RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha run through a grab bag of NBA topics, including: Late-season roster strategy Handling Ja Morant in fantasy The rise of Jalen Williams and Walker Kessler Projecting 2023-24 ADP for this year's rookies The philosophy of MVP voting SGA vs. Markkanen vs. Brunson for Most Improved Player Quickley vs. Brogdon for Sixth Man of the Year Mike Brown for Coach of the Year The Lak...

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha from RotoWire unpack the biggest fantasy news of the week, including LeBron James' injury, the LaMelo-less Hornets, the Clippers falling to 0-3 since adding Russell Westbrook, the Bucks pushing their winning streak to 15 games and the Spurs finally snapping their 16-game skid. Then, the guys discuss a handful of this season's biggest fantasy disappointments, including...

Ken and Alex touch on news before moving on to waiver wire suggestions and DFS picks for Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i...

Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to discuss the Hawks firing Nate McMillan (and likely bringing in Quin Snyder) before revealing their lists of the most interesting teams for the rest of the season, including the Nets, Suns, Magic, Clippers and Timberwolves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premiu...

Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to first take a team-by-team look at the injuries we're monitoring coming out of the All-Star break. The guys discuss names like Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Kelly Oubre, Steven Adams, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jusuf Nurkic. Later, Nick and Alex hand out nine of their favorite NBA futures bets to make right now. Learn more about your ad choice...

Mike and Alex discuss news, waiver wire options and their favorite futures bets coming out of the All-Star break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm....

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the biggest fantasy news from a busy Wednesday night in the NBA, including a 45-point outburst from Mikal Bridges, plus strong games from both Mark Williams and Zach Collins. Then, the guys embark on a Playoff Teams Draft, in which they each select six teams with the best chance to win the title -- or at least advance through the Playoffs. Learn more about your a...

Nick Whalen is joined by Kenny Ducey of The Action Network to discuss the shifting futures markets around the league, including awards races, title chances, play-in odds and much more. The guys talk Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, the new hierarchy in the West, the Nets' place in the East, and much more, before finishing out with a thorough assessment of the Knicks. Learn more about your ad...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss an all-time crazy NBA trade deadline, highlighting winners and losers, plus who to grab off the waiver wire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha run through all of the notable deadline deals and offer their real-life and fantasy basketball analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWi...

James Anderson drops by to chat with Nick Whalen about the Kyrie Irving trade and the ripple effects it carries for multiple franchises. Then, the guys discuss Kevin Durant's future, as well as other notable names who could be on the move before Thursday afternoon's deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysi...

Shannon and Alex discuss the news before diving into waiver options ahead of Week 17. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha go team-by-team through the Western Conference, hitting on the top fantasy storylines for each franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsW...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha go team-by-team, running through the biggest fantasy news and storylines for all 15 Eastern Conference franchises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the news before diving into waiver wire options ahead of Week 16. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for in...

After hitting the top news items of the day, Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha perform the inaugural RotoWire 2-Team, 3-Round Midseason Fantasy Basketball Re-Draft (for rabies awareness). The guys talk through their strategy and the format of the draft before selecting their 18-man teams under the assumption that the league begins today (Jan. 26) and runs through the end of the 2022-23 regular season....

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss the top news of the day, including Anthony Davis and Brandon Ingram preparing to return to action Wednesday night. Then, the guys discuss whether the ultra-tight Western Conference standings will push the Lakers to make a splash at the deadline. Later, Alex and Nick look back on their 2020, mid-pandemic exercise of drafting the best possible 12-player roster fo...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest NBA news and the best waiver wire options for Week 15. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for in...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss the top injury news of the day, including (another) LaMelo Ball ankle sprain, as well as notes on Christian Wood and Mitchell Robinson. Then, the guys reveal and debate their annual All-Star picks for both conferences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools...

Mike Barner from RotoWire and Sportsline stops by to chat with Nick Whalen about some of his biggest fantasy hits and misses at the midway point of the season. The guys also hit the top injury news of the day and discuss the path forward for teams like Toronto, Washington and Oklahoma City. They finish out by debating whether players like Jakob Poeltl, Kelly Oubre, John Collins and D'Angelo Russel...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss who to add in fantasy on a bizarrely-scheduled Week 14. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...

In Part II of their latest trip around the league, Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha take a team-by-team look at everything fantasy basketball managers need to know about the Western Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 1...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha begin by hitting on the new injury news of the week before taking a team-by-team look at the Eastern Conference. Starting with the Celtics and ending with the Pistons, the guys spend a few minutes per team highlighting the top storylines fantasy managers should be monitoring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sp...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news before diving into waiver suggestions for Week 13. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i...