Rotowire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top news of the weekend, discuss their biggest waiver wire targets/drops and answer live mailbag questions later in the show. 00:00 Intro + SlingTV ad 01:45 Waiver wire adds 08:15 Norman Powell, Steph Curry, Zach Edey 12:50 Jaylen Brown, Giannis Antetokounmpo 17:30 Answering your fantasy hoops questions 17:45 Who to add/drop? 19:30 Eason, Watson 20:35 Jarace Walker, Kyle Filipowski 21:50 Trae Young’s return 23:20 Stash candidates 26:45 Prepping for the playoffs 29:50 Elijah Harkless, Leonard Miller, Devin Carter 32:00 Ighodaro vs. Mark Williams 35:50 Anthony Black, Isaiah Stewart 37:35 Drop Jalen Green? 39:30 Gordon, Wagner, Ausar, Barrett 40:40 Ja Morant 42:05 Raynaud, Achiuwa, Black 42:25 Trade question 44:25 Who to drop for Poeltl? 44:40 Markkanen, Zubac 45:50 Curry, Zubac, Ajay Mitchell, Jerome 49:35 Is Anthony Davis coming back? 51:40 Drummond, Hendricks, Wolf 53:50 Scoot Henderson 55:35 Isaiah Collier, Santi Aldama 57:00 Queen, Turner Sling Get your hands on a Slin

Ken and Alex discuss their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups. Timestamps 00:00 Start 00:25 Kevin Durant 03:00 Kon Knueppel 04:50 Both LA teams lose, Suns discussion 09:45 Injury Updates 16:50 Listener Q&A 17:05 Bailey, Murray or Tatum? 18:26 Is Jakob Poeltl BACK? 19:19 Drop Bagley for Potter? 20:45 Drop Jerome for Smalls? 22:09 Coby White outlook? 22:00 Diabate or NAW? 23:46 Hendricks, Sims, Carter on wire. Drop Vuk? 24:38 Richards or Yabusele? 26:00 Melton, Eason, Konchar, Potter must roster? 27:58 Watson and Gordon? 30:00 Allen or Podz? 31:05 Drop Porzingis? 32:25 Waiver Wire Adds begin 33:05 Dejounte Murray, NOP 34:50 GG Jackson, MEM 36:25 Gui Santos, GSW 37:30 Jonathan Kuminga, ATL 39:30 Precious Achiuwa, SAC 41:10 Moses Moody, GSW 43:20 Micah Potter, IND 45:10 Javon Small, MEM 47:15 Old Man Rant   Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter pro

Kirien Sprecher (SprecherRW) and Adam King (Adamking91) break down news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewer questions, including what to do with Alex Sarr.  00:00 Intro  00:35 Keyonte/Kyshawn George 03:00 Isaiah Collier  04:00 Zach Edey/Ajay Mitchell  05:45 Dejounte Murray/Ty Jerome  08:00 Jakob Poeltl  10:00 Jalen Smith 12:10 Jay Huff/Derik Queen/Wendell Carter 14:10 Tristan Vukcevic/Anthony Gill  15:00 Sling TV 15:45 Alex Sarr/MPJ   18:25 Keegan Murray  19:30 Giannis Antetokounmpo  21:30 Josh Giddey   23:30 Melton/Filipowski 25:30 Must-Roster Players 28:40 Jayson Tatum  29:30 Bennedict Mathurin  31:00 Peyton Watson/Aaron Gordon 32:30 Melton/Eason/Sensabaugh 34:00 Derik Queen/Toumani Camara  35:20 Nique Clifford  36:35 Javon Small  38:40 Jalen Johnson  40:05 Coby White/Quentin Grimes  41:30 Nolan Traore 42:15 Eason/Diabate/Poeltl/Scoot  44:00 Kristaps Porzingis  44:45 Andrew Nembhard Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest f

Kirien Sprecher (SprecherRW) and Mike Barner (rotomikebarner) break down news and notes from around the NBA before discussing whether to hold or drop key players ahead of the fantasy basketball playoffs, including DeMar DeRozan. 00:00 Intro  00:45 Deni Avdija + Shaedon Sharpe 03:50 Jalen Johnson  06:35 Dejounte Murray  09:25 Amen Thompson  11:20 Sling Ad  12:20 Daniel Gafford  14:00 Jaylon Tyson 15:55 DeMar DeRozan  19:05 Neemias Queta 21:05 Donte DiVincenzo  23:25 Viewer Questions  32:50 ‘What Was That?!?’ Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now!  Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 notables 12:00 Nick’s NAW trade 14:00 Bobby Portis + Bucks direction 17:15 Jalen Smith, Shaedon Sharpe 18:55 Scoot Henderson 20:30 Diabate 21:50 Traore 22:50 Porzingis 24:20 Gillespie, Grayson Allen 26:00 DiVincenzo, Anthony Black 27:00 Opportunity in Utah? 27:55 Ajay Mitchell 28:30 Middleton, Moody 30:30 Fair deal for Sengun? 31:25 Dejounte Murray 33:30 Dosunmu, Wolf, Fortis, Traore 25:20 Clifford, Monk, Reed, Prosper, Sensabaugh 37:45 Dunn, Poole, Monk, O’Neale, Kuzma 40:10 Derrick Jones Jr. 41:10 Zubac 42:40 Dillon Brooks, Simons 45:00 Trade Kawhi for SGA? 47:20 Who to trade for Okongwu? 49:00 Melton 49:30 GG Jac

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 22:37 Porzingis 23:50 Waiver Wire begins 24:30 Keegan Murray, SAC 26:00 Maxime Raynaud, SAC 28:15 Day'Ron Sharpe, BKN 29:30 Jarace Walker, IND 31:45 Nolan Traore, BKN 34:00 Max Christie, DAL 35:35 Tristan Vukcevic, WAS 40:40 Ousmane Dieng, MIL 49:20 Old Man Rant Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection

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 Jarace Walker  13:00 Playoff Scheduling  15:00 Sling TV Ad  15:40 Dejounte Murray  17:45 Naji Marshall  18:30 Drop Candidates  21:15 Ty Jerome or Devin Carter and Eason or Jarace Walker 23:30 Ousmane Dieng 25:05 Donovan Clingan   27:15 Big Guy Waiver Wire Targets 29:00 More Viewer Questions Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati

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 Updates12:35 Kevin Durant Burner Account 16:00 Sling TV Ad 17:00 Jarace Walker/Tristan Vukcevic/Kyle Filipowski21:00 Devin Carter24:00 Wizards Silly Season 25:50 Mavericks Silly Season 30:20 Viewer QuestionsGet your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kirien and Alex discuss the latest news around the NBA before diving into their favorite waiver wire adds.Timestamps00:00 Start00:40 JJJ surgery, Jazz and Pacers fined for tanking03:55 J-Dub injury, OKC injuries in general07:05 Jeremy Sochan09:30 Listener Q&A09:45 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 season players20:15 Trey Murphy update?20:55 Waiver Wire Pickups21:25 Ace Bailey, UTA22:40 Kyle Filipowski, UTA24:15 GG Jackson, MEM26:40 Jarace Walker, IND28:20 Scoot Henderson, POR29:40 Jaylon Tyson, CLE31:25 Nolan Traore, BKN33:00 Tristan Vukcevic, WASGet your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99https://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/1348772/2914433/1433 Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our

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 ASB07:00 Tyler Herro 09:30 Porzingis/Claxton/LaVine12:15 Sengun/Banchero or Booker/Brunson14:45 Isaiah Collier and Ty Jerome 17:00 Kyle Filipowski 18:45 Which Fringe Center?24:15 Collin Gillespie or Nolan Traore 27:15 Which Fringe Wing?30:00 Suns Backcourt 32:45 Waiver Wire Targets/Drop Candidates 42:00 Tari Eason 43:30 Jalen Williams 45:05 Tristan Vukcevic or Kyle Filipowski  45:45 Bulls Backcourt48:15 Tyler Herro again  49:30 Draymond Green 51:20 Best Playoff StashGet your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati

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 Intro00:55 Jazz Tanking04:30 Ivica Zubac06:35 Stephen Curry08:15 Jayson Tatum12:00 Sling TV13:15 Streamers15:30 Jarrett Allen16:20 Immanuel Quickley17:40 Matas Buzelis19:40 Donovan Clingan21:15 Brandon Miller23:10 Kelly Oubre24:20 BREAKING NEWS26:30 Viewer Questions36:30 'What Was That?!?'Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Intro01:15 Sling TV ad02:15 Trade deadline fantasy fallout02:40 Harden in Cleveland + LAC’s plan08:45 Zubac in Indy10:35 Will Riley sidebar12:00 Cam Thomas in Milwaukee17:00 What are the Bulls doing?21:55 Porzingis22:50 Tanking concerns + adds/drops27:15 Sabonis for Garland or Herro?29:30 Tre Jones, Moses Moody30:30 Queta, Filipowski, Cardwell32:10 De’Anthony Melton32:45 Nurkic, Trae, Myles Turner34:20 Hold Nurkic?35:20 Dejounte Murray37:10 Kalkbrenner vs. Cardwell37:35 Bagley38:50 Trade away Siakam?41:30 Sabonis trade targets42:05 Tobias Harris45:05 What to do with Zubac46:05 Filipowski vs. Jarace Walker47:20 Lakers to stream48:25 Who to drop?50:45 Blockbuster tr

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 Kennard05:45 Giannis Antetokounmpo 08:15 Ivica Zubac Trade12:00 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 Isaiah Collier 34:55 Isaiah Jackson 36:30 Taylor Hendricks 37:50 Old Man Rant40:00 OutroNew users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now!   Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Pacers07:45 Ja Morant09:30 Domantas Sabonis 11:40 Giannis Antetokounmpo 13:45 Jonathan Kuminga 15:20 Kristaps Porzingis 17:00 Ayo Dosunmu 19:40 Dabble Ad20:00 Jose Alvarado 21:15 Cam Thomas 23:30 Josh Minott 24:20 Nick Richards 26:30 Ryan Rollins/CMB28:25 Jusuf Nurkic 29:30 Darius Garland 31:00 Jarace Walker/Ausar/Camara/Queta 33:30 John Collins 35:00 DeMar DeRozan or Jalen Duren 35:30 Jaden Ivey36:40 GG Jackson38:30 Drop Question 40:30 Kawhi Leonard42:15 Jalen Smith or Nic Claxton 43:30 Jalen Smith or Tobias Harris 46:00 Davion Mitchell or Isaiah Collier 47:45 Kel’el Ware48:30 Dyson Daniels or Josh Hart 50:00 Paolo or GiannisNew users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at Rot

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 Trades03:30 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 Utah22:15 Cavs/Clippers Trade24:25 Dabble Ad25:15 Viewer Questions 36:00 ‘What Was That?!?’New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Intro01:00 Dabble ad1:35 Jazz-Grizzlies trade fantasy fallout15:00 Bulls, Pistons, Grizzlies trade fallout25:00 Stash Monk or Ware?28:30 Sabonis trade question30:50 Poeltl32:05 Drop Filipowski, McCain?34:50 Trae Young36:00 Players to drop37:45 Grizzlies to stash41:45 Isaiah Collier43:35 Trade Jalen Johnson?46:40 Ausar Thompson47:45 What to do with JJJ in fantasy49:35 De’Andre Hunter52:15 Celtics-Bulls trade falloutDabbleNew users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now!https://dabble.onelink.me/Z9px/b45kkyzo Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss their favorite waiver wire pickups for the upcoming week of fantasy basketball.Timestamps00:00 Start00:20 Rookie DUEL03:25 Dillon Brooks' big night06:15 Injury updates13:00 Listener Q&A begins14:00 Aaron Gordon injury15:13 Al Horford vs. Dylan Cardwell16:05 Scotty Pippen Jr.17:25 Tari Eason20:10 Evan Mobley injury20:55 Sell high on Kawhi?22:05 Hold or trade Nic Claxton?22:50 Brice Sensabaugh add?23:50 Waiver Wire begins24:10 Sam Hauser, BOS25:30 Ayo Dosunmu, CHI26:45 Saddiq Bey, NOP28:40 Max Christie, DAL29:40 Jordan Miller, LAC31:05 Bilal Coulibaly, WAS32:15 Bub Carrington, WAS33:40 Jarace Walker, IND36:00 Friday DFS42:40 Old Man RantDabbleNew users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our colle

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 Wiggins01:30 Kalkbrenner or Stewart02:55 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 or Ty Jerome  15:50 Dabble Ad16:15 Isaiah Collier ROS 17:15 Tari Eason ROS 19:00 Peyton Watson or Naz Reid 21:00 Tyler Herro 22:10 Cam Spencer or John Collins24:00 Giannis 26:50 Ace Bailey or Podz  29:05 Scotty Pippen 30:00 Barrett/LaVine/Suggs/PG1331:30 Kel’el Ware32:45 Dylan Harper  33:45 Trae/KPJ/Morant35:20 Jalen Smith/Ausar/Tre Johnson37:10 Giannis or Donovan Mitchell 37:45 Jaden McDaniels/Max Christie or MPJ40:00 Kyshawn George40:35 Gafford or Collier 42:00 Sabonis/BMiller or James Harden 43:45 Jalen JohnsonNew users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Get the latest fantasy sports

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 Toppin  15:55 Tyrese Haliburton  20:00 Pacers Reaction 22:15 Dabble Ad  22:45 Viewer Questions 29:45 Giannis Trade Demand  35:00 “What Was That?!?” New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 ad01:30 Updating in-progress games + NAW04:00 Weekend injury updates07:30 Kirien’s bold RotoWire staff league strategy10:30 Waiver wire targets16:00 Jarace Walker17:30 Live mailbag questions17:40 Donovan Mitchell, Jalen Johnson trade20:00 Giddey, Booker trade23:30 Stash Tatum and/or AD?25:55 Valanciunas27:30 Jay Huff29:05 Mikal Bridges30:50 Jaren Jackson Jr.32:05 Sabonis32:45 Jalen Williams trade33:40 Monk vs. Tre Johnson vs. Bub35:40 Ausar Thompson36:25 Ty Jerome37:55 Brandon Miller for DiVincenzo and Reaves?39:10 Franz for Gobert + Powell?40:20 Time to trade Peyton Watson?42:50 Trading Jabari Smith?44:20 Sabonis (again)45:30 Black, Buzelis, Jarace Walker46:40 Stash candidates49:20 PJ