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General

June 20, 2026

Who are we?

We're fantasy basketball obsessives who built our own projection engine — every player gets a sharp, data-backed view, with an eye for the names the market has mispriced.

NBA Two-Way, 10-Day & Exhibit 10 Contracts, Explained (2026-27)

NBA two-way contract rules, plus 10-day deals, the Exhibit 10, and draft-and-stash — the deep-roster contracts that turn undrafted names into rotation players and streamers.

NBA Trade Exceptions, Sign-and-Trades & the Stretch Provision (2026-27)

NBA trade exception, explained: how a TPE is created and its one-year clock, plus sign-and-trades, the poison pill provision, dead money and the stretch provision.

How NBA Trades Work: Salary Matching & the Apron Rules (2026-27)

How NBA trades work — salary matching by team status, why the second apron bans aggregation, the Stepien rule on future first-round picks, and no-trade clauses.

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Fantasy Insights

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Rankings, punts, sleepers, and the moves that win your head-to-head week.

Fantasy

July 4, 2026

What Is Fantasy Basketball? Rules, Scoring & How to Play

Fantasy basketball, explained from zero — what it is, how to play, the rules, scoring formats, drafts, and what you do each week. A complete beginner's guide.

Punt Builds, Explained: the 6 strategies that win categories

Punting isn't giving up — it's how category leagues are actually won. Here's what a punt build is, why it works, and the six builds (punt FT%, FG%, assists, turnovers, threes, blocks) with the anchor players to draft around each.

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Fantasy

July 15, 2026

10 Beginner Fantasy Basketball Mistakes (and Their Fixes)

Ten mistakes that quietly cost beginners their fantasy basketball leagues — and the sharp habit that replaces each one. The fast lane past year-one errors.

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Fantasy

July 13, 2026

How to Win Your Fantasy Basketball Matchup & the Playoffs

Weekly H2H strategy explained — the 5-of-9 category math, scouting a matchup, mid-week pivots, protecting percentages, and how fantasy basketball playoffs work.

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