Fantasy Benchwarmers

Robert Williams III ends his stellar fantasy season with a meniscus tear while Evan Mobley went down with an ankle injury and is in danger of also ending his fantasy season early for managers still playing. Not the way we really want to end the season as these big men were most likely crucial players to managers' fantasy playoff runs.  The semi good news could be the possible return of Anthon...

It's judgement day and as with our weekly playoff judgement day, stories are plenty. Today was no different and this one is probably something that commish Eric will remember for a long time. For week 23, Lebron James injured his ankle during today's game and the words during his presser did not sound good. He could miss time, and that could be big for his owners, but this is Lebron James and the...

Just a quick one today, we take a look into commish's Champions' League matchup and also discuss some players you can pickup depending on the category you would need for tomorrow's judgement day. Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Faceboo...

I know we still have 2 more days of week 22 and we don't want to get too ahead of ourselves, but, no better time to give you guys some heads up on what week 23 schedule looks like. Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www....

We were surprised! We have to admit, we thought Chris Paul will be back later this week or in week 23. But I guess he was ready and boy, he did not miss a beat! CP3 was classic CP3 as he and Devin Booker led the Phoenix Suns in clinching the best record in the NBA and home court advantage throughout the playoffs. Booker, to the dismay of commish Eric, exploded with a complete fantasy line and the...

It's been a pretty disappointing season for De'Aaron Fox and from the way it looks the ending might not be as good. With Fox ailing from an injured hand and the Sacramento Kings playing for nothing, will we still see Fox play? Lots of rest already propping up, so I took some time to complain about the Daily-Tomorrow format we have in one of our oldest league and how that setting is just messing up...

Biggest news in today's fantasy radar is the possibility of Chris Paul coming back. If this were the regular season, it's a no brainer - he is an add. But this is a playoffs and one move for a player who is not sure to play yet could be a risk. So is he worth a move? One of the players that could probably be a top 5 stash that did not pan out as expected is Alperen Sengun. But if you picked him up...

Judgement day has always been exciting, but playoff judgement day is on a whole different level. The games become exciting even if they're a blowout, lots of unexpected heroes and even more annoying stat lines. Today was no different. I even thought I can pull off the greatest comeback in my fantasy basketball life! Waking up at 3am of the morning to check how some of your players are doing and no...

Alright, hope we make it as you make your last moves on judgement day of week 21! We discuss some players to keep an eye on depending on some questionable players.  Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.co...

As we head into the week 22 playoff week, we look into the schedule and some strategies on how to stream smartly.  Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fantasybenchwarmers Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyBenchwarmers Join our community - NBA Fan...

As of this writing, Steph Curry's fantasy season looks to be over as his sprained food could cost him 3-4 weeks. But we talk about some non-fantasy stuff in this quickie on whether that was a dirty play by Marcus Smart or not. We all know the players to benefit here fantasy-wise: Jordan Poole, maybe Klay Thompson.  Aside from the buy players we have, we also did some chatter about the Los Ang...

Wow! Kyrie had 41 I think in one half, and then he ended up with 60 points. Which brings me to the question, with Kyrie giving some first round type numbers whenever he plays, was he worth the season long stash and being the road warrior for you team? On the other hand, we have one player who was drafted early to mid second round, who probably has missed a ton of games that I am now annoyed and wo...

What a way to start week 21! Lots of great performances that was led by Karl Anthony-Towns who dropped 60 versus the San Antonio Spurs! This performance came a day too late as my KAT teams got eliminated yesterday and today I am against commish's team that has him and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Yeah, he is still playing, while others have rested)! Now commish has a nice headstart to our Champions Le...

Today was a crazy judgement day. There were some losers that may have caused you your matchups but there were a lot of winners as well that would've made a big difference if you decided to stream them. Imagine, Markelle Fultz today had 11 assists and 3 steals. Duane Washington in back to back games scored a total of 41 points and around 7 threes. Jose Alvarado probably had the streamer line of the...

We recorded an early quickie to help you stream for tomorrow's judgement day. We share more playoff stories and talk about some players to stream for tomorrow and the categories they may help you with. Not a long episode so you can get on and add your players. BUT be wary also of rests that are no longer an end of season kind of thing and more of a "when the coach feels like it" situation. Catch u...

Saying that Russell Westbrook is not having a good year could probably be an understatement. He has been nowhere close to that triple double machine that you wouldn't mind losing the efficiency categories for this season. So now comes the playoffs, is he still a helpful piece to your team or does he do more harm than good? We talk about some drop players for the playoffs and some borderline ones p...

With the OKC Thunder ruling Lu Dort out for the remainder of the season, is it time for more POKU?! Aleksej Pokusevski has been playing well actually and he has been rostered in pretty much at a high percentage of fantasy teams. He is a great per-minute stat producer and heck he could end up the guy to own than maybe Alperen Sengun? With the news of Alex Caruso possibly coming back a week or two f...

We've gotten several questions about Derrick White. Is he a drop or a hold? We answer that in today's quickie. This pretty much depends on whether you are in the playoffs or still in your regular season. This week's schedule though for Boston will not be good. We share some streaming options and more tips on what to do when you feel your team is the underdog in your playoff matchup. Plus congratul...

I haven't seen anyone who came close to the consistent production Nikola Jokic has given his fantasy manager. Today he just had a monster line! Every challenger to his fantasy MVP throne has their flaws - James Harden has not been as consistent, Steph Curry has had some really forgettable games from time to time, Joel Embiid can't pass as well as Jokic. It's looking clear that the Joker is the und...

Rests are all over the NBA today and this could prove crucial during playoffs. James Harden sat out today's game and then to kickoff week 20, Steph Curry will be resting. I guess that's just how head-to-head play works and somehow, if you're an underdog as a lower seeded team, this helps balance out some of the top seeds. Having said that, it is annoying and frustrating especially when stars like...

This one is going to be really close. Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley will most likely be the three rookies vying for the rookie of the year - both in fantasy and in real life. All three has had their own good run of really good games spread throughout the whole season. Who do you think leads this race so far? OG Anunoby will be out for at least two weeks, possibly capping off a di...

I have a lot of Jimmy Butler stocks out there and lately he has not given me the Jimmy Buckets we all love - across the board contribution and elite steal rate. Is this something we should be worried about approaching the fantasy playoffs? Another player also struggling to get back into his early season form is Lamelo Ball. It looks like the nice assists numbers have gone down as everyone around h...

So I'm a bit worried about Darius Garland and his back injury. He is said to be day-to-day, so he might just surprise us one day that he'll play. Still this looks like it will linger through the rest of the season and that is what worries me. He might miss important games within our fantasy playoffs. Let's just hope that he gets back to playing sooner than later. Cam Payne is set to return and fil...

Aside from the crazy dunks and shots Ja Morant displayed today, he also filled up the scoring column with 52 points on 73% shooting! The free throws weren't particularly good but Morant's performance will surely get his managers excited as week 19 playoffs kick off! This brought us back to yesterday's discussion, all things considered who would you rather have come fantasy playoffs - Ja Morant or...

It's fantasy playoff time! In today's quickie we talk about some injured players worthy of stashing. Who are some of the streaming options you could pickup and we rank some of the centers worth an add. We also discuss the EmBeard era that I'm sure is exciting the James Harden and Joel Embiid owners. Plus another Steph Curry discussion - not really a rant, but more of what type of an asset can he b...