• Monday Mailbag: Fantasy Basketball Playoffs Advice!
    Mar 23 2026

    Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit the top news items of the day before turning the show over to a live viewer Q&A session!

    00:00 Intro + SlingTV

    02:30 Waiver claims of the week

    6:35 Jevon Carter

    07:50 Adds/drops for playoffs

    11:50 What to do with Paul George

    14:30 Isaiah Collier, Davion Mitchell

    16:30 Jalen Williams’ return

    19:15 Coby White, Hartenstein

    20:55 Gafford, Jalen Williams

    22:30 Dropping players for schedule purposes

    23:50 Who to drop

    24:50 Kel’el Ware

    22:10 Andrew Wiggins, Alex Sarr

    30:40 Ausar Thompson

    31:05 Jevon Carter vs Kennedy Chandler

    31:45 KPJ status

    32:50 PJ Washington, Naji Marshall

    33:45 Dylan Cardwell

    34:20 Paul Reed

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    36 mins
  • Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Add These 6 Players for the Playoffs
    Mar 20 2026

    Kirien and Alex hand out their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups.

    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro

    00:40 Major Injury Updates

    04:10 Luka is balling

    08:30 Listener Q&A

    08:45 Mitch Rob or Hendricks?

    11:39 Hold JDub?

    13:00 Coby White or Cam Johnson?

    14:45 Hendricks or Coward?

    15:58 Drop Sarr?

    17:15 Adds for STL, REB, 3s, FT%

    19:20 Waiver Wire Pickups

    21:20 Daniss Jenkins, DET

    22:40 Pelle Larsson, MIA

    25:00 Daniel Gafford, DAL

    26:25 Taylor Hendricks, UTA

    28:35 Gary Payton II, GSW

    29:50 Yves Missi, NOP

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    33 mins
  • 9 Players That Will LOSE Fantasy Basketball Championships
    Mar 19 2026

    Kirien Sprecher and Adam King react to news and notes from around the NBA before discussing players who fantasy managers need to move on from before they cost them a shot at the championship, including Myles Turner.

    00:00 Intro

    00:45 Myles Turner

    02:15 Marcus Sasser/Duncan Robinson/Jarace Walker/Andrew Wiggins

    04:50 Daniss Jenkins/Jalen Williams/Cam Johnson/Donte

    07:35 Daniss/Riley/Bones/Tobias

    10:05 Missi/Bona/Cardwell/Queen/MitchRob

    13:30 Ausar Thompson

    15:00 MPJ/Morant/J-Dub/Lauri/Jerome

    16:45 Jalen Slawson

    19:20 Jordan Goodwin

    20:40 Sling TV Ad

    22:30 Cody Williams

    24:50 Javon Small

    26:50 Oso Ighodaro or Maxime Raynaud

    28:40 Maxey/Kawhi/DMitchell/Trey/Scottie

    31:40 Andre Drummond

    32:45 Dylan Harper

    34:15 Justin Champagnie

    37:00 Sexton/Melton/Jerome/McDaniels/Riley

    39:05 Grant Williams or Killian Hayes

    41:00 Nique Clifford

    41:20 Melton or Wolf

    42:15 Missi/Hendricks/Oso/Royce/Harper

    44:45 Ausar Thompson

    45:10 Grayson Allen

    47:00 Paul George

    48:50 10T Cat Drops

    51:20 Missi or Herb

    51:35 Naz and Ayo

    52:15 IL Management

    53:00 Rapid Fire Answers

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    59 mins
  • Utilize Scheduling To Win Your Fantasy Basketball Playoffs
    Mar 18 2026

    Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner react to news and notes from around the NBA before discussing how fantasy managers should take advantage of scheduling to win their leagues.

    00:00 Intro

    00:40 Anthony Edwards

    04:30 Giannis Antetokounmpo

    06:40 Cade Cunningham

    09:15 Jarrett Allen

    11:00 Kawhi Leonard

    12:30 Sling TV Ad

    14:45 Portland Trail Blazers

    17:30 Cleveland Cavaliers

    19:30 Toronto Raptors

    21:10 New Orleans Pelicans

    23:15 Phoenix Suns

    26:20 Viewer Questions

    34:30 ‘What Was That?!?’

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    38 mins
  • Monday Mailbag + Handing Out 2025-26 Fantasy Hoops Awards
    Mar 17 2026

    00:00 Intro + SlingTV ad

    03:45 Waiver wire adds of the week

    12:05 Can my team win it all?

    14:00 Playoff week streamers

    15:15 Justin Edwards

    16:30 Eason, Small, Miller

    17:20 Rasheer Fleming

    18:45 Ighodaro, Vukcevic, Miller

    20:00 Bey, Pritchard

    21:00 Clippers sans Kawhi

    22:20 Keldon Johnson, Will Riley, Justin Champagnie

    23:40 How long will Kawhi be out?

    25:20 Drop Kuminga?

    25:50 Cody Williams… for real?

    28:10 Late-season stashes

    30:20 Raynaud, Santos, Jarace Walker

    31:35 Gary Payton

    32:20 KPJ, Paul George, Coulibaly, Sheppard

    33:10 Yves Missi vs. Tari Eason (dynasty)

    38:00 Fantasy awards preview

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    49 mins
  • Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 8 Must-Adds for Week of March 16
    Mar 13 2026

    Ken and Alex discuss the latest NBA news before answering listener questions and revealing their favorite waiver wire picks.

    Timestamps

    00:00 Start

    00:30 Nuggets/Spurs

    02:35 Luka scores 51

    04:40 SGA defeats Boston

    09:20 Good health news

    11:10 Bad health news

    13:50 Listener Q&A

    14:06 Who to start/stream

    14:42 Pick up Wendell Carter?

    16:20 Drop Cason Wallace?

    16:38 Keon Ellis?

    17:30 Obligatory Kristaps question

    18:24 Drop Prosper/Santos?

    19:09 Ousmane Dieng?

    20:44 Keon Ellis or Javonte Green?

    21:28 KPJ or Dejounte Murray?

    22:31 Hold Nembhard?

    23:35 Drop Melton?

    24:19 Add Sensabaugh?

    25:03 Suns/Wizards with 5 games next week

    26:28 Oso, Grimes, Precious

    27:50 Norman Powell

    28:25 Hold J-Dub?

    29:00 Drop Steph Curry?

    29:35 Add Minott in 180-deep?

    30:50 Sarr next week?

    32:15 Add Paul George?

    33:40 Waiver Wire Begins

    34:05 Cam Payne, PHI

    35:40 Derrick Jones, LAC

    36:55 Oso Ighodaro, PHX

    38:10 Jaylen Wells/GG Jackson, MEM

    39:50 Tristan da Silva, ORL

    41:30 Tristan Vukcevic, WAS

    43:15 Bub Carrington, WAS

    44:35 Rob Williams, POR

    46:40 Old Man Rant

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    54 mins
  • 10 Players To ADD During Fantasy Basketball Playoffs
    Mar 11 2026

    Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewer questions about the Fantasy Basketball playoffs, including what to do with Paul George and Dillon Brooks.

    00:00 Intro

    00:40 Bam Adebayo

    06:20 Cam Payne

    08:35 Paul George

    11:25 Dillon Brooks

    14:00 Sling TV Ad

    15:00 How To Handle IL

    17:50 Playoff Streamers

    21:00 Stephen Curry
    23:30 De’Anthony Melton

    25:10 Kings Backcourt

    26:30 Oso/Bona/Dieng/Tre Jones

    33:30 Waiver Wire Guard Options

    35:00 Riley/Oso/O’Neale

    37:00 Walter Clayton or Cam Payne

    38:00 Myles Turner

    39:50 Waiver Wire Forward Options

    42:20 Isaiah Hartenstein and Jaylin Williams

    45:45 KPJ or Kuminga

    47:50 Keyonte George

    51:00 Points League

    53:00 Dominick Barlow

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    56 mins
  • Playoff Adds and Streamers + Monday Mailbag!
    Mar 9 2026

    Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss Jayson Tatum's return, the Celtics' futures odds and top waiver wire adds before diving into this week's mailbag episode.

    00:00 Intro + SlingTV ad

    01:45 Jayson Tatum’s return

    05:35 Celtics futures odds + Coach of the Year race

    10:50 Tyrese Maxey

    13:05 Waiver wire adds

    17:40 Jerome, Zubac, Ajay Mitchell

    18:50 Cam Payne

    20:40 Playoff pickup candidates

    22:20 Grayson Allen, Filipowski, Raynaud + Anthony Black

    24:50 Oso Ighodaro, Will Riley

    26:15 Walker, Naji, Watson

    27:05 Danny Wolf vs. Day’Ron Sharpe

    28:15 Drop KPJ?

    29:50 Ighodaro, Bona

    30:20 Drop Keegan Murray?

    31:40 Franz Wagner

    33:05 Myles Turner, Jaden McDaniels

    34:10 Donte DiVincenzo

    35:10 WAS, PHX on 5-game weeks

    37:00 Stash Paul George?

    37:45 Anthony Black, Tari Eason

    39:50 Tristan da Silva, THJ

    40:50 Raynaud, Champagnie

    41:00 Facing Jokic in the playoffs

    43:30 Derik Queen, Taylor Hendricks

    45:10 Sexton, Jerome

    45:50 Kyshawn George

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    48 mins