Fantasy Benchwarmers

What a week of free agency! In this episode we dissect the moves of every team and talk about the fantasy impact of the recent player movements. For part one of this 2-part episode, we look into the Eastern Conference teams where it seemed like most of the free agent action took place. 

Who are the winners in the Kyle Lowry-Goran Dragic trade? Does this impact the value of Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo? Chicago loaded up with Lonzo Ball and Demar Derozan - will this lower Derozan's value? Will the tandem of Ball and Zach Lavine be beneficial for both?

Washington also made major moves, who among their new acquisitions should be drafted and which player should you not reach for too early. The New York Knicks also made some big moves with the acquisition of Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier, is this good for both of them fantasy wise?

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And just like that, season 3 of FBW begins! 

We kick this season off exactly on draft day so we went live and talked about the rookies drafted and which among these rookies are worth considering during fantasy drafts. We look into the top 5 picks and what contribution they can make and if they are worth picking and then we get into the lower tier of draftees and see which ones could surprise us during the season. 

One news that kind of overshadowed the draft is the big trade that sent Russell Westbrook to the Lakers and as Lakers fans, we could not help but talk about this trade a bit and the fantasy impact it has on the players involved. Who among the Lakers' new big 3 will benefit the most and who loses more fantasy value? Will this trade drop AD to second round value now?

I feel quite excited for this season as we learned so much from season 2 and we're eager to make this new season better and bigger for you guys!

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And that's a wrap! We survived the first full season of the NBA! It was more work than what we expected but more importantly it was fun especially with the fantasy community.

In this final episode of the season we look into the playoffs, the finals and talk about the different players' fantasy stock after their playoff performances - which players boosted their fantasy value and which players dropped.

We start the new season of the podcast next week with the draft happening on Friday. But allow us to thank you all for supporting the podcast and for your very active participation in the community. We definitely appreciate the support.

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After talking about the Bucks, we now shift our attention to the Phoenix Suns. This time we invited a die-hard Suns fan Miko Mallonga to talk about how he became a fan and his experiences this season watching the games live in Phoenix. We then focus in on the Finals and how the Suns can extend the series and force a game 7. 

We were also joined by Joao Pablo, who is a very good friend of FBW and of Miko.

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Commish and I take a look ahead into tomorrow's game 4!  

But really, the most important part of this episode is our fantasy take on some rumors swirling around the NBA. Starts on 8:40 mark.  

- Is Kawhi draftable? Which round are you willing to take him? 

- Which is the most fantasy friendly destination for Lonzo Ball? 

- Where do you draft Ben Simmons?

To continue our Finals "tradition" we invited fans of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns to join us and talk about their teams. In this episode we had radio DJ and host Tin Gamboa talk about how she became a Bucks fan and how invested she was with the Bucks' players back then. She also shares how she feels about their chances against the Suns, about their coach Mike Budenholzer and on Chris Paul and the Suns.

Since we could not let her go without asking about some fantasy basketball, she also shared why she stopped playing fantasy basketball and how she and her boyfriend picked the "all-pogi" team in one of his fantasy teams.

Quite the fun episode with a bunch of laughs!

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So who do you got?

We talk about the NBA Finals matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns.

Can the Bucks win without Giannis?

Can CP3 finally get his ring?

Finally! Chris Paul gets to the Finals! Many will be cheering for the "point god" to at least win one and from the looks of things, everything is aligning for that to happen this season. The Eastern Conference Finals took another turn as Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a knee injury that might just sideline him for the rest of the playoffs (it could've been worse actually). This now gives the Atlanta Hawks a great chance of making a very unexpected (at least from fans point of view) run to the Finals. If they make it, will they be the most unlikely team to make the Finals? Imagine if they win it!

We squeezed in a little Gilas talk since hey, every Filipino basketball fan was sure proud of that performance by the team against Serbia! 

LA Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns

- Can the Clippers still comeback and force a game 7?

- Will the Suns close out the resilient Clippers in Game 6?

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks

- Are the Hawks done without Trae Young?

- Do you trust the Bucks closing out the Hawks?

With everyone on a basketball high after watching the Gilas team beat South Korea twice during the Asian Cup Qualifier, we felt it was time to dedicate an episode to talk about local hoops. We were graced by FIBA contributing writer Enzo Flojo, whose knowledge about the world basketball scene helped us understand how other countries set their basketball programs for them to deploy a consistently competitive basketball team.

Enzo also shared his thoughts on Kai Sotto - a player he also coached when Kai was still playing for the Ateneo Blue Eaglets and his take on Kai's chances of making the NBA and how can Kai's stint in Australia help.

We also talked about the Kiefer case and the seemingly sudden shift of interest by players to try the other international pro leagues over the PBA. Is the pay really worth it? What should the PBA do?

These and bunch more stories in this week's FBW episode. Hope you enjoy listening.

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