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NBA Podcast: Good and Bad Surprises

NBA Podcast: Good and Bad Surprises

Written by 
James Anderson 
Nick Whalen 
Published on November 6, 2019
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This article is part of our Fantasy Basketball Podcast series.

Nick Whalen and James Anderson do a quick breakdown of the Champions Classic before discussing the early surprise teams -- both positive and negative -- in the NBA. Topics also include: James Harden's future, Portland's depth issues, Dwight Howard, Brandon Ingram, Josh Jackson, and much more.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
James Anderson
James Anderson
James Anderson is RotoWire's Lead Prospect Analyst, Assistant Baseball Editor, and co-host of Farm Fridays on Sirius/XM radio and the RotoWire Prospect Podcast.
Nick Whalen
Nick Whalen
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.
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