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Listen to Nick Whalen, Alex Barutha, Shannon McKeown, Ken Crites, Steve Alexander (Dr. A), Rick Kamla, Brandon Kravitz and NBA guests from around the league talk fantasy basketball throughout the season.

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Madison, WI

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Listen to Nick Whalen, Alex Barutha, Shannon McKeown, Ken Crites, Steve Alexander (Dr. A), Rick Kamla, Brandon Kravitz and NBA guests from around the league talk fantasy basketball throughout the season.

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English

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Episodes

Seven Quick Waiver Wire Suggestions for Fantasy Basketball Playoffs

3/28/2024
Ken, Shannon and Alex dive right into seven waiver wire suggestions for the upcoming week of fantasy basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:18:42

Weekend Pickups to Bring Home Your Fantasy Championship

3/28/2024
Rick Kamla and Steve "Dr. A" Alexander recap a huge Wednesday night in the NBA and talk playoff strategy. 1:00 Richaun Holmes 5:15 Thursday/Saturday Games + Pickups - ATL, NOP, BOS, MIL, Hauser, Naji, Fernando 13:30 Cade Cunningham, shutdown hype - JJJ, Bane, Blazers etc. 17:15 Utah and Kessler 18:00 Marcus and Mackey Sasser - Baseball 20:00 Jalen Green, Josh Giddey, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves 22:20 Houston vs. Golden State for No. 10 27:00 Memphis - Lakers - Clarke, GG, JJJ, Santi, LaRavia, Rui, Reaves 30:55 Dalano Banton SZN 32:00 Cam Thomas, Jordan Poole, Joel Embiid, AD 36:30 Top 12 next year 42:40 Viewer Questions 44:30 Bradley Beal, the Toy Soldier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:55:10

Bucks Concerns, OKC's Finals Chances, Zion 2.0 + Players We're Avoiding in 2024-25

3/27/2024
Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz recap Tuesday night's four-game slate, discuss players they're avoiding next season and take live viewer questions on the fantasy playoffs. 0:00: Intro 1:15: Bucks blow big lead, lose in 2OT to Lakers 10:50: Warriors take down Butler-less Heat 13:00: Jamahl Mosley for COY bandwagon 16:15: Thunder-Pelicans + Zion 2.0 19:45: Can OKC convince you they're a Finals team? 25:50: Mavs-Kings 27:40: Max Strus 28:40: Wendell Carter, Bruno Fernando 31:10: Valanciunas, Larry Nance 33:00: Defensive-stat targets for rest of week 37:10: Grayson Allen + schedule strategy 39:00: Players we're avoiding in fantasy next season 47:25: Alvarado, Nance, Naji Marshall 48:20: Cam Thomas 49:50: Terry Rozier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:53:19

Monday Night's Fantasy Takeaways: Hawks Rally Back, DiVincenzo Explodes, Rockets (Still) Rolling + Fantasy Q&A

3/26/2024
Steve "Dr. A" Alexander and Kirien Sprecher recap a huge Monday night in the NBA and talk all things fantasy basketball. 1:00 30 Team update, fantasy playoff update, News Roundup, Wemby, Cam, Jaden Ivey, Jamal Murray 7:45 Cavs-Hornets 11:15 Hawks-Celtics 17:00 Nets-Raptors 20:40 Pistons-Knicks 25:10 Wizards-Bulls 28:40 Blazers-Rockets 33:00 Suns-Spurs 37:00 Nuggets-Grizzlies 41:15 Mavericks-Jazz 45:00 Sixers-Kings 49:50 Pacers-Clippers 52:35 Viewer Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:01:02:08

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

3/25/2024
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:06

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

3/21/2024
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:50:39

Pelicans, Magic Still Rolling, Playoff Streamers, Fantasy MVPs + More

3/20/2024
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 Big shout-out to Supported Intelligence for supporting this podcast! Their AI tool, Smartbracket.io, is a game-changer. If you're looking for a smarter way to fill out your brackets this March Madness, they've got you covered. Before you fill out your brackets, be sure to use Smartbracket.io. Available on the App Store and on the web. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:57:17

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

3/19/2024
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:59:35

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

3/18/2024
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 ----- Big shout-out to Supported Intelligence for supporting this podcast! Their AI tool, Smartbracket.io, is a game-changer. If you're looking for a smarter way to fill out your brackets this March Madness, they've got you covered. Before you fill out your brackets, be sure to use Smartbracket.io. Available on the App Store and on the web. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:56:59

Must-Add Players from the Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire (March 18-24)

3/15/2024
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss news and notes before diving into waiver wire suggestions. They close out the show with DFS advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:47:37

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

3/14/2024
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? ----- Big shout-out to Supported Intelligence for supporting this podcast! Their AI tool, Smartbracket.io, is a game-changer. If you're looking for a smarter way to fill out your brackets this March Madness, they've got you covered. Before you fill out your brackets, be sure to use Smartbracket.io. Available on the App Store and on the web. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:01:05:29

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

3/13/2024
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? ----- Big shout-out to Supported Intelligence for supporting this podcast! Their AI tool, Smartbracket.io, is a game-changer. If you're looking for a smarter way to fill out your brackets this March Madness, they've got you covered. Before you fill out your brackets, be sure to use Smartbracket.io. Available on the App Store and on the web. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:50:44

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

3/12/2024
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:01:02:42

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

3/11/2024
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 ----- Big shout-out to Supported Intelligence for supporting this podcast! Their AI tool, Smartbracket.io, is a game-changer. If you're looking for a smarter way to fill out your brackets this March Madness, they've got you covered. Before you fill out your brackets, be sure to use Smartbracket.io. Available on the App Store and on the web. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:18

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Who to Add Amid League-Wide Injuries

3/8/2024
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news, including big league-wide injuries, before diving into waiver wire suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:43:03

KAT, LeBron, Mobley Injuries, Jalen Johnson, Making Sense of the Raptors, Sengun on a Tear + More

3/7/2024
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:58:40

Daily News & Notes, Late-Season Streams, Dynasty Tips + More

3/6/2024
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: Sengun’s huge night 11:50: Wembanyama’s immense fantasy upside 18:15: Jakob Poeltl injury + Raptors ROS 23:45: Brandon’s PrizePicks leans for tonight 25:10: Giannis questionable tonight 26:00: Jordan Poole on the rise? 27:55: Evan Mobley injured — Paul Reed vs. Dean Wade 31:00: Dealing with multiple key injuries 33:05: Chances the Bucks beat the Celtics in the playoffs 36:25: Reath vs. Reed vs. Drummond 38:30: More likely to be shut down — Simons or Cunningham? 40:35: Scoot vs. Keyonte 42:45: Nesmith for Wendell Carter? 44:20: Wiggins, Bogdanovic, Trey Murphy 45:50: Micic, Reath, Gafford 48:10: Advice for joining a keeper league Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:53:37

Wemby's Greatness, Nets' 5-Game Week, Bulls' Rally Back + Giannis Set to Miss Time?

3/5/2024
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 Donovan Mitchell out at least three games 20:35 Knicks 22:00 Daniel Gafford Mavs 24:00 Keyonte, Kessler, Collins 25:50 Miles McBride 26:20 Trey Murphy and Pelicans 28:15 Jordan Goodwin 30:45 Kobe statues 32:30 Josh Hart, Luka bets 34:50 Viewer questions 44:00 Manute Bol story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:50:37

Big Injury Updates, Next Year's First Round, Adds/Drops + Live Q&A

3/4/2024
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 Olynyk 33:40: Jabari Walker 35:40: Aaron Nesmith 37:00: Mark Williams, Julius Randle non-updates 38:10: Podziemski upside 41:25: Grayson Allen vs. Buddy Hield 43:10: Still holding Desmond Bane? 45:05: Norm Powell 46:45: Markkanen concerns 48:10: Micic vs. Mann? 50:10: Duop Reath 51:35: 2024-25 first round in fantasy -- who drops out? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:01:03:03

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Adds for Week 19 (2023-24)

3/1/2024
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:45:02