RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

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

Listen to Nick Whalen, Alex Barutha, Kirien Sprecher, Mike Barner and NBA guests from around the league talk fantasy basketball throughout the season.... more

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Number 1: Fantasy Basketball Expert 9-Cat Mock Draft Deep Dive
Kirien (@SprecherRW) and Alex (@BaruthaAlex) break down an expert fantasy basketball 9-category mock draft round-by-round. Timestamps 00:00 Start 00:50 Round 1 04:30 Round 2 08:18 Round 3 14:25 Round 4 21:25 Round 5 23:25 Round 6 31:05 Round 7 37:08 Round 8 44:50 Round 9 47:00 Round 10 50:00 Round 11 54:10 Round 12 56:25 Round 13 59:14 Round 14 Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
August 28, 20261h 12min
Number 2: Mock Draft Review: 12-team, 13-round, 9-Cat Roto League
Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) review the results of a recent 12-team, 13-round Roto Categories (9-cat) League draft. The guys take a round-by-round look at the board, talking through their favorite picks, toughest decisions and more. 00:00 Intro 01:05 Round 1 + Drafting Giannis 05:25 Round 2 + Booker, Kawhi, Jalen Williams 10:35 Round 3 + Kessler, Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, Sengun 16:20 Round 4 + Jalen Duren, Kyrie Irving 24:15 Round 5 + Ivica Zubac, Zach Edey, Matas Buzelis, Kon Knueppel 31:30 Round 6 + Alex Sarr, Tyler Herro, MPJ, Damian Lillard 36:30 Round 7 + Myles Turner, Rudy Gobert, VJ Edgecombe, Caleb Wilson 41:25 Round 8 + Ja Morant, 43:09 Round 9 + AJ Dybantsa, Peyton Watson 46:10 Late-Round takeaways Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
August 24, 202659min
Number 3: The Safest Players You Can Draft In Fantasy Basketball
Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) discuss 14 of the safest -- and often boring -- players to draft in fantasy basketball if you want to win your league. 00:00 Intro + Methodology 02:00 Amen Thompson 03:15 James Harden 04:54 Karl-Anthony Towns 05:43 Jalen Brunson 06:40 Austin Reaves 07:34 Derrick White 08:50 Brandon Miller 10:30 Pascal Siakam 11:42 Ivica Zubac 12:40 Mikal Bridges 14:20 Ausar Thompson 15:22 Rudy Gobert 16:25 Naz Reid 17:34 Andrew Wiggins 18:50 Bonus safe players 19:00 Evan Mobley, Jalen Williams, Franz Wagner, Donovan Clingan, VJ Edgecombe, Immanuel Quickley, Coby White, Payton Pritchard, Jabari Smith 20:17 Devin Booker, Bam Adebayo, Desmond Bane, CJ McCollum Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
September 09, 202623min
Number 4: Late-Round ADP Risers
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 Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
September 18, 202623min
Number 5: Live Reactions: Points League Mock Draft
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 Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
September 17, 202653min