RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top news of the weekend, including the biggest waiver wire additions across their various leagues. The guys talk Jusuf Nurkic, Maxime Raynaud, Precious Achiuwa, Cam Johnson and more before answering live mailbag questions. 00:00 Intro 02:00 Jusuf Nurkic done for season 03:15 Top waiver adds of the week 06:55 Scotty Pippen not suspended 08:00 Other waiver wire...

Ken and Alex discuss their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups for the week ahead. Timestamps 00:00 Start 00:25 Pistons win over Knicks 04:30 Bennedict Mathurin 06:10 OKC banged up 08:10 Health updates 15:10 Listener q&a 15:25 Which center ROS? 17:08 8-team points trade 18:32 Trey Murphy injury concern? 19:26 White and Holiday for Reaves and Garland? 22:02 Ty Jerome and Andrew Nembhard...

Kirien Sprecher and Alex Barutha preview the return of regular-season NBA action, including why Jarrett Allen's value is peaking, before helping viewers win their fantasy basketball leagues by answering questions about the upcoming playoff schedule.  00:00 Intro  00:30 Top News Dump  00:00 Melton/Ivey or Devin Carter/Filipowski  05:00 Twitter Questions 09:45 Jarrett Allen  11:15 Jaylon Tyson or Ja...

Kirien Sprecher and Adam King recap the All-Star break, including Anthony Edwards' MVP performance, before helping viewers win their fantasy basketball league by answering questions.    00:00 Intro  00:45 All-Star Break  06:20 Kyrie Irving   07:05 Franz Wagner  08:50 Darius Garland  11:30 Steph/KP/Zubac/Toppin Updates 12:35 Kevin Durant Burner Account  16:00 Sling TV Ad  17:00 Jarace Walker/Trista...

Kirien and Alex discuss the latest news around the NBA before diving into their favorite waiver wire adds. Timestamps 00:00 Start 00:40 JJJ surgery, Jazz and Pacers fined for tanking 03:55 J-Dub injury, OKC injuries in general 07:05 Jeremy Sochan 09:30 Listener Q&A 09:45 Zach Edey update? 11:35 Trade Zubac for Allen? 13:05 Kel'el Ware? 14:30 Tre Jones? 16:05 Grayson Allen? 18:00 Ranking some silly...

Kirien Sprecher and Adam King preview the fantasy basketball playoffs, including what to do with injured superstars like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, before answering viewer questions.    00:00 Intro  00:50 Thunder Limping Into ASB 07:00 Tyler Herro  09:30 Porzingis/Claxton/LaVine 12:15 Sengun/Banchero or Booker/Brunson 14:45 Isaiah Collier and Ty Jerome  17:00 Kyle Filipowski  18:45 Which Fringe Cent...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before listing high-upside players who could pop during the fantasy playoffs, including Jaden Ivey.    00:00 Intro 00:55 Jazz Tanking 04:30 Ivica Zubac 06:35 Stephen Curry 08:15 Jayson Tatum 12:00 Sling TV 13:15 Streamers 15:30 Jarrett Allen 16:20 Immanuel Quickley 17:40 Matas Buzelis 19:40 Donovan Clingan 21:15 Brandon Mil...

With the dust settling after the trade deadline, Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss which players they're adding, dropping, intrigued by and worried about for the rest of the season. The guys talk Harden in Cleveland, Zubac in Indy, Cam Thomas in Milwaukee, the Bucks' future and more while answering live mailbag questions throughout the show. 00:00 Intro 01:15 Sling TV ad 02:15 Trade deadline fa...

Kirien Sprecher and Ken K-Train Crites offer their eight (8) must-add players the morning after the NBA Trade Deadline. 00:00 Intro  01:15 Luka Doncic  02:20 Ayo Dosunmu  04:35 Gabe Vincent/Luke Kennard 05:45 Giannis Antetokounmpo  08:15 Ivica Zubac Trade 12:00 Dabble Ad  12:30 Viewer Questions  24:35 Jalen Smith  26:25 Saddiq Bey  27:40 Daniel Gafford  30:00 Kelly Oubre  31:50 Ty Jerome  33:20 Is...

Kirien Sprecher (SprecherRW) and Adam King (Adamking91) break down news and notes from around the NBA before discussing the biggest fantasy basketball winners following the NBA Trade Deadline.    00:00 Intro  00:50 Zubac to the Pacers 07:45 Ja Morant 09:30 Domantas Sabonis  11:40 Giannis Antetokounmpo  13:45 Jonathan Kuminga  15:20 Kristaps Porzingis  17:00 Ayo Dosunmu  19:40 Dabble Ad 20:00 Jose...

Kirien Sprecher (SprecherRW) and Mike Barner (rotomikebarner) break down news and notes from around the league before discussing the latest NBA trades.  00:00 Intro  00:40 Reacting to Bulls Trades 03:30 Jaden Ivey  06:30 Coby White/Ayo Dosunmu  11:50 What’s Next for Bulls? 15:15 Jalen Smith!  16:15 Fantasy Value in Memphis  17:15 Fantasy Value in Utah 22:15 Cavs/Clippers Trade 24:25 Dabble Ad 25:1...

Nick Whalen and Kirien Sprecher hit the top news items of the day, headlined by a blockbuster trade that sends Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz. The guys also talk Jaden Ivey, Kevin Huerter, Anfernee Simons, Nikola Vucevic Giannis Antetokounmpo and the rest of the trade landscape while answering live viewer questions throughout the show. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Dabble ad 1:35 Jazz-Grizzlies trade fant...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss their favorite waiver wire pickups for the upcoming week of fantasy basketball. Timestamps 00:00 Start 00:20 Rookie DUEL 03:25 Dillon Brooks' big night 06:15 Injury updates 13:00 Listener Q&A begins 14:00 Aaron Gordon injury 15:13 Al Horford vs. Dylan Cardwell 16:05 Scotty Pippen Jr. 17:25 Tari Eason 20:10 Evan Mobley injury 20:55 Sell high on Kawhi? 22:05 Hold or tra...

Kirien Sprecher (@SprecherRW) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) give out their top waiver-wire targets, including Aaron Wiggins, before answering viewer questions.  00:00 Intro  00:25 Aaron Wiggins 01:30 Kalkbrenner or Stewart 02:55 Kalkbrenner, Sharpe or Cardwell ROS  05:25 Diabate or Queta  07:30 Edey, Tatum, Keegan or Dejounte    10:50 Giddey, Rollins and Kyshawn or Kat, Jdub/Avdija  13:10 Scoot...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before having a discussion about the Indiana Pacers with Alex Golden, including what fantasy managers should expect from Pascal Siakam down the stretch. 00:00 Intro  01:15 Alex Golden Intro  01:30 Pacers Tanking?? 02:50 Trade Deadline Targets 05:15 Bennedict Mathurin  07:40 Jarace Walker 12:10 Locker Room Vibes  14:25 Obi T...

Nick Whalen is joined by Kirien Sprecher to recap the top injury news and waiver wire pickups in fantasy basketball this week. Then, the guys turn things over to the live mailbag, answering listener/viewer questions on Dylan Cardwell, PJ Washington, Devin Booker, Domantas Sabonis, Jayson Tatum and much more. 00:00 Intro + Dabble ad 01:30 Updating in-progress games + NAW 04:00 Weekend injury update...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news around the NBA before diving into their favorite waiver wire pickups   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:20 Joel Embiid triple-double 01:50 Jonathan Kuminga injury 03:30 Jaden Ivey discussion 05:55 Injury updates 08:05 Listener Q&A 08:26 Drop Ware? 09:21 Who to drop? 10:25 Peyton Watson's role 11:39 Dyson & Clingan for Reaves trade 12:24 Turner, WCJ, Queta ran...

Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire targets, including Collin Murray-Boyles. 00:00 Intro  00:30 Collin Murray-Boyles 02:20 Jaden McDaniels 05:00 Cam Spencer/Quickley or Kyshawn/Brandon Miller 07:20 KAT/Rollins or Booker/John Collins 08:40 Adebayo/Brooks or Avdija 10:10 Larsson, Pickett or Valanciunas   11:00 Trey/Flagg or KD/Pascal 12:20 Maxime Rayna...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before previewing the trade deadline, including potential destinations for Jonathan Kuminga and Anthony Davis.  00:00 Intro  00:35 Jimmy Butler 05:40 Jalen Green 08:20 Tari Eason 10:50 Karl-Anthony Towns  13:45 Dabble Ad 14:30 Anthony Davis  16:20 Kel’el Ware 18:35 Ja Morant 20:10 Khris Middleton 21:25 Michael Porter 23:25...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit the top news items from the weekend and talk waiver wire adds before opening up the floor to live mailbag questions. 00:00 Intro + Check out Dabble 02:00 Kawhi + Herro injury updates 05:50 Kel’el Ware 09:00 Waiver wire targets 10:00 Live mailbag questions 18:30 Ace Bailey 20:40 Hold Kel’el Ware? 22:20 Miami streaming options 23:35 Hartenstein, Allen, Mark Williams,...

Mike Barner and Alex Barutha highlight their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups for the upcoming Week 14. They also discuss the latest news and some DFS options for Friday's games. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:45 Trade rumors 03:25 ATL post-Trae 06:45 Injury updates, Sabonis soon 09:40 Listener Q&A 09:55 Risacher or Kuminga 11:35 Add Vassell? 12:38 Stash Monk? 14:04 Drop Ryan Rollins? 15...

Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewers pressing fantasy basketball questions, including what to do with Trae Young. 00:00 Intro  00:35 Trae Young  03:40 Reaves or LaVine/Cam Spencer  05:15 Indiana Center Targets? 09:45 Sling TV Ad  10:30 Giddey or Amen  12:00 Coulibaly/Eason/Kyshawn George 12:55 Dyson Daniels or Keyonte George  14:15 Johnn...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before listing must-know fantasy basketball trends that'll help you win your league, including Anthony Black's breakout season. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Anthony Davis 04:00 Deni Avdija  06:30 Shorthanded TWolves 09:50 Franz Wagner 12:30 Grizzlies Injury Updates 14:30 Dabble Ad 15:00 Darius Garland 16:50 Zion Williamson 18:50 Ivica...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha run through the top news and waiver wire adds from the weekend before discussing CJ McCollum, Kawhi Leonard, Bam Adebayo, Ja Morant, Alex Sarr and more. As always, the guys answer listener mailbag questions throughout the show. 00:00 Intro 00:40 Slint TV, Dabble ads 02:00 News roundup 03:45 PJ Washington, NAW trade debate 06:30 McCollum’s debut + impact 09:15 Kawhi Leo...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news in the NBA before diving into their favorite waiver wire suggestions for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:45 Anthony Davis 02:30 Matas Buzelis 03:45 Trae Young trade 09:15 Injury updates 10:40 Listener Q&A Begins 11:00 Drop Kalkbrenner? 11:54 OG & Dyson for Powell? 12:40 Hold Ace Bailey? 13:55 Hold Jaylon Tyson? 14:25...