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good show for you on a Wednesday. I told you on yesterday's show that today is gonna be the first kind of practice reports and that there was gonna be a slew of people that were limited in practice, that did not practice well. In fact, here we are, it
is Wednesday, and that is what's happening. I'm gonna give you all of those updates from the practices around the NFL today, and I'm also gonna tell you which one of those you really need to maybe worry about, which one of those you need to not worry about at all, because they're just rest days. Remember, in the NFL, they are managing the reps of players left and right. We're also gonna take some of your coals. The phone lines will be open at eight four four eight four three
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camp opening as well. What are the narratives we need to look at at the NBA season. We just had Carmelo Anthony traded last week, Dwyane Wade assigned with oh surprise, Lebron and the Cleveland Cavaliers. We also have changes to the NBA schedule this year. We're gonna talk about all that with my boy to GANI Burns. But we will start when we come back looking at week four, go to breakdown all the practice reports, who might sit in week four, who you should not worry about at all,
and what the implications are those. I also got a couple of spotlight games for week four that I want to talk about, including two teams in the NFL doing something that has never been done in NFL history. We're gonna talk about what that is and what that means for your fantasy football teams. When we come back. We're dropping stats over beats. It's the Fantasy Freestyle on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network, with which boy speeds and spitting statistician.
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look ahead to week four, trade questions start questions. We're gonna hold you down. But first I gotta give you some news and notes. It's like I said, the practice reports on a Wednesday are very important. So first of all, I gotta let you know that Matt Forte is gonna probably miss week four. He's dealing with turf toe. He's listed as week to week. That could mean my man boom boom bilal pal pals back and play hey oh
what pal pal. But also watch Elijah McGuire, okay, because now if there's only a two man backfield, it could be McGuire being the past catching guy. Shout out to my man Emery Hunt, who told you about McGuire on last episode of Lineup Lock Live here on Sunday. The Jets have also signed former Saints running back to Vera's cadet, so that could still keep the committee going. In New York, Randell cop is optimistic that he will play tomorrow's Week
four gets underway against the Chicago Bears re member. He had that chest issue and was out last week. Head coach Seawan Payton, it's actually noncommittal on the role for Willie Snead moving forward. Remember I said that last yesterday's show. I said, Willie Sneed the suspension is over. I think he's gonna slide in as the number two receiver for the New Orleans Saints. I still believe that to be true.
I just think it may take a little bit of time. Okay, because listen, Brandon Coleman has been okay over the last couple of weeks. It could be just coach speak. I still think Snead is a guy that you want to have in your lineups. Also, Jarvis Landry, there have been no charges filed in his domestic violence case. And remember listen, his ex girlfriend said that he did nothing wrong, that
he was instant and now he has been cleared. There will be no charges filed against Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry. I will say this though, Okay, you don't have to be convicted in the courts to have the NFL look into the misconduct that might be there. Just ask Ezekiel Elliott. C J. Proceis is week to week with an ankle
injury for Seattle. I think this means that Chris Carson is locked and loaded as an RB two that you can use this week Week four, because on Sunday Night Football, these Seahawks are at home and against the poorest Indianapolis Colts defense. I like Chris Carson a little bit as an RB two moving forward if procises out. Head coach of the Panthers, Ron Rivera says that this is the new normal now for Cam Newton. Okay, that they will not be running with Cam as much. Remember they are
continuing to try to protect Cam Newton hashtag all quarterbacks matter. Also, the Tennessee Titans have ruled out Corey Davis, the rookie wide receiver four week four. That could mean a little bit more of Richard Matthews, a little bit more maybe of Delaney Walker as well. I told you I have a lot of practice reports. Okay, here are the guys that did not practice today. Remember, I do believe a lot of these guys are just managing their reps, getting maybe a rest day as it were, so I wouldn't
be real concerned. But you need to check back in on the Fantasy Freestyle later on in the week and see if they are trending upwards or if they continue to get the dreaded d n P tag. What you want to see his guy go. Guys go from limited to full practice, not the other way around. Here. The guys who did not practice today, Doug Baldwin with that groin injury. We're getting reports that could be a two to four week injury. We're also getting reports that he
could play. Keep an eye out on this because remember they're facing the Indianapolis Coat. If Doug Baldwin can't go, or if you think he might be a decoy. I said it in yesterday's show about my drops and ads, fire up, Tller Lockett, fire up, maybe even Paul Richardson. If Baldwin can't go, j G I E did not practice. Remember he's had that knee issue. He didn't practice a bunch last week and then he looked bad on Sunday defecating eating a mattress against the Jets. They now fly
to London. That can't help for that knee either. John Ross didn't practice for the Bengals. That knee injury still bothering him. Rex Birkehead did not practice for the Patriots. He's got a rib issue. That Patriots running backs are never something I worry about. But without Birkehead, maybe that means a little James White action this week as they take on the Panthers. Kelvin Benjamin did not practice because of that knee. Maybe Devin Funcius deserves Looking at Sam
Bradford still did not practice with that knee. Zimmer is saying head coach of the Vikings, Zimmer is saying that he is day to day. We shall see, but after what case Keenum did last week over three d and fifty yards, maybe they want to give him a little bit more time. Also, Kenny Britt did not practice. He's got an knee and injury. Uh, guys that were limited
in practice. Jack Doyle, I expect him to be okay and play, but why would you want him with you know, Jacoby Purcette and going against the Legion of Boom on Sunday night. Isaiah Crowell was limited in practice. Remember I told you that Duke Johnson maybe an interesting waiver wire add especially if Croall's shoulder continues to bark at him. DeAndre Hopkins was limited in practice with a knee issue. I think he's gonna be wind up just fine. I bet he gets in limited or full practice later on
this week. Melvin Gordon was also limited. Remember he's dealing with that bone bruise, but they say he should be okay. DeMarco Murray was practicing today with that hamstring injury. That is a good sign that he was practicing in full today. That means maybe Derrick Henry is not going to take his job. And also Michael Crabtree was cleared to practice. I think Crabtree is still a risky guy. Remember they're facing the Denver Broncos and they're no fly zone defense
on Sunday. Before the break, I mentioned that two teams are doing something that has never been done in NFL history and that there might be fantasy football implications. I'm talking about the Baltimore Ravens and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both of those teams, Remember they played the London game last Sunday, bright and early in the morning. You know what usually happens after a London game, team gets buy week because they have that travel across the pond. They gotta get
back into their normal routine. Not this week. Both the Ravens and the Jaguars have games, and I feel come the ble fading certain elements of those teams because of this travel. No one has ever done this before. Everyone is so high on the Jacksonville Jaguars defense this week because they're playing the j E. T. S Jet jag Jets, and I understand it. They've looked dominant two out of the three weeks. In week one against Houston and last
week against Baltimore. You know they're calling him Saxonville. Will they get the same get off or will they be a little jet lagged? What about Leonard four Nett. Is he someone that's gonna be able to tote the rock times or will he be a little bit jet lagged? I'm not sure about that. I would take a second look at some of these Jacksonville Jaguars and I don't know if this is the week they're going again by
the road game for them, I don't know. I might fade some of the Jacksonville Jaguars as it comes to the Baltimore Ravens. They're going back home and that's cool, But they got the Pittsburgh Steelers who are kind of in a position where they need to win. I know the Steelers are not good on the road. Big Ben has his struggles on the road, but I don't know. I'd be a little concerned if I was Baltimore. They
got wrecked last week. They even pulled Joe Flacco. They got out physical by the Jaguars last week in London. I wonder if that, combined with the flight back and all that stuff, is a problem for them. I like Pittsburgh on the road this week to do work, even against that Baltimore Ravens defense. They didn't look that great on Sundayday, and now you have compounding it to travel and not having a bye. So I wanted to talk
about that. I do think, however, there are three games that I really want to focus on this week, so I want to talk to you about my previews for some Spotlight games. The first game that I want to talk about is the Lions and the Vikings. The Lions are traveling to Minnesota. The Lions put forth a great effort last week against the Atlanta Falcons, came up just a yard short and instant replay short against the Falcons with Golden Tate. You know what many people thought was
a touchdown. They celebrated on the field. But they're going at Minnesota now. I think this, more than any other game is really the true kind of like litmus test. Are the Lions for real? I no know. A lot of people were asking that same question going into last week because they had the Falcons. But they were at home, okay, and that's a lot different being at home, which a crowd coming off the high of their previous win Monday Night football against the Giants. They were at home and
they held up. This Minnesota Vikings defense in Minnesota has been much different. I think this week is the true test of Matthew Stafford and Jim Bob Cooder and this Lions offense. Here's what I like though, That Minnesota secondary is good. Remember Xavier Bumpy Rhodes and Terrence Newman doing it at the age of like thirty eight or thirty nine. I think this plays well for guys like Amira Buba, for guys like Theo Riddick, for guys like Eric Ebron,
because the whiteouts might be covered effectively. I think I still believe in Stafford, and I still believe in some of those other options that are not the wide receiver's golden Tate, Marvin Jones and Kenny Golladay. On the Minnesota side, we saw what happened last week. A lot of people left Stefon Diggs on their bench because they were worried about case Keenum. I'm gonna tell you this, He's got a nice decent matchup just Detroit Lions secondary is okay.
But Stefon Diggs and Adam Feeling have proven themselves. I'm gonna tell you right now. We told a lot of people to worry about the Minnesota Vikings last week. I am not making that mistake again. I think even if Keenum is in there again, fire up you know, fire up Digs, fire up Feeling, fire up Rudolph the red zone, rein Deer, and you could obviously fire up Dalvin Cook as well. Another game I want to talk about before we open up the phone mines and we're gonna get
to them. In our next segment, So get ready right now at eight four four, eight four three six, eight seven nine. The other game I find very interesting is this Rams verse Cowboys games, because now I think these are two different kinds of offenses in a way I
never would have thought. I think the Rams are now one of these kind of like aggregates, some are greater than its parts offenses, and I'm telling people to take Jared Goff over Cam Newton, and I think the Cowboys are sort of becoming an efficient game manager kind of offense. I'll tell you about that when we come back, and your phone lines will be open to Holly read speeds and spitting statistician on the Fantasy Freestop Hunter Henry Sterling
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We're gonna open up the phone lines right now at eight four eight four three six eight seven nine. Before we do that, remember I UM I gave you the news and notes and the practice reports. One thing that's important to note because it pertains the Thursday Night football is Ryan Bluga, one of the tackles for Green Bay. It doesn't look like he's gonna make it, so that means that Aaron Rodgers is gonna be without both of
his starting tackles on Thursday Night Football. You know how I feel about offensive line play, and we've seen Aaron Rodgers run for his life under pressure before I wouldn't be surprised, okay, if Chicago can keep it close tomorrow night and get pressure on Aaron Rodgers, I wouldn't be surprised so much that when I see that the Packers are seven and a half point favorites, I'm going over to my bookie dot a G right now. I like
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has sent you. You You get a hundred percent match bonus on your initial deposit. All right, let's open up the phone lines right now. The number of call is eight four four eight four three six eight seven nine. We started off today on a Wednesday with Eddie in New Mexico. Eddie, how are you doing today? You are on the fantasy freestyle dropping stats over beats with speeds. How can I help you? Dane? What a fantasy magi? And yeah, I got a question about standard scoring. Do I start Marshawn
Lynch or Christian McCaffrey standard Yeah, here's the deal. I'm still I'm going I'm going McCaffrey in that situation. And here's why. Marshawn Lynch is just not getting the touches that that we thought he might. They're not treating him like a workhorse. You used to think he was this bell cow workhorse kind of back. It seems like they're managing his opportunity to try and keep him healthy for the whole season and more importantly, the playoffs. Christian McCaffrey
seems like the last man standing in Carolina. Okay, so you know what with Olsen gone with? Uh, you know, Kelvin Benjamin gone. I think McCaffrey is gonna be the focus. I think he's gonna be the focus in the receiving game and a little bit in the run game as well. So I go with Christian McCaffrey. But thanks for call Eddie out there. I just think that Marshawn Lynch is getting managed a little too much. Jalen Richard is on the field a little bit too much for Oakland for
me to feel comfortable about beast mode. I think later on in the season, when they really need it, that's when you will see beast mode. We got Jesse in Atlanta. Jesse in Atlanta, he's got a trade opportunity. I haven't even heard it yet, but it's a three for one, so I know probably what I'm gonna say, but let's test it out anyway. Jesse in Atlanta, you're dropping stats over beats on the fantasy freestop it. What's up the game? I'm looking for one here? Uh and the trade is Leon.
I'm getting living on Bell and I'm training away Christian McCaffrey, j Cohen and thanks for the call, Jesse. Um, here's the thing you got. You got a lot of guys in there that are very close to my heart. Tarik Cohen Stefan can you digs it? And Levy on Bell? I always say, as a rule of thumb, and these like two for one trades and these three for one trades, I want the elite talent. I want the best player
in the deal. Let me tell you something. I believe fantasy football is all about accumulating the best elite studs that you can put in your starting lineup that can win you your week and that can pop off get your thirty twenty thirty points in any given week because when it comes to the playoffs, right, you're hopefully getting into the playoffs, and when it comes to the playoffs weeks fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen, you want to have your
best lineup until sacrificing, you know. But but the problem with this one is Levan Bell has sort of underperformed so far this year, and Stefon Diggs has popped off YREK Cohen has popped off McCaffrey. We still believe that is a very tough one for me, Jesse. But I'm gonna go with my rule of thumb. I believe Levian Bell is still a stud that you need. It shames
me to have to let go of Stefon Diggs. But Jesse, if you have decent wideouts outside of Dig and you feel comfortable with like the two or three other guys you have that you can start, in that case, yes, give me Levian Bell. I like the l Bell side of that trade because I want the stud but thanks for the calling, Jesse. We got Pete in Staten Island. Pete in Staten Island. He's got a question about a couple of guys. Who does he start in a week? Four? Hey,
you're in shall Land. You're dropping stats over beats on the fantasy freestyle. What's going on? Are you doing? Baby? Uh? What's going on? Is my running backstare terrible? Unfortunately? You know I'm gonna give you my lines. I'm okay, it's got. I've got Mariota, Chris Carson, he j Green, Bryant, Evan, Ingram, Kyrie, killed Daily and the Giant and uh, now I have a choice here at running back between Ingram and Doula, and I don't know what to do because they're both
killing me. Right, And let me ask you. You're you're you're definitely starting, Chris Carson? Is that why? Well, I'm definitely starting this week. So for you, it comes down to Ingram and Abdullah. Huh, I gotta tell you something and this is and you said this is PPR right, Yes, all right, Um, I'm gonna run out of Dulah. I would run out of Dulah over Ingram this week and it's really close for me. I gotta tell you that God's on the truth. It's really close for me. But
I'm afraid. I'm afraid of this London game for the Saints. You know, I think weird things happen in London. Okay, you got Alvin Kamara there, you got Adrian Peterson there as well. I like Abdullah has been decent. Okay, he's been getting work in the run game and in the passing game. And because it's PPR, I would run out Abdulah, but I think it's close. Minnesota Vikings are a tough defense.
I love Chris Carson that he's locked in for you, especially with c J pro sites likely out and Ingram usually on a week two week basis is rated higher. So I could be wrong, but something smells fishy about the London game for me as it relates to New Orleans. So I'm gonna go with a mirror Abdula. I think a Mirordula has been getting better and better every week, and it's you know, he stayed healthy and I think he's growing to be a bigger part of that offense.
Thanks for to call Pete out there and Shalon. When I go over to Verrazano next time, and I'm gonna look for you. We got Randall in Chicago. Randall in Chicago, he's got a question about it looks like some running backs, Randall, how can I help you here on the Fantasy Freestyle? Do we have Randall going once? Going twice? He is gone, but that's okay. That means we got time for other people. We got Keith out there in Baltimore. Hey, Keith, he
got a trade question for me. You're on the Fantasy Freestyle. Let me try and help you out. Man, all right? Yeah, I have Cooper and James Conner in my league. The bellowner is getting real nervous. He's trying to send me Jackson, which Jackson, DeShawn Jackson here, DeShawn Jackson and J. J. Nelson and you would ship back MARII, Cooper and James Connor.
Here's the thing, I like the Cooper side. Better to be quite honest, because here's the thing, my man, Uh J. J. Nelson is not not someone who you're gonna start on a week to week basis, right, So I think he's just the throw in filler. You never you don't want to be in a position where you need to start JJ Nelson, so he doesn't really do anything for me.
I understand that the bell owner is a little bit worried and how Connor can handcuff him, But if you're giving up to me, it just looks like a Cooper for Jackson kind of trade. And I like Cooper much better than DeShawn Jackson moving forward, So I think the left bell owner over there is gonna have to do
a little bit more. You don't want fringe pieces like J. J. Nelson. Okay, if you're gonna give up Cooper and Connor instead of this two for two, take Cooper and Connor, and instead of getting J. J. Nelson and DeShawn Jackson, asked him for his best wide receiver, ask him for his wide out one or his wide out to you. You want a wide receiver that is better than a Marie Cooper in this trade, because Connor has value to him doesn't really have value to you. So you want someone that
can give you value over a MARII Cooper. I like I keep Amari Cooper in that trade. Thanks for the call out there though, Keith out there and be more. Oh no, excuse me, um Randall in Chicago, We're going to keep no Randall dropped. I'm talking to Keith. They're so lined up here at eight four four four three six seven nine. But I do not make that trade because J. J. Nelson is just the throw in piece. I ain't buying it. We're keeping it moving. The next
call we have is Josh in Wisconsin. Josh and Wisconsin, you've got a trade offer as well. Let me see if I can help you out. You're dropping stats over beats on the Fantasy freestyle speeds. Appreciate your time. I'm gonna go real quick here, full point PPR twelve man. I got Julio and can you dig that as my two wide receivers, But from there it goes to Prior
and Jermaine Curse. I'm a little nervous about that. Um, I'm pretty deep at running back with Hunt, Howard, McCaffrey, Duke Johnson, and Paul will be in my fifth one. So I'm thinking about trying to flip a combo of McCaffrey and Prior media to get a guy like a J. Green. What do you think about that? I love that. I love that because you got Hunt and Howard right, So McCaffrey for you McCaffrey is a bye week piece, right.
The only problem I have with that is if maybe not McCaffrey, flip the one running back a little bit lower because it's PPR scoring for you man, okay, Josh. So with that PPR scoring, McCaffrey might wind up being very value before you, especially if Howard is you know, banged up with that shoulder. So I would go down a little bit. I would see if I could prepare TP three with another running back whatever, I forget who it was, Put the one right below McCaffrey on your
running back depth chart. I would take that guy, and I would take TP three, and I'd see if that was enough for a j Green or another elite wide receiver. I appreciate the call. I appreciate the love clearly you watch or listener talking about Stephen. Can you digs in? We got a couple more callers. We're gonna try and get to you after the break, but when we come back, we're also gonna be joined by my man Donnie Burned,
the love Doctor talking a little bit of NBA. I'm gonna clear out these calls, so Demitrius, Victor Scott Ryan stay on the line, Okay, I'm gonna get to you right after this break, and then when we come back, I'm gonna answer your questions. And then we're gonna have my man Donnie Burns, former producer of the Fantasy Freestyle. We're gonna talk Carmelow, We're gonna talk Dwayne Wade, and we're gonna talk a little bit of NBA training camps, you know, switch up a little bit on Fantasy Freestyle.
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had a caller in the last segment from Shalleons. We gotta get that shadow boxing in their little method Man, Little You God, Little O t B and the like. M your boy, Dane Martinez right here on the Fantasy Freestyle dropping stats over beats on the award winning Fantasy Sports Radio Network. Let's get back to the calls. There are a couple of calls, and then we're gonna bring in my man Donnie Burns talk a little bit of NBA training camp, has some trades that have been going on.
Let's kick it back off though with your calls. At eight four four, hate, four three six, eight seven nine, we go to Demetrius and Savannah. Demetrius is a friend of the show. He's been on before. How you doing, my man? You dropped the stats over beats on the Fantasy Freestyle. Hey, Demitrius, your call is not there, your your connection is not too good. You're breaking up. I can here. You're gonna have to drop you um holliback if you can or hit me up on Twitter at
spitting speed to be happy to answer your question. Couldn't come through. The connection wasn't good enough, Victor Burt Houston, You're up next on a Fantasy Freestyle? How can I help you out? My men? Hey? How you doing? Thanks for taking my call anytime? What's going on? M I just had a line up question from my wide receiver position. Uh I have I have Michael Thomas, Golden Tate, Branding Cooks, and t Y Hilton. This is a point five PPR league. How many do you need? T Y Hilton is the
odd man out for me? Uh? Two? Okay, so I gotta take someone else out? Uh? Who were there? Again? Sayings? Because as soon as I heard t Why Hilton, I was like, that's the answer. Who were The first three was Brandon Cooks. Who else? Brandon Cooks, Michael Thomas, and Golden tap Um. I'd take Cooks and I'd take Michael Thomas. I'd have Tate as the guy that is not there.
They're facing that Minnesota Secondary and I think Xavier Rhodes and Terrence Newman are solid corners still, So I would go Brandon Cooks and I would go with Michael Thomas Michael Thomas. You run out there every week, no matter the weather, no matter the dome, no matter what's going on. Michael Thomas and Brandon Cooks are your options. Hope I could help you out there, Victor, thanks for calling a fantasy freestyle. We've got Scott in Dallas. Scott and Dallas.
You got a trade after offer out there. Let me help you out yeah, man, all right. So I just wanted to go over my running backs. I don't only have a song on RB one and the one that you see. If I can maybe put a package together for someone that's uh clear cut RB one. So I got McCafferty, McCafferty, Murray makes and I got Nick and I just picked up Smallwood. Okay, Um is it PPR No, it's okay. Um, so it's a standard league. Yeah, I think listen, I think you can. Okay, I think you can.
What I would do is I would keep mixing though Okay. I think Joe Mixon is definitely going to ascend to be like your RB two, and I would keep Murray as well. Okay, So I would play around a little bit with McCaffrey and Smallwood. I think those are the two guys that your package or you what you do is you take McCaffrey and like, if you have to start three wide receivers, you know, you take McCaffrey and your fourth wide receiver and see if that will do the trick to get you a true RB one. I
keep Mixing, I keep Murray. I think McCaffrey would be like the sexier name to the other people in your league, so they might try to bite on that. I would try to package McCaffrey and like, whoever you're like fringe wide receiver is that's right at a starting cust for you. And that's how I would go. And I would try
to target a true RB one there. You know, um, you know, a guy like a Devontae Freeman, a guy like a Melvin Gordon if you could get that, or an ascending talent like a like a Todd Gurley if you could get Girly. I would do McCaffrey. Plus you know you're kind of wide out three or four. That would be how I would go. But I agree with you, you know you do want that Army one. But listen, Murray and Mixing are the guys that I would not trade in that situation. Hope, I'm helping you out the
last question. The last quality we have is Ryan and Boston. It sounds Ryan like you're debating between two quarterbacks for this week. You're dropping stats overbeats on the Fantasy Freestyle. Hey, what's up? Um? Yeah, I'm a standard and uh, I just got a quarterback situation. I got Cousins and Rivers, and then in addition to that, I got a couple of guys out on the wire like uh, Simeon, who I like his matchup this week, and even Cutler I've
debated on. But yeah, I wouldn't I wouldn't mess with that. I think Kirk Cousins is your guy. I like that. You know you like that, you like that. I think Kirk Cousins is your guy. He's facing Kansas City on Monday night. I think that's much better than I believe the Rivers that you said, listen, Rivers that that that head coach Anthony Lynne. They want to try and run the ball. They're facing Philadelphia. UM. I like Kirk Cousins in that situation. And thanks Ryan for the call out
there on the Fantasy Freestyle. That's about it on the phone line today. But we have my man Donnie Burns, the Love Doctor and Basketball corresponded, joining us on the Fantasy Freestyle. If you've been listening to the Fantasy Freestyle for a while, you know we talked basketball here as well. The basketball training camps are kicking off, so I thought no better time than to bring in my man, Donnie Burns. Hey,
don how are you doing, big man? It has been a while, but you know, I gotta bring you back in because we had this first trade bombshell last week, Carmelo Anthony finally getting moved. The Melo drama is now over in New York. He got traded to Oklahoma City. I gotta ask you, though, the Nixt are to run out Enis Cantor, Chris Stops Porzingis and some other trash out there. The Nicks suck, right, Yeah, the Knicks are pretty bad. And with the Mellow trade, I was kind
of shocked with that. Um going to Oklahoma City thunder. Um. Here's my thing with that trade. You have Mellow, you have Paul George, you have Russell Westford, all in the top ten. Here's the thing that there's only one ball, right, there's only one basketball down. So they were all they were all top ten isolation points last year and if you watched the presser with Mellow, he's not coming off the bench. So they're gonna have to figure that out.
They'll probably have Mellow at They actually just said that today. They came out and said that today. Um, Billy Donovan I believe he said that they are in fact going to start Carmelo at power forward and Mellow said that he's like, he's cool with that. So I guess that means what PG thirteen at at the three, Mellow at the four, and Westbrook pulling the strings. Yeah, And we were just kind of having this discussion in the control
room the other day. Um, it's kind of how the thunder, you know, Kevin Durant went over to the the Warriors and someone had to give And in my opinion, for this team, it's gonna have to be Paul George. He's the only He's probably their best two way player at this point in time. And UM, if you ask me who's gonna dip under that twenty points per game, it's probably gonna be him. It's more is going to be
after him on the defensive end. Um, since Mellow has been in the league, he's average twenty points per game. I don't think that's gonna change anytime soon. To get more value in the in the shots, he gets more like kind of like what Mike Evans is doing with the Shawan Jackson right now. He's getting more quality looks. So that's kind of what's gonna be like for the Thunder this year. Urns with a little cross sport analogy. I like that. Like my name was Kirk Cousins. Donnie.
Let me ask you, though, does this make the Thunder legit contenders in the West. I mean, everybody's obviously chasing after the Golden State Warriors, you know, um, and they are still looking like a squad that will be sustainable. But I see what Houston did getting Chris Paul, I see what Oklahoma City is trying to do with Mellow and Paul George. You know, the San Antonio Spurs are gonna be around. You know when all is said and done. Outside of Golden State, who do you think you know
it's best to challenge in the West? Who would be like that threat? Who are you looking forward to facing, say the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. Yeah, so as curly constructed on, probably go with the Rockets at this point in time, the Thunder, I know, they've just got mellow, they got Paul George. They look pretty stout as a starting lineup, but they're reminiscent to me of like a better version of the Clippers two years ago.
To make some noise in the playoffs, they might win a series, but they're not gonna go further than that as partently constructed. Like I mentioned before, that's uh, top three of the top ten players in the NBA that score in isolation. That's not really how they're playing right now, and there's no match for a Warriors team that ruin was the way they do and with the best stuff they have, I would probably go with the Rockets, um, you know, to give the Warriors around for their money.
In the West. All right, fair enough, Donnie, Let's go over to the East Cleveland Cavaliers. You know, you know Dwyane Wade got bought out and then he signs with his boy. You know, half of the Banana boat is now constructed in Cleveland. Does Dwyane Wade start for this team or would it be better to keep j R. Out there and then have Dwayne be kind of a stabilizing force with less minutes on the second team for
the Calves. Yeah, we were just having this argument today. Um, you know, they got senior citizen's squat at the Calves. It was kind of weird that it was kind of weird that Dwyane Wade signed with them. Um, much like Kyrene moving to Boston knowing that Lebron might possibly leave. Um, it's a little weird that he might leave Dwyane Wade hanging out to dry. But never mind that they were we were arguing about that the other day. Dwyane Wade needs to come off the bench. J R. Smith is
their best perimeter defender. And if you were to put Dwayne Wade out there, that is not his strong point and he's older now, that would just be you know, moving backwards. Dane, we have to take a shot here. You have to come off the bench because you can't very well take your best perimeter defender off the starting lineup when you couldn't even beat the Warriors last year or so. Yeah, fair enough, at Donnie, we're up against it. I had so many callers here on the Fantasy Freestyle.
People want to drop stats over beats, which boys bes the spitting statistician I want to get your adda here on this, Donnie. What should we be looking for this NBA season? And like I mean to me, the Eastern Conferences Boston and Cleveland, Like it doesn't matter what Milwaukee does, They're still a year away. Philly is a year away. You know. I love the backcourt in Washington, but they can't step to these teams Toronto as well. So the East seems like it's Boston in Cleveland. We talked about
the West. Is there anything like we should be looking for as training camps open? Specifically, the one thing that I'm interested to see is the schedule is getting stretched out right, so there's less back to backs and stuff. Are we gonna see less of this? Like d np rest on the box score, you think people are actually gonna play more this year? Yeah? Absolutely, And I know we're up against the time. And I want to give you a hot take before I leave my uh the
Washington Wizards, uh, Eastern Conference champions. I'm really go to the final, the Washington Wizards. Uh. So you're real high on John? So does that mean John wall Is in the m v P conversation? Donnie? All right, fair enough? You heard it here first on the Fantasy Freestyle, Donnie Burns likes not Boston, not Cleveland, but the Washington Wizards to be that team that has sends. I've been talking to my man Frank Stanfel, you know he likes the Bucks.
I think that the Philadelphia seventies sixers can you know, step ahead as well and maybe even you know, finally make the playoffs, you know, if they trust the process at all. Hey, Donnie, I want to bring you back as NBA gets going, We're definitely gonna have you back. But thanks for spending a couple of minutes with the Fantasy Freestyle. How things going in the morning, my friend, that's an early shifting. Getting up at three am is not something you can every You're still probably our party
in that night. You're a young man. You can make an happen. Thanks for joining as Donnie. We'll talk soon when we come back. We tie a nice little bow on this episode of the Fantasy Freestyle. We're dropping statue over beats on the award winning Fantasy Sports Radio Network Fantasy Free Style, Matt Forte is gonna probably miss week four. That could mean my man Boom Boom melal pal pals
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as well. Go on over and play those tournaments. You can go to super Bowl fifty two. As we partner with d k MS to help fight blood cancer. We gotta pull a question up. I told you about it, thanks to everybody that is voting. I asked you, was this increase of RAKE up to sixteen percent on some of the contests on Draft Kings and FanDuel enough to change the way you play DFS, enough to change the way you play fantasy football. Of you are saying yes, I will say this though, if you're just playing a
little ten dollar tournament, it's not going to impact you. Okay. They're going after the big boys here. It's the high end, high price tournaments. My guy Tony Sankada told me about that, and it's not really This rake is not really a big deal unless you're playing big money. Okay. It's kind of like the difference between state tax you know, one state where it's six percent, one state where it's eight percent. When you're buying regular stuff, it's not a big difference.
But if you're gonna sign a hundred million dollar contract, then it matters. Thirty of you, though, say, what's a rake? Remember that's what the house is taken. Okay. If you look at gambling, the standard bed is minus one ten. That means you gotta bet a hundred ten dollars to win a hundred That extra ten dollars, that's the rake. They are taking that money, whether you like it or not.
So I want to let you know about that. The last thing I'm gonna talk about we're gonna get out of here on this is I don't know if you saw this, but Twitter is looking to elongate their character limit. It looks like they're gonna go from a hundred and forty characters to two hundred to two hundred and eighty. And my man Chris is telling me it's official. So that means you could find me at spitting Speeds and you could write longer winded questions for me. Uh. The
only thing is and everybody, I love it. I love you guys calling in, I love you guys answering the poll. I love you guys hollering at me on Twitter at spitting Speeds that try to help you out. Thanks to every body who does and shows me a little bit of love. The only problem is it's hard when you give me like eight or nine guys and say picked two give me like real specific questions. So, like the thing is, now that we got characters, I'm a little bit worried and I'm gonna have to spend a lot
more time answering questions. Okay, keep it short, keep it sweet, keep it to the point. Maybe they're doing this for our commander in tweets, number forty five. I don't know what the changes for, but I like that people can be a little bit more expansive writing on Twitter. But whatever it is you hollow at your boy, I will hold you down, getting you ready for week four, getting you ready for season long, getting you ready for DFS. It doesn't matter. I am here to hold you down.
We'll be back tomorrow seven to eight pm Eastern Time, like we always do, dropping stats over beats on the Fantasy Freestyle. Tomorrow we kick off Week four. Okay, we got Thursday Night football. We have the Packers and we have the Bears. I told you I'm a little bit worried about Aaron Rodgers and the backers. They are missing both of their starting tackles, and you know how big offensive line play can completely undermine and offense. We'll see.
We'll tell you a little bit more about it on tomorrow's episode of Fantasy Freestyle, but on I Heart Radio, Tune In Radio, the Fantasy Sports YouTube livestream, and of course on the award winning Fantasy Sports Radio Network. I'm your boyd Dane Martinez, speeds and smitten statistician. Thanks for the love and the calls. I'll see you tomorrow, right here on the Fantasy Freestyle, I'm out