NBA Podcast: Blazers Injuries, Bucks-Nets, Surprise Top-50 Players

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January 19, 2021

Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to discuss the Blazers' options following injuries to CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic. The guys also dissect Jamal Murray's progression, Monday's Bucks-Nets showdown, the early playoff picture in both conferences, and surprise players ranked inside the top-50 in fantasy leagues.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Alex Barutha

@Alex_NBArutha

Alex is RotoWire's NBA Assistant Editor. He writes articles about daily fantasy, year-long fantasy and sports betting. You can hear him on the RotoWire NBA Podcast, Sirius XM, DraftKings Live and other platforms. Vince Carter and Alex both first dunked during their respective sophomore years of high school.

Nick Whalen

@wha1en

RotoWire's NBA Editor and host of the RotoWire NBA Podcast. Nick was awarded the FSWA Best Podcast -- All Sports award in 2017 and 2018. Many years ago, Stromile Swift gave Nick his unbelievably sweaty headband after a preseason game. Despite its failure to match his school colors, Nick went on to wear that headband for the entirety of his sixth grade basketball season. Catch Nick on Twitter @wha1en.

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