RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

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

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Listen to Nick Whalen, Alex Barutha, Shannon McKeown, Ken Crites, Kirien Sprecher, Brandon Kravitz, Mike Barner and NBA guests from around the league talk fantasy basketball throughout the season.

9 APR

2024-25 Fantasy Basketball Awards + Early Predictions for 2025-26

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 27:20 Reed Sheppard 29:40 Immanuel Quickley 35:15 What Was That?!? 🔐 15% off any RotoWire Product http://www.rotowire.com Code "Roto15" at checkout 🗣️Join our community (Discord) FREE https://www.rotowire.com/chat 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.

41 min
8 APR

Nuggets Clean House + Best Playoff Matchups, Early Look at 2025-26 First Round

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 which players belong in Round 1 of 2025-26 fantasy basketball drafts. 00:00 Intro 00:30 Nuggets fire Malone, Booth 11:30 Western Conference playoff race 14:25 Clippers upside 18:30 Wolves, Lakers, Warriors 22:45 Austin Reaves’ future 24:40 Early look at next year’s first round 24:55 Victor Wembanyama 29:00 Luka, Davis 30:55 KAT 31:50 Young stars vs veteran stars 32:30 Giannis 33:40 Chet Holmgren 35:15 Sabonis, Mitchell, Mobley 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.

37 min
7 APR

Setting the Table for a Wild Final Week + Early 2025-26 Fantasy Targets

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 elimination 10:00 Most vulnerable Play-In team 11:55 East Play-In race 16:45 Bucks’ preferred opponent 19:45 Auction strategy 25:15 Kawhi, Porzingis, Barrett, Bridges rest concerns this week 30:40 Quickley, Jamal Murray 31:40 Bobby Portis 32:50 Value in mock drafts 35:00 Avoiding stars on bad teams? 38:00 Players we’re drafting next year 38:25 Keyonte George 40:45 Zubac, Hart, Giddey 42:30 Raptors: Barnes, Barrett, Quickley 43:30 Okongwu, Vassell, Hartenstein, DiVincenzo 44:10 Stephon Castle 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.

48 min
2 APR

2024-25 Fantasy Basketball Report Card: Grading Our Picks

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 Paywall for FREE (2 days) http://www.rotowire.com/try Join our community (Discord) FREE https://www.rotowire.com/chat 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.

42 min
2 APR

Our Biggest Hits and Misses in Fantasy This Season

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 Payton Pritchard 16:25 Jrue Holiday 17:50 Dyson Daniels 18:40 Anthony Davis next season 20:20 Trae Young 21:15 Overvaluing rookies? 22:10 Kawhi Leonard 24:05 Rudy Gobert 26:00 Nic Claxton 26:45 Derrick White 27:10 Zach LaVine 28:00 Harden, Powell, Zubac 30:50 Amen Thompson 31:35 Ingram, Embiid, PG, Zion, LaMelo, Rozier 32:25 Ausar Thompson 33:55 VanVleet 34:30 Huerter vs. Ausar ----- Rebet March Madness is here, and if you’re looking for a way to get in the game, it’s time to check out Rebet—the ultimate social sportsbook and casino platform! All March long, ReBet is rolling out daily promos, making it the ultimate month of exciting offers for their fans! Right now, for a limited time, Rebet is matching your first purchase up to $100 in Rebet Cash when you use promo code ROTOWIRE. Download Rebet today on the App Store or Google Play, enter code ROTOWIRE, and start playing today! 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.

36 min
31 MAR

Players We Can't Wait to Draft (Or Not Draft) Next Season + Cooper Flagg's Fantasy Stock

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 while answering live viewer questions throughout the stream. 00:00 Intro 02:30 KD goes down + Suns offseason plans 14:15 Fred VanVleet, Malik Monk 17:00 Tari Eason, Davion Mitchell 17:30 Handling late-season streaming 19:25 Toronto’s rest outlook 22:00 Jamal Shead 22:50 Aaron Gordon, Risacher, Barnes 24:15 Players we are drafting — and not drafting — next season 24:30 Fred VanVleet, Donovan Mitchell 26:00 James Harden 27:25 Lauri Markkanen, LaMelo Ball 29:30 John Collins 30:50 Trail Blazers + Scoot 34:50 Dyson Daniels, Onyeka Okongwu 36:55 OG Anunoby 38:30 Jaden McDaniels 39:00 How high will Cooper Flagg go in fantasy drafts? ----- Rebet March Madness is here, and if you’re looking for a way to get in the game, it’s time to check out Rebet—the ultimate social sportsbook and casino platform! All March long, ReBet is rolling out daily promos, making it the ultimate month of exciting offers for their fans! Right now, for a limited time, Rebet is matching your first purchase up to $100 in Rebet Cash when you use promo code ROTOWIRE. Download Rebet today on the App Store or Google Play, enter code ROTOWIRE, and start playing today! 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.

48 min
28 MAR

Friday Fantasy Basketball Podcast Season Finale

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48 min
26 MAR

Last-Second Adds and Drops, Damian Lillard News + What's Next for Milwaukee

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 Anthony Davis + Mavs 22:55 Jerami Grant 25:10 Anthony Davis 26:20 Anthony Bock, Bub Carrington, Scotty Pippen 29:30 Gary Trent, KPJ 30:30 Cam Payne 32:00 Cole Anthony, Deuce McBride ----- Rebet March Madness is here, and if you’re looking for a way to get in the game, it’s time to check out Rebet—the ultimate social sportsbook and casino platform! All March long, ReBet is rolling out daily promos, making it the ultimate month of exciting offers for their fans! Right now, for a limited time, Rebet is matching your first purchase up to $100 in Rebet Cash when you use promo code ROTOWIRE. Download Rebet today on the App Store or Google Play, enter code ROTOWIRE, and start playing today! 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.

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Listen to Nick Whalen, Alex Barutha, Shannon McKeown, Ken Crites, Kirien Sprecher, Brandon Kravitz, Mike Barner and NBA guests from around the league talk fantasy basketball throughout the season.

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

2013 - 2025
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1.1K
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RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast