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NBA Trade Deadline Recap: Fantasy Basketball Winners & Losers

Fantasy NBA Today

SportsEthos.com, Bleav

Basketball, Fantasy Sports, Betting, Nba, Sports, Fantasy

4.9904 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

The NBA trade deadline has passed, and fantasy basketball has been reshaped. In this episode, we recap every major trade and break down the fantasy implications, including the biggest winners and losers, players whose value changed overnight, and what moves fantasy managers should make next.

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0:00.0

Hello, everybody. Welcome to Fantasy NBA today, a sports ethos production brought to you by Fandul.

0:08.4

I'm Aaron Bruske, and with me as Hall of Famer, Steve, Dr. A. Alexander.

0:11.7

We were just live on air for three hours, four hours, five hours, I don't know, straight covering the NBA trade deadline reacting to everything in real time.

0:18.7

Now it's time to recap how this all impacts fantasy

0:21.2

basketball. We're going to get you guys the top ads for each team. Let's start with top

0:26.3

winners and losers. Doc, who are your top winners from this trade deadline? I don't know that I

0:33.1

have a full list, but from what I know, I feel like, uh, I know, uh, Iodissumu is a pretty big one.

0:46.2

And Jalen Smith is also very big, even with the addition of Nick Richards to Chicago,

0:56.5

which hurts Jailen Smith a little bit,

0:59.7

it still should be the Jalen Smith show.

1:05.9

So I think I think I.O. and Jalen are both great pickups right now. I think Jarris Walker of the Pacers is a winner with Benny Matherin getting out of the way.

1:16.4

Josh Minot to the Brooklyn Nets.

1:20.8

I don't know if he's a big winner, but they just waive Cam Thomas.

1:25.9

Might not can play, man.

1:28.3

I think, Drew, I think most fantasy analysts and people who follow basketball statistically are like,

1:37.1

the man, my not is good.

1:39.3

So I'm super excited to see him play for Brooklyn.

1:45.5

I don't know if Brooke Lopez is for Brooklyn. I don't know if Brooke Lopez is a winner or if it's Isaiah Jackson,

1:50.1

but somebody who plays center in Los Angeles is going to win because the Vizizzoobach is gone.

2:00.3

He's a pacer. Um,

2:02.3

and then Gigi Jackson. I kind of am fired up about G.G. Jackson in Memphis.

2:09.9

Yeah, it's as is, as usual, it's kind of a subtle year. All those players I thought you mentioned

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