Episodes
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...
Published 03/25/24
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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Published 03/21/24
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...
Published 03/20/24
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...
Published 03/19/24
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...
Published 03/18/24
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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Published 03/15/24
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...
Published 03/14/24
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,...
Published 03/13/24
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,...
Published 03/12/24
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:...
Published 03/11/24
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news, including big league-wide injuries, before diving into waiver wire suggestions.
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Published 03/08/24
Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Rick Kamla to discuss the biggest fantasy basketball news and notes of the day.
1:30 Karl-Anthony Towns
8:55 LeBron
10:55 Mobley, Strus, Mitchell
15:50 Wembanyama
20:00 Jalen Johnson
22:10 Ben Simmons, Lonnie Walker
26:00 Kelly Olynyk
27:45 Ayton, Banton
33:00 LaMelo
35:00 Sengun
41:10 GG Jackson
43:30 Vasilije Micic
46:15 Reader questions
57:00 John Collins
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Published 03/07/24
Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz discuss the top news items of the day coming out of a busy Tuesday night, including the Suns' come-from-behind win in Denver, the Mavericks' struggles and a huge night from Alperen Sengun. The guys also talk Victor Wembanyama, late-season pickups, Jakob Poeltl's injury, Giannis' injury and the Play-In picture in the West.
0:00: Intro
0:30: Top news from Tuesday night
0:45: Suns hang on to beat Nuggets in OT
5:00: Mavs fall at home to Indy + Daniel Gafford
9:50:...
Published 03/06/24
Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Ken "K-Train" Crites to discuss all of the latest fantasy and injury news, preview a big Tuesday night slate and more.
1:30 Injuries - Giannis, Wemby, Brunson, Booker, etc.
5:30 Wemby fantasy playoffs and greatness
8:00 Booker/Royce O'Neale
8:30 Trae and Dejounte
9:30 Olynyk
10:30 More Trae and Dejounte
11:30 Coby White, Drummond, Bulls
14:00 Nets loss to Memphis, DFS, five-game week for Brooklyn
16:30 Brunson
17:35 Giannis
18:25 Wemby concerns
19:45...
Published 03/05/24
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit all of the latest news and updates around the fantasy basketball world.
0:00: Intro
3:50: Scottie Barnes injury fallout
10:25: Devin Booker out at lest 7-to-10 days
15:20: Jalen Brunson injury
18:50: Taylor Hendricks, Paul Reed, PJ Washington
21:25: Gafford, Zubac
24:55: Drop Royce O'Neale, Jaden Ivey or Jonathan Kuminga?
26:30: Keyonte George
28:00: Cunningham + DiVincenzo vs. Simons + Coby White
31:10: Huerter or Caruso as a stream tonight?
32:10: Kelly...
Published 03/04/24
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest NBA news before diving into waiver wire options for the upcoming week. They close out the show with DFS advice for Friday's slate.
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Published 03/01/24
Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Rick Kamla to talk fantasy basketball.
1:00 LeBron 40K points
8:20 Tyus Jones
10:00 Shutdown talk
11:40 LeBron, continued...
14:45 MVP SGA, Jokic, Tatum, Luka
22:45 Ben Mathurin, Nesmith
25:50 Bol Bol
28:50 Kamla League Trade
36:00 Terance Mann, Paul George
38:30 Ayo Dosunmu, Coby White, Andre Drummond
41:45 Stashes and Pickups Bogi, KCP, Fontecchio, etc.
45:30 Keyonte George or Scoot Henderson
46:15 JJJ + Jabari Smith for AD
48:10 Paul Reed
50:40 Amen,...
Published 02/29/24
Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz take live viewer questions, talk risers and fallers on the season and debate whether they'd take Victor Wembanyama over Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Joel Embiid next season.
0:00: Intro + Tuesday night props recap
5:50: JJJ + Jabari Smith for Anthony Davis?
10:45: Bucks-Hornets + Dame surging post-break
18:50: Draymond Green
23:15: Paul Reed vs. Royce O'Neale
24:55: Stash Gradey Dick or Taylor Hendricks?
26:30: Paul Reed vs. Nick Richards
27:45:...
Published 02/28/24
Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Carley Carden to talk fantasy basketball.
4:20 Embiid injury/return
9:25 Trae Young return, Bogi, Hawks
15:20 Jaren Jackson, GG Jackson, Lamar Stevens
23:30 Cam Thomas injury, Schroder, Ben Simmons, Dorian Finney-Smith
24:25 Poeltl injury, Kelly Olynyk
25:30 Scottie Barnes, Gradey Dick
26:10 Ben Mathurin, Ty Haliburton, Myles Turner
28:00 Pelican injuries/suspension Herb Jones, Hawkins, Nance
29:30 Knicks/Pistons, Monty
32:15 Kings/Heat Jaime Jaquez,...
Published 02/27/24
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss the top news items of the day, headlined by Trae Young's injury, which could sideline him for the remainder of the season. The guys also discuss the biggest shutdown risks, Nick's big trades over the weekend, Scoot Henderson's upside, Ayo Dosunmu, Tre Mann and much more, all while taking live viewer questions.
0:00: Intro
2:00: Trae Young injury
6:00: LaMelo Ball (still) sidelined + Tre Mann
8:35: Nick's big trades in the RotoWire Steak League
8:55: Jaren...
Published 02/26/24
Kirien Sprecher and Alex Barutha go over recent news and answer listener questions before diving into eight players to add off the waiver wire.
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Published 02/23/24
1:00 All Star Weekend
5:20 LeBron ankle injury
8:40 Rui Hachimura
10:45 Sabonis/Trey Lyles
12:10 Cam Thomas
15:40 Hot Pickups - Podz, GGJax, Tre Mann, Keyonte George, Vince Williams, Thompson Twins, Goodwin, Rui, Lyles, Fontecchio
38:15 Mike Conley
44:10 Wizards - Kispert, Coulibaly, Deni Avdija, Kuzma
49:40 GG Jackson, Tre Mann, Schedule
52:40 Anthony Davis for Dejounte Murray and Vuc?
55:40 Cam Whitmore?
57:12 Mitchell Robinson and Embiid returns?
58:40 Jalen Johnson for Buddy Hield?
60:40...
Published 02/22/24
Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz talk all things fantasy basketball as the end of the All-Star break approaches.
0:00: Intro
3:25: All-Star Weekend takeaways + ideas
24:00: Dosunmu, Grant Williams, Olynyk, Lively
27:05: Trading Deandre Ayton
28:45: Drop Keldon Johnson or Herb Jones?
30:45: Jokic/Doncic trade
32:30: Dosunmu vs. Keyonte ROS
35:00: Worried about a Simons shutdown?
37:00: Josh Green, Tim Hardaway Jr., Tari Eason
39:10: Drop Klay for Tre Mann?
41:00: Bagley, Mann, Dosunmu, Caruso,...
Published 02/21/24
Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Brian Rosenworcel to talk fantasy basketball.
2:40 All Star Weekend
7:50 Nets - Cam T, Claxton, Bridges, Simmons, DSJ
12:40 Schedule Breakdowns/Notes, 1 game, 2 games, 3 games, 5 games for Nets
17:00 Silly Season potential heroes - Sochan, Gafford, Tyus Jones, Podz, Oubre, Grizzlies, Thompson Twins
25:45 Dallas and PJW, Gafford, Josh Green, Lively
30:00 Kispert, Hayward, Eason, Duncan Robinson, E Gordon, Konchar, Olynyk, Simmons
33:40 Viewer Questions:...
Published 02/20/24
Shannon and Alex discuss news and listener questions in addition to waiver wire suggestions for the week ahead.
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Published 02/16/24