RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

RotoWire.com, Nick Whalen, Alex Barutha, James Anderson, Ken Crites, Shannon McKeown

  • 47 minutes 12 seconds
    Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 9 Must Add Players (Nov 25- Dec 1)

    Shannon, Alex and K-Train debate must-add players from the fantasy basketball waiver wire for week November 25 to December 1.

    Timestamps

    00:00 Start

    00:30 Luka Doncic injury

    02:35 Hartenstein returns

    05:00 Is Jokic back?

    06:05 Trade Poole for Paul?

    07:10 Hold Brandon Boston?

    07:50 McCain's breakout

    09:07 Too many players from one team?

    12:15 Waiver Wire begins

    12:45 Jake LaRavia, MEM

    14:00 Malik Beasley, DET

    16:12 Dalton Knecht, LAL

    18:30 Charles Bassey, SAS

    20:45 Shaedon Sharpe, POR

    22:15 Donovan Clingan, POR

    24:30 Kevin Porter Jr, LAC

    25:50 Ty Jerome, CLE

    27:20 Quentin Grimes, DAL

    30:17 DraftKings Pick6 and DFS

    39:45 Old Man Rant


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    22 November 2024, 5:24 pm
  • 48 minutes 49 seconds
    Injury Opportunities + Who Would You Rather Roster?

    Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner recap a big night of NBA Cup group play, talk injury news and play a game of Who Would You Rather Roster?

    00:00 Intro

    00:35 BOS/CLE Recap

    02:10 Nikola Jokic

    03:30 Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell

    06:00 Tyrese Maxey

    07:45 Cam Thomas

    09:45 Norman Powell

    12:10 CJ McCollum

    13:30 Deandre Ayton

    14:55 Bogdan Bogdanovic and Jalen Johnson

    16:35 Zach Edey

    18:25 DraftKings Pick6

    20:00 Joel Embiid or Bam Adebayo?

    22:10 LaMelo Ball or Tyrese Haliburton?

    25:35 Rudy Gobert or Ivica Zubac?

    28:35 Kyle Kuzma or Julius Randle?

    30:10 Brandon Miller or Jaden Ivey?

    32:45 Josh Giddey or Josh Hart?

    37:00 Viewer Questions

    39:50 Vivid Seats

    40:55 What Was That!

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    20 November 2024, 5:38 pm
  • 50 minutes 1 second
    Players to Buy or Sell, Monday Takeaways + Live Mailbag

    Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz recap the biggest news from Monday night's slate and discuss players to consider buying, selling or holding going forward.

    00:00 Intro

    00:50 Highlights on Tuesday's NBA Cup slate

    03:00 Cavs-Celtics showdown

    06:20 Vucevic, LaVine

    08:00 Pistons

    09:10 Anthony Black

    12:20 Franz Wagner

    15:00 Sixers struggling, Jared McCain, Joel Embiid

    18:35 RJ Barrett

    20:00 Wendell Carter, Goga Bitadze

    22:55 Barrett, Daniels

    24:30 Kawhi Leonard

    26:00 Jalen Duren

    27:10 Ty Jerome

    28:15 Josh Hart

    29:55 Paul George

    31:35 Rui Hachimura

    32:40 Ant, Randle, Poole trade

    34:20 Vucevic, Barrett, Harden, Garland, Markkanen trade

    35:50 Terry Rozier

    37:05 Jalen Suggs

    38:40 Try to trade Chet Holmgren?

    41:25 Wembanyama, LaMelo, Booker, SGA trade

    42:40 Ausar Thompson

    44:10 Best bets for Tuesday night

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    19 November 2024, 5:12 pm
  • 51 minutes 27 seconds
    Pleasant Surprises of the Season + Waiver Wire Recap, Live Mailbag

    Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss the biggest surprise players of the fantasy season thus far, talk waiver wire and answer live mailbag questions.

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    00:00 Intro

    00:45 Waiver Wire recap + Moussa Diabate

    04:45 Jared McCain sweepstakes

    07:00 Dyson Daniels

    09:45 Jordan Poole

    11:50 Norman Powell, Ivica Zubac

    14:08 Josh Hart

    15:40 John Collins, Isaiah Collier

    19:50 Franz Wagner

    21:20: Mathurin, Eason, Braun, Edey

    22:30 Coby White

    25:30 Grant Williams

    25:45 Klay, Filipowski

    28:15 Kevin Porter, Mike Conley

    30:20 Caruso, Hardaway

    31:25 Grayson Allen

    32:25 Mitchell, Haliburton

    32:50 D'Angelo Russell

    33:35 Lauri Markkanen

    37:55 Shaedon Sharpe

    40:10 Darius Garland

    42:10 Clingan, Boston, Turner

    44:05 Peyton Watson, Jonathan Isaac

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    18 November 2024, 9:44 pm
  • 45 minutes 21 seconds
    Must-Add Players for Week 5 of Fantasy Basketball (2024-25)

    Shannon, Alex and K-Train discuss must-add players off of the fantasy basketball waiver wire for Nov 17-23.

    Timestamps:

    00:00 Intro

    00:20 News Begins

    00:25 Jazz/Mavericks Talk

    03:00 Wembanyama drops 50

    04:15 De'Anthony Melton injury

    06:55 What to do with Markkanen

    08:45 Keep Keyonte George?

    10:30 ROS outlook for Clingan

    14:00 Waiver Wire Begins

    14:40 Kevin Huerter, SAC

    15:45 Jared McCain, PHI

    17:00 Peyton Watson, DEN

    18:28 Kris Dunn, LAC

    19:55 Tari Eason, HOU

    21:15 Patrick Williams, CHI

    23:10 Moussa Diabate, CHA

    24:15 Marcus Smart, MEM

    25:00 Caleb Martin, PHI

    28:00 DraftKings Pick6 and DFS Suggestions

    37:20 Ken's Old Man Rant


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    15 November 2024, 6:11 pm
  • 42 minutes 10 seconds
    Embiid Debuts, Klay's Return, Injury Updates + Advice on Difficult Roster Decisions

    Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner recap a big Tuesday night in the NBA, headlined by Joel Embiid's debut, Klay's return to Golden State, Atlanta upsetting the Celtics and more unfortunate injury news.

    00:00 Intro

    00:30 Joel Embiid's Debut

    01:45 Klay's Return

    03:05 Damian Lillard

    05:05 Trae Young

    06:35 Jimmy Butler

    08:45 Anfernee Simons

    10:30 Bradley Beal

    11:45 Immanuel Quickley

    14:00 Walker Kessler

    15:20 Jose Alvarado

    17:05 DraftKings Pick6

    18:50 Kawhi Leonard

    21:30 Alex Caruso

    23:45 Herbert Jones

    25:55 Trayce Jackson-Davis

    27:40 Mike Conley

    30:25 Al Horford

    32:25 Vivid Seats

    33:50 What Was That!

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    13 November 2024, 6:35 pm
  • 48 minutes 23 seconds
    Sell-High Candidates, Good Players on Bad Teams, NBA Cup Preview + More

    Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen hit the top news items oft he day before discussing sell-high candidates, good fantasy players on bad teams, the NBA Cup, Chet Holmgren and much more.

    00:00 Intro

    01:00 Excited for the NBA Cup?

    07:40 Cavs extend winning streak to open season

    11:30 Big night for Sengun, Amen Thompson

    12:25 SGA goes for 45; OKC post-Chet

    15:30 Joel Embiid expectations

    19:40 NBA Cup betting preview

    24:35 Giannis + Bucks (still) struggling

    26:20 Wizards fantasy value -- Coulibaly, Poole, Carrington, Sarr

    28:40 Gradey Dick

    30:20 Garrison Matthews

    32:15 Mikal Bridges vs. Norm Powell

    34:35 KD, Chet, Jokic

    35:30 Zach Edey, Brook Lopez, Klay, Wiggins

    37:35 Norm Powell, Josh Giddey

    38:50 Brandon Boston, Kyshawn George, Bub Carrington

    41:10 Sell high on Sarr, Daniels, Coulibaly?

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    12 November 2024, 4:45 pm
  • 53 minutes 52 seconds
    Early Risers and Fallers, Chet, Morant, Zion, Durant Injuries + Live Mailbag

    Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit all of the top fantasy basketball news items of the day while answering live mailbag questions.

    00:00 Intro

    00:45 Chet Holmgren injury fallout

    04:20 Kevin Durant injury fallout

    07:20 Pelicans injuries continue to mount

    10:54 Grizzlies injury updates

    12:30 Jaylen Wells

    14:20 Zach Edey

    16:55 Brandon Boston, Kyshawn George, Trey Murphy

    18:50 Deni Avdija

    20:50 Jalen Suggs, Bennedict Mathurin

    23:15 Bilal Coulibaly

    25:00 Claxton, Sarr

    27:10 Rozier, Tyus Jones

    28:30 Hartenstein

    29:20 Anthony Davis

    30:30 Monk, Melton

    31:35 Trey Murphy

    31:50 OKC big man situation

    33:05 Cam Thomas, Coby White

    34:20 Jared McCain upside

    35:00 Is Jabari Smith terrible?

    37:45 Scottie Barnes

    39:00 Ochai Agbaji

    40:10 Klay Thompson

    41:15 Grayson Allen

    42:00 Hield vs. Lowry

    43:15 Franz Wagner

    44:40: Walker Kessler

    46:00 Jokic vs. Wembanyama in dynasty

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    11 November 2024, 9:26 pm
  • 44 minutes 9 seconds
    9 Must-Add Players for Week 4 of Fantasy Basketball

    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro

    00:40 Tyrese Maxey injury

    02:55 Giannis returns, Andre Jackson Jr

    05:25 Devin Vassell's return imminent

    08:14 Trey Murphy or Bilal Coulibaly?

    10:42 Gradey Dick rest of season outlook

    12:05 Tyler Herro or Jalen Duren?

    14:45 Start of Waiver Wire

    15:10 Bennedict Mathurin, IND

    16:10 Caris LeVert, CLE

    17:15 Brandon Boston, NOP

    18:58 Peyton Watson, DEN

    20:00 Tari Eason, HOU

    20:55 Bub Carrington, WAS

    22:10 Goga Bitadze, ORL

    23:30 Kyle Lowry, PHI

    24:40 Kyshawn George, WAS

    28:15 DraftKings Pick6 plus DFS suggestions

    38:10 Ken's Old Man Rant

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    8 November 2024, 8:58 pm
  • 44 minutes 56 seconds
    Early-Season Sell-High Players + Injuries Piling Up

    Mike Barner and Kirien Sprecher discuss all of the biggest injury news of the week, including notes on Giannis, Embiid, Anthony Davis, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon. Later, the guys dig in on six players who fantasy managers should consider selling high on already.

    00:00 Intro

    00:30 Injury Updates

    00:40 Joel Embiid

    02:05 Paul George

    03:50 Giannis Antetokounmpo

    05:28 Anthony Davis

    06:25 Jamal Murray/Aaron Gordon

    08:30 Zach LaVine

    10:05 Jeremy Sochan

    11:55 Steph Curry

    12:55 DraftKings Pick6

    14:20 Sell-High Candidates

    14:30 RJ Barrett

    16:50 Nikola Vucevic

    21:00 Ivica Zubac

    23:45 Jalen Suggs

    27:15 Chris Paul

    30:00 Dennis Schroder

    32:25 Viewer Questions

    37:00 Vivid Seats

    38:10 What Was That!

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    6 November 2024, 6:05 pm
  • 50 minutes 33 seconds
    Takeaways From a 15-Game Monday Night + Early Season Stock Check

    Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz recap a monster Monday night in the NBA, including notes on the Bucks, Cavs, Warriors, Thunder, Lakers, Paul George, Trae Young, Zion Williamson, Cam Thomas and more. Later, the guys perform a stock check on a number of key players, including Karl-Anthony Towns and Victor Wembanyama, before taking live mailbag questions.

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    00:00 Intro

    03:30 Bucks-Cavs

    5:30 Warriors check-in

    7:30 Thunder's hot start

    8:55 Lauri Markkanen, Rudy Gobert

    16:00 Cavaliers' early dominance

    18:30 Lakers lose in Detroit

    20:30 Raptors-Nuggets; Westbrook

    21:30 Paul George debut

    25:25 Victor Wembanyama

    27:45 Zach Edey

    29:20 Karl-Anthony Towns

    31:00 Zion Williamson

    32:55 Tari Eason, Donte DiVincenzo

    36:45 Anthony Black

    38:05 Keon Ellis

    38:40 Jonathan Kuminga

    40:00 Cam Thomas

    41:20 Dyson Daniels

    42:35 Bogdan Bogdanovic

    43:30 Sides to target on Wednesday night

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    5 November 2024, 4:47 pm
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