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As the start of the Fantasy Basketball draws nearer, Mike "The Man" Gallagher takes on Drew "The Machine" Dinkmeyer in ETR's yearly fiercely contested Man vs. Machine battle to debate the biggest fantasy basketball disagreements in their pre-season rankings.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada take a look at the most intriguing starting lineups battles that are yet to be decided, offering their predictions on how they think coaches will ultimately decide on their opening day rotations. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:55 - #1) Utah Jazz (PG, SG & SF) 6:43 - #2) Brooklyn Nets (PG & SF - Egor Demin/Ben Saraf/Cam Thomas/Terance Mann/Michael Porter Jr./Nic Claxton) 15:02 - #3) Houston Rockets (Reed Shepherd/Dorian Finney-Smith/Tari Eason) 23:13 - #4) Boston Celtics (Payton Pritchard/Anfernee Simons) 28:28 - #5) Miami Heat (Nikola Jovic/Kel'el Ware) 36:01 - #6) Portland Trail Blazers (Shaedon Sharpe/Jerami Grant) 42:10 - #7) Washington Wizards (Cam Whitmore, Tre Johnson, Bub Carrington) 47:10 - #8) Los Angeles Clippers (Derrick Jones Jr./John Collins) 51:08 - #9) Philadelphia 76ers (VJ Edgecombe/Kelly Oubre Jr.) 54:54 - #10) Minnesota Timberwolves (Donte DiVincenzo/Mike Conley) 59:29 - Position Battles We Expect Have Been Finalized

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer, and Austin Yamada examine the recent news and notes from around the NBA as Preseason action gets underway, with teams already being forced into early adjustments due to injuries. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:51 - Jonathan Kuminga Resigns with Golden State 12:03 - Quintin Grimes Signs Qualifying Offer with Philadelphia 20:58 - Zion Williamson Looks In-Shape, Primed For Big Season? 31:25 - Scoot Henderson Out For At Least 4-8 Weeks 37:01 - De'Aaron Fox Expected To Be Out For One Month 42:35 - LeBron Has Glute Injury, Marcus Smart Managing Achillies Injury, Maxi Kleber Also Banged Up 47:31 - Darius Garland Progressing Rehab, Has Return Date in Mind

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada finalize up their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at the Pacific Division, which appears to have no foreseeable tanking in place and some key situations still to be resolved as we approach the start of the season. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 2:15 - Los Angeles Lakers 32:49 - Los Angeles Clippers 51:47 - Golden State Warriors 1:03:48 - Sacramento Kings 1:20:16 - Phoenix Suns

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada continue their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at the Atlantic Division, which has been shaken up with the Jayson Tatum trade and a reason to believe the 76ers can pose a threat again. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:48 - Boston Celtics 33:11 - New York Knicks 52:43 - Toronto Raptors 1:07:08 - Portland Trail Blazers 1:26:15 - Philadelphia 76ers

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada continue their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at the Northwest Division, arguably the best division in Basketball, with three legitimate championship contenders battling out for a division crown. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:18 - Oklahoma City Thunder 20:53 - Denver Nuggets 42:44 - Minnesota Timberwolves 57:03 - Portland Trail Blazers 1:16:48 - Utah Jazz

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada continue their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at the Southeast Division, which contained some of the worst offenses in the league last year, but is there reason to believe in improvement? Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:35 - Orlando Magic 17:52 - Atlanta Hawks 37:26 - Miami Heat 52:05 - Charlotte Hornets 1:10:14 - Washington Wizards

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer continue their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at a Southwest Division, assessing the impact young superstars like Cooper Flagg and Victor Wembanyama will have on their teams. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:33 - Houston Rockets 19:13 - Memphis Grizzlies 34:11 - Dallas Mavericks 50:08 - San Antonio Spurs 1:01:41 - New Orleans Pelicans

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada begin their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at a Central Division blown open by injuries, leaving intriguing projections ahead. Additionally, the gang takes a look at the most recent allegations surrounding the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard circumventing the salary cap. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:55 - More Kawhi Leonard allegations emerge 8:20 - Cleveland Cavaliers 26:33 - Indiana Pacers 54:13 - Milwaukee Bucks 1:08:05 - Detroit Pistons 1:24:36 - Chicago Bulls

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer are joined by Best Ball phenom Winky Christ to talk through the release of Establish The Run's Best Ball product, detailing everything you can expect from a product that took so many players in Grand Finals & tournament victories last year, what upgrades the team has made and when you can expect to have these resources after purchasing the ETR NBA Best Ball product. Follow the link to subscribe today: https://establishtherun.com/subscribe-nba/

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer provide their reaction to the controversy around Kawhi Leonard & Clippers Owner Steve Balmer's alleged payments to circumvent the salary cap, assessing the fantasy and real-life repercussions from such allegations, as well as other news and notes from around the NBA.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer delve into the world of the FIBA EuroBasket tournament to check in on how the NBA players are faring, including our first look at an in-shape Luka Dončić and whether recent high draft picks are progressing.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer get their teeth into the 2025-26 NBA Schedule release, providing you with everything you need to know to be prepared for the season, including a look at the new streaming platforms that will change your viewing habits, the NBA Fantasy playoff schedule and which teams you need to stack for those weeks.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer look through the NBA to pick out the biggest weak spots yet to be addressed by NBA teams, including many who are in a position to contend for deep playoff runs, and assess how, or if, these weak spots can be addressed.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada analyze the new Head Coach hires across the NBA and anticipate how the incoming playstyle changes will impact the fantasy basketball space.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer pick through the recent NBA offseason news and signings, including news of Damian Lillard re-signing with Portland and why Men's Health cover star Luka Dončić pushed for the Lakers to sign Marcus Smart.

Mike Gallagher goes over some takeaways from the 2025 NBA Summer League with some notes on betting futures and fantasy value.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada assess the players that could make big impacts on NBA rotations and on your Fantasy Basketball leagues in the 2025-26 season.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer list their biggest losers of the NBA Free Agency period so far from a fantasy perspective, assessing which players have seen their fantasy stock, environments and possible usage decline most sharply.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer list their top 10 winners of the NBA Free Agency period so far from a fantasy perspective, assessing which players have the best chances to succeed in their new environments.

Mike Gallagher and Austin Yamada take a look at the most recent moves across the NBA, including the huge trade that centred around John Collins and Norm Powell today, as well as looking at how exactly a Bradley Beal buyout from the Suns could possibly make sense financially for Phoenix.

ETR's Mike Gallagher is joined by Last Night, In Basketball and the Double Dribble podcast's host Jared Dubin to recap all the big moves in NBA Free Agency so far, including making sense of the Bucks committing to the largest Waive and Stretch in NBA history, the New York Knicks appointing Mike Brown as their new Head Coach and why Pacers fans are right to feel frustrated by their decision to let Myles Turner head to Milwaukee. You can find Jared's work over at Last Night, In Basketball, with a 25% off discount code in his Free Agency Live Analysis post here: https://www.lastnightinbasketball.com/ You can also subscribe to Jared's Double Dribble podcast, found where all podcasts are found, which he presents along with Mo Dakhil, a former NBA video coordinator for the Los Angeles Clippers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Australian Men's National Team: https://open.spotify.com/show/7u4RUZkuhIgA2hBypIjvXv?si=1783af76449844ff

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer round up all the news from the NBA Draft and the manic trades around it to keep you up to date with everything going on across the NBA ahead of Free Agency.

Mike Gallagher is joined by NBA Draft analysis Brian Schroeder (@BrianJNBA) to analyze the biggest prospect entering this year's NBA Draft, which player comparions we can take from this class and whether they can be successful at the next level.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada take a look back at a Game 7 which was sadly overshadowed by Tyrese Haliburton's injury to assess whether the Thunder can buck the recent trend of one-and-done NBA champions, what the Pacers and Haliburton look like next year through his recovery before finally touching on the huge Kevin Durant trade which took place on Sunday night.

Mike Gallagher and Austin Yamada strategize how the Indiana Pacers could operate with a hobbled or injured Tyrese Halliburton, theorizing what they would need to change and how functional would it be against Oklahoma City before providing their picks for Game 6 of the NBA Finals

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer, and Austin Yamada return from the weekend to discuss the Thunder's victorious efforts in Game 4, which saw them seal the game down the stretch. They discussed why the Pacers uncharacteristically struggled in the clutch, what Game 4 revealed about the series, and what changes each coach can expect to make heading into Game 5.

Mike Gallagher and Austin Yamada take a look back at last night's big win for the Indiana Pacers and how Rick Carlisle's masterful adaptations paid off to help the Pacers regain the series lead. Mike and Austin discuss whether Bennedict Mathurin's game-leading performance will be a sign of things to come and what the Thunder need to do to turn the tide heading into game four.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer, and Austin Yamada provide their analysis of Game Two of the NBA Finals, which saw Oklahoma City dominate the Indiana Pacers, assessing the key changes the Thunder made to even up the series and how the series shapes up as it heads to Indiana.

Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada take a look back at a wild Game 1 of the NBA Finals, which saw Tyrese Halliburton sink a game-winner with 0.3 seconds left on the clock to give the Pacers the advantage over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Drew and Austin discuss how the Pacers were able to stay close despite so many turnovers, and whether this spells doom for the Thunder.

The NBA Finals matchup is set, and ETR's Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer, and Austin Yamada delve into the individual matchups, playstyles, and coaching decisions that could swing the Finals.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada talk through the only remaining playoff game on the docket with Indiana one win away from only their second NBA Championship game ever. They also give Oklahoma City their flowers for being the best-run organization in the NBA and assess the key things they did to reach the mountaintop.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return from an active NBA weekend which saw Minnesota and New York pull a game back from Oklahoma City and Indiana respectively. Mike and Drew look at what the Timberwolves and Knicks did to change the course of the season, and how likely these changes are to have a prolonged effect throughout the rest of the NBA Conference Finals

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a look back at the NBA Conference Finals Game Ones, including another Pacers comeback, this time to sink the Knicks in MSG and how they went about it and how Minnesota's poor shooting behind the arc destined them for a big game one loss in Oklahoma City.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada deep dive into the NBA Playoff Conference Finals Matchups, previewing the individual matchups, tactics and provide their picks for which teams will advance

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer are once again joined by ETR's Austin Yamada to dissect the recent NBA Playoff games and preview what tweaks and changes worked for each of the remaining teams, as well as taking a brief look ahead to the cemented Eastern Conference Finals matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return after a jam-packed weekend of basketball, which saw the away teams continue their dominance and Denver continue to be a thorn in the side of the Thunder. Mike and Drew take a look at all the action and give their thoughts on what worked for each team and the impact on the outlook of each series.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return to break down a fascinating array of Conference Semi-Finals, which have seen the home teams win only one of the seven games so far, including what the Celtics need to change up to come back, can Cleveland get healthy in time to overturn their defecit and how the Warriors could change in place of an injured Stephen Curry.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer are once again joined by ETR's Austin Yamada as Golden State and Denver both advance through in Game Seven, as well as previewing every Conference Semi-Final series, including a crushing opening game from the Cleveland Cavaliers at the hands of the Indiana Pacers.

ETR's Austin Yamada joins Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer to break down the recent NBA Playoffs games and the preview the series that are still alive, inlcuding the Clippers potentially blowing the series against Denver, the Rockets forcing the Warriors to hold home court and what Detroit's starters are doing to keep battling against the Knicks. Editor's note: Austin has audio connectivity issues for the first five minutes of the show, but were fixed onwards.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer react and recap all the action from this weekend's NBA Playoff games, including the shocking late Nuggets victory, the Lakers falling to 3-1 and theorising which teams have a genuine chance to overcome a 3-1 deficit.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a look at all the Game Twos across the NBA Playoffs and give their takes on what they saw, including how much of a chance the Warriors have if Jimmy Butler misses time, what the Lakers did to flip the series back into their favor and can the Pistons take the Knicks all the way?

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer examine the opening games of the NBA Playoffs and assess the performances of all teams so far, including a surprising blowout win for the Timberwolves in LA, the Clippers blowing a chance to steal a game in Denver and how the Pacers manhandled the Bucks.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return to break down the four new games in the NBA Playoffs and Play-In tournament, including the blockbuster Warriors-Rockets game and Orlando's advance to a series with Boston. They also discuss the remaining play-in matchups with Dallas facing Memphis and Miami's chances against the Hawks.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer break down each of the NBA Play-In Tournament games as well as the known Playoff matchups, providing in-depth analysis and their predictions for each series

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Saum Jafarania recap this year's NBA Best Ball alongside ETR's Winky Christ, who won $150,000 by finishing first and second place in the DraftKings NBA Best Ball Tournament.

Mike Gallagher and Saum Jafarania return from a brief break to talk through all the hottest points across the NBA, including their reaction to the Game of the Year between Minnesota and Denver and Nikola Jokic's 60-point triple-double for the loss, how the Memphis Grizzlies got it so wrong and why a rejuvenated Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers are the team no team in the West wants to meet in the palyoffs.

Mike Gallagher and Saum Jafarinia get their teeth into the biggest topics across the NBA from the last week, including a big win for Oklahoma City in Boston, a Minnesota team that's looks a threat, how the Lakers have struggled in the absence of LeBron James and how hard the NBA needs to come down on Toronto's obvious tank attempt that saw key healthy performers pulled in an effort to secure a loss against fellow tankers, the Philadephia 76ers.

Mike Gallagher and Saum Jafarania return to discuss the latest happenings in the NBA's Western Confernce such as the Lakers recent form launching them into the 2nd seed and whether it's smart for the Mavericks to consider tanking following their worsening injury crisis.

Mike Gallagher and Saum Jafarania return to discuss the red hot Detroit Pistons as their eight-game winning streak continues following a blowout victory over the Boston Celtics. The gang discuss how they got to this stage and the likelihood of them overtaking the Bucks, Pacers and Knicks to win the #3 seed in the East