Alex, Shannon, and K-Train of RotoWire identify the best 10 waiver wire picks for Week 15 (Week of Monday, Jan 29th), analyze the latest news, debate DFS options, and end with an old-man rant.
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Welcome everybody to the award-winning Roa wire fantasy basketball podcast brought to you by Underdog fantasy and FanDuel it is Friday January 26 Alex barua here with Shannon mchan and Ken k train kites All Aboard we had the All-Star starters announced uh last night in the East Giannis embiid Tatum Lillard and
Halberton in the west LeBron that’s James joic KD Luca and SGA Shannon as is tradition is there anybody that you think was either snubbed or maybe you just would have preferred to see as an All-Star or one person that you think maybe doesn’t deserve to be
There yeah I I think in general all 10 all 10 starters uh definitely deserve uh the the the nomination uh I the only one I really have any qualms about is Lillard uh he’s having a fine year for Milwaukee and his first year is a buck
But there are two East guards yeah I I actually uh Donovan Mitchell would be my number one choice to to replace Lillard and then jayen Brunson so so one of those two guards I think would be more deserving than Dame Damen Lillard but solid collection probably you know
Arguably the 10 best players in the league or 10 of the 12 best players in the league in the starting lineup so it’s hard to really nitpick any of those options yeah I mean I’m a bucks fan I don’t I don’t hate the idea of either
Mitchell or um of Brunson being there I mean again Lillard’s been good just he’s Daman Lillard he’s only going to be so disappointing to an extent uh Ken you still hate this All-Star game I remember we used to we you and I did like a social media breakout one time where I’m
Like I love All-Star Weekend slam dunk contest sign me up you were like like no this is a joke it’s a joke no defense I don’t want anybody getting hurt I just I don’t even like to watch it it’s a good time to do chores around the
House it it definitely has become less and less watchable I will I will give you that like I just I almost feel like I have it on in the background at this point like I’m on my phone you know and um vacuuming I don’t care just get
Something done with this garbage is on the air yeah yeah uh okay well I’m I mean I’m still looking forward all-star weekend but uh mostly for the break for the lack of injury reporting exactly and hopefully we can get some good participants in the uh Slam Dunk
Contest I don’t even know if that’s been out have any none of those have been announced have they like three points slam dunk yeah we’ll see okay let’s go get some real basketball Ken yeah let’s go to New York where Spike Le’s Knicks blew out the Nuggets last night 122 to
84 MSG OG anobi with 26 points and six steals all Nick Starters Plus or better and point differential uh Nicks won this despite still being without Isaiah hartenstein again got Achilles issue so he’s missed two games and of course Robinson’s out for the year uh the Nuggets did have a day of rest but it was the end of a five
Game Road Trip and Denver did go three and two Alex and Shannon any reason for concern for the nuggets Um yes and no I mean they still can’t win Road games they’re 14 and 11 on the road um we always know they’re better at home there’s a championship hangover thing that makes me not as worried um where I think you know they they know they need to Coast this year compared to
Last year a little bit more at the same time to me this is almost more about the Micks like how good they’ve looked since OG Yang anobi got there oobi’s Point differential is still an absolutely insane plus 44 four per 100 possessions have never seen a number like that for
This long of a stretch um so I to me this is more about the Knicks yeah I I agree there um with with Denver I mean they they have 31 wins that’s the the second highest total in the Western Conference a game and a half behind Minnesota half a game behind the Thunder
I’m not really worried and the Nugget just had a big road win against Boston recently so you know they’re the only team I I believe that has Boston at home correct so it’s hard for me to really you know G give the nuggets any grief here um the Knicks have been outstanding
Since OG has joined the team you know it’s I actually expected OG’s line to be better as a Nick um compared to his time with with the Raptors this year um he’s doing he is overall doing a much better fantasy player um primarily because his his efficiency has increased he he’s
Gone from 49% to 51 from the floor 71% to 88.6 from the free throw line and then one 1.8 three-pointers down a little bit from what he had in Toronto but on the defensive end 1.8 Steals and 1.2 blocks for game as a Nick just crushing it for
The for New York I I really am surprised but he’s uh he’s kind of taken that lead hopefully he can keeps that up it’s only 13 games if he holds that value he’s like a top fantasy player yeah yeah Alex take us to Miami sir well I’m I’m going
To toss it to you pretty quickly because it was Boston that extinguished Miami uh 143 to 110 Heat 0 and2 since the Rosier trade but I’ll I’ll let you uh wax poetic about what you saw well I want Shannon’s take on the Scary Cherry Scary Terry trade to Miami
I’ll tell you what what saw that freaked me out was christops porzingis falling like a broken chair left the game early in an ugly fall he stepped on bam out of bio’s foot rolled his ankle but it would looked panicky at first but he did come
Back in his sweatsuit post game he said hey I could have played if we needed to uh but uh you know we had a big lead I’m sure those still give him the next game off but uh I got a little nervous about losing the unicorn but I think you know
If if you’ve got the unicorn on your fantasy team you’re used to these frequent one game misses probably another one coming but my goodness they blew out the heat in Miami which is good to see after last year’s Eastern Conference Finals yeah I mean this was one of the
Games where Boston actually went full strength right they’ve been resting guys taking turns with who with who has a seed on a given night uh but they had a full strength total roster available last night and they dominated Miami I am not you know I think the acquiring Terry
Roer was a great trade for Miami um you know they gave up Kyle Lowry’s contract and a first round pick scary Terry’s it’s gonna take some time he’s a ball dominating guard they already have so some players like that who need the ball in their hands Tyler herro and Jimmy
Butler even hakz to to an extent although he’s been out um but I I just think it adds this team it make one it makes their starting lineup better they’re Terry roier is a much better basketball player than Kyle Lowry at their respective stages of their careers
And it gives them more depth because now you have Josh Richardson Caleb Martin duckin Robinson maybe hawz we’ll see where once he’s healthy if he comes off the bench or if he replaces High Smith in the lineup in the starting lineup but it gives him a legit eight ninan depth
Rotation of very solid players so I like Miami and the move for Miami overall I just think it’s gonna take some time for the chemistry to build I’ll say this for the heat you know they’re on a five-game losing streak and hakz has been out out
For six games so he’s missed all five of those losses I think he’s a critical part of this heat rotation they should move hwz into the starting lineup in my opinion or at least make sure he’s getting plus 27 minutes a game I think there’s a good chance he starts over
High Smith want healthy yep um all right let’s go to Golden State last night the Kings beat the Warriors in a thriller Kings uh Kings 1 134 133 Harrison bars 39 points his second straight 30 plus Point scoring night and fantasy-wise uh Wiggins got the start
Again for the Warriors he went 174 and four in 31 minutes uh so Wiggins slowly earning legit minutes for the Warriors Shannon as I think you pointed out last week’s show uh but back to the Kings after a four game slide they’ve won two in a row
Is the arrow pointing up for Sacramento gentlemen um you know sort of I mean like they Barnes is he’ll have one of these games once in a while right he’ll score 39 and then he’ll score eight and then he’ll score 12 and then that’s how
It’ll go um seven threes last night so a little fortunate from behind the arc right yeah it’s I mean it’s helped that Kevin herder is playing better I mean that’s that’s a big part of it he was so bad throughout last stretch of the season for those who have been uh you
Know drafted him in fantasy but over the past five games he’s averaging 17 points um 50% from three that’ll help uh but that’s that’s big for them I think they should be a team probably looking to add at the trade deadline I don’t think what
They have is enough um but it may be tough to get there without giving up basically either all the picks they have or Keegan Murray their bench after monk gets thin yeah I highly doubt they would they would be interested in moving Keegan Murray at all Harrison Barnes I
Think I’m the only person who rostered Harrison bars in their DFS lineup last night and did not cash oh my God three 3 5% rostered on DraftKings 53 fantasy points had them in my forward spot and somehow did not cash you know even even I don’t know what’s going on guys but
Harrison Barnes is uh in Flo from downtown right now so we’ll see if it carries on for a third straight game uh Alex tell us about our good friends at under fantasy I will just as soon as I open back up the document that I accidentally
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Questions we’re getting a lot of Allstar chatter um we’ve answered everybody’s questions I mean apparently apparently what do we got here uh oh here’s one is Jabari Walker of your Portland Trailblazers a pickup now option thank you for the question James um clutch uh is he a pickup I mean look I
Think you know we talked about him on I think it was last week’s pod maybe yes uh briefly and Portland’s on a four game week he’s a very intriguing Prospect Portland is terrible I think they’re going to continue giving him minutes yeah yeah I agree with that
Assessment I you know he hasn’t like like you said we recommended him last week to that extent I think like 12 teamer deep 12 teamers 14 teamers I think he’s absolutely worth picking up uh in in 10 teamers it’s a little bit more complicated because his minutes are
Going to fluctuate a little bit I mean even if you look at his most recent starting stretch it’s six games in a row that he started and he’s bounc around he has 41 minutes one game 22 to the next 34 he’s had some decent games a couple double dou
Um but he’s not crushing it with like defensive stats he is hitting three-pointers you know over those the six game stretch of the starter 30 minutes 10.5 points 8.8 rebounds uh only only half a stock per game uh and 1.2 three-pointers percentages are okay 47%
And 75 um to me in in a 10 Team league if it’s a four game leag or something you want to stream him that might make sense uh for as long as he’s starting but I I think he’s more of a 12 team or 14 team
Target okay and one last uh one uh from our friend Maul s Grayson Allen or Scary Terry rest of season oh wow that’s not that’s not a question I would have really considered but I think it is I think it is I think it’s yeah it’s a legit question at this
Point so I I don’t know if we mentioned it from the Heat game uh Rosier in his first game nine points four rebounds five assists two steals in his second game he started uh seven points two rebounds three assists one steal took 11 shots in the first game 10 shot did not
Fit their off he didn’t he shot three of 10 mostly he doesn’t know their offense yet like it was a little clear he wasn’t sure what he was doing he was trying to create his own shot off the dribble which is what they need but it was like
Boston Boston has the two best defensive guards in the league and they proved it with a confused Rosier who wasn’t sure where he was supposed to be on the court all night I would rather have Rosier uh like like Ken alluded to I think he was trying to
Fit in the matchup wasn’t very good they also got smoked by Memphis uh the game before but Memphis very quietly playing pretty well lately um but yeah Rosier go ahead hey I’m going Scary Terry as well I mean we like Grays alen we’ve talked about him quite a bit this season
Multiple times on our waiver wire section he’s a good fit with Phoenix he’s producing well he’s providing fantasy value especially for like 12 leagues he’s a no-brainer to roster but scary Terry has more upside and that’s where I’m leaning you know I expect basically whatever production
Kyle Lowry had last the last season or two with Miami I expect Scary Terry to match maybe maybe a few less assists you know in 2122 Lowry averaged 7.5 assists per game I don’t think Scary Terry will get there but can he give you 12 13 points per game five assists a couple
Three-pointers yes I think you can and to me that overall values going to top what Grayson Allen uh provides all right one last question in Washington higher ceiling for balal kabali with the new head coach in place in Washington I would say maybe uh I look kabali is just not a polished offensive
Player um his three-point shot he’s been hitting them pretty well 38% from three pretty surprising given what he did and he wasn’t that good of a shooter overseas he’s also a 66 % free throw shooter um to to me a higher ceiling would probably come from like just
Playing more like playing like 35 minutes instead of like 26 minutes um maybe they trust him a little more offensively but as long as tyus Jones Jordan P Denny AIA Kyle kosma as long as these guys are around and handling the ball there’s just not that much usage
For kabali Shan an ugly 0 for five last night on 29 minutes a run minutes are there but yes they could kill you your percentages I I do think the upside is a little bit higher um just because he by default this team this team will move a
Couple pieces before the trade deadline um they you know it might not be uh Advia it might not be kusma kind of to be determined I highly doubt it’s fool uh but they will move a piece or two one of their one or two of their veteran pieces before the trade deadline that
Will open up more playing time for kulali um so I do think he has more upside rest of season than what we’ve seen so far and you know with the fact that he in the past week he has a four block game he has a three Steel game so
He could provide a lot of upside in the defensive category specifically all right and with that gentleman Alex take us to the waiver wire the waiver wire is here uh two regular picks and one long shot is how this works typically for us on the waiver wire show although I think a
Couple of us have some longer shots than usual um like I have two long shots um I think everybody else does close to as well I’m just going to jump right into it um Nick Richards of the Charlotte Hornets who is 33% rostered I was shocked um you know like a cartoon with
The eyes come out of the sockets uh that he was only 33% rostered uh I again how am I even recommending him he he had like seven okay games in a row like where he only averaged eight points on 60% shoting with like eight rebounds
And a block um he got hurt for four days I think everyone was like I don’t need this please add him uh Mark Williams is quote not close to returning um in Charlotte Hornet speak that means his career is over um as a starter for Nick Richards nine
Points nine boards 1.5 blocks 65% shooting 71% from the line not bad if you’re in a cat league and rostering centers hornets have four games next week this is a this you you just have to add him um yeah yeah I’m with I’m with you on that Nick Richards missed three games
But returned and had a great uh outing against Detroit one of his uh you know first 2010 game of the season yeah and great great yeah great percentages lately uh Ken who’s your wawire suggestion I’m gonna ride the Harrison Barnes roller coaster for a week uh hey
He’s having a terrible season but he’s exploded for 39 points Thursday had 30 had 32 points on Monday he seems really old but he’s only 31 King score 118.7 basically 119 points per game that ranks seventh in the association they’ve been picking up the pace lately uh Kings have four games next
Week so I’m in for a onewe stream of Harrison Barnes just to see if he keeps this heater going Ken I I just want to I want to let everybody know that um Ken is one of our sales guys at Ral wire and he started off his Harrison Barnes take
With hey this guy sucks uh but setting expectations early getting the negative out of the way I love it uh this is reg Wolf of Wall Street over here uh but no I think I think that’s fine Kat Barnes is one of those guys who
On four game weeks you add him off the waiver wire and if he’s gonna shoot 20 times a game just add the guy and see what happens yeah yeah you know they won the last two after losing four in a row maybe they’re just giving him a real old
Bright green light I’m willing to try it for a week absolutely uh Shannon my first recommendation of the week is a guy we talked about numerous times this year his roster percentage uh is trending up in a big way even in the past uh 12 hours about he’s gained about 10 Perc
Jonathan kaminga is now 60% rostered forward for the Golden State Warriors he has absolutely been thriving since uh moving back to the bench roll got Draymond Green back with this team now he over the past week kaminga is a top 10 player with averages of 25.6 points 6.2 rebounds 1.2 Steals and 1.8
Three-pointers he had a giant game against the Kings last night that’s like three Giant games in a row uh he’s absolutely worth rostering uh golden state does only have three games uh in the next week uh but I think you scoop up kaming and just ride him for as long as he stays
Hot yeah kaminga you know he complain to Steve cerry he’s like I I don’t know what I’m doing here I don’t know what my role is and he’s been pring pretty well since then I don’t know if if him and KR I sit down and it just it started
Working but and I don’t know if you if you mentioned this Shannon I’m sorry I was reading some some great comments we got like I added Scott Engel added Barnes last night knows he’ll cut him in two more games um kaminga 22 straight games with double digit points um on 59%
Shooting excellent so yeah definitely definitely think they could be showcasing Wiggins a little to move them before the deadline and get kaminga back in the starting lineup you know I I I’m kind of confused like I I I go back and forth on what I think Golden State’s
Gonna do because I don’t know if Wiggins is tradable I just I think he’s like a negative asset I think you have to actually dump him to somewhere in baseball you’d say we’ll take we’ll pay him 80% now take them rights yeah yeah right and it’s like part of the reason
There is cuz he’s bad so it’s like do you have to trade kaminga and then I so I don’t know but I know I know a team that would actually probably they have the C spat and throwing Moses Moody you should throw in Moody with him maybe that’s appealing you know Moody and
Wiggins yeah uh some picks yeah Detroit Pistons we’ll see second rounders to the Pistons yeah they take a shot on themap eventually speaking of taking a shot John conar of the Memphis Grizzlies uh I wanted to recommend Luke Canard but I’m pretty sure I recommended him last
Week he’s only yeah he’s only 33% rostered Canard is 4% rostered Kar is so this is pretty much a deep League suggestion he’s coming off an 11 10 two assists one rebound excuse me one steal one block double double the game before that he had five blocks the game before
That he had six assists past four games for khar 66 and four with 2.5 stocks I don’t know why he San Le dmbe Matumbo despite being and I double checked this 6 fo5 210 pounds uh the Grizzlies have four games this week that is a huge huge
Portion of this if you are in a 16 Team league he is addable because there is four games and he’s shown stuff lately someone must legally play for the Memphis Grizzlies yes they need the roster they need to put five players on the court um and Again Luke Canard is
The preferred ad by recommend them last week so if deep League Kar well as long as we’re talking Allstar snubs Vince Williams come on you got to get him on there Vince Williams I do love me some Vince Williams though but what if if you only listen to Fantasy
Basketball podcast and consume no other basketball you would think Vince Williams is averaging like 25 a game um I’m G to bring up our cover guy who frankly is probably not available in your league but make sure brand andon Miller of your Charlotte Hornets is not
Available on the waiver wire you got to check on Wednesday morning he was available in 50% of leagues he then shot up to 69% rostered on Thursday afternoon when I checked Friday morning it’s up to 70% rosters but Miller is on fire he’s getting big scoring opportunities with
Scary Terry now in Miami this team’s building around ball Miller and Mark Williams if he ever is able to walk again um just make sure Miller’s not available spend that Fab if you’re in a weekly uh budget free agent bidding League over the last seven days he’s a top 25 player
He’s lighting it up and he’s finally getting stocks kind of a weird it’s it’s the opposite of the rookie wall we’re seeing a late blossoming of Brandon Miller as they’re giving him a lot of shots in Charlotte and I think Ball’s making his life a little easier having a
Legit point guard versus maybe more a little scattered uh Rosier makes things easier for a traditional Wing like Miller yeah with Gordon Hayward out uh Scary Terry out of town yeah you know basically makes Miller the the number two or number three scoring option for Charlotte in most games you know
Depending on if if Bridges is is lighting it up that game and bridges might not be long for Charlotte so yeah you know Miller Miller’s value should only go up from here over the past week uh top 25 player yeah here’s his four game stats 20 over 24 points 6 and a
Half boards almost three assists and 1.3 stocks with fabulous percentages the percentages is the Shocker he couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn first half of the season but the last four games he’s been hitting 57% ball probably deserves some of the credit for that um Shannon who’s your second pick you’re
Bringing back a pod favorite yeah Gunner from Phoenix Sam Merill guard 24% rostered top 60 player over the past week just crushing it from downtown 5.7 threes per game three rebounds three assists 18.7 points uh over the past two games Cleveland has four games next week
We know what Sam Merill is those 5.7 three-pointers seem like it’s an inflated number uh but he’s you know he’s shooting his normal click he’s right around 50% over that stretch he’s just a volume three-point guy he’s going to get tons of looks from downtown you know over the past three games 12
Attempts per game on 47% shooting that’s that’s not unsustainable from a guy like like Merill I you know I don’t think there’s much value outside of that three-pointer and it’s gonna come and go um but right now he fits the need for Cleveland if you’re in the market for
Sam Merill Luke Canard same type of players similar value I think I I think I prefer Canard a little bit more because his role with that battered Memphis team is a little bit more secure um but Merl’s that next option for you the Garland news Alex you got any update
On Darius Garland coming back from that broken jaw soon I um yeah it’s supposed to be soon I mean I at the end of this month it was like the original date but it sounds like um again it’s one of those things where it’s like if you have
A broken jaw it’s hard to eat you can’t condition uh pain as a thing so I I won’t be surprised if the if the injury drags on maybe a little bit longer than than was hoped just it’s a pretty serious injury so the current current stance is he was cleared for basketball
Activity around January 19th ruled out of the four game Road Trip that Cleveland was on at the time um they’re gonna return to home January 29th against the Clippers so we’re looking at Monday night um he could return as soon as next week but do they also I they
Don’t even need to rush him back they don’t lose any more so like Jared Allen has been awesome lately uh down low without Mo anyway we digress uh whose turn is it for a pick here think it’s my turn I think you got a second long shot
Don’t you Alex I do sorry I was looking up Brandon Miller stats I was like how is he Brandon Miller hasn’t missed a shot at The Rim in the past four games by the way 12 of 12 um and getting to the foul line IO Doon move the Chicago
Bulls someone I almost swore I would never recommend again um but uh this is how this is how this works Zack lavine’s out for another week so you’re fairly safe there dunu finally showing some aggression scoring the basketball um uh 15 points on 6050 94 shooting yes that
Will come down uh but he’s taken at least two free throws in every game which is for him a massive accomplishment um also three assists two and half boards 1.7 stocks uh this is partially a recommendation because you have the trade deadline coming up and you know
LaVine D rozan all these guys are they’re on the Block they’re in The Ether and so dumu is playing well his teammates could get traded you never know worth exploring uh bulls with three games so it’s not necessarily like a must ad in 12 you know it like it
Doesn’t have to be a main priority in 12 teamers uh but it is one of only eight teams with three games this week as a heads up interesting I was tempted by dunu but the three games scared me off so I went really boring with the Italian Stallion Simone
Fio playing for Utah still starting at small Ford for those guys Utah has four games next week look he’s not particularly good in any one facet of the game but he’s kind of a poor man’s Kelly olenic doing okay everywhere two uh last four games he’s scored in double
Digits in E of those four games he’s averaged 12 and a half points almost six rebounds almost three triples uh over two assists while shooting 56% from the field uh the volume is never going to be there for fonio but again consistent in almost every category and the Jazz have
Four games next week only roster 13% of leaks I’m I’m two for two betting on fonio over three-pointers bet so I’m absolutely with you Ken he’s a monster making you Benjamins yes uh Shannon let’s go to your your long shot yeah my long shot we’re gonna go with
Another rookie uh amen Thompson um I I just can’t get over my infatuation with both of the twins I think they’re fantastic their stock upside just intrigues me to No End Amen for for the Rockets is rostered 20% of of leagues right now he’s he’s been a top 100
Player over the past week which did include one spot start when Freddy van fleet was was uh rested for a game over the past six games Thompson is averaging 9.2 points 6.5 rebounds 2.2 assists and 2.1 stocks um in that one spot start as well we really saw everything he could
Do 15 points 14 rebounds five assists one steel um did it was 0 for two from down to like his brother he’s still trying to find that long range stroke uh but he is an across theboard contributor when he gets the minutes he is now firmly a part of the Rockets rotation
And this Rockets team is somewhat you know tumbling down the standings they’re three and seven over their past 10 I would not be surprised if especially if they keep losing if they move a veteran or two and free up minutes for some of their young young guys including
Thompson for the stretch run they should absolutely do that um all right guys let’s end with any drop suggestions I’m gonna throw out cam Johnson Nets only have three games next week one of eight teams with only three games and he’s averaging nine points a contest over his
Last seven games ah that that looked like a fabulous trade for the Nets last year but um it’s not really working out as well so I think cam Johnson’s very droppable you guys have any other drops cam Cam’s a hold for me in 12 and 14 teamers 10 teamers absolutely I think
He’s worth there there’s better streaming options available yeah I don’t I yeah we got asked about cam Johnson on on Nick and I and I was like yeah 10 te points League I’m you don’t have to drop him you can it’s kind of borderline but I I got one for you Josh
Giddy oh yeah yeah well yeah yeah I mean I I he was on my bust list going into the season he just doesn’t fit that offense as well need a more of a pure shooter in that spot uh he drives too much and he doesn’t get fouled when he
Drives the hoop I’ll say if you’re at points leagues um points based leagues I like him quite a bit more um yeah you know he he does worry me with some of his efficiency and over the past three games for instance only shooting 40% from the floor and 50% from the free
Throw line here’s here’s other drop candidate all the others on the Mavericks the Mavs have three points uh three games next week who’s been playing well outside of their star guards has wildly oscillated uh week to week so I think if you have one of the others on
The Mavs you can drop them all right with that I think it’s time to uh hear from our good friends at FanDuel yes FanDuel who sponsors our Friday NBA DFS chat which will be coming up later in the show but let’s talk NFL playoffs hey you can tackle millions and prizes all
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Fanduel.com to start playing for huge cash prices today and with that Gentlemen please take it away for the FanDuel Friday DFS segment there are eight games today the highest over unders are Dallas at Atlanta although there are some injuries in that game 244 and a half we also have
Phoenix at Indiana 243 and a half was kind of surprised to see Phoenix only favored by four and a half they’ve been cooking lately uh but as I mentioned in Dallas and Atlanta kri Irving questionable for this game Trey young Clint capella both questionable for this
Game uh so little hard to evaluate right off the top but we have a decent string of games where there are seemingly no injuries actually it’s a a fairly light slate right now in terms of questionable and doubtful and probable guys um so on this slate changan where are you turning
First yeah I mean the first game of interest is going to be that top over under with Dallas and Atlanta and the Trey young and capella news are you know they Loom heavy over our heads when we’re making these roster decisions because each player has like an obvious
Alternative that you’re going to turn to for DFS you jonte Murray at point guard um also bogdanovich you know both of those players see a nice bump when Trey young sits uh and then capella if he’s out obviously we go with okong Wu he he would be one of my absolute favorite
Plays um he is 6,100 on FanDuel pretty expensive um given his his role coming off the bench but if okang Wu starts for capella I think he’s still worth that and then on DraftKings oku is considerably more affordable 4600 uh I will say uh a couple guys I
Like right off the bat we have this we have this Cleveland Milwaukee um rematch uh which I’m I’m fairly interested in and Jared Allen had a a very big game against Milwaukee uh in the previous game 21 points 12 boards five assists they going to have a block though though
But took 19 shots that’s massive he’s 8,300 right now on FanDuel look at 8,300 his ceiling isn’t like Skyhigh he’s not gonna have like a 90 Fantasy Point game right obviously but he’s I don’t think he’s gonna let you down at that price I mean the last time he was
Under like under 35 fantasy points was December 21st so I think it’s a really great floor play um especially if you’re in a in a cash lineup um I think that’s a decent option anything else Shannon yeah I mean one one other uh nugget to point out with
Jar Allen is the fact that Tristan Thompson was suspended for 25 games he’s on steroids hey this that explains it all right now we know why he was still in the NBA’s like no wonder the guy went off on me he’s all loopy on the RS but you know Tristan Thompson was
Surprisingly seen significant minutes off the bench as the backup center playing 16 minutes over his most uh recent nine games so Jared Allen could see his minutes increase significantly that wasn’t the case in the first game without Thompson out against the Bucks uh Alan Allen only played 32 minutes but
There are going to be nights where he needs to play 40 minutes depending on how uh how the just the flow of the games rolling and how competitive it is so I do like Allen as an option tonight a couple other guys uh we should note in this Toronto Clippers game uh
Toronto’s at home but Clippers are favored by seven and a half and that is because not only is yakob purle out but Emanuel quickley is also out so you know gut feeling for me I think decent options are like RJ Barrett Dennis schrudder as value plays the same at the
Same time RJ Barrett is probably going to to be checked by Paul George or kawh Leonard for a decent chunk of the game or Terence man so I would be a little bit worried about that I would almost just prefer Dennis shuder at 5900 but to
Me at this again I don’t feel like 5900 is a is like a steal for Dennis shuder you know I don’t feel like I’m slotting him my my lineup and getting almost guaranteed value now even before they acquired quickly shuder was oftentimes in that $6,000 range um so I agree he is
A a better value um on DraftKings than he is FanDuel for tonight’s slate uh 5200 for schruder on DraftKings I like him considerably more at 5200 than 59 on FanDuel but I think if he’s a if he’s announced as a starter he is in play um another Guard from a different game that
I like quite a bit right in that same range 5400 for Marquel folz on FanDuel uh you know he is back in the starting line Up played 29 minutes in his most recent game for Orlando feel like we’re we’re getting there to the point where he’s going to be playing 30
Minutes or or maybe top 30 minutes on a more regular basis and with that will come fantasy production that game is interesting Memphis Sixpoint underdogs I’m not going to say I would take Memphis the Sixpoint underdogs at home but I would think about it um super low over under on that
Game though two 12 just gonna say 12 under what is this 1992 yeah that game’s gonna that game’s going to be a grind um we also have H Pelicans at the Thunder I’m intrigued by Zion Williamson at 7900 on FanDuel um he weighs just as much as Chad holgren and Jaylen Williams
Combined in the front court so there could be some bully ball going on there Zion’s kind of having a weird season like you had 11 assists the last game out then you’ll have like no rebounds then you’ll have 10 rebounds and back and forth Terri terrible the rebound
Terrible he’s he’s a walking 30 to 35 fantasy points and he’s a 7,900 I think a fairly good matchup for him so I would I would be looking into that yeah sub $8,000 Zion’s always intriguing you know like you said walking 35 to 40 fantasy
Points and he can pop off and have a 50 plus Point ATI and that’s happened this season and in past year so I do I do like Zion as well uh before we wrap this up Shannon any any parting thoughts on uh roster game construction anything
Like that yeah keep an eye on Kyrie Irving’s status if he’s ruled out I like Tim Hardaway quite a bit more on both uh FanDuel and DraftKings um Chris Middleton on DraftKings 6,300 I I’m honestly confused by his salary it’s gone down from uh 74 to 66 to
6300 over the past three games and he’s crushing it he had 36 points uh 42 fantasy points against Cleveland just a couple nights ago I I think with this team where he’s at one his minutes you know’s he’s routinely playing over 30 minutes now he’s not uh he’s not being
Held in check anymore because of some kind of minutes limit uh this is a team that has a new coach rotations probably tweaked a little bit and I think that’s going to work to Middleton’s Advantage because they’re just going to try to get the best seed possible in the Eastern
Conference so 6,300 Chris Middleton he’s my he’s my best value for this slate I lik I liked Giannis joking about Middleton dunking the ball when he was trying to avoid talking about coaching changes yeah Middleton when he’s healthy for buck fans he’s like he’s like a comfort object he’s like a stuffed
Animal it’s like I can just I’m watching it’s like oh yeah Middleton turn around Fade Away Great oh Corner three great nice dime to Giannis great 25 and five perfect and DFS it can be be the same as well when he’s when he’s healthy um good like cash game uh building block but
Enough for us Ken um it’s time for your old man rant AR Miami’s Heat culture is stupid on their alternate Court design each key area has the text quote hardest workking best conditioned most professional unself selfish toughest meanest nastiest team in the NBA unquote you know if you
Have to say it then it isn’t true this squad’s 24 and 21 they just let the Celtics shoot 64% from the field Thursday night in Miami Luke cornette yes Luke cornette put 12 points on them and have you seen this crowd their dark leather Tans trophy wives and excessive jewelry
I’ve never seen so many Donatella Versace at a sports event actions speak louder than words Miami ah yeah U putting that cord out with the jerseys and then like getting smoked that’s that’s tough that’s yeah that’s horrible uh it’s like slapping the floor on defense then getting like dunked on
Immediately basically if you have to say it it isn’t true uh I think we avoided any mispronounce names in this podcast nothing egregious obviously um so I think uh I think we can wrap this up thank you everybody thank you to the the live listeners the the the Chatters the
Chatters helping other Chatters out that’s very nice um thank you Shannon answering questions or doing email Shannon’s probably doing his real job right now uh thank you everybody again for joining us on the road of wire fantasy basketball podcast and as always apologies to our sponsors Underdog
Fantasy and FanDuel Ken take us out of here let’s go back to New York where Julius Randall was really excited about Thursday night’s big win over the Nuggets Randall said quote I’m not going to lie to you bro it’s regular season I could care less I like the fact that we won first
And foremost you don’t want to be on that end but we’re building the right habits for me it only matters in April end quote attention passengers this three car fantasy train wreck has hit the end of the line
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Would you drop Bagley for Aldama or Wiggins?