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These five players have an ADP that doesn't correlate to their pre-rank. On the show, Dan takes a look at WHY that might be happening and whether they're worth the cost.

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What if you are recording a show while doing a mock and completely forget to make a pick? What if the autopick that lands basically ruins your team build? Good news: you can find out right here!

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Post-hype players are typically those that were overdrafted the prior year or simply forgotten by time that are ready to breakout or break BACK out again this season! Here are FIVE such targets for your fantasy drafts that will zip up the board even if other folks don't believe in them anymore.

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We've been putting off covering the latest news in the NBA for reasons we can't fully explain, so here's a special late Sunday/early Monday episode to go over the largest happenings, including injuries to Blazers and Clippers, a signing in New Orleans, and more!

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What's a League Winner, anyway? Dan defines them as players that are not only jumping up the board with a little risk, but potentially jumping so high that they can push a middling team to the top or save a club that loses a top pick. These are the best of the best of the best on the whole list - the can't miss names we love!

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Sometimes things just work out. We got Luka Doncic at the four spot to no one's surprise, but then sweet values just kept tumbling our way and who are we to say no?

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Arguably the toughest area to draft this year, it's the MIDDLE of the round! This used to be Dan's favorite, but with a group of similar fantasy players all going in the 5-8 range, the board shrinks the rest of the way and we need to be nimble. Who are our favorites, though?

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We had some folks making insane reaches. We had some people drop out and turn auto-pick... in the end, we got more of our targets, but what was the cause? What did we learn from this mess?

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Everyone always spits on the turn, but this year, it's not so bad! Who are Dan's favorite grabs if you have a late pick? Today, we'll explore each of the first 10 rounds of a draft, assuming you won't have access to the guys that are off the board before then!

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As we continue to mock from every draft position, slot seven ends up as one of the tougher ones but not THE hardest. Dan ends up with a fairly solid draft early, and then works into his team build later. How did we do?

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I love doing this exercise every year, and we'll do it each time the board shuffles, too. Here are Dan's favorite picks in each of the first 10 rounds if you have an early pick! Can we replicate our FAVORITE draft in a real setting? Let's hope so!

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The 6th pick is generally regarded as the toughest spot this season (so far), but the difficulty level got jacked up another click when Dan decided to mock from that slot against almost all followers. Oh no!

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ADP data is here! Dan looks at over 200 names in this marathon (2-part) episode, and in a new format, it's a LIVE first-pass where listeners/viewers can see how Dan approaches lists, separates winners from losers and makes it friendly for you! In part two, Dan goes speed mode for the remaining 150+ names!

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ADP data is here! Dan looks at over 200 names in this marathon (2-part) episode, and in a new format, it's a LIVE first-pass where listeners/viewers can see how Dan approaches lists, separates winners from losers and makes it friendly for you! In part one, Dan covers the first 5+ rounds.

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Mocks, mocks, and more mocks! This is our second LIVE mock of the season, and Dan decided to roll with the FIRST pick. We did the turn last time, so this go-round we'll rock the other end!

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Yahoo's second board is out, and it's not a massive list of movers, but the ones that did, well, we have a few thoughts. Let's dive into the risers and fallers of board two and see if they've become steals, busts, or neither!

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Jaylen Brown, LeBron James, Deni Avdija, and more! These guys were all 8-category success stories last year moving into crowded situations. Is there any reason to even consider them in the 40's? What about high-risk, high-reward names like Markkanen, Kyrie, Joel?

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Pairing is overrated. I've said it for 20 years. But in head-to-head formats, you can gain an edge by leaning into particular build types with your top two grabs. Yahoo's first rank board is here, so let's have an initial crack at this annual challenge. In part two, we cover Cade through Haliburton to finish off the top 12.

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Pairing is overrated. I've said it for 20 years. But in head-to-head formats, you can gain an edge by leaning into particular build types with your top two grabs. Yahoo's first rank board is here, so let's have an initial crack at this annual challenge. In part one, we make our way through the first five names.

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I love the third round. There, I said it. It's PACKED with delicious values. Players that should probably be going in the second round, and we can only hope it stays that way. Come find out who!

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When is the right time to snag Karl-Anthony Towns off a Finals run? Can Anthony Davis survive the year? Is Cooper Flagg ready to jump into the 1st round? The 13-24 zone is filled with risk, and Dan kind of hates the whole damn thing, but maybe we can find a way through it.

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There's even more to cover in the Yahoo rankings! Today, we'll work through the first 12 names. Who does Dan love? Hate? Are there key punts to make it work? Can we take any risks this early?

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It's FIRST LOOK time on the fabled Yahoo boards, and Kingy and Dan finally got their schedules aligned enough to drop their 8 favorites!

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Yahoo Leagues (and mocks) are BOTH open! Why wait? Dan takes the 12th pick, rolling on the turn in this FIRST LIVE MOCK of the 2026-27 Fantasy NBA draft season, and we definitely learned a few things!

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Yahoo Leagues are OPEN! Fantasy NBA is back, and Dan wasted NO time in breaking down the best and worst picks in the first eight rounds. Part two of this series covers rounds 5-8.

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Yahoo Leagues are OPEN! Fantasy NBA is back, and Dan wasted NO time in breaking down the best and worst picks in the first eight rounds. Part one of this series covers rounds 1-4.

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Who are the WORST players to have on your fantasy team for each category? Are some of those players more conducive to a punt than others? Dan goes through some key names and how to win with them (or without them).

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Today we give you the whole kit and caboodle! Dan breaks down all 144 picks of an expert mock draft after LeBron chose Philly. On part two, we focus intently on the final 48 names taken to figure out where No Man's Land begins, and where the reliable names truly run out and we move into the deep flier zone!

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Today we give you the whole kit and caboodle! Dan breaks down all 144 picks of an expert mock draft after LeBron chose Philly. On part one, we lightning round through the first 60 (since we covered them last week) and deep dive the next 24.

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We don't even have proper ADP data, but we have some expert drafts, and based on THOSE results, these are the top-7 names that Dan believes have a chance to breakout (or RE-breakout) and take your team to the title!

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Games cap format opens things up just a little bit for risk, but the general mock remained mostly the same. Or did it? Dan goes through the first 60 picks in an analyst mock draft that took place after the LeBron-to-Philly news, spending some extra time on the most polarizing names in the fantasy community in August! In part two, it's the rest of the third round, the fourth and fifth, and the best times to go BIG SWING MODE on guys with first round potential and ruin-your-team downside.

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Games cap format opens things up just a little bit for risk, but the general mock remained mostly the same. Or did it? Dan goes through the first 60 picks in an analyst mock draft that took place after the LeBron-to-Philly news, spending some extra time on the most polarizing names in the fantasy community in August! In part one, we linger a bit on Tyrese Maxey, the name generating (arguably) the most buzz in fantasy circles this far before the season. How far will he fall? Is it too far? Is he doomed with the Sixers all jammed up?<...

FIVE players missed all (or almost all) of last season recovering from Achilles and ACL injuries. Most of them are (or were) early-round players. How do we draft them this year?

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We've done a few mock drafts now, and these are 10 names that are falling more than they should! So come on down, join us for Dan's first list of potential slipping early-round values!

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By popular demand, Dan is giving you more of exactly how he's drafting names at the top of the board. On this program, we lightning round through the first 11 names (since we covered them last week), and then attack the next 13-to-14 players that Dan would use to populate the first two rounds of drafts (for now).

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Adam is joined by Steve St Pierre to discuss his team from the recent industry mock draft. Steve went with Tyrese Haliburton in the first round, followed by a mix of youth and veterans, including Kawhi Leonard, Keyonte George and Paul Reed. Are we comfortable taking Haliburton with pick seven? How safe is Kawhi in the second round?

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Adam and D Mac are back, this time breaking down his team from a recent industry mock draft. After landing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, D Mac grabbed Derrick White (accidentally) with his second pick, followed by Jamal Murray and Domantas Sabonis.

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It's time to take another look at the top of the board. LeBron James has signed with the Sixers and the board is beginning to settle into place, but where would Dan take players in a fantasy draft if you had one today?

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We meant to do this show last week, but ended up delaying it until now... but hey, it's still good! Dan goes through ALL 144 picks in the most recent industry mock, including a speed round recap of the top-60, to find the best, worst, and everything in between. Now in part two, Dan breaks down the later picks, including the top fliers, upside options and the boring plodders that might make up a useful H2H team bench!

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We meant to do this show last week, but ended up delaying it until now... but hey, it's still good! Dan goes through ALL 144 picks in the most recent industry mock, including a speed round recap of the top-60, to find the best, worst, and everything in between. Here in part one, come with Dan through roughly pick 100!

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