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Alex Barutha and Nick Whalen hit the big injury news from the weekend, including updates on Jalen Williams, Jalen Suggs, Paolo Banchero, Jalen Duren and Ivica Zubac. Then, the guys turn things over to the live chat to answer listener mailbag questions on a wide variety of fantasy basketball topics. 0:00 Intro 1:29 Jalen Williams' Leg Injury and OKC's Outlook 1:59 Thunder Fallout: AJ Mitchell, Alex Caruso, Cason Wallace 5:56 Magic Injuries: Banchero, Suggs, Anthony Black, Tristan da Silva 9:07 Big Men Down: Jalen Duren and Ivica Zubac (Paul Reed, Huff, Toppin) 12:08 Yahoo Add Trends: Chris Dunn, Jaylen Wells and More 14:50 Ty Jerome's Hot Start 15:42 Precious Achiuwa and Trevon Brazile 17:44 Q&A Kickoff: Edey, Kel'el Ware, CMB vs. Hartenstein 21:11 Naji Marshall, Chris Dunn and Grayson Allen 23:10 Anthony Black vs. Kuminga and Peyton Watson's Upside 25:42 Concerns: Day'Ron Sharpe and Josh Giddey 28:29 Payton Pritchard's Role and Davion Mitchell's Hot Start 30:34 Cedric Coward vs. da Silva vs. Wells, and Obi Toppin FAAB 32:00 Ace Bailey vs. Isaiah Stewart, Plus Pickups After the J-Dub Injury 34:26 Who to Drop for Cooper Flagg, and Trey Murphy and Okongwu Worries 37:17 Drop Candidates: Sexton, Mitchell Robinson, da Silva and More 39:18 Khaman Maluach: Hold? Norman Powell Trade and Kel'el Ware's Role 41:39 Kyrie on Back-to-Backs, Ausar Thompson Update, Keyonte George 44:50 Sell-High Test: Ty Jerome and Zach LaVine 47:53 Streaming Centers and Nurkic's Return 51:38 AJ Mitchell's Projection and Sabonis + Garland for Scottie Barnes + Zion 55:41 Deep-League Q&A: Graves, Toppin, Peterson and Demin 58:28 Rui Hachimura Drop? Final Waiver Rankings and Rapid-Fire Questions 1:02:06 Wrap-Up and Promo Code 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.

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap Thursday night's two-game slate before diving in on mailbag questions and talking early waiver wire options. 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.

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 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.

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    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.

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! 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.

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. Use promo code HOOPS for 25% off RotoWire. Like, comment, and subscribe! Timestamps00:00 Intro02:55 Round 105:55 Round 210:36 Round 315:22 Round 419:04 Round 523:27 Round 628:12 Round 732:12 Round 836:30 Round 941:46 Round 1044:55 Round 1149:40 Round 1253:45 Round 13 and team wrap-up 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.

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  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.

Alex and Nick draft a 9-cat mock LIVE with Yahoo default settings. Timestamps0:00 Intro: 9-cat mock draft on Fantrax with Yahoo settings1:44 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 Barnes4:20 Round 2 recap and Nick's pick: Trae Young5:15 Round 3: Nick takes Devin Booker5:34 Chet Holmgren: is he worth the pick?7:08 Nick's build so far (Jokic, Trae Young, Booker) and the Suns' outlook8:49 Round 3 recap: Davis, Harden, Holmgren, Kessler, Adebayo, Brandon Miller, Kyrie9:27 Round 4: Nick takes Deni Avdija10:09 Round 5: Nick takes Darius Garland11:42 Alex chooses between Stephon Castle and Ryan Rollins12:03 Round 5 recap12:33 Zach Edey goes in the fifth round13:05 Kel'el Ware's early price and the Bucks' lineups13:38 Round 6: Nick takes Julius Randle and Stephon Castle14:35 Round 6 recap and the thinning center pool16:12 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 position18:41 Round 7 and 8 recap (Dylan Harper, Keegan Murray)19:50 Rounds 8-9: Nick takes Nic Claxton and John Collins20:29 Needing a center: reach, or punt the second spot?21:21 Rounds 9-10: Alex takes Josh Hart and Darius Acuff22:37 Round 9 and 10 recap23:45 Rounds 10-11: Nick takes AJ Dybantsa and Jusuf Nurkic26:01 Ben Simmons as a last-pick flyer27:05 Aday Mara: is he startable?29:04 Rounds 11 to 13 recap29:55 Alex's last pick: Mikel Brown Jr.30:43 Nick's last pick: Quentin Grimes over Rui Hachimura31:54 Roster review: strengths and weaknesses32:50 Nick's team: steals and blocks concerns34:35 Wrap-up and promo code HOOPS 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.

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👉 Learn how to win your fantasy basketball league with RotoWire. We've delivered fantasy basketball rankings, projections, DFS optimizers and the fastest NBA injury news since 1997 — trusted by ESPN, Yahoo, DraftKings and NBA.com. WHAT YOU GET WITH ROTOWIRE NBA: ✅ Daily fantasy basketball rankings & projections ✅ DraftKings/FanDuel DFS Lineup Optimizer ✅ Real-time injury news & analysis ✅ Waiver wire, streamers & start/sit advice 🔗 Start here: https://www.RotoWire.com/Basketball 📲 FOLLOW US: 🐦 X (NBA): https://x.com/RotoWireNBA 📸 Instagram:   / rotowirecourtside   🎵 TikTok:   / rotowire   👍 Facebook:   / rotowire   🎧 RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast — Apple Podcasts & Spotify   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.

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 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.

Alex is joined by Dan Besbris of Old Man Squad to discuss fantasy basketball strategy for 2026-27. Timestamps00:00 Intro01:30 Tip 1 - Get off to fast start13:20 Tip 2 - Save risk for 4th round20:05 Tip 3 - Don't draft rookies26:50 Tip 4 - Boring wins31:15 Five Quick Tips for 202631:25 Big men are properly valued32:05 Punt play guards are going later than usual34:40 Efficient guards are undervalued35:55 The middle of the first round?37:30 Tanking is dead? 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.

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the most-notable NBA preseason performances from the weekend, answer live questions and run through their favorite players to draft in each round this season. 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.

Alex is joined by Noah Rubin (NoahRubin22 on X) to discuss 3 rookies, 3 sleepers and 4 busts for the 2026-27 NBA Fantasy Basketball season. Timestamps00:00 Intro01:24 Rookies01:40 Cam Boozer07:25 Darryn Peterson12:00 Darius Acuff15:45 Sleepers15:50 Moussa Diabate19:40 Sandro Mamukelashvili22:35 Collin Murray-Boyles26:10 Busts27:30 Stephon Castle33:05 Derik Queen40:05 Naz Reid44:22 Matas Buzelis 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.

Alex is joined by none other than Josh Lloyd to discuss the most difficult players to rank/most polarizing players in fantasy basketball this season. Timestamps00:00 Intro01:25 Kevin Porter Jr.05:00 Zach LaVine10:15 Ty Jerome15:55 Alex Sarr21:22 Egor Demin24:41 Isaiah Hartenstein29:40 Mikal Bridges32:32 9-Cat Rankings & Low Upside Players34:50 New lottery rules, teams without picks? 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.

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap all of the notable performances from Thursday's preseason slate before answering live questions and discussing their lists of deep sleepers for 2026-27. 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.