RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Kirien and Ryan discuss their bold predictions for the 2025-26 fantasy basketball season, including major leaps for Shaedon Sharpe and Santi Aldama. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Atlanta Hawks 07:15 Charlotte Hornets 10:10 Toronto Raptors 13:50 Viewer Questions 21:10 Chalkboard Ad 22:05 San Antonio Spurs 25:50 Portland Trail Blazers Download Chalkboard today Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONB...

Kirien and Mike discuss fantasy basketball sleepers, including Bennedict Mathurin and Norman Powell. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Bennedict Mathurin 04:00 Norman Powell 06:25 Santi Aldama 09:45 Isaiah Collier 12:10 Chalkboard Ad 13:25 VJ Edgecombe 16:35 Sam Hauser 20:10 Matas Buzelis 26:00 Ryan Kalkbrenner 28:30 Viewer Questions 34:15 What Was That!?! Download Chalkboard today  and use promo code ROTONBA to...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss their top boom-or-bust players in fantasy basketball for the 2025-26 NBA season. 00:00 Intro 00:50 Ja Morant ankle injury 04:00 ADP Trends 04:35 Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, LeBron James 06:20 Kawhi Leonard 07:05 Zion Williamson + Pelicans 11:35 Keeper question: Jalen Williams, Sengun, LaMelo 13:00 Shaedon Sharpe 18:20 Alex Sarr 19:30 Deandre Ayton 22:35 Ben Math...

Alex, Ken and Shannon of RotoWire reveal 12 sleepers for 2025-26 fantasy basketball. Players like Santi Aldama, Keyonte George and Reed Sheppard are our targets.  Timestamps   0:00 News 0:35 76ers/Knicks preseason 02:45 Suns/Lakers preseason 04:35 Pelicans preseason 07:00 Sleepers 07:09 Kevin Porter Jr, Bucks 09:10 Andrew Nembhard, Pacers 11:05 Reed Sheppard, Rockets 13:40 Keyonte George, Jazz 15:...

Kirien and Ryan discuss the latest NBA media day stories, news and rumors to keep fantasy basketball managers in the know, including injury updates on De'Aaron Fox and Jalen Williams. 00:00 Intro 01:35 Lakers Training Camp 07:50 Tyler Herro 10:20 Kuminga/Grimes 15:50 Hornets Healthy? 18:00 Jalen Suggs 19:45 Jaden Ivey 21:00 Mavericks Training Camp 24:00 Jalen Williams  25:10 De’Aaron Fox 26:45 Gia...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner recap the biggest offseason stories, including how Kevin Durant and Desmond Bane will impact their new teams. 00:00 Intro 01:10 Rockets Offseason 04:05 Desmond Bane 06:55 Grizzlies Injuries 08:50 Celtics Offseason 13:00 Cooper Flagg 15:30 Zion and Luka 20:00 Bulls Minute 22:50 Embiid/PG13 25:45 New-Look Pacers 29:45 Mike Brown Impact on Knicks 32:45 ‘What Was That’...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit the biggest news items from NBA media days and get you ready for fantasy basketball drafts with their top sleepers, busts and question marks heading into the season. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Top news from media days 01:15 De’Aaron Fox 04:50 Fred VanVleet + Reed Sheppard 06:20 Scoot Henderson + Blazers 11:00 Nembhard, Pritchard, Simons 16:20 MPJ + Nets 19:40 Jalen Williams...

00:00 Intro 01:50 Breakout Players of the Year 01:55 Ivica Zubac 04:20 Dyson Daniels 05:50 Biggest Disappointments 06:00 Paolo Banchero/Jalen Johnson 07:10 Paul George 08:00 Rookie of the Year 13:50 Stephon Castle 09:40 MVP 09:50 SGA/Jokic 14:20 Josh Hart 16:20 Who to Avoid Next Season 17:00 LaMelo Ball 19:45 Ja Morant 22:45 Who to Target Next Season 22:59 Christian Braun 25:00 Onyeka Okongwu 27:2...

Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz begin by reacting to the Nuggets' shocking firing of both Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth. Then, the guys debate what it means for the Western Conference playoff race and whether the Nuggets are suddenly a desirable opponent. They talk Clippers upside, Lakers, Warriors and teams that could push OKC in the postseason. Finally, they finish out with a discussion on...

Nick Whalen is joined by Kirien Sprecher to talk final-week strategy for leagues still running. The guys discuss playoff races, potential first-round matchups and rest concerns for the final week of the season. They also discuss some of their mistakes from this season and players they'll be looking to target in 2025-26 drafts.  00:00 Intro 00:45 West playoff races 08:00 Suns on the brink of elimin...

00:00 Intro 00:30 Twolves/Nuggets 2OT Thriller 03:45 Stephen Curry's Historic Night 08:40 Deni Avdija's triple-double 12:05 Karl-Anthony Towns 13:30 Mavericks Getting Healthy 15:00 Cade Cunningham 17:05 Bradley Beal 19:13 Rebet Ad 20:05 Keyonte George 22:50 Andre Drummond 24:55 KAT 26:38 Josh Hart 28:12 Tyler Herro 30:00 Norman Powell 34:30 Viewer Questions 36:00 What Was That! Unlock RotoWire's P...

Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen hit the top news of the day as the fantasy basketball season comes to a close. The guys look back on their biggest hits and misses this season, including Fred VanVleet, Terry Rozier, Zach LaVine, James Harden, Ivica Zubac and more.  00:00 Intro 00:35 Dealing with tanking teams 5:25 Favorite Cooper Flagg landing spot 13:30 Fred VanVleet 13:50 Filipowski, Bona 14:30 P...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top news of the day and discuss waiver wire adds for their still-active leagues. But with the fantasy season nearing its end, the guys look ahead to 2025-26, talking players they're already looking forward to targeting, like Coby White, Dyson Daniels, Onyeka Okongwu and Cade Cunningham. They also bat around some early do-not-draft players for next season, all...

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Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz take an updated look at the injury report and discuss the top players to add or drop in daily lineup leagues, including Anthony Davis, Cam Payne, Bub Carrington and more. They also hit the Damian Lillard situation and who steps up for the Bucks. 00:00 Intro 03:00 Perils of late-season NBA betting 06:45 Damian Lillard + Bucks 14:45 Thunder + Jalen Williams 16:40 Anth...

00:00 Intro 00:45 Damian Lillard 02:50 Jimmy Butler 04:25 KAT + Josh Hart 06:10 Anthony Davis 08:50 Nikola Jokic 11:15 Jayson Tatum 13:35 Quentin Grimes 16:05 Rebet Ad 17:10 RJ Barrett or Shaedon Sharpe 20:30 Lauri Markkanen or Santi Aldama 22:40 Chris Paul or Isaiah Collier 25:00 Collin Sexton or Kevin Huerter 28:00 Jrue Holiday or Keon Johnson 32:00 LaMelo Ball or Spencer Dinwiddie 34:20 Viewer...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top news of the day and discuss the top adds and drops in their most-competitive leagues. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Notable adds this week 01:10 Justin Edwards 04:30 Kai Jones + AD outlook 06:00 Other top adds 07:15 Trendon Watford 10:15 CJ McCollum 12:15 Yabusele vs. Edwards 12:55 Alvarado, Hawkins, Missi 10:05 Champagnie, Quickley 15:30 Maxey, Oubre 17:10 Bona, Oly...

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00:00 Intro 00:25 Trey Murphy 02:50 Domantas Sabonis 05:45 Jaylen Brown & Jayson Tatum 07:43 Miles Bridges & LaMelo Ball 08:55 Thunder Injuries 12:20 Ja Morant 13:30 Josh Giddey 16:15 Rebet Ad 17:30 Zaccharie Risacher 19:15 Stephon Castle 20:38 Alex Sarr 22:15 Justin Champagnie 23:20 Brandon Williams 25:00 Keon Johnson 27:35 Viewer Questions 36:00 What Was That!   💰FREE RotoWire Bracket Challenge...

Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz discuss all of the latest NBA injury news, as well as players who could be shut down during the fantasy playoffs. 00:00 Intro 01:45 Late-season rotation challenges 02:30 Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball resting 03:30 Daily moves vs. weekly leagues 08:20 Kyshawn George 11:15 Andrew Wiggins + Heat’s slide 14:00 East Play-In outlook 16:20 Cavs’ ascent + team building 19:30 S...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss their top waiver wire adds of the week and try to navigate through the tanking-filled final weeks of the fantasy basketball season. The guys talk Orlando Robinson, Mavs forfeit concerns, Fred VanVleet, Norman Powell, finding blocks on the wire, start/sit decisions and more. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Waiver wire adds 04:45 Raptors + persistent tanking issues 08:45 Orlan...

Timestamps  00:00 Start  00:45 Paul George surgery?  03:15   De'Aaron Fox done for year  05:30 Coulibaly probably out for year 08:30 More and more injury updates 13:15 Listener questions  22:50 Waiver Wire begins  23:30 Miles McBride, NYK  26:25 Tari Eason, HOU  27:50 Orlando Robinson, TOR  31:00 Scoot Henderson, POR  33:55 Justin Champagnie, WAS 35:10 Adem Bona, PHI  37:40 Discussing our fantasy...

Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen discuss whether the Milwaukee Bucks have a realistic championship ceiling, when the Grizzlies may get Jaren Jackson back, the Thunder without Jalen Williams, the MVP discourse and more. 00:00 Intro 02:00 Bucks-Pacers + losing faith in Milwaukee? 11:30 Grizzlies-Rockets on a collision course? 14:45 Jaren Jackson timetable 15:50 Jalen Williams out indefinitely 22:20 S...

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit the top news items of the day and discuss their biggest waiver wire additions of the week. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Kyle Filipowski 04:00 Other notable adds: Jordan Hawkins, Andrew Nembhard, Jarred Vanderbilt 07:20 Raptors shenanigans 10:20 Rudy Gobert returns 15:00 LeBron, Amen Thompson injuries 16:55 Raptors (again) 18:15 Sarr, Sharpe, Carrington 19:10 Sixers + shutdown...