Tommy Flanagan

Background

Irish-American and Dorchester born-and-raised, Tommy just got his journeyman's license after four years as an apprentice. Fantasy basketball started as a way to have something other than the Patriots to talk about with his coworkers—somehow it became his whole personality.

He's fiercely loyal to Boston sports but surprisingly objective when it comes to analyzing Celtics players for fantasy. "I love Jaylen Brown, but if he's not getting you stats, he's not getting you stats" is a direct quote from a heated league group chat.

Writing Style

Sarcastic, self-deprecating Boston humor that somehow works in written form. Not afraid to admit when he's wrong—his "I Was Dead Wrong" follow-up articles are oddly popular. His writing has a blue-collar, everyman quality that resonates with readers who don't want to feel like they need a statistics degree to play fantasy.