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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.
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Fantasy Basketball Weekend Takeaways & Waiver Wire Targets 57:53

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Kirien and Alex discuss the biggest fantasy basketball news from over the weekend, including injuries to players like Christian Braun and OG Anunoby, the Pelicans firing Willie Green, and more! Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:45 Top waiver adds in our deep league 03:35 Kyrie Irving and Dejounte Murray 08:45 Injury Updates 23:30 Ja Morant 26:51 Collier, S…
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9 MUST-ADD Fantasy Basketball Players for Week 5 44:53

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Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest NBA news before answering listener questions. Then, the crew dives into their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups for Week 5. DraftKings Claim your DraftKings bonus here! Vivid Seats $20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE! Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo cod…
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Fantasy Basketball Early-Season Mailbag 41:21

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Kirien Sprecher gives news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewers' early-season Fantasy Basketball questions, including what to make of VJ Edgecombe's rookie season thus far. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Sling TV Ad 01:55 Tobias Harris 03:15 Merrill or Collier 05:40 Andre Drummond? 07:15 Blockbuster Trade Feedback 09:20 Prosper Trading Ad 10:0…
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10 Streamers To Add II Fantasy Basketball Category Leagues 44:04

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Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before giving out their top streaming options for each category, including Sam Merrill, Ryan Kalkbrenner and Marcus Smart. 00:00 Intro 01:20 Nico Harrison 04:40 Jalen Green 07:05 Darius Garland 10:10 Joel Embiid 12:55 Bam Adebayo 14:10 TJ McConnell 16:35 Dabble Ad 17:40 Marc…
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Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates & Waiver Wire Targets 55:32

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top storylines of the weekend in the NBA, as well as the top waiver wire claims across their most competitive leagues. The guys also discuss some players trending up -- Deni Avdija, Dyson Daniels -- and players they're concerned about -- Shaedon Sharpe, Jaren Jackson Jr. -- through the first few weeks of the s…
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9 MUST-ADD Fantasy Basketball Players for Week 4 44:35

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Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest NBA news before suggesting their favorite waiver wire adds for Week 4, including Jusuf Nurkic and Russell Westbrook. After, Shannon and Alex hand out their favorite DraftKings DFS/Pick6 plays for Friday. Timestamps 00:00 Start 00:35 Jalen Green returns 03:13 Steph Curry out Friday 04:15 Injury updates 07:08 …
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Buy or Sell: Players We Are Already Trading In Fantasy Basketball 40:09

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Kirien Sprecher and Ryan Ward discuss news and notes from around the NBA before playing a game of Buy or Sell, including Dyson Daniels, Derrick White and Austin Reaves. 00:00 Intro 00:20 LAL/SAS 04:30 OKC/POR 08:50 MIN/NYK 10:50 Sling TV Ad 11:50 Russell Westbrook 13:40 DAL/NOP 15:10 PHI/CLE 17:15 BKN/IND 17:45 DEN/MIA 18:45 UTA/DET 19:55 HOU/MEM 2…
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The 10 Most Surprising Early-Season Breakouts 45:15

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Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news from around the NBA before playing a game of Real or Mirage, including VJ Edgecombe, Keyonte George and Jrue Holiday. 00:00 Intro 02:20 Zion Williamson 05:10 Ja Morant 07:50 LaMelo Ball 09:10 Anthony Edwards 11:10 Darius Garland 13:00 Dylan Harper 15:50 Jared McCain 18:00 Dabble Ad 19:05 Nikola Vucevic 2…
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Early Season Buy-Low & Sell-High + Wavier Wire Targets, Live Mailbag and More 51:56

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap a busy week on the waiver wire and discuss some early sell-high/buy-low candidates, all while answering live viewer questions. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Waiver wire fallout 01:00 Russell Westbrook 02:15 Mann, LaRavia, Quinton Jackson 03:45 Gillespie 06:00 Keldon Johnson 06:50 Vivid Seats promo 08:00 Hold Ace Bailey? 10:15…
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6 MUST-ADD Players for Week 3 of Fantasy Basketball 47:26

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Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news before diving into waiver wire suggestions like Ryan Rollins, Josh Minott and Jeremiah Fears. After, they discuss their favorite DraftKings DFS and Pick6 plays for Friday's NBA Cup slate. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:35 Spurs/Heat 03:25 Bilal Coulibaly returns 04:40 Bucks win vs. Warriors 06:15 NBA CUP BEG…
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Overreacting To First Week of Fantasy Basketball 35:02

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Kirien Sprecher and Ryan Ward discuss Wednesday's 10-game NBA slate before overreacting about Luka Doncic, Cooper Flagg, and Trae Young. 00:00 Intro 00:40 Trae Young 03:50 Anthony Davis 06:55 Bilal Coulibaly 09:05 Sling Ad 10:05 Lakers vs. Timberwolves 15:05 Dabble Ad 15:40 Jazz vs. Blazers 18:10 Wednesday’s blowouts 21:40 Bulls Undefeated 22:30 Gr…
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10 Players You Must Add II Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire 43:34

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Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before giving their top mid-week waiver wire targets, including Tre Jones and Ryan Kalkbrenner. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Tyrese Maxey 03:45 Russell Westbrook 07:15 Bennedict Mathurin 09:35 Chet Holmgren 10:40 Zion Williamson 12:00 Brandon Miller 14:40 Jakob Poeltl 16:25 Jalen Green…
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Top Fantasy Basketball Observations From Opening Week 55:11

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha break down all of the fantasy news and notes you need to know from Opening Week in the NBA. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Luka, Edwards injuries + Wolves rotation 04:10 Wavier wire reactions 08:20 Tre Johnson 09:50 Eason vs. Filipowski 11:20 Reed Sheppard 13:15 Davis, Sabonis 17:15 Sling TV; Chalkboard 19:00 Podziemski, Grimes, DLo…
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9 MUST-ADD Players After Week 1 of Fantasy Basketball 42:40

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Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the news and answer listener questions before diving into their favorite waiver wire adds, plus DFS/Pick'Em plays for Friday's games. Waiver adds include Aaron Gordon, Davion Mitchell and Ryan Kalkbrenner. Timestamps 00:05 Start 00:45 Thunder/Pacers 04:40 Warriors/Nuggets 07:40 Injury Updates 10:00 Listener Q&A 10:10 W…
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Players PLUMMETING Down Fantasy Basketball Rankings 44:53

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Kirien Sprecher and Ryan Ward discuss players plummeting down the 2025-26 fantasy basketball rankings, including Joel Embiid, Jarrett Allen and Dyson Daniels. 00:00 Intro 01:25 PHI/BOS 07:25 Prosper Trading 08:05 DAL/SAS 15:00 POR/MIN 17:30 NY/CLE 23:00 ATL/TOR 25:25 LAC/UTA 30:30 Dabble 32:35 Viewer Questions New users get $25 FREE when signing up…
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NBA Experts Predict 2025-26 MVP, ROTY, Draft Busts and Draft Bargains 41:08

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Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner predict who'll be the MVP, ROY and MIP for fantasy basketball in 2025-26, including the usual candidates like Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic. 00:00 Intro 00:50 OKC/HOU 05:50 LAL/GSW 08:30 Dabble Ad 09:00 MVP Predictions 13:15 ROY Predictions 16:00 Draft Bargains 22:15 Draft Busts 28:15 Prosper …
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Opening Week Preview + Final Fantasy Basketball Advice 53:49

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha preview Opening Week in the NBA, headlined by Rockets-Thunder and Warriors-Lakers on Tuesday night. The guys take live viewer questions throughout the show and talk Scottie Barnes, Cam Johnson, Payton Pritchard, Taylor Hendricks and more before discussing which games they're most looking forward to watching this week. 0…
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