Old Man Squad Fantasy Basketball

A fairly balanced week two is here, and we've got all the best teams to target, the one to avoid, injury updates on anyone inside the top-200, and weekly lineup decisions aplenty! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we do. https://www.patreon.com/cw/oldmansquad SIGN UP FOR A FREE ACCOUNT...

Matty G returns with The Take and breaks down 30+ players who’ve caught his eye to start the season! From breakout stars to sneaky buy-low options, it’s a deep dive across every team. Joining him is his lifelong mate (and fierce fantasy rival) Nate from their friends-and-family league, as they trade banter, make bold calls, and give early-season insights you won’t want to miss. Watch, comment on y...

The waiver wire is already feeling the burn, and here are 10 names that are being ADDED more than anyone else across fantasy basketball. How much does Dan like them? The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we do. https://www.patreon.com/cw/oldmansquad SIGN UP FOR A FREE ACCOUNT WITH THE BEST...

24 of 30 teams play on Friday, but that ain't enough for our appetites! Let's take a look at ALL 30 teams set to play over the weekend and what adds we could make, what stories to watch for, and what events need to take place for us to take ACTION on our rosters! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't chan...

Weekly review show time! The long offseason nightmare is over, and we are at last back with our BIG LIST of adds, drops, holds, injury replacements, watch list guys, worries and more! Today, we cover all the stuff from the season's first three days! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we...

It's only been one game so we need to be careful, but in this show we think we've found 8 possible names that can be acquired or sold at a small profit. Let's take the overreactions (or panic) of others and turn it into gain! PLAYERS COVERED: Kevin Durant Jarrett Allen Jalen Duren Kawhi Leonard Cooper Flagg Dereck Lively II Alperen Sengun VJ Edgecombe The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 a...

Victor Wembanyama is ready to toy with the league, VJ Edgecombe had a world-beating rookie debut, and dozens of big lines gave us pickups aplenty off the first BIG Wednesday of the NBA season! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we do. https://www.patreon.com/cw/oldmansquad SIGN UP FOR A...

One last preseason show and then it's basketball time! Dan goes LIGHTNING round edition on over 150 names, giving the players he likes, loves, and hates across the first 12-13 rounds of fantasy basketball drafts! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we do. https://www.patreon.com/cw/oldma...

How about we look at ALL 24 teams playing on Wednesday night and give you the most important fantasy A/B decisions that could come out of it? How about yes! It's speed-mode podcasting, but we're going to cover every player of interest and what could go right or wrong for them tonight... and what that means for your roster and waiver wire! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't ge...

Only 4 teams played on Opening Night but the opportunity for overreaction is huge! Matt Lawson joins the show to break down what's real and what's not, covering almost every player that even so much as touched the court on Tuesday. PLAYERS COVERED: Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, Kevin Durant, Tari Eason, Reed Sheppard, Jabari Smith Jr, Steven Adams, Cason Wallace, Chet Holmgren, Deandre Ayton, Jon...

Woohoo! It's hoops time! Let's look at the best and worst team schedules for week one, including back-to-backs, quality days, when to add and drop and how to use streaming strategy in the early season! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we do. https://www.patreon.com/cw/oldmansquad SIGN...

Who did Dan ACTUALLY draft after all his prep? Let's review 4 of Dan's main leagues, including some head-to-head, some roto, and strategy for both that extends beyond just the 80 minutes it took to assemble those squads. The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we do. https://www.patreon.com/...

One final time: here are my favorites on the board as they shift around right before the start of the season. 14 names, some leaping, some creeping, but all should be strong plays! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we do. https://www.patreon.com/cw/oldmansquad SIGN UP FOR A FREE ACCOUN...

This is the big one, folks! Dan looks at 150 players, sorting them into his "Buckets" (tiers) so you have a draft reference for the entire board! We cover everyone from Nikola Jokic all the way through to our 4th tier of fliers and beyond! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we...

Picking on the turn is alright, man! You get to pick two guys in a row and not worry at all about trying to figure out who gets back to you! And if you're drafting with folks that aren't the sharpest, you might just get back to back values every time around the bend! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't...

Sometimes we get lucky and two perfectly matched pieces fall to us near the turn, and that's what just happened. Let's figure out how a James Harden, Trae Young team stacks up in head-to-head formats and when to get steals versus all the other stuff! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything w...

Is it punting time? Probably. But does that shrink the board maybe a bit too much? See what we do at pick 5, a spot that is going to give fantasy players palpitations! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we do. https://www.patreon.com/cw/oldmansquad SIGN UP FOR A FREE ACCOUNT WITH THE BE...

Should we be worried about Domantas Sabonis? Is he a safe play and could he potentially pair with Luka Doncic to get those out-of-position stats on a fun but weird head-to-head build? Let's work from slot 4! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we do. https://www.patreon.com/cw/oldmansqua...

We're going to get through all 12 if it's the last thing we do! Slot 3, Luka landed in our laps, and that's not a bad way to begin! From there, is it time to go Josh Giddey? When do we take our risks? What of the latest Joel Embiid news? The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we do. https:/...

You know me: I like SGA over Wemby, and I know that makes me weird. But let's not worry so much about that, and more about making sure we get great values on rounds 2-11 as well. Here are my top choices in a mock setting through the first 130 names on the board! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't chang...

We're doing 12 of these! Mock one, slot one; Nikola Jokic and then let's get the best options in each of the first 10-11 rounds! We're flying through these drafts to get YOU ready for whatever draft slot you've got! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we do. https://www.patreon.com/cw/ol...

Some folks love it, and some hate it. Here are the best options if you have a pick near the turn as Dan builds out his favorite fantasy picks in each of the first 10 rounds! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we do. https://www.patreon.com/cw/oldmansquad SIGN UP FOR A FREE ACCOUNT WITH...

In our FINAL "My Dudes" episode, Noah Rubin is the guest and he's got 13 fantastic names to target in your upcoming drafts. It's go time now, baby. PLAYERS COVERED: Jalen Johnson, Jordan Poole, Brandon Ingram, Ausar Thompson, Andrew Nembhard, Donovan Clingan, Darius Garland, Tari Eason, Zach Edey, Nikola Jovic, Taylor Hendricks, Keon Ellis, Ryan Dunn The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now....

It's a snake draft. You've got pick 1. Then 24, 25, 48, and so on. These are Dan's favorite players USUALLY available near EACH of those markers through the first 10 rounds. Stack 'em, mix and match; whatever you choose, you're in decent shape coming out of draft night! The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won...

The preseason rolls on and there are INDEED key fantasy value shifts to pull from it... just not what you might think! Matt Lawson joins the show to cover the SEVEN teams with the biggest fantasy changes going right now! PLAYERS COVERED (plus more!): Isaiah Jackson, Obi Toppin, Andrew Nembhard, Bennedict Mathurin, Bobby Portis, Kevin Porter Jr, Kristaps Porzingis, Onyeka Okongwu, Dru Smith, Kel'el...