Rotoworld Basketball Show – Fantasy Basketball

Episodes 7-8 had some emotional moments with MJ's dad passing away and Jordan's emotions in the following years. Jordan's jump to AA baseball was wild and he actually wasn't bad despite all the time off. Scott Burrell has also been a fun part of the series and Jordan was being tough on his teammates throughout the series. Scottie Pippen has gone through some tough moments in this series, and sitti...

A lot of valuable players in the Western Conference are going to be over 30 for next season. Jonas Nader and Mike Gallagher go over the early round options of James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Damian Lillard, Paul George and Jrue Holiday. We'll also take a look at Hassan Whiteside's huge season, Robert Covington's defensive stats in Houston, Ricky Rubio's hot finish, Mi...

The fifth and sixth episodes highlighted the Bulls becoming a dynasty in the early 90s, Jordan's shoe brand, the 1998 All-Star Game, the emerging rivalry with the Knicks, Charles Barkley as an MVP over Jordan, and of course Jordan's love for gambling. Additionally, Mike Gallagher and Steve Alexander will talk about the music for the episodes, shoes from Converse compared to the early Jordans and t...

We're still waiting for when we can get an idea on when basketball will be back, so we'll kick off this pod on some of the news this week. After that, we take a deeper dive on John Wall. On top of his injuries, there's a few other aspects of his game that could be troubling. We'll also talk about Kemba Walker and Nikola Vucevic turning 30 soon. Plus, some of the veteran Raptors and a handful of ot...

ESPN's The Last Dance is shaping up to be one of the best sports documentaries of all time. Each Monday, Steve Alexander and Mike Gallagher will give some thoughts on the episodes. We'll have some stories about those games, a ton of tangents and some interesting stats along the way. Dennis Rodman was a big part of the third episode, so we'll focus on him early. Plus, so talk of the Pistons, a lot...

In case you missed it last week, the Rotoworld crew and some readers did an eight-cat mock draft ( here's the link you can check out to follow along ). Steve Alexander and Mike Gallagher did a pod that was focused more on the earlier rounds (link here), but this time Ryan Knaus and Mike go over the back end in greater depth. Before we got to the tail end, Ryan gives his thoughts at the top of the...

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander break down Episodes 1 and 2 of The Last Dance, and marvel at some of the fantasy numbers of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in their heyday. We also review Ben Simmons' season — and the positives and negatives of his game — after a recent report that his back injury has healed. Will Simmons finally start taking more 3s? Should he start taking more 3s? We discuss a...

We had a Thursday night mock draft with most of the Rotoworld crew and some readers. Before you check out the pod, you may want to check out the recap of the mock here and follow along. Steve Alexander and Mike Gallagher went over the rounds to highlight some takeaways and picks that stuck out. It looks like the first round is pretty solid in some form from 2-9 with James Harden at the top. There...

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander break down what's been a dominant season from Jayson Tatum in the third year of his career, and react to the stunning revelation that he hasn't picked up a basketball in over a month. Plus, we analyze the NBA H-O-R-S-E competition, look at the Bogdan Bogdanovic-Buddy Hield dynamic in Sacramento, and discuss the Donovan Mitchell / Rudy Gobert situation in Utah. Hoste...

There's a good chance, the 2019-20 fantasy is over, so Tommy Beer and Mike Gallagher preview the first couple rounds for the 2020-21 season. James Harden and Anthony Davis look to be the clear top options heading into draft, but it's wide open after that. Can Damian Lillard and Nikola Jokic get even better? What about Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant bounce backs as first-round options? In the secon...

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander comb through some recent NBA headlines, including the possibility of the season concluding by September, and a potential made-for-TV pro hoops H-O-R-S-E competition. We also look at the possibility that De'Andre Hunter could take a leap in his second season, and discuss why a frustrated Lauri Markkanen is a good candidate to bounce back. Plus, the impressive longevi...

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander look at 15-plus years of fantasy (and real-life) dominance from LeBron James and Chris Paul, who have both pulled off the insane feat of being early-round fantasy players in 2005 and 2020. LeBron and CP3 also become the jumping-off point for a discussion on whether we should avoid players who are over 30, with Shawn Marion, Gerald Wallace, Gilbert Arenas and Chris W...

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander first talk some recent fantasy hoops, with Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins heaping a lavish comparison (Giannis Antetokounmpo) upon 20-year-old Jaren Jackson Jr. Then, we hop into the fantasy hoops time machine to visit the 2004-05 season in all its glory. Join us as we remember an incredible seven games from Ron Artest, vintage years for Larry Hughes and Gilbert Are...

It might be a while before we're breaking down fantasy hoops action, but there's still plenty to talk about. We kick it off talking about what to do with fantasy leagues possibly done for the season. The NBA has a lot of upcoming decisions to make, so we go over some possibilities for how we could finish the season. We'll go over the players that are hurt right now, and could make an impact should...

With no new box scores to follow, and with the NBA season — as well as our fantasy leagues — all on indefinite hold due to the coronavirus, Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander hop into the fantasy hoops time machine to revisit the 2003-04 season. We discuss the dominance of Kevin Garnett, the surprising excellence of Peja Stojakovic, Andrei Kirilenko's remarkable production and some vintage greatness...

Matt Stroup checks in with Tommy Beer and Steve Alexander to discuss Lonzo Ball's late-season surge, a sudden spike in production from Gary Harris, madness in Milwaukee with Giannis Antetokounmpo and others sidelined, and the case for optimism when it comes to Zach LaVine. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data fo...

Matt Stroup and Dr. A break down the week's top waiver wire pickups, including Donte DiVincenzo, Brandon Knight, Josh Jackson and De'Anthony Melton of the Grizzlies. We also discuss some poorly-timed schedule issues for the Detroit Pistons and Phoenix Suns. And we get an update from Brian Rosenworcel of Guster from the road in Nashville, who recommends Derrick White — and weighs in on the latest d...

This episode is loaded. There are a whole lot of adds out there with all of the injuries around the league. We'll start with Stephen Curry's return and what it means for the rest of the Warriors. Is Norman Powell going to crush the rest of the way? There is a lot of deep-league appeal to the Hornets here, so we'll go over them. Michael Porter Jr. was a DNP-CD, so we'll go over some Nuggets notes (...

Matt Stroup is joined by Ryan Knaus, Jared Johnson and Steve Alexander to break down some recent NBA hot streaks, including OG Anunoby, Coby White, Aaron Gordon and Mitchell Robinson. We try to make sense of these late-season surges, and consider what the future holds for some of the season's biggest busts, including Kyrie Irving and Mike Conley. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.a...

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander consider some of the top waiver wire pickups in fantasy basketball, including a scalding hot Juancho Hernangomez, a still-widely-available Kevin Porter Jr., a slumping-but-intriguing Shabazz Napier and a suddenly emerging Nicolo Melli. Plus, the late-season statistical barrage from OG Anunoby, and Steve shares the epic saga of Pepper the cat. Hosted by Simplecast, a...

The NBA has been hit with a lot of injuries again, so that'll be a theme for this podcast. Shake Milton has made it clear he could be a difference maker, but there are other adds to make on Philly, as well. The Kelly Oubre injury could end his season, and there could be a couple Suns out there on your waiver wire right now. Stephen Curry is also likely back on Sunday, and the Warriors may have als...

On a whip around episode that is technically not a whip around, Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander discuss some buy-low and sell-high fantasy options, including Damian Lillard, Ja Morant, Andre Drummond and Ricky Rubio. We also discuss a massive breakout game from Kevin Porter Jr., how Gorgui Dieng is finding his way into value in Memphis, and reminisce about the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Check out Stev...

Matt Stroup is joined by Steve Alexander to break down the most serviceable and intriguing waiver wire pickups of the week, including Cam Reddish, an absurdly hot Coby White (33.0 ppg in his last two games) and Damion Lee, who put up another strong stat line on Sunday evening. Plus, thoughts on Andre Drummond and Kevin Porter Jr. struggling in Cleveland, and what to make of the Minnesota center si...

Thursday was loaded with takeaways, and of course we had a huge story with Kyrie Irving set to miss the rest of the season. We'll go over what this means for the Nets going forward. We'll also touch on what J.B. Bickerstaff taking over could mean for some Cavs. A lot of teams from Thursday had new rotations, so we'll go over all the adds from a potent evening. Cam Reddish is suddenly super attract...

With the All-Star break nearly behind us, Matt Stroup is joined by a roundtable of Steve Alexander, Tommy Beer and Ryan Knaus, who sat down to look at some of their top fantasy hoops targets for the stretch run, including Larry Nance, Kevin Porter Jr. and Dejounte Murray. They also discuss what a small-ball lineup might mean for Kyrie Irving (if healthy), Caris LeVert and Spencer Dinwiddie in Broo...