Fantasy Benchwarmers

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 f...

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 Wen...

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...

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, b...

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 remain...

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 valu...

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...

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...

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...

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 an...

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 tr...

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 a...

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 man...

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...

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...

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 re...

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. You can also catch the Daily Fantasy Quickie on these platforms: Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3q1MWeR Spotify: https://...

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 G...

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 involve...

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 pl...

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 dou...

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 h...

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 cons...

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 a...

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...