NBA Podcast: Playoff Projections, LeBron's Surge, Kyrie Nearing Return + How Loaded Was the 2021 Draft?

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha break down the current playoff picture, LeBron's dominant individual season, Kyrie's upcoming return, COVID news and much more.

December 29, 2021

NBA Podcast: Playoff Projections, LeBron's Surge, Kyrie Nearing Return + How Loaded Was the 2021 Draft?

By:

Alex Barutha

Nick Whalen

December 29, 2021

Fantasy Basketball Podcast

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Alex Barutha and Nick Whalen begin by discussing the NBA's ongoing COVID outbreak and the league moving to shorten its mandatory quarantine period. The guys discuss how COVID has impacted their fantasy leagues before hitting on LeBron's impressive individual season and the impending return of Kyrie Irving. Finally, they assess the current playoff picture in each conference and debate which teams are the favorites to eventually lock down the final spots in the East.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Alex Barutha

Author @BaruthaAlex

Alex is RotoWire's Chief NBA Editor. He writes articles about daily fantasy, year-long fantasy and sports betting. You can hear him on the RotoWire NBA Podcast, Sirius XM, VSiN and other platforms. He firmly believes Robert Covington is the most underrated fantasy player of the past decade.

Nick Whalen

Author @wha1en

Now in his 10th year with the company, Nick is RotoWire's Senior Media Analyst, a position he took on after several years as the Head of Basketball Content. A multi-time FSGA and FSWA award winner, Nick co-hosts RotoWire's flagship show on Sirius XM Fantasy alongside Jeff Erickson, as well as The RotoWire NBA Show on Sirius XM NBA with Alex Barutha. He also co-hosts RotoWire's Football and Basketball podcasts. You can catch Nick's NBA and NFL analysis on VSiN and DraftKings, as well as RotoWire's various social and video channels. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @wha1en.