Early Season Fantasy Basketball Winners, Losers, and Must-Adds (FSFP #025)

Alright, it’s about that time. We’re a couple of weeks into the 2020-21 NBA season. The Knicks are over .500, Larry Nance is leading the league in defensive stats, and nothing really makes sense anymore. Which makes it the perfect time to reflect on some NBA players and teams that have surprised us so far this season. The one thing you can count on every year is that the team you draft in fantasy basketball will have winners, losers, and droppable players very quickly. Throughout this episode, we analyze the overperformers, the underachievers, the guys that are still on waivers in most leagues but need to be added now... and everything in between. This is peak Flashy Stats Fantasy Podcast - we debate over whether some players are just hot or are actually better than last season, look back (and at times gloat) over our previous takes that are looking like premonitions, and of course, diss each other's fantasy teams as we wind our way through this episode. It's definitely one that you can't miss out on if you want to improve your fantasy basketball team and have a laugh along the way!

Disclaimer: This episode was recorded on December 28. A lot of these takes or statistics have since become outdated. Of course, we will record episodes ratifying many of these opinions as we go along - another reason to subscribe to the pod and stay tuned!

Disclaimer #2: If you're a fan of the players or teams we talked negatively about or called "losers" in this episode, we apologize... but also, you may be listening to the wrong podcast.

Players discussed in this episode:

Brooklyn Nets - Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Caris Levert, Taurean Prince - Cleveland Cavaliers - Darius Garland, Collin Sexton (big fan of the duo name Sexland btw), Isaac Okoro, Larry Nance Jr., Kevin Love - Charlotte Hornets - Terry Rozier, Lamelo Ball - New York Knicks - Elfrid Payton, Alec Burks, Julius Randle, RJ Barrett (for your own sanity, ignore our Knicks takes lol) - Golden State Warriors - Stephen Curry, Kelly Oubre, James Wiseman - Toronto Raptors - OG Anunoby, Chris Boucher (the new Jonathan Issac - you heard it here first) - Los Angeles Clippers - Luke Kennard, Paul George - Phoenix Suns - Cameron Johnson (early 50-40-90/MVP candidate, according to Mike), Mikal Bridges, Deandre Ayton, Chris Paul - Houston Rockets - John Wall, James Harden - Washington Wizards - Bradley Beal, Russell Westbrook - Detroit Pistons - Killian Hayes, Blake Griffin - Minnesota Timberwolves - Anthony Edwards - Chicago Bulls - Zach Lavine, Coby White, Wendell Carter Jr. - Oklahoma City Thunder - Darius Bazley, George Hill - New Orleans Pelicans - Brandon Ingram - Sacramento Kings - Tyrese Haliburton, Richaun Holmes - Memphis Grizzlies - Dillon Brooks - Orlando Mgic - Terrence Ross - Miami Heat - Tyler Herro - Denver Nuggets - Will Barton (literally lost Giuseppe $800 last weekend by missing a layup)

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We hope that you enjoyed your Holiday season and New Years, and are off to a great start in 2021!

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