is on top of what seems like a mini-outbreak of COVID among the Wizards who now have 5 players testing positive. Anyway, Ja Morant is nearing a return, which should excite his owners. At least there's that good news.
Aside from our usual feel-good, buy (included in our weekly episode, because I made the wrong cut on the video) and worry players, we did a live Q & A with fellow benchwarmers! Lot's of nice insights and trade ideas!
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What a day! Just yesterday, commissioner Eric and I were talking about James Harden and the best case scenario for him and his fantasy managers was for him to be traded. Today, we woke up to the news that James Harden was traded to the Brooklyn Nets! So for our quickie, we look at the Harden trade and how it impacts the players involved. Who wins and who loses fantasy-wise? What impact will this have to Harden's fantasy value given that he'll be playing along side Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
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In today's quickie, we discuss the dilemma of having James Harden on your fantasy team. As we all know, Harden wants to be traded and with Houston, his fantasy value seems to have dipped as he continues to play uninspired basketball. He really wants out but the whole NBA seems to be quite busy fighting COVID among its players. So what should we do if we own James Harden? If you don't have Harden, are you still willing to take the risk of trading for him?
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Since it was a late recording, we decided to just go live on our Facebook page today for our Daily Fantasy Quickie! We talked Kyrie Irving and how to deal with his "disappearance". Jusuf Nurkic's double whammy situation - not performing AND now injured! Such as disappointment. We also discussed Deandre Ayton's poor showing with some frustration from commish Eric. We also answered some of the questions that were posted while live. We'll probably do more live quickies in the coming weeks since we love the interaction and we had tonight.
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Week 3 Judgement Day! Boston versus Miami game got postponed and I hope that did not kill your hopes of winning your week's matchup. Kristaps Porzingis could make his debut tomorrow, so at least there's that to look forward to and of course week 4! If your team lost week 3, it's time to get back on track. In our quickie, we talk about the usual buys, and feel good players from today's performances and a few players we're worried about including this year's first overall pick Anthony Edwards. Is Edwards a drop candidate already?
Also, check out commissioner Eric's daily post on possible next day streaming options in his written quickie!
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Happy Sunday guys! COVID once again headlined the day with one of the more high-profile pick in Jayson Tatum testing positive this morning which would now force him to miss all their games in the next 10-14 days. Bradley Beal, who has been rumored to have dined out with Tatum yesterday, also missed today's game as part of the COVID protocol. The biggest blow however was not the COVID cases today but the injuries to Thomas Bryant of Washington and Atlanta's Bogdan Bogdanovic - both would most likely miss time with the former being in danger of missing the season (commissioner Eric says it didn't look too good). Nothing's final yet so let's keep our fingers crossed.
Lamelo Ball delighted his owners with a very nice triple double with efficient percentages, while Ricky Rubio got his minutes with KAT back in the lineup. We are still a bit worried about Atlanta's locker room situation especially after Trae Young produced some bad stat lines in the past few days. Let's see if Bogdan's injury would reverse that in the next few days.
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News broke that the Atlanta Hawks' players are "complaining" about how Trae Young's poor playmaking/facilitating. Even his supposed partner-in-crime John Collins has been reported to have "called out" the star point guard. Two things can happen in this situation, one is the team implodes into a complete mess or two they take these things seriously and figure out what's best for them to win. So watch how this develops. Meanwhile, new players were placed under COVID protocols and from fans like us, it is not looking too good as the cases grow. But don't panic, and drop your COVID players or even sell them too low. Instead maybe treat it like any other injury.
We also discussed about the seemingly disinterested James Harden and one of many managers' favorite fantasy hold Chris Boucher! Will Nick Nurse continue to give him the minutes?
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Wanna get your game to the next level? In this episode of the podcast we invited a fantasy addict who I personally consider the best kept secret expert in the fantasy basketball world. Our guest, Max Visaya, shared hard core tips on how to get your fantasy basketball game to the next level. From trading tips, to scouting your opponents' team to weekly planning we covered them all. Though Max admits there are still a lot to talk about, but what he shared here I'm sure will be very helpful especially to those who are dead serious about winning their competitive leagues. Even I got a bunch of tips that I intend to use in the next few weeks. We hope you enjoy this! Catch Full Episodes of Fantasy Benchwarmers in this podcast platforms: Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3q1MWeR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V7ZOBF Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fantasy Locker Room by FBW (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/718216575714576 Like and Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKpqUDM5u_gPt2pprw6T7A
What seemed to be just another ordinary day of NBA games, turned out to be quite an eventful one. Seth Curry, a player we just felt good about yesterday, tested positive for COVID just in time for the Philadelphia 76ers' tipoff versus the Brooklyn Nets. Curry was sidelined for this game but he was on the bench before being informed of the positive test. This then puts a lot of things in jeopardy and we had some lengthy discussion on what could happen next. We'll probably find out later tonight or tomorrow morning.
Moving on to more quickies, Lamarcus Aldridge finally showed up today to the relief of his owners. Now the question still remains, would this be the start of a good run or is this a fluke came where the matchup was just favorable to play him. Another one of our favorite punching bag here is Jusuf Nurkic who also did well today. Our outlook for Nurkic seems brighter than LMA though, so we're not too worried with his slump.
Going back to COVID, Michael Porter Jr's 10-game COVID protocol was extended another 10-games after he failed to follow proper protocols during his isolation. I don't know the details, but this is not good for his fantasy owners. It's still early though, so it's not time to panic, I guess.
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It's a very eventful day in the fantasy basketball world with 11 scheduled games in the NBA!
The good - Bradley Beal goes berserk! Steven Adams shows some tricks he may have gotten from Russell Westbrook. Another Curry takes the stage and Marvin Bagley boosts his trade value!
The bad - Markelle Fultz out for the season which I should say really made me sad. The guy just couldn't catch a break! The silver lining in this is that he just signed a new deal, so at least there's that. De'Aron Fox injured his hammy, Russell Westbrook dislocated a finger, and the Pistons' guards are just injury bug favorites.
The ugly - Bogdan Bogdanovic still struggles to fit in Atlanta's rotation and stop shooting Devonte!!!
We've got a bunch of recommendations and players to watch in this quickie.
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First off, apologies for the bad audio, I had some problems with my microphone after the intros. Anyway, it is high time we talk about probably the # 1 fantasy player so far...Nikola Jokic! Jokic is averaging a triple double with really good percentages and high defensive stats. Now would you trade James Harden for Jokic? We also discussed Jarrett Allen's breakout - can he sustain this or is it just another fluke week that will eventually end up in a disappointing season?
Of course our quickies will not be complete without our Buy options that included some vets and a budding point guard in Boston. Lastly, we discuss a trade question from our NBA Locker Room facebook group - Would you trade PG13 plus a low-end player for Sabonis and Fox? (question by Jeremy DS).
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We hired some cuteness to do our intro for a change. Hope you liked that! Anyway, we had some Jayson Tatum, Fred Vanvleet in our quickie and more Julius Randle. Can Randle continue his impressive fantasy run? Once again, the Olynyk once a season streak has begun. Pick him up while he's hot. And is Time Lord worth your waiver priority?
Finally, where is Delon Wright? Oh and of course, trade Marvin Bagley III!
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Kendrick Perkins last month said Damian Lillard is the best point guard in the NBA. Today, Steph Curry showed us why the best PG debate, well should still be debated. Curry shot the lights out en route to a 62 point performance. And as always with Curry, it was exciting to watch especially for his fantasy owners. Aside from Steph, commissioner Eric points out the under the radar averages of his brother Seth.
We also talked about Paul George and the seemingly trending up centers of the Washington Wizards, Thomas Bryant and Davis Bertans. Of course we have some buy/watch recommendations and the concerning play of Caris Levert.
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One day before week 2 judgement day and we briefly talked about commissioner Eric's double 9-0 massacre in our two leagues. The challenge of doing an auction draft. In our FBW segment we discussed the resurgence of John Wall and Clint Capela and why Chris Boucher should be a keep. Who's the better add Justin Holiday or Doug Mcdermott? We also look into the struggles of Pascal Siakam, the dilemma of owning Demarcus Cousins and the down trending Al Horford.
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Finally, AD and Dame shows up! Oh and Deandre Ayton plays his best game so far, hopefully that becomes a trend. Jaylen Brown and CJ Mccollum are still on fire while Terry Rozier and Devonte Graham threw bricks all night. Jusuf Nurkic is still not close to 2nd round or even 3rd round value, and Devin Booker and Jimmy Butler adds to the list of our worries.
Injuries are still plenty, with rookies Tyrese Haliburton and James Wiseman (both not too serious) joining the list of players that could be sidelined. Michael Porter Jr. missed a game (and maybe more) as he becomes the first "high-profile" COVID victim in the NBA.
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Happy 2021!
First quickie of the year and definitely no LMA talk. As always we discuss our FBW (Feel good, Buy and Worry) players of the day. One of our biggest worry for the day is Deandre Ayton who is definitely not worthy of that 2nd round pick. We notice though that a number of players we "called out" on our quickies have somehow turned it around so we're hoping this happens for Ayton as well.
Commish Eric vents out his frustration as an unlikely player is killing one of his fantasy teams - JAVALE MCGEE!! Except for the horrible free throw percentage, Javale has exceeded expectations even making more 3s than Luka Doncic! Finally, we talk about the dilemma of owning Chris Boucher. After his massive stat line a few games back, he has been non-existent in the past couple of games. So should you keep, drop or sell Boucher?
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Another day another disappointment for Lamarcus Aldridge owners. Despite playing an average of just 29 minutes in three games and having not much to show stat-wise, LMA missed the Spurs' fourth game with a sore left knee. In today's quickie, comm Eric and I vent our frustrations with LMA and suggest ways to maybe get rid of him without getting low-balled. Aside from LMA, Jusuf Nurkic has been another major disappointment and we wonder if Robert Covington and Derrick Jones Jr's presence might be impacting Nurkic's fantasy value.
On a more positive note, we also look into Jaylen Brown, Dejounte Murray and Tyler Herro's play to start the year. And we had a Lamelo Ball sighting today versus the Dallas Mavericks. Ball had so far his best game in the NBA helping the Hornets upset the Mavericks. Commissioner Eric also admits he underestimated the value of Miles Bridges who seems comfortable in the off the bench role for the Hornets.
It's the last quickie of 2020! If your team sucks (just like some of ours) so far, we hope you have a better 2021! Happy New Year!
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It's the last day of 2020 and we wanted to squeeze in one last episode and end the year with a bang. We were introduced to Pinoyliga.com after being invited to talk some fantasy basketball during the webcast of Jump Through Hoops. We got curious about Pinoyliga.com and decided to invite its founder Benny Benitez to join us to talk basketball. Benny is also the host of the Bull By the Horn webcast.
In this episode, we talked about the beginnings of Pinoyliga.com and how it became a staple platform for casual and competitive amateur leagues all over the country. Not spared from the effects of this pandemic, we also talked about how Benitez and his team shifted their focus to survive and thrive in the digital space. We also talked about our country's basketball program and the progression it has made every year to be considered one of the top teams in Asia and a known program in the world.
Finally, we could not end an episode without any discussion about NBA fantasy basketball! We talked about Benny's team and discussed some of the questions he had for us.
2020 may have been a rough year for us, but as the saying goes, when one door closes another one opens and we are thankful that this podcast was the door that opened for us last May. To all those who continue to support us, from our family and friends to our guests and to the growing community of our NBA Fantasy Locker Room group, thank you!
Happy New Year to all! We look forward to a more exciting 2021 for Fantasy Benchwarmers!
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Ja Morant will be out 3-5 weeks and we already talked about the potential beneficiaries yesterday. In today's episode we go through our usual list of notable performances and players we're worried about. We added a few players on the watchlist (Cam Johnson, Saddiq Bey, etc).
Since many of the leagues will probably have limited free agent prospects, we talked about when's a good time to use your waiver priority. Having a high waiver priority can also give you the advantage when an opposing manager drops a player who is underperforming but has very good upside.
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It's the start of week 2 and for Ja Morant owners, the week did not seem to start off well after Morant landed badly while attempting to block a shot. He was wheeled off the floor and that alone is concerning. In a few hours, we'll get to know the severity of his injury, but there's a big chance he misses some time. So in this quickie, we talk about beneficiaries to Morant's possible absence.
We also talk about our nightmare players so far - John Collins, Brandon Clarke, Jusuf Nurkic and Anthony Davis. And finally some notable performances that could merit a roster spot in your team assuming they are still available.
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It's week 1 judgement day and for KAT and AD owners, their injuries couldn't have come at the worst time. Hopefully, you were able to secure your matchups. The good news though at least for Davis, he most likely would be back tomorrow. As for Towns, let's just hope he won't be out too long.
Today's notable performances was led by Steph Curry and Luka Doncic. While some players trending up include Markelle Fultz, Alec Burks, Josh Richardson and Myles Turner just to name a few.
We also talked briefly about the worrying usage of Hassan Whiteside, Lamarcus Aldridge (again), Brook Lopez and the still slumping Kelly Oubre Jr.
Good luck on week 2!
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Whatever James Harden does off the court doesn't really mean much in NBA Fantasy, and today, he reminded us why he is the number 1 fantasy basketball player.
In today's quickie, we marvel at Harden's stat line, and talk about other notable performances (Chris Boucher, Andre Drummond, Blake Griffin, etc). We also take a look at who's trending up and which OKC player/s you must own.
Finally, which players should we be worried about? Lamarcus Aldridge tops our list.
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The Christmas Day games turned out to be a snooze fest with pretty much all of the games being blowouts.
But in fantasy basketball, we could care less about the results as long as our players performed. In our quickie, we talk about the injuries to key stars Jimmy Butler and Kawhi Leonard and who could step up to take their roles in case they miss time.
We also talked about Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving - when do you accept if KD or Kyrie are offered.
And of course we look at some worrying performances and some potential free agent pickups and players to watch.
What is great about joining fantasy leagues outside of your own circle of friends is that we meet new friends who share the same enthusiasm in fantasy basketball and the NBA. In this episode, I invited a fellow manager who I only met this season after joining a league organized by a common friend. He is considered by his fellow managers the Lavar Ball of the group, so I got curious and we were glad he did not hesitate to accept our invitation. And it was also the perfect episode to make bold predictions and "fearless" forecasts.
In this episode we share our forecasts for the season both in the real NBA floor and the fantasy basketball arena. Who do you think comes out of the East? and West? Who do you think wins the title this season? Who will be ranked higher in fantasy at the end of the season - Ja Morant or Zion Williamson? Who will be better fantasy option this year - Kawhi Leonard, Lebron James or Kevin Durant?
We always love having our listeners join our show to share their insights and banter with us even for just an hour. So we hope you'll love this one as much as we enjoyed this discussion!
Merry Christmas!
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Whew! What a day in the NBA. Started with Harden's trip to the strip club and ended with buzzer beaters, blowouts and crazy stat lines. Here are some instant reactions for the day:
Boring Picks Rule- sometimes old boring friends are just better
Kyle Lowry- 18p/10a/4 3s // Eric Bledsoe- 18p/2r/6a/4 3s// Larry Nance-13p/13r/8a/3s/2b!!//Khris Middleton-27p/14r/8a // Terrence Ross- 19p/ 3 3s
and of course- Terry Rozier who had the stat of the night with 42 pts and 10 3s!!!
In fantasy, it doesn't matter if the player is the sexy pick, it's the stats that matter. All these players were under drafted. Ross always end up in the top 100 but ended up undrafted in many of my leagues. Nance was top 80 last year although Love was injured but falling to 120s was criminally low. And Lowry at 40s, Middleton at late 30s? Insane values.
Rising Sophomores
Darius Garland and RJ Barrett were panned last year but they look different this year. Garland hit 4 3s and had 6 assts, RJ Barrett shot 10/13 FG and although he won't shoot this well always, I think he will be better in fantasy that we all thought. Keldon Johnson continued his bubble level play and started. Of course, Ja Morant was Ja Morant- 44 pts and lots of highlight plays.
WAIVER WIRE ALERTS-
Josh Jackson, Shake Milton, Malik Beasley, Jarrett Culver, Bismack Biyombo
Part 2 of a solid episode with Papi Roi of Fantasy Basketball PH! We know that there are still a lot of leagues drafting in the next 2-3 days so for sure, this would help. Papi Roi goes through his middle rounds and some interesting picks he made. What I love about this episode is that Papi Roi gave great insights and shared the rationale behind his picks not just from the value perspective but how he feels each player would help his team or complement his core guys.
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Three more days before the 2020-2021 NBA season starts and we know that some of you will still have a few drafts this weekend so we thought of sharing more tips on building a solid team through the draft. We invited fellow podcaster Papi Roi Ciruela of Fantasy Basketball PH to share his thought process during our FBW Superstars League draft. Papi Roi gave a lot of great insights about drafting and building your team foundation as well as getting valued players in the middle and later rounds. He also explained his strategy in terms of "punting". We once again got carried away with the discussion, so we'll do back-to-back episodes on this. Enjoy this one for now and hope it will help with the last minute drafts in the coming days.
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It's part 2 of our NBA Fantasy talk with Mo Twister and in this episode shares his bust and sleepers as well as players he stays away from. Mo also gave his take on some of the more intriguing players like Kevin Durant, Christian Wood, Lebron James and Paul George and why Lou Will’s fondness for chicken wings matter inf NBA Fantasy. We then capped the episode with a few mailbag questions. We could've gone on and on for a couple more hours, but we'll save that for future episodes when Mo returns to the show. For now, enjoy this one!
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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Nope, not Christmas yet, but it's NBA Fantasy Draft weekend and for many of us fantasy basketball nerds, this is the most exciting part of the fantasy season next to winning your league. We've had a few drafts already done and as always, it's fun (until you found out TJ Warren's got plantar fasciitis and you just got him early) especially when you meet with your friends via Zoom and do some commentaries as you pick. .
In this episode, we were joined by radio DJ and as we found out a really hardcore fantasy GM, Mr. Mo Twister! For part 1 of this 2-part episode, Mo shared why a roto league is far superior than a head-to-head league, how to deal with non-roto-friendly players in your team and the things he does to make this game a real GM experience. To be honest, just like with other guests we've had 2 hours is not enough talking about the NBA and fantasy. Enjoy this one guys! Part 2 dropping on Monday!
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Apologies for abruptly ending part one of the draft primer, we just did not know how to end it. I know some of you were "nabitin" from the last episode so here is part 2 of our discussion with Erik Ong, Senior Fantasy Analyst and Editor at www.Hoop-Ball.com. In this episode we talked about Luka's ranking, Kyrie's ranking, building your team with a plan in mind and Kevin Durant's ADP and value. We also talked about Atlanta's depth the effect on John Collins's value and more drafting tips (picking sleepers). I hope our listeners were able to pickup some nice tips from the past 2 episodes! Good luck with your respective drafts!
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We have come to probably the most exciting part of NBA Fantasy - the Draft! In this episode we were graced by one of the NBA Fantasy experts (in the world) and fellow Filipino Mr. Erik Ong of www.hoop-ball.com! Erik is a senior fantasy analyst and editor at HoopBall so we are quite sure he knows his NBA Fantasy. In the first of a 2-part Draft Primer, Erik gives us tips on mock drafts and a bunch of drafting tips. We also answered a few mailbox questions and discussed the fantasy impact of the Russell Westbrook-John Wall trade.
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That was fast! NBA Free Agency started this week and despite the lean lineup of free agents, it did not lack the excitement after some players made surprising moves. In this episode we talked about the players who benefited from their FA signings and which players may have lost some fantasy value. We also answered our very first FBW mailbag question! So whoever sent in their question, thank you and hope we were able to help you out.
We were joined by one of our follower and co-manager in one of our organized leagues Earl Leonard Sebastian who threw in some great insights on players to watch out for in your drafts who may make some splash in this year's fantasy.
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It was a crazy week of NBA trades that started with Chris Paul and his massive, "untradeable" contract being moved to Phoenix to the Milwaukee Bucks taking one of last year's disappointing fantasy player Jrue Holiday and then finally Kelly Oubre Jr. joining the Golden State Warriors after the devastating news to Klay Thompson. In this episode we were joined by one of our Fantasy Benchwarmers follower Paolo Sumera.
Paolo's a hardcore NBA fantasy veteran who played 8-9 leagues last season, so we were definitely happy to let him share his take on some of these trades which hopefully helps our followers with the pre-draft research. Plus, it's always fun to have some followers and fellow NBA Fantasy fanatics join the show!
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What an exciting week in the NBA pre-season that was capped off by the NBA Draft! In this episode, Eric and I (well, mostly Eric) made our suggestions on who are the rookies that may make an impact in your NBA fantasy team and who are the players to watch out for as the season progresses. There could be some gems out there, so always be watching. We also talked about our strategies in drafting rookies in NBA Fantasy drafts.
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We are back! With the NBA season about to start, we kick off season 2 by talking about the NBA COVID Schedule, different factors that may affect your strategies and how you can adjust your league with this 72-game schedule. We also discussed how this season might be a good time to start a Roto league instead of a Head-to-Head league.
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It's our season finale! In this episode we were joined by The Southboys, Angelo and Tristan, of The Southboys Podcast and we talked about a bunch of basketball things. From the UAAP, to the PBA, to the NBA and finally some Gilas talk. It was clearly a discussion among passionate fans of the game. One hour did not seem enough, a part 2 is definitely a must.
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"Lakers needed that L to realize they are not invincible and they gotta do better. That's Kobe telling them to not let failures determine the future."
This was the IG story our guest shared moments after the Lakers lost Game 5 against the Heat. It was the same quote that made me feel a whole lot better after the frustration I felt after the game.
In this episode, we invited one of the most inspiring people I've ever met - The One Armed Mamba Kat Tan! Listen in as she shares her passion for the late legend Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. Of course, we vented out a bit about game 5, and shared our thoughts on how the Lakers can close out this series. We also talked about a player who must not be named (but eventually was) and some Kyrie Irving.
This was definitely on of the most fun discussions we had not just because we talked about the team and player we loved but also because Kat’s passion for the game, for the player and for life despite of the accident some 20+ years ago is truly inspiring.
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It is the NBA Finals! We never thought we'd get to this point after the NBA postponed the season last March. But we are here and one unlikely team made it to the big dance - the Miami Heat! In this episode, we invited a couple of big Miami Heat fans, Jordan Coronado and Rappler writer and host of the At the Buzzer Podcast Naveen Ganglani to talk about this year's team, the Heat's journey to get here, the finals and the future. It's always nice to have passionate fans talk about their teams. Hope you guys enjoy this discussion.
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Is Joel Embiid on the trading block? Will James Harden follow Mike D'Antoni wherever he is going? Who's the frontrunner to hire D'Antoni? Which team is dead set to get Goran Dragic this offseason?
These are just some of the rumors we'll talk about in this episode of Fantasy Benchwarmers. We also talked about the NBA Playoffs, "Herro" Ball and his potential fantasy ranking amongst next year's sophomores, our 180 degree pivot on Michael Porter's fantasy value, and some Giannis vs. Lebron MVP debate.
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In this special episode, we talk about the resurgence of NBA Basketball Card Collecting! Listen to some of our friends as they share how you can get started with NBA Card collecting, how ridiculous the market prices of these cards and whether card collecting should be done as a hobby or an investment. We also had a mini-box break at the end of the episode so check that out to see what cards were we able to get.
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In this episode, we invited back 1st Benchwarmers DFS champion Romulo Fiesta to talk about his strategies during the final days of the competition. He then joined us to talk about some of the NBA News going on in and out of the playoffs.
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With the Oklahoma City Thunder firing Billy Donovan, have they entered rebuilding territory? What happens to Chris Paul and will his fantasy value take a hit next season? Who would benefit the most- which youngster is the most exciting fantasy wise- Dort, SGA or Bazley
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Who deserves the blame for Milwaukee Bucks' playoff exit? Is Giannis Antetokounmpo overrated in fantasy basketball?
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Which player benefits with the hiring of Steve Nash as Brooklyn Nets' new head coach?
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What's the next move for Houston Rockets if they lose another playoff series? Will Mike D'Antoni be fired? Will the team be blown up?
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Who will win Game 7 between Toronto and Boston?
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What's up fellow Benchwarmers! We are back for another episode! In this episode we talked about some of the performances in the NBA Bubble and how these may translate to next season's fantasy basketball play.
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How high would Donovan Mitchell's ranking be next year?
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Can Jamal Murray sustain his playoff performance towards next season?
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Will Caris Levert be fantasy relevant next year considering the possible return of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Spencer Dinwiddie?
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Will Carmelo be back? If yes, is he a draftable player in NBA Fantasy?
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Is Paul George on the decline (both in-game and fantasy)
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How high are you willing to draft Michael Porter Jr. next season?
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Which among these youngsters will be fantasy relevant next season? Cam Johnson, Keldon Johnson, Troy Brown Jr., Bol Bol?
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It was a roller coaster of emotions for us NBA basketball fans after teams decided to "boycott" the games the past few days and then eventually decided to resume the playoffs starting tomorrow. So we invited some fellow podcasters in this epoisode to join us in the discussion of the NBA boycott and "What would Kobe do?"
With us in this episode are:
Dreian de Ocampo of the PPD Show (https://spoti.fi/3lt1wJP) and Poditos and Podtitas of the PPD (https://spoti.fi/2GcvKAZ)
Jeck Jaca of Jeck Talks Tech (https://spoti.fi/3gFveb4) and the Housebands Podcast (https://spoti.fi/3bfc22U)
MR Villar of The Sidelines PH (https://spoti.fi/2Qyo79B) and Freeze Frame PH (https://spoti.fi/3hSC2nj)
Check out their podcasts!
To find more awesome Filipino podcasts that may tickle your fancy, check out the Philippine Podcast Directory (https://www.facebook.com/philippinepodcastdirectory)
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We are truly honored to have our first celebrity guest! In this episode of Fantasy Benchwarmers, we invited Personal Finance advocate, YouTuber, Mr. Stocks Smarts Marvin Germo to talk about the NBA and his experience with NBA Fantasy Basketball!
Marvin Germo is a name that is synonymous to stocks, investing and entrepreneurship. But in this episode he talks about his NBA favorite teams over the years, his take on this year's NBA Playoffs and an NBA Fantasy trade proposal that got was definitely out of the ordinary.
As always with Marvin, the discussion was truly fun!
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Meet the unofficial Fantasy Benchwarmers love team!
This episode is quite interesting at the same time really fun. A few days before recording this episode, Eric and I were planning on who to have on the show and we had 2 choices in mind. Little did we know that we would eventually end up having these 2 DFS League managers part of our show at the same time just because it was meant to be. Just like our guests.
Find out more about how this episode with Team BRomulord manager Romulo Fiesta and Team Dough Joe manager Duzelle Montojo came about. Coincidentally, it was also their birthdays!
Happy birthday to Romeo and Duzelle! We hope you guys had fun on the show!
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In this episode, we revisited the Daily Fantasy Sports Rules and also talked about different strategies you can use in setting your lineups.
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What's up fellow benchwarmers! After a quick 2-week break, we are finally back and ready for the NBA restart! If you think NBA Fantasy is over, well, think again! Here's another type of NBA Fantasy contest that might tickle your fancy - it's the Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS).
Listen in as we discuss the DFS gameplay and give you updates on player status to help you select the right players for your DFS picks! Plus lots of joking around. Definitely one of the most fun episodes we've had.
Aaaannnnddd...we're creating a Fantasy Benchwarmers DFS League! So watch out for this, we'll announce the mechanics on Monday (July 27).
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NBA UPDATE! We talk about the status of NBA's season. JR Smith joining the Lakers and our "early" pick to win it all.
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This is it! This officially marks the conclusion of the 2019-2020 NBA Fantasy Basketball season! In this episode we look back at the top fantasy performers of the season as well as a few major disappointments that wasted your pick. We also took a glimpse of some players to look out for next season.
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The sixth of a 7-part series. We discuss each team's stud, bust and sleeper fantasy players. We also talk about some of these players' possible fantasy value and possible draft position for next season.
Teams we talked about: Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards.
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The fifth of a 7-part series. We discuss each team's stud, bust and sleeper fantasy players. We also talk about some of these players' possible fantasy value and possible draft position for next season.
Teams we talked about: Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trailblazers.
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The fourth of a 7-part series. We discuss each team's stud, bust and sleeper fantasy players. We also talk about some of these players' possible fantasy value and possible draft position for next season.
Teams we talked about: Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks.
Mark your calendars! The NBA returns on July 31!
We veered away this week from Fantasy NBA (which sadly seems to be over for this season) and talked about the NBA's return. What would be the format, who benefits the most and who could be the unlucky teams that would not make it to the playoffs given the shortened season.
We can't wait for the return of sports, the return of the NBA!
Let us know who do you think wins it this season.
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In light of the recently concluded The Last Dance documentary, we decided to pit two of the best players to ever step on the NBA.
Who do you think will be the better fantasy NBA player? MJ or LBJ?
Amazingly, for a 9-cat league, both players are quite even statistically with each player winning four categories each and are tied in blocks.
Watch our discussion and comment your own take.
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The third of a 7-part series. We discuss each team's stud, bust and sleeper fantasy players. We also talk about some of these players' possible fantasy value and possible draft position for next season.
Teams we talked about: Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, LA Clippers, LA Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies.
The second of a 7-part series. We discuss each team's stud, bust and sleeper fantasy players. We also talk about some of these players' possible fantasy value and possible draft position for next season.
Teams we talked about: Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors.
The first of a 7-part series. We discuss each team's stud, bust and sleeper fantasy players. We also talk about some of these players' possible fantasy value and possible draft position for next season.
Teams we talked about: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls.
Roto or Head-to-Head? Which type of league do you prefer and enjoy more?
Learn what the differences are in these two league types and what strategies and what type of players to consider when drafting.