Fantasy Benchwarmers

As we continue to focus on the Ben Simmons saga, Joel Embiid continues to crush the stat sheet with ridiculous numbers! The more important thing - no GTDs, no threat of missing games. All signs point to Embiid being healthy and at his peak! Should we trust The Process? One popular add today has been Kawhi Leonard after Nic Batum said that he is hoping both Kawhi and PG13 could be back on the court...

Daryl Morey said they're willing to keep the status quo for the Philadelphia 76ers and keep Ben Simmons until after the season. Not really the news owners of Ben Simmons would like to hear. But nothing is set in stone and the trade deadline is just a couple of weeks away, I'm sure a lot of managers have been wondering on whether Simmons is still worth holding onto after hearing what Morey said. So...

There you have it! This is probably the best Kyrie we'll see all season long. A nice 4-game stretch on the road had Kyrie owners feeling good about their road warrior. In week 15, Kyrie will play just one game before the Nets set out on the road for another four games. So for Kyrie owners, is it worth it? On the flipside, Steph Curry had another judgement day stinker. This was probably the worst....

The script on Malcolm Brogdon's future this season is not looking like it will have a happy ending. Bothered by an achilles injury, Brogdon has attempted to play several times but it seems like he could not get comfortable enough to play through it. Most likely this will really linger and it is looking like the yearly trend for Brogdon continues. We also looked into some of the solid center plays...

This is what we've all been waiting for - Goga Time! He was actually having a great fantasy line and then he went too wild and got himself ejected. That short-lived what could've been a nice monster line. Well, at least those who picked him got some decent production from him. We also got a good look at Isaiah Jackson - someone we have to keep an eye on as Indiana could be very active in moving pi...

Russell Westbrook is a perennial all-star and a former MVP known for being a triple double machine. In fantasy basketball, well, he is probably one of the more annoying players to own. We already know the flaws in his fantasy game, but with decent scoring, and elite rebounds and assists stats, we give him a pass. Now though, man! His stats are close to another member of the all-inefficient team -...

It's a quiet day of basketball with just two NBA games on the slate. The chatter though outside the basketball court, particularly on some injured players has been noisier. And the news weren't really all that good. Paul George for one is set to miss a few more weeks, that's not even the worst part. It is also possible he misses the rest of the season if his elbow would require surgery. Something...

One of the most talked about topic today in the fantasy world is Omer Yurtseven. He went from averaging a double double the past few weeks to a DNP-CD on the first game back of Bam Adebayo. So what now? Do we drop or is this just a "rest" game? He played too well to just get 0 minutes, so I think owners should give him a game more to see if he is indeed a drop.  Another center problem is Dani...

Alright won't describe this episode too much as I try to get this up before the early games today. But we discuss Kevin Durant, Myles Turner, Deandre Ayton, Isaiah Stewart, Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga and a bunch more. Plus a Damian Lillard trade in one league. Catch us in any of these podcast platforms! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/FBWonApplePodcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/FBWonSpotify Anch...

We're back! Finally! The past 2 weeks have been rough from they "busy" standpoint. Thankfully all is well now and all your well wishes are truly appreciated! Now let's get back to fantasy basketball! We catch up on some stuff we missed out the past couple of weeks starting with Damian Lillard and Paul George. We then look into Kevin Durant's knee sprain, Steph Curry's sore hand and Zach Lavine's k...

I don't know how many times we've said "Jimmy Butler down again." as our pod title, but yeah he is down again and this one didn't look good. We'll wait for official diagnosis and timeline but don't expect too much good news about it. Butler could end up being one of the more disappointing fantasy player this season just because he could not get himself healthy enough to string some good games.&nbs...

Did Jaylen Brown hear our complaints? That's just us feeling like Jaylen cares about our complaints, but really it's nice to see Brown give some great performances without Jayson Tatum. Now the question for fantasy managers - do you trade him and sell high? Commish thinks you should. Though I did not really voice out my take I'm a 50/50 on this. What do you think? With these COVID situation a lot...

COVID news in the NBA is getting a bit boring these days. So news like Kevin Porter Jr. walking out on his team at halftime or Christian Wood refusing to play the second half of their game is welcome drama fans would love to see. Okay, maybe not all fans, but I certainly will be following this story. Fantasy-wise, a possible shake up with Wood being traded could be the distraction we would need fr...

Happy 2022 to everyone! First Daily Fantasy Quickie of the new year! Allow me to wish everyone a great 2022 ahead not just in fantasy basketball but in real life too! In this quickie commish and I discuss Chris Paul's seemingly "ok" season. Should we be worried that he seems to just be cruising along? The numbers have been good, but maybe we were just spoiled by CP3 for years that owners tend to l...

All we want to say as we conclude 2021 is Thank you! Thanks to those who religiously listen to us everyday and even to those who listen occasionally! Thanks to everyone who joined the leagues and to those who continually participate in the discussions on our Facebook group! Thanks to those who have supported the podcast, the page and the group this year! 2021 has been fun for FBW! Lots of breakthr...

No one beats Fathertime in the NBA. But of course that time is different for every player, and for Lebron James that time could still be far from now. Still playing at an elite level at age 37 (just turned 37 today), it seems like managers who picked him had a steal! James is carrying the Lakers without AD and that means more counting stats for him and his owners. Can he keep this up throughout th...

WARNING: This is a Steph Curry rant episode AGAIN! As good as Curry is both in fantasy and real life, stinkers like this makes it really annoying and if you listen to the pod regularly, you know how frustrated I am on the timing of Curry's bad games. So yeah, this is the regular Curry rant by yours truly. Anyway, Ricky Rubio on a game where he is playing his best, he ended the game in one of the w...

Now this gets interesting. The NBA followed the NFL's path and shortened their health and safety protocols to just 6 days (assuming the player meets all the necessary requirements to get out of protocol). Commish and I discuss some fantasy implications of this change and how it can impact selecting players to stream. This also helps some players who are in the protocols and allow them to return so...

At this point, there's really no certainty about any of our buy players. As soon as you add them, they'll get into protocols. Safe to assume at the end of this season, it's looking like everyone in the NBA will be entering health and safety protocols at least once. So who's next? Well, commish and I had some fun and just threw out some names who we feel will be next in line in the health and safet...

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you guys had a good holiday weekend! We're back to our daily quickies after a couple of days off spending time with family and friends. We kick off this Christmas quickie with some bad news as Paul George will be out due to an elbow injury making the Los Angeles Clippers a very intriguing team to find some interesting fantasy gems. Luke Kennard, Terance Mann will def...

I get it, it's frustrating! But since it's the holiday season, there's no reason to be sad or annoyed. So let's have a bit more fun. Lots of laugh in this episode just because that's all we can do at this point, laugh it off! Instead of calling it our Buy List, let's now call it the "who's next on the COVID list" since every time we do talk about some players we can add, they get into the health a...

After a very rocky start to the season, Damian Lillard seems to have found a nice groove since CJ McCollum got injured. Is it safe to say that Dame is back to his first round ways? Are you still worried and looking to trade him or will you just keep him? I don't own any Lillard in any of my teams but commish weighs in on Dame. Just when we thought the outbreak of COVID slowed down, well today it w...

A little quieter on the COVID front today and let's hope it stays this way moving forward so we can talk more fantasy and worry less about injuries and health and safety protocols.  Do you still hold Kyrie Irving? What do you think is his value in the trade market?  We all know Joel Embiid is a fantasy stud and he put on his best performance of the season today. The only thing that stops...

The COVID woes of fantasy managers continue. This time 3 games were postponed on judgement day! This frustration has brought up some discussions in some leagues on whether to add another IL+ slot. We discuss this anew and the COVID situations of some teams. There were more COVID cases today and the biggest fish was Trae Young. It looks like this will go on until pretty much everyone gets it. Hopef...

Well, Thibs seem to have no choice as he finally got Kemba Walker back in the rotation after Miles Mcbride got himself into health and safety protocols. Walker played probably his best game as a Knick, so will he keep his spot for good? Or is this just temporary? Anthony Davis owners got a not so good news as Davis will miss at least 4 weeks with an MCL sprain. I have a couple of Davis stocks and...