Late-Season Trade Targets, Our Biggest Draft Hits + Dark Days in Philly
02/24/25 • 44 min
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha begin by talking about the Sixers and Suns and whether either team will be able to salvage its season. The guys also hit their biggest adds/drops of the week, players to consider trading for, Joel Embiid's fantasy outlook, their biggest draft hits and more.
00:00 Intro
00:40 Do you have any hope for the Sixers or Suns?
04:30 Biggest adds/drops this week
10:00 Late-season trade targets
10:45 Josh Giddey
11:30 Kawhi Leonard, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan
13:00 Rudy Gobert, Fred VanVleet
13:45 LaMelo Ball, Kevin Durant
14:30 Shaedon Sharpe
16:15 Alvarado, Tyus Jones
17:00 Richards, Bitadze, Missi
18:30 Vassell, Podziemski, DiVincenzo, Scoot
21:10 Buzelis, Olynyk, Matkovic
22:20 De'Aaron Fox
22:55 Joel Embiid
26:55 Mitchell Robinson
29:15 Trading LaMelo Ball
31:10 Preparing for the fantasy playoffs
32:00 Eason, Coulibaly, Scoot
33:30 Jabari Walker
34:30 Day'Ron Sharpe
35:35 Donovan Clingan
36:45 Charles Bassey, Bismack Biyombo
38:20 Trade questions -- Zion, Mitchell, LaMelo, Durant
39:20 Olynyk, Nesmith, Davion Mitchell
40:25 Terry Rozier
41:00 Our biggest fantasy steals this season
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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha begin by talking about the Sixers and Suns and whether either team will be able to salvage its season. The guys also hit their biggest adds/drops of the week, players to consider trading for, Joel Embiid's fantasy outlook, their biggest draft hits and more.
00:00 Intro
00:40 Do you have any hope for the Sixers or Suns?
04:30 Biggest adds/drops this week
10:00 Late-season trade targets
10:45 Josh Giddey
11:30 Kawhi Leonard, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan
13:00 Rudy Gobert, Fred VanVleet
13:45 LaMelo Ball, Kevin Durant
14:30 Shaedon Sharpe
16:15 Alvarado, Tyus Jones
17:00 Richards, Bitadze, Missi
18:30 Vassell, Podziemski, DiVincenzo, Scoot
21:10 Buzelis, Olynyk, Matkovic
22:20 De'Aaron Fox
22:55 Joel Embiid
26:55 Mitchell Robinson
29:15 Trading LaMelo Ball
31:10 Preparing for the fantasy playoffs
32:00 Eason, Coulibaly, Scoot
33:30 Jabari Walker
34:30 Day'Ron Sharpe
35:35 Donovan Clingan
36:45 Charles Bassey, Bismack Biyombo
38:20 Trade questions -- Zion, Mitchell, LaMelo, Durant
39:20 Olynyk, Nesmith, Davion Mitchell
40:25 Terry Rozier
41:00 Our biggest fantasy steals this season
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What are the benefits of a dedicated EDGE Boost betting account?
- Earn up to 0.5% on every deposit
- Deposit $25, get $25
- Free to use, no minimum balances
- FDIC-insured accounts
- Unlimited withdraws back to card
- Lightning fast deposits and withdraws
Sign up with promo code ROTOPOD today!
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- FDIC-insured accounts
- Unlimited withdraws back to card
- Lightning fast deposits and withdraws
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Want to win more in your golf, March Madness, and football pools? PoolGenius gives you data-driven picks and strategies to outsmart the competition.
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