RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the first batch of NBA preseason games over the weekend before answering live viewer questions.

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Alex drafts a points league team in an expert mock live, discussing strategy, his team and standout selections.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro (Fixed Draft Board!?)
02:33 Draft Begins (Round 1) - Jalen Johnson
05:00 Round 2 - Scottie Barnes
07:50 Round 3 - Jalen Duren
09:55 Round 4 - Brandon Miller
12:50 Round 5 - Matas Buzelis
15:30 Round 6 - Zach Edey
18:30 Round 7 - Kon Knueppel
21:06 Round 8 - Immanuel Quickley
23:45 Round 9 - CJ McCollum
25:51 Round 10 - John Collins
28:02 Round 11 - Anthony Black
31:10 Round 12 - Kyshawn George
33:54 Round 13 - Collin Sexton
36:34 Draft Wrap Up, Subscribe to RotoWire! (promo code HOOPS)

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Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss news and notes from around the NBA that'll help you win your fantasy basketball leagues, including what to make of the Jalen Duren situation.

00:00 Intro 

01:05 Jalen Duren

06:15 Paul Reed 

11:00 Santos, Yaxel or Podz

18:45 Upcoming Drafts

27:00 Sleepers in 100-120 Range

37:00 Keeper League Decisions 

42:00 Ausar Thompson

44:20 Coby White 

48:00 Strus, Dick or Beal 

50:30 Saddiq Bey or Gui Santos 

52:45 Kyrie Irving 

55:30 Trading Rookie Picks in Dynasty

58:45 Thomas Sober 

1:01:00 Darius Garland

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Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA that'll help you win your fantasy basketball leagues, including what to make of the new-look 76ers.

00:00 Intro 

01:30 New-Look 76ers 

05:40 New-Look Heat 
09:30 Post-Giannis Bucks 

13:05 Post-Kawhi Clippers
17:00 New-Look Raptors

20:30 Hornets Outlook

23:50 Post-LeBron Lakers

27:30 Dallas Mavericks 

31:30 Utah Jazz 

33:00 Luka MVP

35:20 CMB MIP

37:00 Detroit Pistons

40:00 Bulls Minute!

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Kirien and Alex, along with a mix of pros and joes, go through a live fantasy basketball points league mock draft with standard Yahoo settings.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro, draft settings
04:20 Draft Begins
05:30 Rounds 1 and 2 selections
10:56 Rounds 3 and 4 selections
17:12 Rounds 5 and 6 selections
22:53 Rounds 7 and 8 selections
27:49 Rounds 9 and 10 selections
31:50 Rounds 11 and 12 selections
37:22 Round 13 selection and draft recap

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Alex Barutha brings on Adam King to discuss the results from an expert 9-category draft-only league.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro, league settings/details
02:55 Surprising Round 1 and 2 shuffling
11:00 Kawhi Leonard
13:05 Lauri Markkanen
15:45 Paul George
17:25 LeBron James
21:55 Julius Randle
24:10 Khaman Maluach
28:38 Adam King's team
37:05 Alex Barutha's team

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Kirien Sprecher and Adam King answer viewer questions ahead of the 2026-27 NBA preseason schedule, including what to expect from Tyrese Haliburton.

00:00 Tyrese Haliburton

06:00 Waiting on Centers?

09:30 Real Draft Results 

13:00 What to do after drafting Wemby

15:20 Fifth Overall Pick Options

21:30 Kon Knueppel

24:30 Deep 3PT Specialists  

29:20 Value Plays vs. Punting

33:25 Punting Boards Big Man Options 

37:00 Roto Advice 

41:15 Anthony Davis 

43:30 Donovan Mitchell, Jamal Murray, Austin Reaves

46:00 Suns’ Starting Center?

48:50 Jake LaRavia, Pelle Larsson, Max Strus, Cam Spencer

51:00 Upside Plays After Top 50

56:30 JJJ, Kessler, Edey, Naz

1:00:00 LaMelo, Trae, Reaves

1:02:30 Jonathan Kuminga 
 

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Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) each nominate three of their favorite guards to target in 2026-27 fantasy basketball drafts. Stick around until the end of the video for some bonus names.

00:00 Intro
00:46 Darius Acuff, Sacramento Kings
02:35 Payton Pritchard, Boston Celtics
04:14 Ajay Mitchell, Oklahoma City Thunder
06:40 Immanuel Quickley, Toronto Raptors
08:47 Kyrie Irving, Dallas Mavericks
10:40 Quentin Grimes, Los Angeles Lakers
13:01 Bonus guards to target

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Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) analyze some recent trends and highlight 11 players whose ADPs are on the rise in 2026-27 fantasy basketball drafts.

00:00 Intro
00:55 Zach LaVine
02:36 Cason Wallace
04:20 Ajay Mitchell
05:15 Day'Ron Sharpe
07:25 Ty Jerome
09:05 Caleb Wilson
11:35 Brandin Podziemski
13:06 Damian Lillard
15:15 Jaden McDaniels
17:38 Paul George
19:40 Coby White

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Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) react live as they go through a fantasy basketball expert points league mock draft. The guys discuss their strategy within each round, best values, biggest reaches, late-round darts and more.

00:00 Intro
02:00 Round 1 + Giannis
03:00 Lakers expectations
04:30 Round 2 + Sengun, Mitchell
06:30 Karl-Anthony Towns, Steph Curry
08:50 Round 3 + Trey Murphy, Devin Booker, Jalen Duren
12:20 Bam Adebayo, Brandon Miller, Kawhi
12:50 Deni Avdija, Keyonte George
15:15 Pascal Siakam
17:10 Dejounte Murray, Zubac, Okongwu
18:50 Matas Buzelis, Brandon Ingram + positional strategy
20:35 Payton Pritchard
22:15 Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, Derik Queen
24:45 Cedric Coward
27:15 Rounds 10, 11
27:40 Khaman Maluach
28:45 Round 12 + Anthony Black, Tari Eason, Ace Bailey
30:20 Davion Mitchell + late-round strategy
33:10 Notable undrafted players
34:00 Collin Sexton, Keaton Wagler
37:15 Evaluating our teams
40:05 Zion Williamson’s career arc
43:00 Paolo Banchero, Curry, Jamal Murray
43:45 Are you drafting Joel Embiid?
47:05 Analyzing other roster builds

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