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Whoa, what's going on? Look, it's your boy T-Will. We're
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here for another episode of the Hustle Sports Fantasy Podcast. Look,
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we're talking about what changed in the NBA over the offseason.
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I know it's been a while since I've been able
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to talk with y'all. Had the mock draft from a
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couple weeks ago. Look, we're officially about two weeks from
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the start of the season. And we right here, it's
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go time to grind. Do not stop. So we got
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to get caught up on some things, you know, make
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some adjustments. I get it. You know what I'm saying?
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We're getting caught up from the off season, but still
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these changes need to be on the forefront of your mind.
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Cause you know, if it happened in July, June, it's
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easy to forget about them. And when you forget about them,
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you know what I'm saying? You might go in and
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draft and based on last year's situation and now you,
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you know, you sleep. So you already know what happened
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when you sleep, you beat. So look, everything that happened
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telling you, well, not everything, but the major moves that's
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going to change. A lot of people, you know what
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I'm saying? We got the superstars who switched up. Look,
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welcome back to the hustlers. Look, so here we go.
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Let's go and get into it. First off, the OG,
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you know what I'm saying? Brian. Took him a while,
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you know what I mean? You know, he had to,
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you know, make the right decision. Chose Philly. And it's crazy, though,
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because they was able to get Jalen Brown. You know,
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they still had Embiid. They got Tyrese Maxey. They got
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VJ Edgecombe. So, yeah, that fantasy outlook looked a little
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different for a lot of people just because of the
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one move of LeBron going to Philly. Look, the thing
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about LeBron, though, I'm going to be honest. We all
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know who LeBron is. But for me, by the time
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it's undefeated, I ain't saying he wise, but what I'm
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saying is whatever stock they putting on LeBron when it
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comes to these drafts, Just tread lightly. He going to
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year 24. He called it his Kobe year. He turning
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42 couldn't be simpler. Hey, look. I remember being a
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being a younger in school arguing about who was better
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out of Bruin and Carmelo. Here I am, you know,
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years later looking at Bruin. Still talking about Bruin. Putting
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up numbers, of course. Like, that's what he do. He
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wanted the best to ever do it, but This season,
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this move to Philly, I'm looking at him to be
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more of a facilitator. That's what I've been hearing coming
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out of Philly, too, though. You know what I'm saying?
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From what I see on X on Twitter, Nick Nurse,
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I believe. I think ESPN aired that one. Nick Nurse,
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you know, looking at Brund to be more of a
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point guard, facilitator. So, while I think it may not
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be the best move for Brund in fantasy, I love that.
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I love to hear that, and they planning on using him.
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But that, I love that for Jalen Brown and Tyrese
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Maxey the most. Now, I think Edgecombe probably going to
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have to take more of a backseat this year than
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he did last year. He the young bull. His time
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will come, though, because we know he a baller. He
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can hoop. But I think with all the vets in
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the building and B, you know, form MVP, you Jalen Brown,
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former Finals MVP. So I really love that outlook the
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most for Maxie and Brown because if Brown facilitate, they're
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going to get some easy looks. And you already can't
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really double because who are you going to double off of? Exactly.
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So 2026, keep in mind, that version of Brown might
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not be your go-to, but the 2026 version of Brown
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could definitely unlock Jalen Brown, Tyrese Maxey, and he could
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really reinvigorate M.B. too. You know what I mean? M.B.,
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we know he a baller. He can hoop. And if
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Brown can get him some easy looks, what does that mean? Like,
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if he can play more, then, yeah, Philly going to
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be a team I think you probably want to– a
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slice of that pie for that offense. You know what
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I mean? I think they're going to have some good
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fantasy years and I think that's going to be because
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of Brian, but I personally wouldn't, wouldn't go to burn
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route me next up. This guy left from Milwaukee. No,
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I mean, got traded. We've been, they've been flirting with
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it for years. We've been hearing about it, that they
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probably going to move on from, from them. It finally happened.
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And I ain't going to lie. This one, Now, you know,
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you see the MFFL back. You see the Mavs logo
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at a reserve park and been in MFFL. I say
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that all the time. I'm going to make sure y'all know. But, look, Klay,
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I think this version of him, this is what I
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think we were hoping for when he signed with Dallas
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when he wanted to play with Lucas. So, we'll see
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if the version of him that can knock down good
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looks consistently– Then this Giannis move to Miami is going
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to be crazy because now you're talking about another element
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of playmaking from Giannis with better shooters around him. You
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still got young players. You still got Davion Mitchell. You
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got Andrew Wiggins. He can hoop champion. And then what
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this mean for Bam? Like Giannis and Bam, I'm not
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even going to lie to you. I think they about
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to go crazy for this fantasy season. 2027, I think
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it's up for the Miami Heat. Now, championship? Nah, let's
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pump the brakes on that. But fantasy championship? The Miami
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Heat boys might be able to get you there, and
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I ain't going to lie. Hey, if I'm in a
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position to grab, especially Giannis or Bam, or Wiggins, if
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I'm in a position to grab one of them three, Now,
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I ain't going to try to overspend on Wiggins, but,
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you know, you got to play it smart. But if
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I can grab one of them three stream play here,
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you know, sometimes I think that's going to be a
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good move. And I think this Giannis move to Miami
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unlock a lot of players as well. Here go four
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more players whose trajectory has changed from last season. So,
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Giannis to the heat. Keep watch on it. Keep watch
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on it. Because he going to do what he do.
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All right, look, I ain't going to lie. All three
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of these so far, they going to impact so many players.
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And these moves change the balance of the NBA, too.
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You know, like I say, I don't know if Miami
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can win a chip. They definitely going to be better.
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Top four seed, possibly. Who knows? So if they top
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four seed, that means people are hooping. For you to
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be top four in your conference, that means you're having
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a great year. And a great year in reality means
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a great year in fantasy, you know what I mean,
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based on production. All right. So LaMelo Ball to Minnesota.
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All right. Out of this list, I want– this is
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one of my favorite ones. I think this is the best.
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set of players LaMelo has ever played with. You're talking
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about playing with Anthony Edwards. Who are you going to double?
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You can't double nobody. And you're worried about touches. LaMelo's
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shot attempts may go down, but if they stagger them,
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LaMelo is going to be Charlotte on another level, LaMelo.
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You feel me? Like, Anthony Edwards finna get so many
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easy looks. LaMelo about to get so many easy looks.
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I've been speaking about Kaminga all season on the Believe
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in Fantasy channel. Off-season, rather. Like, I think this roster
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would go bare. I think this finna up his stock. Like,
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this roster, fantasy-wise, you're going to want one of the
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main guys where you can get them. Obviously, don't ever
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overspend on anybody. When you talk about here go four
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more players, you're talking about 13, you know what I mean,
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upwards of 13 players who've been affected based on just
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a move of one person. And that's what you want
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to see. The opportunity is there for Minnesota. And because
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you know that the expectations is there. And that's what
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really got me the most intrigued about LaMelo going to
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Minnesota is he's playing for an organization where the expectations
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are miles beyond what the Hornets was trying to do.
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And I think when a player can go to an
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organization where they playing meaningful ball late into the season,
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that do something to you. I mean, like that's when
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you know you gotta be locked in if you trying
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to really make noise. Cause that's when people put respect
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on your name, the playoffs. We don't care how many buggies,
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you don't care what you doing in regular season, unless
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you could do it in the playoffs. Somebody like LaMelo, look,
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he can do it in the playoffs. That's why I
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think this fantasy year is going to go up for him.
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I ain't even going to lie to you. I like
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the mood of Minnesota. Last but not least on the
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fantasy basketball change landscapes list, Luka Doncic. Now, I know
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he ain't changed teams. but that first guy I mentioned,
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LeBron James, him going to Philly changes the outlook for Luka.
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I'm going to be honest. I had Luka last season.
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Luka definitely, if I'm in a position to grab Luka,
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there's no, I don't care who on the board. I
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don't care who on the board. Do not care who
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on the board. You talk about assists about to go up. Points,
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he already averaged 30. What he finna get now, 35, 36?
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In this NBA? Hey, Luger is about to go crazy, bro.
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And that fantasy landscape is crazy. Now, he probably the
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only one that ain't going to fake. Oh, no, that's
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a lie. They got Walker Kessler, Collin Sexton, Quentin Grimes,
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Austin Reeves being a dog. This team, another year of LaRavia.
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The Snowtime Lakers, I ain't going to lie, they got
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a lot of pieces out there that could definitely make
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some noise in fantasy. And I think that one move
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of Brun leaving and Luka being there, it actually might
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be similar to what, probably not as deep. I was
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going to say the 2024 Mavs. I think they don't
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have too deep at every position. But you talk about talent, though,
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they got depth for sure. So Luka, his fantasy landscape
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changed because Brian leaving. I think, like I said, I
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think his assist numbers, he consistently at nine, he probably
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could lead the league this season at about 11, 12.
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He going to have the ball so much. He always
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got you about eight, nine rebounds and then, you know, points.
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We've seen them average 33 before, so 36, 37 ain't
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really far-fetched to me personally. So that's another guy's landscape change.
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And like I said, I named you five guys on
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the Lakers whose landscape changed because of that move too,
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because of more opportunities for Luka means people are going
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to get a lot of shots. They're going to catch
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a lot of passes to where they have to shoot
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it right then and It may work for some, it
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may not, but, hey, look, that's opportunities. You knock them down,
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your fantasy relevant. You know what I mean? Look, enough
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on the vets, though, enough on the OGs, you know,
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people who've been in. Let's jump into the rookie class. Look,
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don't mistake. You know, don't try to ignore the class
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just because they're rookies. And I'm talking to myself on
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that because depending on your situation, I try to stay
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away from rookies. Not going to lie to you. A.J.
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DeBonson went number one. That's one that I'm a little
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nervous about just because of AD and Trey there. I
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know the injury history of both of them. But if
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this the year they stay healthy, what does that mean
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for AJ? Alex Saw, I thought he looked decent last year.
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You know what I mean? He had good numbers. I
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think he was, what, 16-9? I'm just throwing it off
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to my head. You know what? We got a little time.
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We got a little time. We got a little time. Look,
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Alex Saw, yep, 16-7. Last season, almost three assists, 48%
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from the field. Yeah, like I just think there's so
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many people there, so that kind of make me nervous
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with A.J. But he cold. He cold. He cold. But
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Cameron Boozer, I think I like that one the most.
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He in Memphis. Caleb Wilson in Chicago, I think they're
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going to both have a lot of opportunities. So if
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you got opportunity to get either one of them, You
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should have a good season from them because they're going
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to be one of the main guys on the roster.
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And that always bodes well for individual success for rookies.
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And I think that grows you up quicker too. You
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know what I mean? You go from, you know, being the,
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you know, the rook, obviously you're young, you got to
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pay your dues. But when you got to lead a
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team in scoring and lead the team and be the
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big man on it, not big man, I guess the leader,
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the best word, you got to do that. that grow
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you up, that make you mature a lot faster. So
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I think the opportunity this season, for sure, for Cam
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Boozer and Caleb Wilson are there. Darren Peterson, I'm a
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little iffy on him, too. Utah loaded. They loaded Jaron Jackson, Laurie,
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Isaiah Collier, Ace Bailey, Keontae George. Like, you know, they
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situations come preseason and we already in the thick of it,
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you know, preseason, I believe kicked off the 29th. So yeah,
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like we already there. So them just some names that
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I think fantasy managers should watch for. If you cool
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with taking the risk on AJ and Darren, By all means,
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because I could be wrong. It could pay off for you.
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waiver wire and you grabbed him, you didn't drop him
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ever again. So it could always go your favor. It's
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all about timing. So make sure y'all watch for them rookies.
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Understand opportunity over hype. I get it. They cold. That
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don't matter. look at what the numbers tell you. That's
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why we say numbers over narrative, you know, for redraft, uh,
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for redraft fantasy, you know what I mean? You always
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want to pay attention to what you, what you're going
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to do. Uh, how many meetings are you starting opportunity? Well, what,
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you know, what, what, what that's going to look like
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for you in a redraft, obviously in, uh, dynasty leagues, you,
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you don't care about that at this moment because you
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want the talent, you know? So, And that's why I
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said Cam and Caleb Wilson. And speaking of Cam, 22
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and a half, 10, four, and one at Duke. So
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shot 55% from the field. So, yeah, yeah, that's who
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I would get out of all the rookies. That's who
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fantasy friendly, but that's me. So that's what I'm watching for.
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I'm watching for them during preseason. I'm watching to see
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what the roles are like. You know, it ain't necessarily
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about box scores. You know what I'm saying? It's about
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how they got going, how they got their looks. Did
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they look comfortable? Are they, you know, are they in
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the right spot? You know what I mean? Like who started?
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they in the game, like, you know, what did it
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what did they look like in pressure situations? I want
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to know what that's looking like. Touches. Opportunities matter. Numbers
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over and over. So look, I appreciate y'all. Look, that's
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been this episode. You know what I mean? We doing
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the fantasy landscape of what changed. I gave y'all LeBron
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and all the people he affected on the Philadelphia 76ers,
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as well as the people he affected on the Lakers
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by leaving. I gave you Giannis Antetokounmpo. I believe, you know,
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that's going to change the landscape, not only for him,
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but for a lot of people with Miami. And LaMelo
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changed a lot, but not only just for him, changed
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for a lot of people. And then Luka Doncic, you know,
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that changed for a lot of people on the Lakers.
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crazy because he already ran a lot of the offense.
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So imagine him having even more opportunities. Get y'all some rookies.
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You know what I'm saying? We ran it down real
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little quick. Appreciate you. You found this helpful. Tap into
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Whoa, what's going on? Look, it's your boy T-Will. We're
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here for another episode of the Hustle Sports Fantasy Podcast. Look,
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we're talking about what changed in the NBA over the offseason.
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I know it's been a while since I've been able
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to talk with y'all. Had the mock draft from a
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couple weeks ago. Look, we're officially about two weeks from
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the start of the season. And we right here, it's
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go time to grind. Do not stop. So we got
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to get caught up on some things, you know, make
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some adjustments. I get it. You know what I'm saying?
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We're getting caught up from the off season, but still
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these changes need to be on the forefront of your mind.
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Cause you know, if it happened in July, June, it's
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easy to forget about them. And when you forget about them,
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you know what I'm saying? You might go in and
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draft and based on last year's situation and now you,
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you know, you sleep. So you already know what happened
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when you sleep, you beat. So look, everything that happened
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telling you, well, not everything, but the major moves that's
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going to change. A lot of people, you know what
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I'm saying? We got the superstars who switched up. Look,
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welcome back to the hustlers. Look, so here we go.
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Let's go and get into it. First off, the OG,
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you know what I'm saying? Brian. Took him a while,
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you know what I mean? You know, he had to,
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you know, make the right decision. Chose Philly. And it's crazy, though,
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because they was able to get Jalen Brown. You know,
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they still had Embiid. They got Tyrese Maxey. They got
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VJ Edgecombe. So, yeah, that fantasy outlook looked a little
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different for a lot of people just because of the
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one move of LeBron going to Philly. Look, the thing
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about LeBron, though, I'm going to be honest. We all
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know who LeBron is. But for me, by the time
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it's undefeated, I ain't saying he wise, but what I'm
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saying is whatever stock they putting on LeBron when it
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comes to these drafts, Just tread lightly. He going to
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year 24. He called it his Kobe year. He turning
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42 couldn't be simpler. Hey, look. I remember being a
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being a younger in school arguing about who was better
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out of Bruin and Carmelo. Here I am, you know,
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years later looking at Bruin. Still talking about Bruin. Putting
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up numbers, of course. Like, that's what he do. He
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wanted the best to ever do it, but This season,
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this move to Philly, I'm looking at him to be
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more of a facilitator. That's what I've been hearing coming
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out of Philly, too, though. You know what I'm saying?
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From what I see on X on Twitter, Nick Nurse,
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I believe. I think ESPN aired that one. Nick Nurse,
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you know, looking at Brund to be more of a
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point guard, facilitator. So, while I think it may not
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be the best move for Brund in fantasy, I love that.
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I love to hear that, and they planning on using him.
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Maxey the most. Now, I think Edgecombe probably going to
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have to take more of a backseat this year than
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he did last year. He the young bull. His time
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will come, though, because we know he a baller. He
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can hoop. But I think with all the vets in
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the building and B, you know, form MVP, you Jalen Brown,
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former Finals MVP. So I really love that outlook the
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most for Maxie and Brown because if Brown facilitate, they're
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going to get some easy looks. And you already can't
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really double because who are you going to double off of? Exactly.
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So 2026, keep in mind, that version of Brown might
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not be your go-to, but the 2026 version of Brown
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could definitely unlock Jalen Brown, Tyrese Maxey, and he could
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really reinvigorate M.B. too. You know what I mean? M.B.,
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we know he a baller. He can hoop. And if
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Brown can get him some easy looks, what does that mean? Like,
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if he can play more, then, yeah, Philly going to
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be a team I think you probably want to– a
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slice of that pie for that offense. You know what
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I mean? I think they're going to have some good
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fantasy years and I think that's going to be because
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of Brian, but I personally wouldn't, wouldn't go to burn
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route me next up. This guy left from Milwaukee. No,
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I mean, got traded. We've been, they've been flirting with
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it for years. We've been hearing about it, that they
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probably going to move on from, from them. It finally happened.
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And I ain't going to lie. This one, Now, you know,
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you see the MFFL back. You see the Mavs logo
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at a reserve park and been in MFFL. I say
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that all the time. I'm going to make sure y'all know. But, look, Klay,
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I think this version of him, this is what I
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think we were hoping for when he signed with Dallas
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when he wanted to play with Lucas. So, we'll see
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if the version of him that can knock down good
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looks consistently– Then this Giannis move to Miami is going
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to be crazy because now you're talking about another element
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of playmaking from Giannis with better shooters around him. You
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still got young players. You still got Davion Mitchell. You
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got Andrew Wiggins. He can hoop champion. And then what
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this mean for Bam? Like Giannis and Bam, I'm not
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even going to lie to you. I think they about
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to go crazy for this fantasy season. 2027, I think
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it's up for the Miami Heat. Now, championship? Nah, let's
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pump the brakes on that. But fantasy championship? The Miami
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Heat boys might be able to get you there, and
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I ain't going to lie. Hey, if I'm in a
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position to grab, especially Giannis or Bam, or Wiggins, if
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I'm in a position to grab one of them three, Now,
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I ain't going to try to overspend on Wiggins, but,
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you know, you got to play it smart. But if
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I can grab one of them three stream play here,
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you know, sometimes I think that's going to be a
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good move. And I think this Giannis move to Miami
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unlock a lot of players as well. Here go four
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more players whose trajectory has changed from last season. So,
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Giannis to the heat. Keep watch on it. Keep watch
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on it. Because he going to do what he do.
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All right, look, I ain't going to lie. All three
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of these so far, they going to impact so many players.
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And these moves change the balance of the NBA, too.
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You know, like I say, I don't know if Miami
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can win a chip. They definitely going to be better.
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Top four seed, possibly. Who knows? So if they top
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four seed, that means people are hooping. For you to
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be top four in your conference, that means you're having
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a great year. And a great year in reality means
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a great year in fantasy, you know what I mean,
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based on production. All right. So LaMelo Ball to Minnesota.
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All right. Out of this list, I want– this is
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one of my favorite ones. I think this is the best.
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set of players LaMelo has ever played with. You're talking
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about playing with Anthony Edwards. Who are you going to double?
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You can't double nobody. And you're worried about touches. LaMelo's
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shot attempts may go down, but if they stagger them,
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LaMelo is going to be Charlotte on another level, LaMelo.
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You feel me? Like, Anthony Edwards finna get so many
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easy looks. LaMelo about to get so many easy looks.
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I've been speaking about Kaminga all season on the Believe
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in Fantasy channel. Off-season, rather. Like, I think this roster
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would go bare. I think this finna up his stock. Like,
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this roster, fantasy-wise, you're going to want one of the
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main guys where you can get them. Obviously, don't ever
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overspend on anybody. When you talk about here go four
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more players, you're talking about 13, you know what I mean,
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upwards of 13 players who've been affected based on just
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a move of one person. And that's what you want
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to see. The opportunity is there for Minnesota. And because
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you know that the expectations is there. And that's what
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really got me the most intrigued about LaMelo going to
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Minnesota is he's playing for an organization where the expectations
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are miles beyond what the Hornets was trying to do.
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organization where they playing meaningful ball late into the season,
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that do something to you. I mean, like that's when
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you know you gotta be locked in if you trying
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to really make noise. Cause that's when people put respect
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on your name, the playoffs. We don't care how many buggies,
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you don't care what you doing in regular season, unless
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you could do it in the playoffs. Somebody like LaMelo, look,
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he can do it in the playoffs. That's why I
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think this fantasy year is going to go up for him.
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I ain't even going to lie to you. I like
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the mood of Minnesota. Last but not least on the
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fantasy basketball change landscapes list, Luka Doncic. Now, I know
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he ain't changed teams. but that first guy I mentioned,
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LeBron James, him going to Philly changes the outlook for Luka.
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I'm going to be honest. I had Luka last season.
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Luka definitely, if I'm in a position to grab Luka,
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there's no, I don't care who on the board. I
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don't care who on the board. Do not care who
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on the board. You talk about assists about to go up. Points,
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he already averaged 30. What he finna get now, 35, 36?
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In this NBA? Hey, Luger is about to go crazy, bro.
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And that fantasy landscape is crazy. Now, he probably the
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only one that ain't going to fake. Oh, no, that's
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a lie. They got Walker Kessler, Collin Sexton, Quentin Grimes,
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Austin Reeves being a dog. This team, another year of LaRavia.
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The Snowtime Lakers, I ain't going to lie, they got
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a lot of pieces out there that could definitely make
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some noise in fantasy. And I think that one move
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of Brun leaving and Luka being there, it actually might
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be similar to what, probably not as deep. I was
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going to say the 2024 Mavs. I think they don't
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have too deep at every position. But you talk about talent, though,
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they got depth for sure. So Luka, his fantasy landscape
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changed because Brian leaving. I think, like I said, I
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think his assist numbers, he consistently at nine, he probably
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could lead the league this season at about 11, 12.
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He going to have the ball so much. He always
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got you about eight, nine rebounds and then, you know, points.
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We've seen them average 33 before, so 36, 37 ain't
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really far-fetched to me personally. So that's another guy's landscape change.
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And like I said, I named you five guys on
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the Lakers whose landscape changed because of that move too,
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because of more opportunities for Luka means people are going
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to get a lot of shots. They're going to catch
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a lot of passes to where they have to shoot
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it right then and It may work for some, it
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may not, but, hey, look, that's opportunities. You knock them down,
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your fantasy relevant. You know what I mean? Look, enough
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on the vets, though, enough on the OGs, you know,
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people who've been in. Let's jump into the rookie class. Look,
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don't mistake. You know, don't try to ignore the class
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just because they're rookies. And I'm talking to myself on
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that because depending on your situation, I try to stay
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away from rookies. Not going to lie to you. A.J.
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DeBonson went number one. That's one that I'm a little
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nervous about just because of AD and Trey there. I
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know the injury history of both of them. But if
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this the year they stay healthy, what does that mean
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for AJ? Alex Saw, I thought he looked decent last year.
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You know what I mean? He had good numbers. I
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think he was, what, 16-9? I'm just throwing it off
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to my head. You know what? We got a little time.
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We got a little time. We got a little time. Look,
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Alex Saw, yep, 16-7. Last season, almost three assists, 48%
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from the field. Yeah, like I just think there's so
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many people there, so that kind of make me nervous
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with A.J. But he cold. He cold. He cold. But
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Cameron Boozer, I think I like that one the most.
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He in Memphis. Caleb Wilson in Chicago, I think they're
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going to both have a lot of opportunities. So if
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you got opportunity to get either one of them, You
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should have a good season from them because they're going
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to be one of the main guys on the roster.
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And that always bodes well for individual success for rookies.
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And I think that grows you up quicker too. You
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know what I mean? You go from, you know, being the,
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you know, the rook, obviously you're young, you got to
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pay your dues. But when you got to lead a
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team in scoring and lead the team and be the
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big man on it, not big man, I guess the leader,
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the best word, you got to do that. that grow
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you up, that make you mature a lot faster. So
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I think the opportunity this season, for sure, for Cam
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Boozer and Caleb Wilson are there. Darren Peterson, I'm a
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little iffy on him, too. Utah loaded. They loaded Jaron Jackson, Laurie,
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Isaiah Collier, Ace Bailey, Keontae George. Like, you know, they
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got a lot. there that it makes it a little
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hard to think Darren Peterson going to just come in
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and just do his thing. So I'm, I'm watching these
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situations come preseason and we already in the thick of it,
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you know, preseason, I believe kicked off the 29th. So yeah,
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like we already there. So them just some names that
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I think fantasy managers should watch for. If you cool
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with taking the risk on AJ and Darren, By all means,
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because I could be wrong. It could pay off for you.
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We seen Ace Bailey last season. He started off slow.
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And by all-star break, if he was still on your
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waiver wire and you grabbed him, you didn't drop him
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ever again. So it could always go your favor. It's
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all about timing. So make sure y'all watch for them rookies.
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Understand opportunity over hype. I get it. They cold. That
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don't matter. look at what the numbers tell you. That's
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why we say numbers over narrative, you know, for redraft, uh,
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for redraft fantasy, you know what I mean? You always
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want to pay attention to what you, what you're going
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to do. Uh, how many meetings are you starting opportunity? Well, what,
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you know, what, what, what that's going to look like
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for you in a redraft, obviously in, uh, dynasty leagues, you,
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you don't care about that at this moment because you
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want the talent, you know? So, And that's why I
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said Cam and Caleb Wilson. And speaking of Cam, 22
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and a half, 10, four, and one at Duke. So
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shot 55% from the field. So, yeah, yeah, that's who
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I would get out of all the rookies. That's who
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I would get. So, yeah, I think he the most
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fantasy friendly, but that's me. So that's what I'm watching for.
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I'm watching for them during preseason. I'm watching to see
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what the roles are like. You know, it ain't necessarily
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about box scores. You know what I'm saying? It's about
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how they got going, how they got their looks. Did
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they look comfortable? Are they, you know, are they in
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the right spot? You know what I mean? Like who started?
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And then for the rookies, you know, the youngsters, if
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they in the game, like, you know, what did it
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look like if they had to take a shot to,
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what did they look like in pressure situations? I want
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to know what that's looking like. Touches. Opportunities matter. Numbers
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over and over. So look, I appreciate y'all. Look, that's
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been this episode. You know what I mean? We doing
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the fantasy landscape of what changed. I gave y'all LeBron
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and all the people he affected on the Philadelphia 76ers,
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as well as the people he affected on the Lakers
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by leaving. I gave you Giannis Antetokounmpo. I believe, you know,
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that's going to change the landscape, not only for him,
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but for a lot of people with Miami. And LaMelo
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Ball for Minnesota, same thing. The landscape for him has
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changed a lot, but not only just for him, changed
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for a lot of people. And then Luka Doncic, you know,
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that changed for a lot of people on the Lakers.
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And I think that changed drastically for Luka. And it's
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crazy because he already ran a lot of the offense.
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So imagine him having even more opportunities. Get y'all some rookies.
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You know what I'm saying? We ran it down real
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