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Avoid These NBA Fantasy Playoff Traps (Dallas 9 Games, Wolves 2-Game Finals Week)

Season 3, Ep. 155

Fantasy playoffs sneak up fast, so we’re getting ahead of it.

In this episode of the Ball Logic Podcast, we break down the NBA fantasy playoff schedule (most leagues: Weeks 20-22), highlight the teams with the best and worst total games, and talk through what it means for trading, stashing, and streaming.

We cover:

  • The schedule extremes: 12-game teams vs Dallas on a 9-game playoff run
  • Why off-nights matter (and why some “bad schedule” teams are even worse)
  • The playoff winners: Warriors, Nets, Clippers (steady 4-4-4)
  • The playoff landmines: Minnesota’s 4-4-2 (two games in finals week)
  • Weird slate teams like Philly (5-3-3) and Phoenix (3-5-2)
  • Realistic adds, holds, and trade ideas based on volume and timing

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00:00 Intro: Fantasy playoffs are coming faster than you think

00:26 Welcome in (Flanders, Malley, Matrix) + early chaos

01:37 When do playoffs start? Weeks 20-22 explained

02:18 The playoff schedule plan: buy/sell based on volume

02:25 Biggest schedule edges: 12-game teams vs Dallas 9 games

02:53 Why Dallas is the ultimate playoff fade (3-3-3)

03:34 Don’t overcook it: balancing “playoff prep” vs too many moves

05:12 When to trade your mid-tier guys before the league catches on

07:12 Game distribution matters (5-game weeks, timing, finals week spikes)

07:18 Dallas fantasy production check: who actually matters?

08:33 Off-night value: why Dallas is even worse than it looks

09:02 The 12-game playoff winners: Warriors, Nets, Clippers (4-4-4)

09:25 Brooklyn Nets: tank vibes, minutes upside, key adds

12:53 Clippers: old-man squad, role players, stash conversation

17:01 Warriors: who’s real, who’s daylight, and the sneaky target

20:11 The Warriors target: Melton vs Podz debate

20:16 60 seconds of trade speculation: Kuminga fallout + targets

23:09 MPJ vs Malik Monk: who to buy/avoid if traded?

26:17 Quickfire schedule run-through begins (teams & slate shapes)

29:19 Charlotte/Chicago: rough early, strong finish + key streamers

34:30 Cleveland: 4-3-3 concerns + stream talk

36:21 Denver/Detroit: solid 11 games + watchlist handcuffs

39:12 Lakers: 3-4-3 impact, LeBron B2B risk, buy-low angles

42:26 Memphis: 3-4-4 and the chaos corner

45:26 Miami: 3-3-4 and why it changes your fringe adds

47:30 Minnesota red flag: 4-4-2 (two games in finals week)

48:31 New Orleans: ugly early, huge finals upside

48:47 Philly: 5-3-3 swing week chaos (Maxey strategy)

49:51 Phoenix: 3-5-2 volatility (what do you even do?)

51:44 Washington: deep-league spice and late-season chaos

52:37 Wrap-up: remaining games notes + final takeaways

53:40 Where to find us + follow Ball Logic on socials

55:23 Patreon + Discord plug

56:10 Outro

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