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The Taekcast

Ep. 390 - How Does It Feel To Be The Most Important Man In DFS? w/ Drew Dinkmeyer

The Taekcast

Davis Mattek

Fantasy Sports, News, Sports News, Sports

4.9808 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Drew Dinkmeyer joins Davis Mattek to discuss the NBA actually being awesome, the biggest NBA storylines in the media this season, Zach Lowe being laid off at ESPN, the Chicago Bears, Establish the Run and being the most important person in the NBA projections space, Drew's vision of the future for DFS and much more. Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Drew Dinkmeyer Introduction 2:30 The NBA Is Actually Great 9:01 Why does no one like the current Boston Celtics? 15:50 The NBA could simply market itself better 23:30 Is the NBA tax apron an error? 31:15 Why the hell did Zach Lowe get laid off? 38:13 What does Drew want to have happen with the Chicago Bears? 41:01 How does Drew Dinkmeyer deal with being so important in gambling 49:00 Drew Dinkmeyer’s vision for the future of fantasy sports 59:30 Drew’s favorite book he read in 2024 1:01:20 Don’t Be An NPC Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Tatecast. My name is Davis-Matic. You guys can find me on Twitter at Davis-Matic. In this episode of the show, I am joined by my old friend, Drew Dinkmeyer, to talk about all of the things that have happened in our lives. In between the last time he was on this show over six years ago. Drew saves the NBA, talks about the direction

0:39.0

that Daily Fantasy and Gambling is going in, the best book he read last year, and much more.

0:43.4

If you're listening to this on the podcast feed, please consider subscribing to us on YouTube,

0:48.3

leaving a rating or review wherever you listen to a podcast. You can also get bonus episodes of

0:52.6

the show on patreon.com slash

0:55.0

Davis-Matic. Now let's go ahead and get into the episode. Hello, everyone. Welcome

0:59.9

back in to another episode of the Takecast. I feel so blessed to introduce a very old friend,

1:06.4

Drew Dinkmeyer, to the show. I don't think, Drew, you have been on this show.

1:16.0

I want to say since 2018, maybe, maybe even, maybe even before then.

1:17.4

You and Wiggins did an episode.

1:26.8

It was like episode 60 or something like that where you guys just talked about how hard it is to play DFS professionally and how much losing there is involved. One of the most downloaded episodes, actually.

1:29.1

And then a lot of things have happened in between then in our lives, Drew.

1:33.4

How are you doing on this very crisp Monday morning?

1:38.3

I'm doing well. Yeah, it's pretty chilly up here in New York as well.

1:42.4

But yeah, it's always a pleasure to have the opportunity to spend some time chatting and catching up.

1:47.7

I like the emphasis on an old friend, both in terms of my age and in terms of the years that we've spent batting it around in the fantasy streets.

1:55.2

I'm happy to be here.

1:56.8

I think I might be older now than you were when we met.

2:02.3

If I'm not, it's very close.

2:04.9

I am older than Leonie was when we met it.

2:10.5

That's a good question.

2:12.2

That's a good question.

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