RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

By RotoWire.com, Nick Whalen, Alex Barutha, James Anderson, Ken Crites, Shannon McKeownSports Basketball Fantasy Sports

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RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast episodes

October 23 Fantasy Basketball Mailbag Q&A + Early Waiver Wire Adds
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap Thursday night's two-game slate before diving in on mailbag questions and talking early waiver wire options.
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54 min
October 22 Fantasy Basketball: First Impressions of Every NBA Team
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA, including their first impressions of every NBA team.
00:00 Intro
01:00 Jazz/Grizzlies Recap
05:20 Team Breakdown
07:20 Wavier Suggestions
20:00 Trade Question
23:00 More Wavier Suggestions
28:00 Player Ranks
30:00 Team Breakdowns
36:30 Trade Question
38:15 Team Breakdown
48:00 Ryan Rollins Concern
50:00 Brayden Burries
51:00 Ranking Polarizing Guards
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1 hr 6 min
October 21 Fantasy Basketball: Overreacting to Opening Night
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA, including their biggest overreactions to Opening Night.
00:00 Intro
00:50 BOS/DET
05:40 PHI/NY
09:30 OKC/SAS
15:00 Wagler vs. Acuff
17:00 Magic’s offense
18:45 Kessler and Clingan
21:00 New-look Wolves vs. New-look Heat
22:15 Kyrie vs. VanVleet
24:45 Caleb Wilson
27:20 Viewer Questions

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47 min
October 19 Fantasy Basketball: Last-Minute Draft Tips Before Opening Night
On the eve of NBA Opening Night, Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit the top news of the day, answer live viewer questions, talk auction strategy and sprinkle in their last-minute draft tips before the season tips off!
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49 min
October 16 Fantasy Basketball Mock Draft: Value Hunting from the Middle (9-Cat Yahoo)
Watch a Yahoo 9-cat fantasy basketball mock draft with RotoWire analyst Alex Barutha. Picking 4th, I land SGA, Curry, Harden, Embiid, and LeBron while value hunting. See round-by-round strategy, punt-build tips, and sleeper picks.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:55 Round 1
05:55 Round 2
10:36 Round 3
15:22 Round 4
19:04 Round 5
23:27 Round 6
28:12 Round 7
32:12 Round 8
36:30 Round 9
41:46 Round 10
44:55 Round 11
49:40 Round 12
53:45 Round 13 and team wrap-up
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1 hr
October 16 Fantasy Basketball: 10 Must-Draft Players
Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewer questions, including what players you can't leave your drafts without.

01:50 Dylan Harper
04:45 Mock Draft Results
10:50 9-Cat Team Breakdown
14:15 Points League Ranks
17:15 ESPN Points League Team Breakdown
20:00 Cooper Flagg Build
22:30 Embiid or CMB
25:00 Aday Mara or Maxime Raynaud
27:00 Trade Advice
28:25 Josh Hart or CJ McCollum
30:00 ESPN Points League Team Breakdown
31:45 Keyonte George or Derrick White
33:00 Isaiah Jackson or Daniel Gafford & Josh Hart or VJ Edgecombe
35:15 Yahoo Salary Cap Team Breakdown
37:15 Paolo Banchero or Evan Mobley
39:00 16T 9-Cat Team Breakdown
41:15 12T 11-Cat Team Breakdown
46:00 Adem Bona
47:00 Trade Advice
50:00 Lauri Markkanen/Donovan Clingan
51:45 12th Pick Draft Advice
53:25 Norman Powell/Cedric Coward/Keegan Murray
55:00 Kingy Special
56:30 Nikola Jokic Build
57:40 Josh Giddey or Tyrese Haliburton
58:30 Brandon Miller or Trey Murphy
59:30 9-Cat Team Breakdown
1:02:00 Draft Start Advice
1:05:00 Trade Advice
1:07:00 Zion Williamson/LeBron James/Desmond Bane
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1 hr 14 min
October 14 9-Cat H2H Yahoo Mock Draft (Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha)
Alex and Nick draft a 9-cat mock LIVE with Yahoo default settings.

Timestamps
0:00 Intro: 9-cat mock draft on Fantrax with Yahoo settings
1:44 Round 1 recap: a chalky board (Kevin Durant at No. 10)
2:31 Is Tyrese Maxey still a first-round pick?
3:08 Alex's picks on the 1-2 turn: Jalen Johnson and Scottie Barnes
4:20 Round 2 recap and Nick's pick: Trae Young
5:15 Round 3: Nick takes Devin Booker
5:34 Chet Holmgren: is he worth the pick?
7:08 Nick's build so far (Jokic, Trae Young, Booker) and the Suns' outlook
8:49 Round 3 recap: Davis, Harden, Holmgren, Kessler, Adebayo, Brandon Miller, Kyrie
9:27 Round 4: Nick takes Deni Avdija
10:09 Round 5: Nick takes Darius Garland
11:42 Alex chooses between Stephon Castle and Ryan Rollins
12:03 Round 5 recap
12:33 Zach Edey goes in the fifth round
13:05 Kel'el Ware's early price and the Bucks' lineups
13:38 Round 6: Nick takes Julius Randle and Stephon Castle
14:35 Round 6 recap and the thinning center pool
16:12 Round 7: De'Aaron Fox and the center run (Myles Turner, Derik Queen, Day'Ron Sharpe)
17:53 Lesson for Yahoo leagues: don't botch the center position
18:41 Round 7 and 8 recap (Dylan Harper, Keegan Murray)
19:50 Rounds 8-9: Nick takes Nic Claxton and John Collins
20:29 Needing a center: reach, or punt the second spot?
21:21 Rounds 9-10: Alex takes Josh Hart and Darius Acuff
22:37 Round 9 and 10 recap
23:45 Rounds 10-11: Nick takes AJ Dybantsa and Jusuf Nurkic
26:01 Ben Simmons as a last-pick flyer
27:05 Aday Mara: is he startable?
29:04 Rounds 11 to 13 recap
29:55 Alex's last pick: Mikel Brown Jr.
30:43 Nick's last pick: Quentin Grimes over Rui Hachimura
31:54 Roster review: strengths and weaknesses
32:50 Nick's team: steals and blocks concerns
34:35 Wrap-up and promo code HOOPS
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37 min
October 14 Fantasy Basketball: 10 Must-Avoid Bust Candidates
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before listing their top bust candidates for the 2026-27 fantasy basketball season, including Deni Avdija.

00:00 Intro
01:30 Deni Avdija
04:45 Paolo Banchero
06:55 Jaren Jackson
09:45 LeBron James
11:40 Kel’el Ware
15:50 Damian Lillard
19:45 Viewer Questions

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48 min
October 14 10 NBA Futures Bets For The 2026-27 Season with Kelley Bydlon
Nick Whalen is joined by VSiN's Kelley Bydlon to run through their favorite futures bets for the 2026-27 NBA season. From win totals, to awards, the guys talk Knicks, Bulls, Warriors, Cavaliers, Brandon Miller, Matas Buzelis, Yaxel Lendeborg, Cam Boozer and much more.
0:00 Intro
2:04 Win totals and the new draft lottery
2:54 Kelly's play #1: Houston Rockets over 47.5 wins
5:03 East vs. West: is the East deeper?
7:11 Kelly's alternate: Rockets under 5.5 for the playoff seed
7:26 Nick's play #1: Dallas Mavericks over 33.5 wins
10:35 Bonus: Cooper Flagg to make All-NBA (6 to 1)
10:56 Kelly's play #2: Chicago Bulls over 28.5 wins
15:30 Nick's play #2: New York Knicks under 52.5 wins
18:45 Kelly's play #3: Fading the Detroit Pistons
22:25 Nick's play #3: Cavaliers to win the Central Division (+160)
24:56 Kelly's play #4: Lakers to win the Pacific Division
26:49 Nick's play #4: Warriors to miss the playoffs (-115)
27:22 Bonus: Yaxel Lendeborg for Rookie of the Year (18 to 1)
29:15 Rookie of the Year race: Boozer, Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Caleb Wilson
31:04 Memphis Grizzlies win total
31:38 Kelly's play #5: Most Improved Player and why second-year players rarely win
33:29 Brandon Miller as the Most Improved favorite
34:39 Donovan Clingan DPOY long shot and Matas Buzelis for Most Improved (40 to 1)
35:43 Nick's play #5: Brandon Miller for Most Improved (12 to 1)
37:52 Why is Dylan Harper the favorite while Cooper Flagg is 80 to 1?
38:45 More Most Improved long shots: Walker Kessler, the Thompson twins, Anthony Black
40:41 MVP and Coach of the Year (Will Hardy, Dusty May, Sean Sweeney, Erik Spoelstra)
43:44 Sixth Man of the Year: DeMar DeRozan, Ace Bailey, Collin Murray-Boyles
45:22 Wrap-up
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46 min
October 13 Most Important Fantasy Basketball Strategies (with Dan Besbris)
Alex is joined by Dan Besbris of Old Man Squad to discuss fantasy basketball strategy for 2026-27.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:30 Tip 1 - Get off to fast start
13:20 Tip 2 - Save risk for 4th round
20:05 Tip 3 - Don't draft rookies
26:50 Tip 4 - Boring wins
31:15 Five Quick Tips for 2026
31:25 Big men are properly valued
32:05 Punt play guards are going later than usual
34:40 Efficient guards are undervalued
35:55 The middle of the first round?
37:30 Tanking is dead?
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45 min

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