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Rockets Making a Run, Zion's Second Half, Tough Drop Decisions + Fantasy Playoffs Advice Mar 25, 2024

Show notes

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit the top news items of the day, including the surging Rockets, concerns for Golden State and Brandon Ingram's injury. The guys then move into live viewer questions for the fantasy playoffs.

0:00: Intro

0:45: Rockets nipping at the Warriors' heels

5:35: Jalen Green

7:30: Pelicans + Brandon Ingram

10:30: Richaun Holmes, Marvin Bagley

14:05: Chimezie Metu

15:45: Anfernee Simons

17:45: Worth picking up Trae Young or Tyler Herro?

20:20: Strategies to counter Zion/Murphy in a playoff matchup

23:30: Keon Ellis, Bruno Fernando

25:25: LeVert, Hartenstein, Reid, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Brook Lopez, Paul Reed

27:15: Chances Sengun comes back?

29:40: Scoot Henderson

31:45: Lopez, Jackson-Davis, Metu, Kornet, Ellis

33:00: Drop Cade Cunningham?

35:20: Drop Kyle Kuzma?

37:05: Drop Brandon Miller?

38:40: Malik Monk, Gary Trent

40:15: Julius Randle

42:05: Isaiah Joe vs. Aaron Wiggins (wow)

43:30: Jabari Walker

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Bucks-Celtics Takeaways, Wembanyama's Fantasy Stock, Ausar Thompson, Daily vs. Weekly Leagues + Late-Season Advice Mar 21, 2024

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1:00 Celtics-Bucks, no Giannis or Jrue, how concerned?

4:00 Anthony Edwards rant

10:30 Wembanyama the No. 1 pick?

15:20 Ausar Thompson

17:30 Keon Ellis

20:20 Washington and other shutdowns?

27:00 Weekly vs. Daily leagues debate?

36:00 Malik Monk Sixth Man? Future Wemby point guard?

41:20 Dennis Schroder, Grayson Allen, Alex Caruso

46:00 Jimmy Butler - Would you draft Butler?

47:00 Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George

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Pelicans, Magic Still Rolling, Playoff Streamers, Fantasy MVPs + More Mar 20, 2024

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Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz discuss all of the latest fantasy basketball news and notes, including their biggest takeaways from Tuesday night's action. The guys also take live viewer questions, talk about the most valuable fantasy players of the season (value vs. ADP) and hit their favorite NCAA Tournament upsets and players to watch.

0:00: Intro

2:40: Magic dominate Hornets

5:15: Surging Pelicans (NOP vs. ORL on Thursday)

9:00: Coach of the Year debate

14:40: OKC as a double-digit favorite tonight

16:50: Replacing Giannis in a daily lineup tonight

20:10: Herb Jones, Walker Kessler, Taylor Hendricks, TJ McConnell, Malik Beasley, Caleb Martin

22:55: Drop Avdija or Harris for Banton, Micic, Ivey, etc.?

25:35: Mann vs. Suggs for next week

28:30: Miles Bridges rest-of-week strategy

30:55: Naz Reid vs Trayce Jackson-Davis

33:00: Keon Ellis, CP3, Payton Pritchard

35:10: Giannis OUT tonight at Boston

37:15: Duncan Robinson

41:00: Most valuable fantasy players this season

49:00: Brandon's NCAA Tournament thoughts -- bracket advice, upsets, teams/players to watch

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Ant Goes Off, Injuries in the East + Tips to Win Your Fantasy Playoffs Mar 19, 2024

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Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Kirien Sprecher to recap all of the fantasy basketball news and notes from Monday night's action and preview the rest of the week.

0:45 Anthony Edwards dunk over Collins

4:40 Hawks give up three double-doubles to Lakers Bron, AD and Russell

7:40 Caris LeVert, Ty Haliburton, Georges Niang

11:30 Celtics: Porzingis back, No Tatum, No Jrue, Pritchard goes off, Derrick White goes off, etc.

20:00 Jimmy Butler, Duncan Robinson injuries, Heat, Jaime Jaquez

25:50 30-team league Final Four

26:15 Deandre Ayton, A Simons, Jerami Grant, Dalano Banton Blazers lose to Bulls - DeRozan, Dosunmo went off

31:40 Lauri Markkanen, Taylor Hendricks, Keyonte George, John Collins, Walker Collins

37:00 Naz Reid injury

37:30 Knicks Jalen Brunson, Anunoby setback, Josh Hart, Miles McBride, Trace Jackson-Davis plays well

42:30 Grizzlies, Des Bane, JJJ and others still kicking right along

45:50 Kings, Fox, Barnes, Monk, Sabonis

47:00 Live viewer questions

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Fantasy Playoffs Advice: Starts, Sits, Adds, Drops, Streamers and More Mar 18, 2024

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss all of the latest fantasy basketball news and notes, including the recent downturn in scoring, players to stream/drop for the week ahead, best rest-of-season adds and much more.

0:00: Intro

1:00: Recent downturn in scoring

9:00: Suggs, Olynyk, Caruso, Amen Thompson, Middleton, Mann

11:45: Jaren Jackson games played expectations

14:45: Nesmith, Banton

17:40: Tre Jones, Sochan, Richards

20:15: Losing on a stat correction

21:45: Bagley, Lively

23:15: Who is Jules Bernard? + Onuralp Bitim talk

25:00: Olynyk vs. Hartenstein; Dosunmu vs. Herb Jones vs. Amen Thompson

28:55: Jonas Valanciunas

31:45: Hartenstein vs. Conley (for Monday night only)

34:45: Ausar Thompson vs. Fontecchio

36:45: Is Tyler Herro a drop?

39:10: Pritchard, Kornet, Nwora, Jontay Porter

43:30: Porter family injury woes

45:55: Chances Jaylen Brown plays all four games this week

47:25: Duren or Naz Reid as a streamer (Monday night)?

48:55: Pick up Lowry in a 16-team league?

50:05: Derrick White ROS

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Must-Add Players from the Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire (March 18-24) Mar 15, 2024

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Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss news and notes before diving into waiver wire suggestions. They close out the show with DFS advice.

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Luka, Coby White Injuries, Gafford Chasing Wilt, Nuggets vs. Celtics, Bad-Team Concerns + More Mar 14, 2024

Show notes

Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Rick Kamla to talk fantasy basketball.

0:45 Bulls/Pacers, DeRozan, Coby White injury

6:45 Alperen Sengun, Jock Landale

9:45 Daniel Gafford, Dereck Lively

12:15 Luka injury

13:40 Corey Kispert and Bilal Coulibaly

23:00 Kelly Olynyk

25:40 Deandre Ayton

29:00 82 game schedule, shutdowns, Utah, Portland, Memphis, etc.

31:30 Micic

34:45 Sam Merrill and Georges Niang

39:00 Nuggets vs. Celtics - Who's better?

43:30 Viewer questions

59:00 Twitter/verified

1:00 Favorite event this time of the year? Masters, Opening Day, NBA playoffs or March Madness?

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Tuesday Night Recap, Rockets Rotation, Teams Not to Trust + Fantasy Q&A Mar 13, 2024

Show notes

Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz recap a big Tuesday night in the NBA and hit all of the major news and storylines around the fantasy basketball world.

0:00: Intro

2:30: Tuesday night takeaways

3:00: Brandon's PrizePicks for tonight

7:20: Bucks blown out in Sacramento

14:35: Scoring down across the NBA

17:20: Rockets rotation post-Sengun (Jabari Smith, Amen Thompson, Jock Landale, etc.)

23:35: Hassan Whiteside talk

24:50: Amen Thompson

28:15: What can you get for Lauri Markkanen?

31:45: Scoot, Amen, Suggs, Cam Johnson, Kyle Anderson, Bruce Brown, Dereck Lively

35:20: Drop Hield for Micic or Scoot?

38:10: Lively vs. Royce O'Neale

40:30: How to handle JJJ

43:10: Which bad teams can we trust?

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Replacing Sengun, Luka's Incredible Run, Streaming Candidates + Is the MVP Race Decided? Mar 12, 2024

Show notes

Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Kirien Sprecher to break down the biggest fantasy basketball news and notes of the day.

0:45 Sengun, Landale, Amen Thompson

5:25 Bey, Hunter, Bogdanovic in ATL

7:50 Wemby, Vassell, Jackson-Davis dunk on Wemby

12:35 Klay, Podz and Wiggins

17:00 Mavs/Bulls - Luka, Lively, Gafford, Coby White

21:00 MVP -- Ant Edwards, Luka, etc.

24:00 Pistons/Hornets -- Micic, Mann, Ball, Fontecchio

30:35 Suns/Cavs -- Grayson Allen, Booker

32:10 Nuggets/Raps -- Jokic, Murray, MPJ, ,Gradey Dick, Kelly Olynyk

37:35 Celtics/Blazers -- Pritchard, Horford, Hauser, Scoot, Ayton, Simons shutdowns?

43:50 OG Anunoby, Maxey/Oubre/Hield, Naz Reid, D Mitchell, P George, K Leonard, Gobert

48:15 Next year's No. 1 fantasy pick - Wemby or Jokic?

51:50 Live viewer questions

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Weekend Recap: Sengun Goes Down, Late-Season Adds, Utah Concerns + More Mar 11, 2024

Show notes

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss the biggest news of the weekend, including a potentially season-ending injury to Alperen Sengun. The guys also discuss Joel Embiid's status, the Raptors' injury issues, concerns in Utah, Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith and much more.

0:00: Intro

1:35: Alperen Sengun injury + ramifications in Houston

10:00: Still waiting on Embiid?

12:45: Celtics injury report tonight

13:40: Banton vs. Scoot

16:10: Toumani Camara

18:25: Raptors injury woes + Jordan Nwora

20:25: Drop Hartenstein for Olynyk or Richards?

22:25: Tyler Herro

23:30: Royce O'Neale, Hartenstein, Keyonte George, Fontecchio, Landale, Amen Thompson, Nesmith

26:35: Amen Thompson ROS

28:35: OG Anunoby

29:15: Kispert vs. Coulibaly

30:25: Tre Mann

31:20: Saddiq Bey, De'Andre Hunter

32:25: Drop Wiggins for Toppin or LaRavia?

34:15: Micic

36:00: Why are the Lakers always on TV?

39:00: Concerns for Markkanen, Taylor Hendricks

40:30: Naz Reid

42:05: Nick and Alex's matchups this week

44:35: Check out RotoWire's daily Best Bets and RotoWire.com/picks

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