# You MUST Do These 5 Things to Start Your Fantasy Season | Dan's Key Early-Season Strategies

An episode of [Old Man Squad Fantasy Basketball](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1745634609), 20 Oct 2026, 39 min.

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Winning the draft is one thing. Winning the SEASON is another. The grind begins tonight, and these FIVE ultimate fantasy tenets should always be followed if you want to take your team out of the gates quickly and set yourself up for success. MY FINAL PRESEASON ROTOBALLER ARTICLE -- THE FULL BUCKETS BREAKDOWN/STRATEGIES/HOW TO USE MY RANKINGS -- https://www.rotoballer.com/2026-2027-fantasy-basketball-cheat-sheet-categories/1964977?pa=OMS Sign up with Fantrax today to experience the BEST commissioner tools in this universe, and you'll never run a league anywhere else ever again! https://www.fantrax.com/oldmansquad The Old Man Squad has a PATREON now. It's $1 and doesn't get a single benefit. It is entirely to support the mission here but won't change anything we do. https://www.patreon.com/cw/oldmansquad Follow Dan Besbris on Twitter: https://x.com/danbesbris Find Dan on the brand new BlueSky social network: https://bit.ly/3Vo5M0N Check out Dan's Google Sheet with Ranks, Weekly Streaming Schedule Charts & Injury Replacement Adds FREE! https://bit.ly/3XrAdEW Listen and subscribe on iTunes: https://apple.co/3XiUzQK Listen and subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ACCHYe Float on over to the new Old Man Squad Sports Network YouTube page to watch videos from the network's top talent: https://bit.ly/46Z6fvb Join the Old Man Squad Discord to chat with Dan and all the other hosts: https://t.co/aY9cqDrgRY Follow Old Man Squad Fantasy on Instagram for all our short videos: https://bit.ly/3ZQbxrt Podcast logo by https://twitter.com/freekeepoints Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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