Fantasy Basketball Podcast at Razzball

<p>As the NBA season winds down and the silly season picks up steam, Ossie and Joel review some of their misses from draft season in an attempt to solidify some lessons learned. The duo look at players who let them down — LaMelo Ball, Paul George, and Terry Rozier — and those who broke out on someone else’s roster — Cade Cunningham, Jaden McDaniels, and Christian Braun. <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/mea-culpa/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>Back from their ASG hiatus, Joel and Ossie discuss the sad end to Victor Wembanyama’s season, Bobby Portis’ 25-game suspension, and the Sixers slowly circling the drain despite a massive effort from Tyrese Maxey. After working through the news du jour, the duo recap their deep league trade deadline acquisitions (Harrison Barnes and Trendon Watford for Ossie; Tosan Evbuomwan and Jordan Goodwin for Joel) and discuss dynasty strategies, including when push all in and when to lay back, how to read NBA tea leaves, the importance of monitoring 2-way contracts and roster spots. <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/elementary-my-dear-watford/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>After the dust finally settled on a frenetic trade deadline, Ossie and Joel got up early to break down all the fantasy-relevant moves and attempted to suss out who gained and lost the most value after a hectic week of transactions. <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/a-tumultuous-trade-deadline/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>After sorting through the latest injury updates — so long, Jalen Johnson; we’ll remember you fondly next draft season — Joel and Ossie break out the crystal ball and try to gaze beyond the trade deadline in search of future value. <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/scouting-for-the-silly-season/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p class="p1">After some catch-up, a snow-bound Joel and sunny Ossie discuss recent transactions in their 30-team league and consider their chances at securing a title in an ultra-competitive season. Then, in an effort to locate difference-makers down the stretch, the pair try to pinpoint which organizations produce valuable deep-league contributors (Oklahoma City, Orlando, and Memphis, among others) and call out teams that hardly kick in at all (New York, Minnesota, and…the Spurs?) <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/podcast-which-organizations-develop-deep-league-value/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>After a long holiday hiatus, Ossie and Joel return to discuss how the fantasy hoops landscape has shifted during the calendar year and review some of the big movers in Ossie’s midseason roto draft. How far did Tyrese Haliburton fall? Did anyone take the bait on Joel Embiid? <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/razzball-podcast-who-rose-and-fell-in-2024/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<div> <p>On Thanksgiving Eve, Ossie and Joel discuss the draft builds that have been the most successful so far and review some of the standout players of the season, including Franz Wagner, Nikola Vucevic, Kyrie Irving, and…Jakob Poeltl? Then the duo talk strategy for Ossie’s upcoming Midseason roto draft.</p></div> <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/a-tall-glass-of-franz-ia/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a>

<p>Ossie returns from the IL to join Joel and the duo kick off the show discussing the surprisingly bright future in Portland and the predictably grim state of affairs for the Bucks. After considering the prospect of trading away Giannis Antetokounmpo (don’t do it…yet. <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-roses-for-rip-city/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>With Ossie away, Joel is joined by Razzwriter Maks to discuss life abroad, finding a fantasy community as an American ex-pat, and early impressions of the still-young NBA season. The pair put Nikola Jokic’s historic start in context, examine how Karl-Anthony Towns jumped Jalen Brunson in New York’s fantasy pecking order, assess Tyrese Haliburton’s bounce-back potential, and gawk at Dyson Daniels’ ball-hawking ways. <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-maks-with-the-facts/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>The NBA season keeps rolling along and injuries are piling up, so Joel and Ossie discuss who stands to gain in the wake of the big blow to Paolo Banchero (spoiler: Jalen Suggs!), who’s making the most of the opportunities in Memphis and New Orleans, and why the full strength Warriors are a fantasy minefield. <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-counterintuitive-buying-and-selling/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>Draft season is over and the NBA marathon is underway! As expected, CJ McCollum is returning first-round value, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic look sharp while Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton scuffle, and Andrew Wiggins is outproducing Devin Booker. Pretty standard stuff, yeah? <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-not-wiggin-out/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>NBA basketball is nigh! In the last hours of the preseason, Joel and Ossie review their rosters and rattle off the players they’ve hitched their wagons to and feel good about as well as those that came with buyer’s remorse. Then, the duo gaze longingly at the players they wish they had more of and throw dirt on those that they avoided all draft season. <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-our-guys-vs-their-guys/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>After a weekend touching grass, Joel and Ossie return to survey the fantasy landscape now that NBA preseason is up and running. While both are wary of making dramatic conclusions based on the first games of the preseason, the duo nevertheless take a stab at sorting out Golden State’s rotation, check in on the shooting growth (or lack thereof) on presumed starters<strong> Dyson Daniels</strong> and <strong>Jeremy Sochan</strong>, and chart where the shots are going in Sacramento. <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-preseason-potpourri/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>Timers are ticking down, projection sheets are spread wide, and queues (for goodness sake!) are being set. We’re in the beating heart of draft season, so Joel and Ossie break down how to approach a format that has gotten its hooks into them: the deep draft and hold roto contest. <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-roto-strategy-special/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>A departure from discussing draft strategy and speculation, Ossie and Joel break down the Wolves-Knicks blockbuster trade of Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. Should we be taking KAT and Brunson at the 1/2 turn now? How much of a hit can we anticipate for Donte and Rob Dillingham? <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-the-best-shape-of-my-life/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>After kicking around some <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-dynasty-detour/">dynasty buys last week,</a> Joel and Ossie look at the other side of the coin and consider sell-high options and outright drops. Is there any reason to believe in a breakthrough from Cole Anthony or Jaden McDaniels? <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-for-sale-by-owner/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>Taking a break from early drafting, Ossie and Joel pivot to a dynasty discussion. The duo recap the conclusion of last season’s Razzball Salary Cap League, hash out how league sizes influence builds, weigh the impact of timing in dynasty leagues, pick some favorites from the ’24 rookie class, and consider the buy-low potential of Wendell Carter Jr., <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-dynasty-detour/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>After two free-wheelin’ gut drafts, Ossie and Joel tap the breaks and ask the question: <em>But what if we’re wrong?</em> Will fading Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine backfire? Are we passing on Ja Morant at our own peril? Which rookie center — in any — will pay off? <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-checking-blindspots/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>While you were taking your much-deserved day off, Ossie and Joel put in a little work on Labor Day by spotting trends in the still-very-early draft season. Using two draft boards and NFC ADP data, they discuss the squishy turn at the end of the first round, guard options in round two, and identify good buys (LaMelo Ball, Jalen Williams, Kyrie Irving) and players who are too rich (Scottie Barnes, Ja Morant, Jalen Johnson). <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-seeing-the-mountain/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>

<p>Picking up where the <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-we-are-so-back/">last podcast left off</a>, Joel and Ossie speculate on their five favorite players who were outside of last year’s top 150 but are poised to break into standard-league relevancy this time around. Amidst technical difficulties (flagging mic batteries, power surges, and swarming flies), Ossie loves up some young Blazers, Joel doubles down on RJ Barrett, and a dispute breaks out over Jeremy Sochan. <a href="https://basketball.razzball.com/fantasy-basketball-podcast-love-in-the-late-rounds/" class="read-more">Please, blog, may I have some more? </a></p>