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Jalen Williams went from All-NBA to a lost season. Wrist surgery, then hamstring trouble, and barely half a year on the floor. Now he's healthy, the Thunder are loaded, and he's sliding into the third round of fantasy drafts. Is that the best value on the board or a trap?NBA TST joins the show to fire up some NBA Best Ball DraftsToday on the NBA BIT:🏀 What went wrong for J-Dub last season and why it may not matter🏀 What a healthy Jalen Williams looks like next to Shai and Chet🏀 Where he's going in drafts and where I'd actually take him🏀 Fantasy basketball draft strategy: targets, fades, and bounce back candidates🏀 Your draft questions answered live in the chatDrop your questions and your league settings in the chat and I'll get to as many as I can.📝 Fantasy basketball rankings and write-ups on Bagel with Locks: https://mikezakarian.substack.com🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell. The NBA BIT is live every morning at 9am ET.#NBA #FantasyBasketball #JalenWilliams #Thunder #OKC #FantasyBasketballDraft #NBABIT

It's decision day in Detroit. Jalen Duren has until 11:59 PM ET tonight to sign his $9.6M qualifying offer, or take the Pistons' five-year, $200M deal, which no longer includes the weight clause. He's an All-Star and All-NBA center who has skipped media day and training camp, and fantasy drafts are happening right now.On today's stream we break down:🏀 Where Duren should go in drafts right now, and how much holdout risk to bake into his price🏀 What changes for his value if he signs, takes the QO, or gets sign-and-traded (Kings? Bucks?)🏀 Who in Detroit's frontcourt benefits if he misses time, and whether Paul Reed is worth a late flier🏀 How a trade would shake up fantasy value on the team that lands himDrop your league questions in the chat. We're taking them live.🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell. Live every morning at 9 AM ET.📝 Fantasy basketball writing: Bagel with Locks → mikezakarian.substack.com#FantasyBasketball #JalenDuren #Pistons #NBA #FantasyNBA

We bounce around the league to catch you up on all the noise and chaos around the NBA.

Breaking down the Western Conference

Massive show this morning. NBA BIT tips off with some Jayson Tatum talk, then we're joined by Tulga and Guy to talk about the Sorare NBA updates pushed yesterday, and finally Laird joins the show to talk Sport.FunJayson Tatum tore his Achilles in last year's Eastern Conference Semifinals and missed the majority of the season but after a return to the court in March, he's heading into 2026-27 with something to prove. Today we're building out the full MVP case for Tatum: what a healthy, motivated version of him looks like, how the Celtics' roster sets him up, and whether the league is ready to buy the comeback story.🍀 Live every morning at 9am ET🔔 Subscribe for daily Celtics & NBA breakdowns💬 Is Tatum a real MVP candidate this year? Let me know below