Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha desperately try not to overreact to the first six days of the NBA season. The guys discuss LeBron's minutes, Milwaukee's up-and-down start, the Raptors' rotation, the Rockets, Anfernee Simons' injury and much more before spending the second half of the show answering listeners' fantasy questions.

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