RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news in the NBA before analyzing their nine favorite pickups off the fantasy basketball waiver wire. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:25 Ryan Rollins 02:05 Domantas Sabonis knee injury 05:15 Injury Updates 07:30 Listener Q&A 08:00 Norm Powell sell high? 09:40 IJax or Filipowski? 10:35 Kawhi and Garland injury updates 11:10 Brandon Williams and Jabari Smith holds?...

Kirien Sprecher and Adam King break down news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewers' top fantasy basketball questions, including what to do with Paul George. 00:00 Intro  03:35 Sling TV Ad 04:40 De’Andre Hunter or Ace Bailey 07:50 Ace Bailey or Ajay Mitchell 10:05 2x1 Trade Targets 16:00 Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware 17:15 Jaren Jackson 18:50 Kon Knueppel ROS 21:45 3x2 Trade 24:10 P...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner break down news and notes from around the NBA before discussing players it's time to move on from in fantasy basketball, including Cameron Johnson and Jonathan Kuminga.  00:00 Intro 01:10 Spurs/Grizzlies  04:45 Giannis  06:55 LeBron  09:05 Brunson 10:40 Adebayo  13:55 Keegan Murray  15:55 Dabble Ad 16:30 Jonathan Kuminga 19:55 Christian Braun 21:20 Cameron Johnson ...

Kirien and Alex discuss the biggest fantasy basketball news from over the weekend, including injuries to players like Christian Braun and OG Anunoby, the Pelicans firing Willie Green, and more!   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:45 Top waiver adds in our deep league 03:35 Kyrie Irving and Dejounte Murray 08:45 Injury Updates 23:30 Ja Morant 26:51 Collier, Schroder 29:15 Cut McConnell or Wallace for Couli...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest NBA news before answering listener questions. Then, the crew dives into their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups for Week 5. DraftKings Claim your DraftKings bonus here ! Vivid Seats $20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE ! Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposi...

Kirien Sprecher gives news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewers' early-season Fantasy Basketball questions, including what to make of VJ Edgecombe's rookie season thus far. 00:00 Intro  00:45 Sling TV Ad 01:55 Tobias Harris  03:15 Merrill or Collier 05:40 Andre Drummond? 07:15 Blockbuster Trade Feedback  09:20 Prosper Trading Ad  10:00 Ja Morant  11:15 Jordan Poole  12:20 Paul Ge...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before giving out their top streaming options for each category, including Sam Merrill, Ryan Kalkbrenner and Marcus Smart.  00:00 Intro 01:20 Nico Harrison  04:40 Jalen Green  07:05 Darius Garland 10:10 Joel Embiid 12:55 Bam Adebayo  14:10 TJ McConnell  16:35 Dabble Ad  17:40 Marcus Smart  19:00 Davion Mitchell  20:05 Nurki...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top storylines of the weekend in the NBA, as well as the top waiver wire claims across their most competitive leagues. The guys also discuss some players trending up -- Deni Avdija, Dyson Daniels -- and players they're concerned about -- Shaedon Sharpe, Jaren Jackson Jr. -- through the first few weeks of the season. Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:40 Jake LaRavia...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest NBA news before suggesting their favorite waiver wire adds for Week 4, including Jusuf Nurkic and Russell Westbrook. After, Shannon and Alex hand out their favorite DraftKings DFS/Pick6 plays for Friday. Timestamps 00:00 Start 00:35 Jalen Green returns 03:13 Steph Curry out Friday 04:15 Injury updates 07:08 Listener Questions 7:30 Sheppard or Tyson 9:00 Ayt...

Kirien Sprecher and Ryan Ward discuss news and notes from around the NBA before playing a game of Buy or Sell, including Dyson Daniels, Derrick White and Austin Reaves.  00:00 Intro 00:20 LAL/SAS 04:30 OKC/POR 08:50 MIN/NYK 10:50 Sling TV Ad 11:50 Russell Westbrook 13:40 DAL/NOP 15:10 PHI/CLE 17:15 BKN/IND 17:45 DEN/MIA 18:45 UTA/DET 19:55 HOU/MEM 22:05 BOS/WSH 22:40 Prosper Trading Ad 23:40 Poten...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news from around the NBA before playing a game of Real or Mirage, including VJ Edgecombe, Keyonte George and Jrue Holiday.    00:00 Intro  02:20 Zion Williamson 05:10 Ja Morant 07:50 LaMelo Ball  09:10 Anthony Edwards 11:10 Darius Garland 13:00 Dylan Harper 15:50 Jared McCain 18:00 Dabble Ad 19:05 Nikola Vucevic  20:55 Jrue Holiday 23:10 Keyonte George  27:5...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap a busy week on the waiver wire and discuss some early sell-high/buy-low candidates, all while answering live viewer questions. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Waiver wire fallout 01:00 Russell Westbrook 02:15 Mann, LaRavia, Quinton Jackson 03:45 Gillespie 06:00 Keldon Johnson 06:50 Vivid Seats promo 08:00 Hold Ace Bailey? 10:15 Annoy, Myles Turner 11:20 Grimes, DiVincenzo 12:3...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news before diving into waiver wire suggestions like Ryan Rollins, Josh Minott and Jeremiah Fears. After, they discuss their favorite DraftKings DFS and Pick6 plays for Friday's NBA Cup slate. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:35 Spurs/Heat 03:25 Bilal Coulibaly returns 04:40 Bucks win vs. Warriors 06:15 NBA CUP BEGINS! 08:44 Choose a George 11:52 Kalkbrenner vs. P...

Kirien Sprecher and Ryan Ward discuss Wednesday's 10-game NBA slate before overreacting about Luka Doncic, Cooper Flagg, and Trae Young. 00:00 Intro 00:40 Trae Young 03:50 Anthony Davis 06:55 Bilal Coulibaly 09:05 Sling Ad 10:05 Lakers vs. Timberwolves 15:05 Dabble Ad 15:40 Jazz vs. Blazers 18:10 Wednesday’s blowouts 21:40 Bulls Undefeated 22:30 Grizzlies vs. Suns 24:40 Prosper Trading Ad 25:20 Vi...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before giving their top mid-week waiver wire targets, including Tre Jones and Ryan Kalkbrenner. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Tyrese Maxey 03:45 Russell Westbrook 07:15 Bennedict Mathurin 09:35 Chet Holmgren 10:40 Zion Williamson 12:00 Brandon Miller 14:40 Jakob Poeltl  16:25 Jalen Green 17:50 Dabble Ad  18:20 Ajay Mitchell 19:25 Tre J...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha break down all of the fantasy news and notes you need to know from Opening Week in the NBA. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Luka, Edwards injuries + Wolves rotation 04:10 Wavier wire reactions 08:20 Tre Johnson 09:50 Eason vs. Filipowski 11:20 Reed Sheppard 13:15 Davis, Sabonis 17:15 Sling TV; Chalkboard 19:00 Podziemski, Grimes, DLo, Harper 23:10 Alexander-Walker 25:00 Dyson Daniel...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the news and answer listener questions before diving into their favorite waiver wire adds, plus DFS/Pick'Em plays for Friday's games. Waiver adds include Aaron Gordon, Davion Mitchell and Ryan Kalkbrenner. Timestamps 00:05 Start 00:45 Thunder/Pacers 04:40 Warriors/Nuggets 07:40 Injury Updates 10:00 Listener Q&A 10:10 Will Ayton Improve? 11:37 Pick up Ryan Dunn? 12:31...

Kirien Sprecher and Ryan Ward discuss players plummeting down the 2025-26 fantasy basketball rankings, including Joel Embiid, Jarrett Allen and Dyson Daniels.    00:00 Intro 01:25 PHI/BOS 07:25 Prosper Trading 08:05 DAL/SAS 15:00 POR/MIN 17:30 NY/CLE 23:00 ATL/TOR 25:25 LAC/UTA 30:30 Dabble 32:35 Viewer Questions New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! V...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner predict who'll be the MVP, ROY and MIP for fantasy basketball in 2025-26, including the usual candidates like Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic. 00:00 Intro 00:50 OKC/HOU 05:50 LAL/GSW 08:30 Dabble Ad 09:00 MVP Predictions 13:15 ROY Predictions 16:00 Draft Bargains 22:15 Draft Busts 28:15 Prosper Trading Ad 29:00 Viewer Questions 39:05 What Was T...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha preview Opening Week in the NBA, headlined by Rockets-Thunder and Warriors-Lakers on Tuesday night. The guys take live viewer questions throughout the show and talk Scottie Barnes, Cam Johnson, Payton Pritchard, Taylor Hendricks and more before discussing which games they're most looking forward to watching this week. 00:00 Intro 00:45 NBA Opening Night eve 04:10 Kings...

Ken, Shannon and Alex reveal 6 bold predictions for 2025-26 fantasy basketball. Can Alex Sarr become a top-50 player? Is Josh Giddey a first-round pick? 👑Get YOUR Draftkings Bonus HERE https://bit.ly/42ydqJL Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to get $20 free with no deposit required! https://streaks.chalkboard.io/cUPZ/j9... 🏀 Try RotoWire Premium HERE http://www.rotowire.com/su...

Kirien and Alex discuss the players who are rising up fantasy basketball rankings after strong preseason showings, including Reed Sheppard and Isaiah Jackson. 00:00 Intro 00:40 Preseason News 07:00 Isaiah Jackson 10:35 Ace Bailey 12:45 DraftKings  13:45 Reed Sheppard 17:30 Matas Buzelis 19:00 Chalkboard 20:30 Brice Sensabaugh 23:30 Austin Reaves 25:00 Ty Jerome 28:35 Bennedict Mathurin 30:00 Viewe...

Kirien and Mike discuss who to avoid in fantasy basketball drafts, including LeBron James, Joel Embiid and Ja Morant. 00:00 Intro 00:55 DeMar DeRozan 04:45 LeBron James 07:30 Jimmy Butler 09:05 Ja Morant 10:50 DraftKings AD 12:05 Brandon Ingram  15:25 Josh Hart  17:40 Lauri Markkanen 20:10 Jordan Poole 22:30 Chalkboard AD 23:45 Viewer Questions 32:20 ‘What Was That?!?’ DraftKings Claim your DraftK...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha highlight some preseason standouts before focusing in on their favorite buy-low players to target in fantasy basketball drafts. ----- DraftKings Claim your DraftKings bonus here ! ----- Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to get $20 free with no deposit required! ----- 00:00 Intro 01:15 Keegan Murray injury 04:40 Deandre Ayton 06:05 Ace Bail...

Ken (@KenCrites) and Alex (@BaruthaAlex) discuss Wednesday's preseason games and then reveal fantasy basketball busts for the 2025-26 NBA season. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Preseason action from Wednesday 01:10 Spurs/Heat 04:20 Celtics/Grizzlies 07:10 Jazz/Rockets 10:00 Blazers/Warriors 13:05 Raptors/Kings 18:10 Busts 18:20 Anthony Davis, DAL 20:25 Kevin Durant, HOU 22:30 Dyson Daniels, ATL 24:...