RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast
The RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast is a show dedicated to NBA fantasy basketball coverage throughout the season. Hosts including Nick Whalen, Alex Barutha, Kirien Sprecher, Mike Barner and other contributors break down player values, waiver wire pickups, trades and lineup decisions. Episodes also feature guests from around the league who share insights on teams and players. It is aimed at fantasy managers looking for weekly advice and analysis to help win their leagues.
Episodes
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.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 undervalued3
Our Favorite Picks In Every Round + Live Q&A, Preseason Notes
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.
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The 10 Rookies, Sleepers and Busts You NEED to Know to Dominate Fantasy Basketball (w/ Noah Rubin)
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
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Josh Lloyd's Most Difficult Players to Rank/Most Polarizing Picks in Fantasy Basketball
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?
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Deep Sleepers to Target + Thursday Preseason Recap, Live Q&A
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.
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Fantasy Basketball Must-Know Storylines and Q&A
Alex Barutha and Adam King discuss news and notes from around the NBA before answering fantasy basketball questions from viewers.Promo Code HOOPS for 25% off your RotoWire subscription.Timestamps00:00 Intro00:35 Jusuf Nurkic out 4 weeks06:15 Quick Preseason Notes12:33 Collin Murray Boyles as second center?13:54 Shallowest position this year?16:05 Maluach or Ighodaro?17:12 Draft early or close to s
Fantasy Basketball: 10 Must-Know Sleepers
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before listing their favorite sleepers, including Ty Jerome.00:00 Intro 02:15 Coby White 06:00 Nic Claxton08:10 Max Strus10:45 Tobias Harris15:25 Davion Mitchell17:30 Darius Acuff20:00 Christian Braun21:35 Ty Jerome 23:15 Isaiah Jackson 25:00 Rui Hachimura30:00 Viewer Questions
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The 11 Most Important Fantasy Basketball Players in 2026-27 (with NBAFantasyBible)
Alex is joined by D-Mac (@nbafantasybible) to discuss the most important players in fantasy basketball this season -- sleepers, busts, safe picks and wildcards.Timestamps00:00 Intro01:15 Sleepers01:20 Ty Jerome05:18 John Collins08:45 Dejounte Murray11:50 Busts12:25 Paolo Banchero14:45 Deni Avdija17:05 Jalen Brunson19:15 Safe Players19:35 Austin Reaves21:45 Derrick White23:55 OG Anunoby25:20 Wild
Fantasy Basketball Q&A + Early Preseason Takeaways
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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Expert Points League Mock Draft (Yahoo Fantasy Basketball)
Alex drafts a points league team in an expert mock live, discussing strategy, his team and standout selections.Timestamps00:00 Intro (Fixed Draft Board!?)02:33 Draft Begins (Round 1) - Jalen Johnson05:00 Round 2 - Scottie Barnes07:50 Round 3 - Jalen Duren09:55 Round 4 - Brandon Miller12:50 Round 5 - Matas Buzelis15:30 Round 6 - Zach Edey18:30 Round 7 - Kon Knueppel21:06 Round 8 - Immanuel Quickley
Fantasy Basketball: 10 Must-Watch Preseason Storylines
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 Duren06:15 Paul Reed 11:00 Santos, Yaxel or Podz18:45 Upcoming Drafts27:00 Sleepers in 100-120 Range37:00 Keeper League Decisions 42:00 Ausar Thompson44:20 Coby White 48:00 Stru
Fantasy Basketball: 10 Important Training Camp Storylines
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 Clippers17:00 New-Look Raptors20:30 Hornets Outlook23:50 Post-LeBron Lakers27:30 Dallas Mavericks 31:30 Ut
Fantasy Basketball Points League Mock Draft (Yahoo)
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.Timestamps00:00 Intro, draft settings04:20 Draft Begins05:30 Rounds 1 and 2 selections10:56 Rounds 3 and 4 selections17:12 Rounds 5 and 6 selections22:53 Rounds 7 and 8 selections27:49 Rounds 9 and 10 selections31:50 Rounds 11 and 12 selections37:22 Round 1
Fantasy Basketball Expert 9-Cat Draft Recap (with Adam King)
Alex Barutha brings on Adam King to discuss the results from an expert 9-category draft-only league.Timestamps00:00 Intro, league settings/details02:55 Surprising Round 1 and 2 shuffling11:00 Kawhi Leonard13:05 Lauri Markkanen15:45 Paul George17:25 LeBron James21:55 Julius Randle24:10 Khaman Maluach28:38 Adam King's team37:05 Alex Barutha's team
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Fantasy Basketball Preseason Q&A
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 Haliburton06:00 Waiting on Centers?09:30 Real Draft Results 13:00 What to do after drafting Wemby15:20 Fifth Overall Pick Options21:30 Kon Knueppel24:30 Deep 3PT Specialists 29:20 Value Plays vs. Punting33:25 Punting Boards
6 Must-Draft Guards In Fantasy Basketball (Value Picks)
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 Intro00:46 Darius Acuff, Sacramento Kings02:35 Payton Pritchard, Boston Celtics04:14 Ajay Mitchell, Oklahoma City Thunder06:40 Immanuel Quickley, Toronto Raptors08:47 Kyrie Irving, Dalla
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 Intro00:55 Zach LaVine02:36 Cason Wallace04:20 Ajay Mitchell05:15 Day'Ron Sharpe07:25 Ty Jerome09:05 Caleb Wilson11:35 Brandin Podziemski13:06 Damian Lillard15:15 Jaden McDaniels17:38 Paul George19:40 Coby White
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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 Intro02:00 Round 1 + Giannis03:00 Lakers expectations04:30 Round 2 + Sengun, Mitchell06:30 Karl-Anthony Towns, Steph Curry08:50 Round 3 + Trey Murphy
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 + Methodology02:00 Amen Thompson03:15 James Harden04:54 Karl-Anthony Towns05:43 Jalen Brunson06:40 Austin Reaves07:34 Derrick White08:50 Brandon Miller10:30 Pascal Siakam11:42 Ivica Zubac12:40 Mikal Bridges14:20 Ausa
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
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Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Start-Up Draft Recap (RotoWire League)
Kirien and Alex recap a brand-new RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Dynasty League, going round-by-round and talking about the most interesting players and picks.
Timestamps
00:00 Start
01:00 Round 1
06:55 Round 2
13:00 Round 3
17:45 Round 4
23:55 Round 5
30:35 Round 6
32:50 Round 7
38:25 Round 8
41:05 Round 9
43:27 Round 10
50:25 Round 11
53:30 Round 12
56:30 Round 13
59:40 Round 14
1:01:12 Round 15
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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 Daniel
Worst Fantasy Basketball Values In Every Round
Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) sort through the worst Points League fantasy basketball values in each round, by early ADP.
00:00 Intro
01:00 Round 1: Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards
03:45 Round 2: Deni Avdija, Jaylen Brown
06:45 Round 3: Chet Holmgren, Joel Embiid
09:35 Round 4: Kon Knueppel
12:15 Round 5: AJ Dybantsa
13:51 Round 6: VJ Edgecombe, Darryn Peterson
16:20
Our Favorite Players To Draft In Every Round (Points Leagues)
Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) reveal their favorite players to draft in each of the first 10 rounds of Points League fantasy basketball drafts this season.
00:00 Intro
00:50 Round 1 (Cooper Flagg)
03:35 Round 2 (Paolo Banchero, Donovan Mitchell)
05:45 Round 3 (Josh Giddey)
07:30 Round 4 (James Harden, Julius Randle)
10:55 Round 5 (Darius Garland, Trey Murphy)
13:25 Round
Points League Mock Draft Review
Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) review the results of their recent 12-team, 14-round Points league mock draft. The guys talk through the full board, including takeaways from the first three rounds, risers, fallers and more.
00:00 Intro
01:20 Points leagues vs. Category leagues
6:30 Round 1 takeaways
10:30 Points league risers
10:53 Paolo Banchero
12:00 Zion, Jaylen Brown, Hal
10 Must-Draft Players in the Middle Rounds
Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) reveal their favorite breakouts and sleepers to target in Rounds 4-though-8 in fantasy basketball this season.
00:00 Intro
00:30 Kyrie Irving
02:07 Brandon Miller
04:40 Darius Garland
06:10 De’Aaron Fox
08:05 Dejounte Murray
09:55 Jaden McDaniels
12:50 Tyler Herro
14:00 Kel’el Ware
16:30 Jalen Suggs
17:55 Matas Buzelis
20:43 Coby White, Ty Jero
Expert Mock Draft Review: Sleepers, Busts, Strategy
Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) review the results of a recent expert mock draft (12-team, 9-cat, roto).
00:00 Intro
00:45 Jokic the obvious No. 1 pick?
05:10 Round 1 takeaways (Cooper Flagg, Tyrese Haliburton)
10:10 Giannis Antetokounmpo
12:25 Kawhi in Round 2?
15:05 LaMelo Ball risk/reward
18:00 Walker Kessler
21:40 Tyler Herro’s upside in Milwaukee
25:10 Jaylen Brown, LeBr
Must-Target Sleepers After Pick 100
Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) reveal six of their favorite late-round fantasy basketball sleepers going after pick 100.
00:00 Intro
00:20 Nic Claxton
01:50 Quentin Grimes
03:47 Fred VanVleet
04:50 Anthony Black
06:40 Zach LaVine
08:00 Davion Mitchell
09:30 Bonus: SUPER DEEP Sleepers
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Our Favorite Early Sleepers In Fantasy Basketball
Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) reveal six of their favorite sleepers in fantasy basketball this season. Stick around until the end of the video for some bonus sleeper candidates.
00:00 Intro
00:15 Domantas Sabonis
01:32 Coby White
02:50 Dejounte Murray
04:30 Jusuf Nurkic
06:55 John Collins
08:50 Max Christie
10:40 Kel'el Ware, Zach Edey
11:00 Dylan Harper, Derik Queen
11:3
6 Players We're FADING In Fantasy Basketball This Season
Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) each pick three players they're NOT drafting at ADP in fantasy basketball this season.
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Our First Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Mock Draft of 2026-27
Kirien and Alex break down a dynasty fantasy basketball mock draft filled with other experts from around the industry.
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Two-Man Dynasty Auction Except We Don't Know Which Player is Next
Kirien and Alex challenge each other to a dynasty fantasy basketball auction draft where they don't know who is coming up next.
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Who Would You Rather Draft? Player vs. Player Matchups
Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@aruthaAlex) each present the other with three "who would you rather draft in fantasy basketball?" questions, pitting players vs. players. The guys discuss Trae Young, Jalen Brunson, Cooper Flagg, Tyrese Maxey, Brandon Miller, Desmond Bane, LaMelo Ball, Austin Reaves, Caleb Wilson, AJ Dybantsa, Kon Knueppel and Keyonte George.
00:00 Intro
00:15 Trae Young vs
6 Players Set To Break Out In Fantasy Basketball
Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@baruthaalex) each hand out three of their favorite breakout candidates for the 2026-27 NBA season.
The guys talk Payton Pritchard, Cedric Coward, Ty Jerome, Dylan Harper, Coby White and Day'Ron Sharpe.
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Everything You MUST Know For The NBA Playoff Run
Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss news and notes from around the NBA before answering questions, including what to do with Josh Giddey.
00:00 Intro
01:00 Previewing Final Days of NBA Regular season
10:40 Sling TV Ad
12:00 Viewer Questions
19:00 2026-27 First-Round: Tier 1
21:20 2026-27 First-Round: Tier 2
23:30 2026-27 First-Round: Tier 3
28:00 2026-27 First-Round: Tier 4
30:00 2026-27 Fir
Season-Long Awards (Early 2026-27 Rankings) for Fantasy Basketball
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before handing out their season-long awards, including Kon Knueppel for Rookie of the Year.
00:00 Intro
01:40 Bulls Minute
06:45 Wemby/Castle
08:15 Cade Cunningham
09:25 Sling TV Ad
10:45 MVP
12:30 DPOY
17:20 ROY
20:00 Biggest Surprise
22:35 Biggest Disappointment
25:15 Fan Shoutouts
32:00 ‘What Was That?!?’
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League-Winners, Early 2026-27 Draft Thoughts + Monday Mailbag
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha wrap up the fantasy basketball season with the final Monday episode of the year. The guys answer live mailbag questions and talk late-season streaming options, schedule management and start to look ahead at some difficult players to rank for 2026-27. The guys also address the elephant in the room: how high will Cooper Flagg be drafted next season?
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Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Pickups for FINAL WEEK
Kirien and Alex discuss their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups for the final week of the NBA regular season.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:30 Luka hamstring
03:40 SGA or Wemby for MVP
08:15 Ant ineligible for awards
09:30 Cade out another week
12:25 Listener Q&A
12:40 Huff or Lopez
14:40 Tips for final week
15:20 Shead, Brown, Konchar
16:46 Next season where to draft injured guys
19:14
Fantasy Basketball: Must-Know Trends During Championship
Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewer questions, including what to do with Stephen Curry.
00:00 Intro
00:50 Stephen Curry
02:45 Weekend Steamers
07:45 Washington Streamers
10:30 Franz Wagner
11:45 Gui Santos
12:55 Fears/Ausar/Duncan/Grimes
15:55 Thursday/Saturday Steamer
18:00 Sling TV Ad
19:30 Bam/Jamal Murray vs. Ayo
21:15 Pelle Lar
Fantasy Basketball: Dynasty Risers and Fallers
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before discussing players who've risen up and fallen down fantasy basketball dynasty rankings during the 2025-26 season, including Keyonte George.
00:00 Intro
01:45 Luka Doncic
03:35 Immanuel Quickley
05:45 Stephen Curry
07:50 Franz Wagner
09:35 Sling TV Ad
10:30 Keyonte George
13:20 Kawhi Leonard
15:30 Maxime Raynaud
Monday Mailbag: Answering Your Fantasy Basketball Playoffs Questions
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha are back at it recapping all of the top fantasy basketball news from the weekend and talking waiver wire adds/drops. Then, the guys turn things over to the chat to answer your questions LIVE on the show.
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8 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 22
Ken and Alex discuss the latest NBA news and answer listener Q&A before diving into their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire adds.
Timestamps
00:00 Start
00:30 Hornets win
03:20 Orlando wins
06:00 Injury Updates
11:50 Listener Q&A
12:00 Drop KPJ, Quickley, Coulibaly?
13:40 Sensabaugh or Maxey?
16:04 Plowden or Santos?
17:46 Cardwell, Tshiebwe, Harkless
19:00 Devin Carter or Killian Hayes
20:2
Fantasy Basketball Playoffs: How To Win Your Championship
Kirien Sprecher and Adam King react to news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewer questions.
00:00 Intro
00:40 Oso Ighodaro/Grayson Allen/Devin Carter
02:35 Managing IR
05:40 Jakob Poeltl
08:00 Jalen Williams
11:50 Sling TV
13:00 Tyrese Maxey
16:05 Kyle Filipowski/John Collins/Dylan Cardwell
19:15 Rank Top Warriors
21:35 Jarrett Allen/Kevin Porter
24:00 Karlo Matkovic/Cam Jo
Fantasy Basketball Playoffs: 10 MUST-KNOW Trends
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner react to news and notes from around the NBA before discussing must-know trends during the fantasy basketball playoffs, including Darius Garland's recent hot shooting.
00:00 Intro
01:50 Paul George
04:00 Jalen Johnson
06:00 De’Aaron Fox
06:50 OKC/BOS
09:00 Expansion
10:40 Sling Ad
11:45 Gary Payton
14:00 Darius Garland
15:00 Nic Claxton
16:20 Daniss Jenkins
17:25 M
Monday Mailbag: Fantasy Basketball Playoffs Advice!
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit the top news items of the day before turning the show over to a live viewer Q&A session!
00:00 Intro + SlingTV
02:30 Waiver claims of the week
6:35 Jevon Carter
07:50 Adds/drops for playoffs
11:50 What to do with Paul George
14:30 Isaiah Collier, Davion Mitchell
16:30 Jalen Williams’ return
19:15 Coby White, Hartenstein
20:55 Gafford, Jalen Williams
22:30 Dropping
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Add These 6 Players for the Playoffs
Kirien and Alex hand out their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:40 Major Injury Updates
04:10 Luka is balling
08:30 Listener Q&A
08:45 Mitch Rob or Hendricks?
11:39 Hold JDub?
13:00 Coby White or Cam Johnson?
14:45 Hendricks or Coward?
15:58 Drop Sarr?
17:15 Adds for STL, REB, 3s, FT%
19:20 Waiver Wire Pickups
21:20 Daniss Jenkins, DET
22:40 Pelle Larsson,
9 Players That Will LOSE Fantasy Basketball Championships
Kirien Sprecher and Adam King react to news and notes from around the NBA before discussing players who fantasy managers need to move on from before they cost them a shot at the championship, including Myles Turner.
00:00 Intro
00:45 Myles Turner
02:15 Marcus Sasser/Duncan Robinson/Jarace Walker/Andrew Wiggins
04:50 Daniss Jenkins/Jalen Williams/Cam Johnson/Donte
07:35 Daniss/Riley/Bones/Tobias
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Utilize Scheduling To Win Your Fantasy Basketball Playoffs
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner react to news and notes from around the NBA before discussing how fantasy managers should take advantage of scheduling to win their leagues.
00:00 Intro
00:40 Anthony Edwards
04:30 Giannis Antetokounmpo
06:40 Cade Cunningham
09:15 Jarrett Allen
11:00 Kawhi Leonard
12:30 Sling TV Ad
14:45 Portland Trail Blazers
17:30 Cleveland Cavaliers
19:30 Toronto Raptors
21:1
Monday Mailbag + Handing Out 2025-26 Fantasy Hoops Awards
00:00 Intro + SlingTV ad
03:45 Waiver wire adds of the week
12:05 Can my team win it all?
14:00 Playoff week streamers
15:15 Justin Edwards
16:30 Eason, Small, Miller
17:20 Rasheer Fleming
18:45 Ighodaro, Vukcevic, Miller
20:00 Bey, Pritchard
21:00 Clippers sans Kawhi
22:20 Keldon Johnson, Will Riley, Justin Champagnie
23:40 How long will Kawhi be out?
25:20 Drop Kuminga?
25:50 Cody Williams… for
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 8 Must-Adds for Week of March 16
Ken and Alex discuss the latest NBA news before answering listener questions and revealing their favorite waiver wire picks.
Timestamps
00:00 Start
00:30 Nuggets/Spurs
02:35 Luka scores 51
04:40 SGA defeats Boston
09:20 Good health news
11:10 Bad health news
13:50 Listener Q&A
14:06 Who to start/stream
14:42 Pick up Wendell Carter?
16:20 Drop Cason Wallace?
16:38 Keon Ellis?
17:30 Obligatory Krist
10 Players To ADD During Fantasy Basketball Playoffs
Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewer questions about the Fantasy Basketball playoffs, including what to do with Paul George and Dillon Brooks.
00:00 Intro
00:40 Bam Adebayo
06:20 Cam Payne
08:35 Paul George
11:25 Dillon Brooks
14:00 Sling TV Ad
15:00 How To Handle IL
17:50 Playoff Streamers
21:00 Stephen Curry
23:30 De’Anthony Melt
Playoff Adds and Streamers + Monday Mailbag!
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss Jayson Tatum's return, the Celtics' futures odds and top waiver wire adds before diving into this week's mailbag episode.
00:00 Intro + SlingTV ad
01:45 Jayson Tatum’s return
05:35 Celtics futures odds + Coach of the Year race
10:50 Tyrese Maxey
13:05 Waiver wire adds
17:40 Jerome, Zubac, Ajay Mitchell
18:50 Cam Payne
20:40 Playoff pickup candidates
22:20 Grays
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 8 Must-Add Players for Week of March 9
Ken and Alex discuss their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:30 Cooper Flagg's return
02:05 Jayson Tatum BACK Friday
07:15 LeBron elbow injury
09:00 Trae Young Wizards debut
11:20 Good health news
13:20 Bad health news
17:10 Listener Q&A
17:35 Who to drop to add Tatum?
20:50 Drop Kuminga/Eason for Prosper/Stewart?
23:08 Kel'el Ware is BACK?
24:35 Is it fin
10 Players To ADD For Fantasy Basketball Playoffs
Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewer questions, including what to do with Dejounte Murray.
00:00 Intro
00:30 Jayson Tatum
04:45 Dejounte Murray
06:45 Saturday Streamer
09:20 Myles Turner/Precious Achiuwa/Isaiah Hartenstein
10:35 Playoff Streamer
14:40 Wolf/Sharpe/Queta/Vucevic
15:30 GG Jackson
17:10 Anthony Black or Collin Sexton
10 Players To Target During Fantasy Basketball Playoffs
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss players to target ahead of the fantasy basketball playoffs, including what to do with Jarrett Allen.
00:00 Intro
00:45 Matas Buzelis + Josh Giddey
04:45 VJ Edgecombe
06:30 Jarrett Allen
07:45 Devin Booker
10:30 Aaron Gordon
12:10 Sling TV Ad
13:25 Donovan Clingan
16:00 RJ Barrett
17:30 Myles Turner
19:30 Jrue Holiday
21:00 Reed Sheppard
23:00 Ryan Rollins
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Monday Mailbag + Our Top Waiver Wire Adds
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top news of the weekend, discuss their biggest waiver wire targets/drops and answer live mailbag questions later in the show.
00:00 Intro + SlingTV ad
01:45 Waiver wire adds
08:15 Norman Powell, Steph Curry, Zach Edey
12:50 Jaylen Brown, Giannis Antetokounmpo
17:30 Answering your fantasy hoops questions
17:45 Who to add/drop?
19:30 Eason, Watson
20:35 Jarace
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups: 8 MUST-ADDS for Week of March 2
Ken and Alex discuss their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups.
Timestamps
00:00 Start
00:25 Kevin Durant
03:00 Kon Knueppel
04:50 Both LA teams lose, Suns discussion
09:45 Injury Updates
16:50 Listener Q&A
17:05 Bailey, Murray or Tatum?
18:26 Is Jakob Poeltl BACK?
19:19 Drop Bagley for Potter?
20:45 Drop Jerome for Smalls?
22:09 Coby White outlook?
22:00 Diabate or NAW?
23:46 Hendrick
10 Players To ADD Before The Fantasy Basketball Playoffs
Kirien Sprecher (SprecherRW) and Adam King (Adamking91) break down news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewer questions, including what to do with Alex Sarr.
00:00 Intro
00:35 Keyonte/Kyshawn George
03:00 Isaiah Collier
04:00 Zach Edey/Ajay Mitchell
05:45 Dejounte Murray/Ty Jerome
08:00 Jakob Poeltl
10:00 Jalen Smith
12:10 Jay Huff/Derik Queen/Wendell Carter
14:10 Tristan Vuk
10 Players To Drop Before The Fantasy Basketball Playoffs
Kirien Sprecher (SprecherRW) and Mike Barner (rotomikebarner) break down news and notes from around the NBA before discussing whether to hold or drop key players ahead of the fantasy basketball playoffs, including DeMar DeRozan.
00:00 Intro
00:45 Deni Avdija + Shaedon Sharpe
03:50 Jalen Johnson
06:35 Dejounte Murray
09:25 Amen Thompson
11:20 Sling Ad
12:20 Daniel Gafford
14:00 Jaylon Tyson
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Biggest Adds of the Week, Teams We Don't Trust + Live Fantasy Basketball Mailbag
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top news of the weekend, including the biggest waiver wire additions across their various leagues. The guys talk Jusuf Nurkic, Maxime Raynaud, Precious Achiuwa, Cam Johnson and more before answering live mailbag questions.
00:00 Intro
02:00 Jusuf Nurkic done for season
03:15 Top waiver adds of the week
06:55 Scotty Pippen not suspended
08:00 Other waiver wire
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 8 Must-Add Players for the Upcoming Week
Ken and Alex discuss their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups for the week ahead.
Timestamps
00:00 Start
00:25 Pistons win over Knicks
04:30 Bennedict Mathurin
06:10 OKC banged up
08:10 Health updates
15:10 Listener q&a
15:25 Which center ROS?
17:08 8-team points trade
18:32 Trey Murphy injury concern?
19:26 White and Holiday for Reaves and Garland?
22:02 Ty Jerome and Andrew Nembhard
Fantasy Basketball: 10 Must-Roster Players During Playoffs
Kirien Sprecher and Alex Barutha preview the return of regular-season NBA action, including why Jarrett Allen's value is peaking, before helping viewers win their fantasy basketball leagues by answering questions about the upcoming playoff schedule.
00:00 Intro
00:30 Top News Dump
00:00 Melton/Ivey or Devin Carter/Filipowski
05:00 Twitter Questions
09:45 Jarrett Allen
11:15 Jaylon Tyson or J
Fantasy Basketball: What To Know Following The All-Star Break
Kirien Sprecher and Adam King recap the All-Star break, including Anthony Edwards' MVP performance, before helping viewers win their fantasy basketball league by answering questions. 00:00 Intro 00:45 All-Star Break 06:20 Kyrie Irving 07:05 Franz Wagner 08:50 Darius Garland 11:30 Steph/KP/Zubac/Toppin Updates12:35 Kevin Durant Burner Account 16:00 Sling TV Ad 17:00 Jarace Walker/Tristan Vukcevic
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 8 Pickups Going into the All-Star Break
Kirien and Alex discuss the latest news around the NBA before diving into their favorite waiver wire adds.Timestamps00:00 Start00:40 JJJ surgery, Jazz and Pacers fined for tanking03:55 J-Dub injury, OKC injuries in general07:05 Jeremy Sochan09:30 Listener Q&A09:45 Zach Edey update?11:35 Trade Zubac for Allen?13:05 Kel'el Ware?14:30 Tre Jones?16:05 Grayson Allen?18:00 Ranking some silly season play
Fantasy Basketball Playoff Preview
Kirien Sprecher and Adam King preview the fantasy basketball playoffs, including what to do with injured superstars like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, before answering viewer questions. 00:00 Intro 00:50 Thunder Limping Into ASB07:00 Tyler Herro 09:30 Porzingis/Claxton/LaVine12:15 Sengun/Banchero or Booker/Brunson14:45 Isaiah Collier and Ty Jerome 17:00 Kyle Filipowski 18:45 Which Fringe Center?24:15
7 Trades To Make BEFORE Your Fantasy Basketball Playoffs
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before listing high-upside players who could pop during the fantasy playoffs, including Jaden Ivey. 00:00 Intro00:55 Jazz Tanking04:30 Ivica Zubac06:35 Stephen Curry08:15 Jayson Tatum12:00 Sling TV13:15 Streamers15:30 Jarrett Allen16:20 Immanuel Quickley17:40 Matas Buzelis19:40 Donovan Clingan21:15 Brandon Miller23:10 Kell
Post-Deadline Adds and Drops, Tanking Concerns + Live Mailbag
With the dust settling after the trade deadline, Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss which players they're adding, dropping, intrigued by and worried about for the rest of the season. The guys talk Harden in Cleveland, Zubac in Indy, Cam Thomas in Milwaukee, the Bucks' future and more while answering live mailbag questions throughout the show.00:00 Intro01:15 Sling TV ad02:15 Trade deadline fanta
Fantasy Basketball Must Adds - Trade Deadline
Kirien Sprecher and Ken K-Train Crites offer their eight (8) must-add players the morning after the NBA Trade Deadline.00:00 Intro 01:15 Luka Doncic 02:20 Ayo Dosunmu 04:35 Gabe Vincent/Luke Kennard05:45 Giannis Antetokounmpo 08:15 Ivica Zubac Trade12:00 Dabble Ad 12:30 Viewer Questions 24:35 Jalen Smith 26:25 Saddiq Bey 27:40 Daniel Gafford 30:00 Kelly Oubre 31:50 Ty Jerome 33:20 Isaiah Collier 3
10 MASSIVE WINNERS From The NBA Trade Deadline
Kirien Sprecher (SprecherRW) and Adam King (Adamking91) break down news and notes from around the NBA before discussing the biggest fantasy basketball winners following the NBA Trade Deadline. 00:00 Intro 00:50 Zubac to the Pacers07:45 Ja Morant09:30 Domantas Sabonis 11:40 Giannis Antetokounmpo 13:45 Jonathan Kuminga 15:20 Kristaps Porzingis 17:00 Ayo Dosunmu 19:40 Dabble Ad20:00 Jose Alvarado 21
10 Takeaways From the NBA Trade Deadline You MUST KNOW
Kirien Sprecher (SprecherRW) and Mike Barner (rotomikebarner) break down news and notes from around the league before discussing the latest NBA trades. 00:00 Intro 00:40 Reacting to Bulls Trades03:30 Jaden Ivey 06:30 Coby White/Ayo Dosunmu 11:50 What’s Next for Bulls?15:15 Jalen Smith! 16:15 Fantasy Value in Memphis 17:15 Fantasy Value in Utah22:15 Cavs/Clippers Trade24:25 Dabble Ad25:15 Viewer Qu
Fantasy Fallout: JJJ to Utah, Simons to Chicago, Vucevic to Boston + More
Nick Whalen and Kirien Sprecher hit the top news items of the day, headlined by a blockbuster trade that sends Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz. The guys also talk Jaden Ivey, Kevin Huerter, Anfernee Simons, Nikola Vucevic Giannis Antetokounmpo and the rest of the trade landscape while answering live viewer questions throughout the show.00:00 Intro01:00 Dabble ad1:35 Jazz-Grizzlies trade fantasy
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 9 MUST-ADD Pickups for Week 16
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss their favorite waiver wire pickups for the upcoming week of fantasy basketball.Timestamps00:00 Start00:20 Rookie DUEL03:25 Dillon Brooks' big night06:15 Injury updates13:00 Listener Q&A begins14:00 Aaron Gordon injury15:13 Al Horford vs. Dylan Cardwell16:05 Scotty Pippen Jr.17:25 Tari Eason20:10 Evan Mobley injury20:55 Sell high on Kawhi?22:05 Hold or trade Nic Claxto
10 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Targets
Kirien Sprecher (@SprecherRW) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) give out their top waiver-wire targets, including Aaron Wiggins, before answering viewer questions. 00:00 Intro 00:25 Aaron Wiggins01:30 Kalkbrenner or Stewart02:55 Kalkbrenner, Sharpe or Cardwell ROS 05:25 Diabate or Queta 07:30 Edey, Tatum, Keegan or Dejounte 10:50 Giddey, Rollins and Kyshawn or Kat, Jdub/Avdija 13:10 Scoot or Ty Je
Fantasy Basketball: Breaking Down The Indiana Pacers
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before having a discussion about the Indiana Pacers with Alex Golden, including what fantasy managers should expect from Pascal Siakam down the stretch.
00:00 Intro
01:15 Alex Golden Intro
01:30 Pacers Tanking??
02:50 Trade Deadline Targets
05:15 Bennedict Mathurin
07:40 Jarace Walker
12:10 Locker Room Vibes
14:25 Obi
This Week's Waiver Wire Targets + Monday Listener Mailbag
Nick Whalen is joined by Kirien Sprecher to recap the top injury news and waiver wire pickups in fantasy basketball this week. Then, the guys turn things over to the live mailbag, answering listener/viewer questions on Dylan Cardwell, PJ Washington, Devin Booker, Domantas Sabonis, Jayson Tatum and much more.00:00 Intro + Dabble ad01:30 Updating in-progress games + NAW04:00 Weekend injury updates07
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 9 Pickups for Week 15 (2025-26)
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news around the NBA before diving into their favorite waiver wire pickups Timestamps00:00 Intro00:20 Joel Embiid triple-double01:50 Jonathan Kuminga injury03:30 Jaden Ivey discussion05:55 Injury updates08:05 Listener Q&A08:26 Drop Ware?09:21 Who to drop?10:25 Peyton Watson's role11:39 Dyson & Clingan for Reaves trade12:24 Turner, WCJ, Queta rank14:16 Paolo
10 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Targets
Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire targets, including Collin Murray-Boyles.00:00 Intro 00:30 Collin Murray-Boyles02:20 Jaden McDaniels05:00 Cam Spencer/Quickley or Kyshawn/Brandon Miller07:20 KAT/Rollins or Booker/John Collins08:40 Adebayo/Brooks or Avdija10:10 Larsson, Pickett or Valanciunas 11:00 Trey/Flagg or KD/Pascal12:20 Maxime Raynaud 14:25
Fantasy Basketball: 10 Trade Candidates
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before previewing the trade deadline, including potential destinations for Jonathan Kuminga and Anthony Davis. 00:00 Intro 00:35 Jimmy Butler05:40 Jalen Green08:20 Tari Eason10:50 Karl-Anthony Towns 13:45 Dabble Ad14:30 Anthony Davis 16:20 Kel’el Ware18:35 Ja Morant20:10 Khris Middleton21:25 Michael Porter23:25 Nikola Vucev
Waiver Wire Adds, Injury News + Answering YOUR Fantasy Hoops Questions
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit the top news items from the weekend and talk waiver wire adds before opening up the floor to live mailbag questions.00:00 Intro + Check out Dabble02:00 Kawhi + Herro injury updates05:50 Kel’el Ware09:00 Waiver wire targets10:00 Live mailbag questions18:30 Ace Bailey20:40 Hold Kel’el Ware?22:20 Miami streaming options23:35 Hartenstein, Allen, Mark Williams, Holiday2
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups: 8 MUST-ADD Pickups for Week 14
Mike Barner and Alex Barutha highlight their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups for the upcoming Week 14. They also discuss the latest news and some DFS options for Friday's games.Timestamps00:00 Intro00:45 Trade rumors03:25 ATL post-Trae06:45 Injury updates, Sabonis soon09:40 Listener Q&A09:55 Risacher or Kuminga11:35 Add Vassell?12:38 Stash Monk?14:04 Drop Ryan Rollins?15:42 Hold Co
