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The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Does It Have to End?

The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

Football, Fantasy Sports, Sports

4.93.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

It's the Season 2 finale of Becoming a Best Ball Bro, where JJ shares his (mostly) final exposures for the $15M Millionaire contest over on DraftKings. He talks with Rich about a big miss in his portfolio, and there's one backfield where he's very one-sided. Oh, and his top wide receiver? It might shock you.

 

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0:00.0

Rich, September's right around the corner, man. I mean, best ball summer is basically over.

0:08.5

Do you have any favorite memories from the summer that we just had?

0:12.5

I enjoyed a lot of the chaotic transactions to John Smith and Brian Robinson trades, especially.

0:18.4

But nothing was more entertaining than Ricky Pearsall dying and then

0:23.0

being resurrected again from the questionable tag on Draft Kings.

0:28.3

Yeah, I definitely have one memory that will stick that I'm just so pleased that it happened

0:35.4

to me. Yesterday, I was in a draft and Jalen Hertz fell to the late fifth round,

0:40.2

so I got naked Hertz.

0:41.8

And I said to myself, you know what?

0:43.7

I'll draft Dallas Goddard ahead of ADP and get a stack.

0:47.5

Except someone else in my league took Dallas Goddard 40 spots ahead of ADP.

0:52.4

I'm JJ, and last year I tried my hardest to become a best

0:56.0

ball bro. I drafted over 500 teams. I talked to some of the most successful bestball players in

1:00.9

existence and I admittedly had mixed results. So this year I'm going to chase that title once again.

1:06.9

My plan is the Mac Center Draft King's Millionaire Maker and I'm going to document all of it while talking to the brightest best ball minds on the planet.

1:14.4

Last year, I didn't quite get there.

1:16.7

But this year, this is going to be the year where I officially become a best ball bro.

1:36.6

Yeah. This episode is sponsored by Draft Kings.

1:40.1

There's no better way to lock in your fantasy dominance early than with best ball on Draft Kings, where you draft once and ride your roster all season long.

1:44.4

And right now, Draft King's giving all customers a can't miss offer. Draft Kings, where you draft once and ride your roster all season long. And right now, Draftings giving all customers a can't miss offering.

1:47.6

Draft one, get one.

1:49.4

Enter a lineup in the $15 million best ball contest for just $20, and you'll score another

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