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The Crooning Loon
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Coast-to-Coast NBA Fantasy Co-Founder | Houston Rockets Lifer | Data Science | Film Photography | Doom Metal | MS Neuroscience | ex-Radio Host, Current Yapper

on a double digit streak peeling dvd stickers off fully intact. 🇵🇷
Check out our newest segment exploring exactly why we should feel bullish adding these 6 players!
Finger on the Pulse: A Deeper Dive Into 6 Popular Adds - Coast 2 Coast
Have you ever sought out advice over which players to add to your squad only […]
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November 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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25/26 Preseason Previews - Cleveland Cavaliers

Biggest Mover: Evan Mobley has a shot to become the next AD type PF in the league. Already a defensive menace, the team might start Sam Merrill to fill for Garland, leaving a chance for Mobley to become a primary offensive threat.
September 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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25/26 Preseason Previews - Chicago Bulls

Biggest Mover: Matas Buzelis emerges as a breakout option for the Bulls this season. The prospect excels at out of position shot blocking, while being a great offensive pair to high usage guards. Could finish top 80 if things go to plan.
September 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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25/26 Preseason Previews - Charlotte Hornets

Biggest Mover: Moussa Diabate is back in the mix as a potential starter, bringing with him absolutely elite Reb, Blk, and FG%. A must roster as a starter, he is currently projected at the back of many drafts (ADP 145.6).
September 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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25/26 Preseason Previews - Brooklyn Nets

Biggest Mover: Kobe Bufkin could be a spot start at PG with Demin facing injury. Bufkin showed out in SL, averaging 19/5/4 with FT upside while proving he could run an offense. The Nets severely lack playmaking and he fills that niche.
September 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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25/26 Preseason Previews - Boston Celtics

Biggest Mover: Neemias Queta looks set to start at center come opening night. He can be counted on as a source of Rebs, Blks, and FG%. A fringe candidate to finish top 100, his EuroBasket performance was a stellar start to his season.
September 23, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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25/26 Preseason Previews - Atlanta Hawks

Biggest Mover: Dyson Daniels takes a huge hit this season as he steps back into a defensive role for a healthy Hawks team. Expect the return of Jalen Johnson and the arrival of Kristaps Porzingis to negatively impact his offensive duties.
September 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Jinkies, my heart goes out to Mavs fans. Massive implications for fantasy:

Max Christie 📈📈
Dinwiddie 📈
Exum 📈
Hardy (should his own injury be trivial) 📈

Bit more speculative, but:
hopes for AD's timely return 📉
same for Lively and Gaff 📉
so...Kai Jones 📈 (maybe?)
March 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
SEISMIC NEWS for fantasy and the broader NBA.

Spurs lean into the tank. Big questions on immediate effects with their lack of backup bigs. HUGE dynasty buy low for Wemby, but beware the risk. DVT treatment has improved a lot over recent years, but has also been career-threatening historically.
FROM SHAMS:

Victor Wembanyama has a form of a blood clot in the right shoulder. He is out for the season. The Spurs believe this is an isolated condition.
FROM SHAMS:

San Antonio Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss reminder of the season with a deep vein thrombosis in right shoulder.
February 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Jaw: dropped. Mark Williams fails his physical with "multiple issues but not his back," which likely means the ankle/foot injuries have caused observable degeneration. HUGE dynasty hit to Mark 😥

HOLD Diabate and Nurk for now, as this may make Mark a shutdown risk ROS, but they could end up drops.
February 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Wild salary dump from Memphis! 2 1sts to acquire Smart, 1 to dump him, yikes.

Wizards get Marcus Smart, Colby Jones, Alex Len, a 25 1st

Kings get Jake LaRavia

Grizzlies get Marvin Bagley, Johnny Davis, 2nds

Keegan 📉 (even further)
Smart ❓ (could be bought out)
Bub/Kyshawn 📉 (if Smart stays)
February 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Clips add a perimeter scorer!

Bogdan Bogdanovic and 3 2nds (what) to the Clippers

Terance Mann and Bones Hyland to the Atlanta

Risacher 📈 (combined with the Hunter move)
Bogdanovic 📈 (mildly)
Mann 🟰
Bones 📈 (but only if Trae gets hurt)
Keaton Wallace 📉
Krejci 📉 (since the last post lol)
February 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Huge upgrade for Cleveland, but nukes Hunter for fantasy.

De'Andre Hunter to Cleveland

Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, 3 2nds, and 2 swaps to Atlanta

De'Andre Hunter 📉📉 (drop)
Caris LeVert 📈 (mildly, but only consider adding in pts leagues)
Georges Niang 📈
Vít Krejci 📈
February 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Not my sweet Diabate!

Jusuf Nurkic and a 26 1st to Charlotte

Cody Martin, Vasilije Micic, and a 26 2nd to Phoenix

Nurkic📈📈 (finally has runway to rehab value before he's likely reflipped next year)
Diabate 📉 (though still an add)
Micic 📉
Martin 🟰
K.J. Simpson 📈
Nick Smith, Jr. 📈
Josh Green 📈
February 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It's beyond reproach that Charlotte just got the 30 Lakers 1st, 31 swap, AND this past year's 1st (Knecht) for Mark, while Dallas couldn't even pry a swap more for a top 3 player with pantheon level potential.

If Nico even got fleeced 20% less, Pelinka wouldn't have had the assets to pull this off.
February 6, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Jimmy is finally gone and got his max…

Jimmy Butler to the Warriors

Andrew Wiggins to the Heat

Dennis Schroder to the Jazz

Kyle Anderson to the Raps

Thoughts:

Steph Curry 📈
Jimmy Butler 📈
Andrew Wiggins 📉
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 📉📉
Nikola Jovic 📉
Dennis Schroder 📉
Jonathan Kuminga 📉
Kyle Anderson 📈
February 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Another trade!

Caleb Martin to the Mavericks

Quentin Grimes to the Sixers

Initial thoughts:

Quentin Grimes: 📈
PJ Washington: 📉(possibly traded, listed O for personal reasons tonight out of nowhere)
Jaden Hardy: 📈
Kelly Oubre: 📉
February 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Strange trade here:

Kuz, Patrick Baldwin Jr., and a 2nd to the Bucks

Middleton, AJ Johnson, and a 1st round swap to the Wiz

Initial thoughts:

Bilal 📈📈
Kuz 🟰
Middleton 📈 (short-term Brog style), 📉 (long-term)
Kyshawn George 📈
Bub 📈 (mildly)
AJ Johnson 📈 (mildly for dynasty)
February 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Imagine being Danny Ainge and getting the call to facilitate this fleece.
February 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Did somebody say Jokic fantasy dominance update? If you insist...

By aggregate z-score, only one player in modern fantasy bball history (since 2003) exceeds Jokic (1.20): unanimous MVP Curry.

If you punt any of Jokic's three best cats, he's still at worst the 2nd best player in 9cat. Disgusting.
Jokic on pace to become the first NBA player ever to average 30-10-10 on 50-40-80 shooting splits 😲
January 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Check out the Streaming Guide for 1/22!

Quick Hits:
- Hefty injury report in Dallas means Dinwiddie is back to being a top option
- Luke Kornet has the chance to be a top Reb and Blk streamer if KP sits
- Cason Wallace continues to be under-rostered as a Stls source

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January 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Suns may have a 4-center roster now, but with Nurk on bad terms, Plumlee looking relatively washed, and Oso not ready for the spotlight, I suspect that Nick Richards is going to be the immediate starter getting 30+mpg.

Should be a fringe top 100 player, and great source of rebounds and blocks.
FROM SHAMS:

The Charlotte Hornets are trading 7-foot center Nick Richards and one second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for Josh Okogie and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/RwPGJH5lzo
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FROM SHAMS: The Charlotte Hornets are trading 7-foot center Nick Richards and one second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for Josh Okogie and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/RwPGJH5lzo
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January 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Streaming Guide for 1/15 is up!

Quick Hits:
- Kyrie doubtful means it's Dinwiddie time again
- Ride the Cole Anthony wave while we can!
- Vit poised for a solid Pts League game against a bottom quartile D against PGs
- no KAT means Precious for Rbds, Blks, and FG%

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January 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Giannis over the last 6 games is putting on a SHOW:

33.7 PPG
10.8 RPG
8.2 APG
62.3% FG
2.1 BPG

Over the last 2 weeks, he's been a demon even for non-punt ft% players, ranked 14 (!) without punting, buoyed primarily by being ranked 1 in fg% effect and 2 in pts effect.

Bucks are 5-1 in this span.
November 23, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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look like christian braun
The best thing about this planet is that every few days I'll learn about an animal I've literally never seen or heard of before, like the Nilgai which is just a stupidly massive antelope
November 23, 2024 at 2:58 AM