Rotoworld Basketball Show – Fantasy Basketball

This week we assembled the entire Rotoworld NBA crew for a 12-team, 9-category head-to-head draft, a league we'll be playing out all season. On this episode, Tommy Beer, Ryan Knaus and Steve Alexander join Matt Stroup to break down all of their teams — the spicy picks, the moments of panic and the profound regrets. We discuss a ton of players on this episode — including Steph Curry, Tobias Harris,...

On the eve of the NBA season, Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander break down some of their favorite draft targets, including players who could break out or bounce back. We discuss names ranging from Luka Doncic to Deandre Ayton to Kelly Oubre to Gary Harris, and a whole host of others. Whether you've already drafted or are last-minute drafting before the season, there's plenty to take away from this e...

It's fantasy draft season! Sadly, we kicked this one off to break down the news of Zion Williamson set to miss time. We'll go over the guys who will step up and and some possible pick ups in deeper leagues, too. We'll also hit on Bradley Beal's extension and what that means. After that, we break down a Thursday night draft and hit all out favorite targets with some strategy points along the way. T...

It's crunch time for fantasy hoops drafts, and on this episode we have you covered. Three members of the Rotoworld hoops crew (Tommy Beer, Ryan Knaus and Matt Stroup) recently took part in the Yahoo Friends and Family Draft, a 12-team, 8-category expert league. We break down each of their teams and the logic behind the picks, including where to target Zion Williamson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kell...

It is full-on fantasy season! Jonas Nader and Mike Gallagher go over the takeaways from the Thursday action, trends from the week leading up to a big weekend, and talk on some of our favorite targets. We'll end the pod running through some of our favorite options who are under 50%, 25%, 5% and at 0% owned in Yahoo! Fantasy leagues. There's a ton of stats on who is getting overlapped with teammates...

Ahmed Fareed hosts as Steve Alexander, Ryan Knaus, Jared Johnson and Yahoo's Dalton Del Don draft their fantasy squads against eight Rotoworld Draft Guide subscribers. Matt Stroup and Tommy Beer are on hand to provide round-by-round analysis and hurl venom at our panel of drafters. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of persona...

Actual NBA basketball is back! We had two games with four NBA teams going out there in the last two days, so we'll go over some takeaways from those two outings. Plus, there have been a ton of blurbs on Rotoworld this week, so we'll go through all the ones that caught our eyes in the last few days. We'll also go over all the camp battles to watch for those in deep leagues, or even those in shallow...

On the eve of the Rotoworld Fantasy Basketball Live Draft, Matt Stroup and Tommy Beer break down some of the recent fantasy hoops headlines, including high praise for Hawks rookie De'Andre Hunter, a murky outlook for Kristaps Porzingis and Deandre Ayton potentially adding some long-distance attempts to his arsenal. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about...

It's media day for several team! Are we having fun yet!? Ryan Knaus and Mike Gallagher go over some recent news on Kyle Kuzma's injury, the Grizzlies injuries, coach Brett Brown's thoughts on Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, Lonzo Ball getting cleared, Frank Ntilikina's improved shooting, some Nets talk and a lot more. We'll have some actual games to cover next week, but a lot of the news in the past...

Matt Stroup and Tommy Beer run through some recent NBA headlines, including a chance for big numbers (and a scary FG percentage) for Terry Rozier in Charlotte, the potential path to more games played for Kawhi Leonard, and the potential downside for Blake Griffin. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adverti...

Mike Gallagher and Ryan Knaus talk some recent news on the Magic, Suns, Pistons, Wizards and of course more upside for Karl-Anthony Towns. We'll also hit on players who have massive opportunity in front of them. Not necessarily guys were are going to draft, but players we need to watch. We're almost to training camp! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abo...

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander sit down in sunny Stamford CT to look at five recent NBA headlines and their fantasy ramifications. We discuss whether load management will be a thing in Denver and Dallas, and why Zach LaVine may still have even more untapped fantasy potential. Plus, the latest in the bizarre saga of Markelle Fultz, and a wrinkle for Summer League standout Tyler Herro in Miami. Hos...

We're doing something new today as we dive in on what guards and ball-handlers saw changes to how they scored before and after the break. Jonas Nader and Mike Gallagher give a few reasons to be more aggressive on Donovan Mitchell and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. We'll talk a lot about what this data could mean for upcoming fantasy value and possibly widen their range of outcomes. Also some more encour...

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander look at some recent headlines surrounding Paul George, Anthony Davis and Lou Williams in L.A., and consider where to draft last season's top rookies — Trae Young, Luka Doncic and Mitchell Robinson. Plus, is Terry Rozier more likely to be a sleeper/breakout or a fantasy bust? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our coll...

Ryan Knaus and Mike Gallagher are back with another deep-dive stats podcast. The Boston Celtics are the focus in this edition with talk on how Kemba Walker fits with Brad Stevens, Enes Kanter in the middle, how the new-look team affects Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart, and more on that squad. We'll also be talking about some bigs who could make a big leap next year. Marvin Bagley, Thom...

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander look at some of the most surprising fantasy performances from last season — including Pascal Siakam, Mitchell Robinson and Bradley Beal — and forecast what to expect as they go for an encore in 2019-20. Plus, can LeBron James bounce back after a massively disappointing season for the Lakers? We debate all of that and more on this episode. Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad...

Ryan Knaus and Mike Gallagher try something new with a listener request on which players to talk about. We tackle some in-the-weed stats on some guys we haven't given enough attention to in the past few weeks. Terry Rozier is a fascinating player to discuss, so we'll talk about his new role. Miles Bridges also finds himself in a prime spot for a big season, so we'll talk about why we like him so m...

With less than two months to go until the start of the regular season, Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander look at 10 players who seem to be undervalued or a bit under the radar in fantasy leagues, ranging from T.J. Warren to Jonas Valanciunas to Lonzo Ball to Marvin Bagley. We also discuss why Danilo Gallinari could be a good draft day value again, and try to make sense of why Kelly Oubre is still re...

Mike Gallagher and Ryan Knaus discuss Zach Collins getting back on track after an ankle injury. What's his fantasy outlook for the upcoming season and what's the highest he should go? Karl-Anthony Towns looks poised for a big year, and we continue to make the case he should go at No. 1 in nine-category leagues. Plus, Robert Covington at the four could change some things, Jarrett Culver could handl...

After going over the Y! ranks last week, we're back to finish our out-of position pods. In this edition, we'll talk guards who can block a bit, not hurt you in FG%, and get some boards. We'll talk some predictive stats to possibly help out in blocks and higher FG%. For the second half of the pod (24 minutes), we'll talk about a recent football draft. It was a deep 12-team league, so we'll talk a l...

We got some bad news on Thursday with DeMarcus Cousins tearing his ACL in a Las Vegas workout. We'll break down who benefits on the Lakers and discuss Boogie's long-term outlook. After that, the Yahoo! ranks are out! There are a lot of players who are ranked where we have them, but a ton of players are slotted either way too high or too low. We'll focus on the top 100 picks with plenty of late-rou...

We're trying something different this time as we focus on bigs who can help in the guard stats like FT%, steals, threes, and most importantly, dimes. There's obviously Nikola Jokic, but a lot of other bigs could be sneaky bets for 3-6 dimes per game. Plus, we'll look at deflections to see if other bigs can up their steals along with other factors. We'll also tie in more schedule news in the second...

The NBA schedule is out! Jonas Nader and Mike Gallagher break down the takeaways from the schedule grid. You can check it out right here on a google sheet. We'll talk about players/teams who gained and lost value with the schedule coming out. It's a lot more balanced this year, but there were still some teams who won't play too much late in the season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

We didn't get the schedule yet, but there is still plenty to talk about in the fantasy hoops world. What's the level of concern on Paul George's shoulders? How far down do we have to bump him down now. Mitchell Robinson is also a little dinged up, so he falls a little in the ranks. Plus, Derrick White and De'Aaron Fox are shining with Team USA, so we'll examine their value, especially White playin...

It's only early August, but it's never too early to dig in on fantasy ranks. Tommy Beer and Mike Gallagher go through their top 36 guys for nine-category leagues with a lot of differences. Mike focuses more on the roster construction side of things to pick his studs while Tommy is looking for per value per pick. This led to a lot of disagreements on some of the younger and older players. Lots of t...