2017 FanDuel World Fantasy Basketball Championship Recap
Today is a very exciting day in DFS basketball.
We’ve got the 2017 FanDuel World Fantasy Basketball Championship (WFBBC)! We’ve got the RotoGrinders Single Entry Series Championship and we’ve got NBA games going on throughout most of the day and night! Join RotoGrinders as we follow the WFBBC and SES action live this afternoon from Miami.
— SES Contest link —
Championship Sweat & Trophy Presentations
8:45 PM EST: FINAL STANDINGS
Three hours ago, McJester was leading the WFBBC. At the end of the night, his name remains in the top spot. A pair of Chicago Bulls at low ownership, Rajon Rondo and Robin Lopez, led him to victory. On the heels of his 2016 FanDuel Playboy NBA Championship, McJester once again reminds us all that he’s one of the best tournament players there is. McJester has a very long list of accomplishments during his daily fantasy career, and I can’t wait to hear another spirited victory speech from one Jonathan Zellers.
Interview with McJester
Jack Hendrixson, better known as wining247, also rose to the top of the leaderboard on the strength of two Bulls, in this case Nikola Mirotic and Lopez. Mirotic and Lopez combined for 67.1 fantasy points, propelling Jack to a second place finish in the WFBBC. wining247 is one of the many talented NBA writers and on-air personalities here at RotoGrinders. Be sure to check out his NBA content if you want to improve your GPP game.
Interview with wining247
The key player for third-place finisher pipelinerhank was Enes Kanter, who put up 31.8 points at just 4% ownership. pipelinerhank totaled 333.4 points to claim the $100,000 prize.
In the Single Entry Series, apumafl got good production from all nine of his players to lead him to victory and a $10,000 pay day. apumafl posted a solid 322.7 points to win by a comfortable margin.
Interview with apumafl
8:20 PM EST: Leaderboard Update
The Boston-Miami game is coming down to the wire. Let’s take a quick snapshot of the leaderboards.
8:15 PM EST: A Look Inside The Finals
8:00 PM EST: wining247’s Lineup
We’re nearing the mid-point of the fourth quarter and wining247 has surged into second place!
7:30 PM EST: McJester’s Lineup
With play underway in the third quarter, McJester is rooting hard for Covington and Holmes. Currently in third, littledonny has Teague, Crowder, and Young.
7:10 PM EST: Leaderboard Update
We’ve reached halftime of the 76ers-Pacers and Heat-Celtics games. McJester and apumafl are leading at the moment.
6:50 PM EST: Glen Rice discusses playing with Kobe
The Miami Heat championship trophies on display:
6:30 PM EST: Ownership Percentages
Richaun Holmes – 50%
Paul George – 39%
Jeff Teague – 31%
Goran Dragic – 23%
Robert Covington – 22%
Myles Turner – 22%
Thaddeus Young – 20%
James Johnson – 18%
Jae Crowder – 18%
Isaiah Thomas – 16%
Hassan Whiteside – 13%
Dario Saric – 12%
6:05 PM EST: itzakadoozie
With the first three games in the books, itzakadoozie is sitting in first place. The last two games are about to tip-off.
5:25 PM EST: McJester’s lineup
No stranger to winning live finals, McJester is currently leading the WFBBC. Here’s his lineup:
5:05 PM EST: SES Leaderboard Update
apumafl is currently leading the Single Entry Series with seven of his nine players in action so far.
4:35 PM EST: WFBBC Leaderboard Update
An hour into the slate, drock188 is currently the leader
4:00 PM EST: Early Ownership Numbers
The first three games are underway and these are the most popular plays:
Russell Westbrook – 48%
Skal Labissiere – 46%
Austin Rivers – 43%
Trevor Ariza – 40%
Giannis Antetokounmpo – 37%
Lou Williams – 34%
James Harden – 32%
Eric Gordon – 28%
Nikola Mirotic – 28%
Jamal Crawford – 26%
Jimmy Butler – 24%
Andre Roberson – 23%
Khris Middleton – 23%
Clint Capela – 21%
Victor Oladipo – 20%
3:30 PM EST: Lineups are locked
The 2017 WFBBC and Single Entry Series presented by RotoGrinders are officially underway. The winner of the WFBBC will take home $300,000, while the winner of the 6-man SES will pocket $10,000. The full prize payouts are listed below. Good luck to all of the finalists.
— SES Contest link —
The Payouts
Single Entry Series
Intro and Preview
The championship slate tips off at 3:30 PM Eastern time and includes the following five games:
Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles Clippers
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets
Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks
Miami Heat at Boston Celtics
Philadelphia 76ers at Indiana Pacers
2:00 PM EST: Interview with fuegosteve
Interview with mdube16
1:30 PM EST: Interview with wining247
RG NBA contributor wining247 is at his third consecutive FanDuel Basketball Championship. Will the third time be the charm for this Grinders Live host?
1:00 PM EST: Odds of winning
RG member theoddsmaker has once again run the numbers and graciously allowed us to include these DFS odds, for entertainment purposes only, for the WFBBC finalists. Who do you think will win and who is going overlooked? Feel free to post a comment below or check out @The_Oddsmaker on Twitter for player props!
| Name | Entries | Odds |
| chipotleaddict | 3 | +1936 |
| bigpapagates | 3 | +1958 |
| bcalicore | 3 | +2016 |
| booourns | 3 | +2016 |
| curtispainter | 3 | +2183 |
| zzzimsleeping | 3 | +2414 |
| ektdar | 3 | +2759 |
| rayofhope | 2 | +2922 |
| paulyshorts | 2 | +2937 |
| thatstunna | 2 | +3292 |
| topshotta603 | 2 | +3897 |
| lexx0170 | 2 | +3951 |
| drock188 | 2 | +4035 |
| rowe1024 | 2 | +4152 |
| beez1973 | 2 | +4276 |
| kbarnhill | 2 | +4442 |
| luuch | 2 | +4584 |
| shadyonekanobe | 2 | +6154 |
| saahilsud | 1 | +6338 |
| mcjester | 1 | +6422 |
| ganondorf | 1 | +6422 |
| al_smizzle | 1 | +6480 |
| emitnulb | 1 | +6480 |
| dinkpiece | 1 | +6480 |
| jeffeljefe | 1 | +6509 |
| awesemo | 1 | +6538 |
| prezvxk | 1 | +6628 |
| fallfromgrace | 1 | +6659 |
| escot4 | 1 | +6913 |
| mrtuttle05 | 1 | +6980 |
| 1ucror | 1 | +6980 |
| teamamerica79 | 1 | +7014 |
| peteyt | 1 | +7048 |
| petrgibbons | 1 | +7224 |
| moklovin | 1 | +7273 |
| aardvark77 | 1 | +7297 |
| wining247 | 1 | +7486 |
| luckypapa | 1 | +7604 |
| dj4eagle2 | 1 | +7726 |
| donkosaurus | 1 | +7809 |
| bellaedward4eva | 1 | +8026 |
| wjc80 | 1 | +8302 |
| musicianbookie | 1 | +8398 |
| fanjuice | 1 | +8497 |
| hyue | 1 | +8497 |
| sirmalcolm | 1 | +8598 |
| mb3neo | 1 | +8754 |
| compdoctor | 1 | +8754 |
| kingofqueens | 1 | +8916 |
| littledonny | 1 | +9027 |
| ms_baseball | 1 | +9027 |
| baca81 | 1 | +9084 |
| bnard07 | 1 | +9141 |
| jimmyamerica321 | 1 | +9318 |
| buoya20 | 1 | +9960 |
| vmoney33 | 1 | +9960 |
| junkyard56 | 1 | +10315 |
| bayonet509 | 1 | +10389 |
| magicsportsguy | 1 | +10696 |
| nashers | 1 | +10696 |
| jmc911779 | 1 | +11280 |
| cxs261 | 1 | +11458 |
| littleg1975 | 1 | +11550 |
| vladerunner | 1 | +11833 |
| itzakadoozie | 1 | +12030 |
| mdube16 | 1 | +12030 |
| fuegosteve | 1 | +13121 |
| mikeladd | 1 | +13364 |
| pittpanthers | 1 | +14288 |
| gamebygame | 1 | +14430 |
| codhiambo2004 | 1 | +14430 |
| pipelinerhank | 1 | +14430 |
| blackieparadise | 1 | +14575 |
| lcangiano | 1 | +14724 |
| brandonzbrewer | 1 | +15187 |
12:15 PM EST: Interview with ektdar
Interview with bayonet509
11:45 AM EST: Check out Dan’s interview with one of the Single Entry Series finalists: thedr
Interview with donkosaurus