RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast-logo

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Fantasy Sports

Listen to Nick Whalen, Alex Barutha, Shannon McKeown, Ken Crites, Kirien Sprecher, Brandon Kravitz, Mike Barner and NBA guests from around the league talk fantasy basketball throughout the season.

Location:

Madison, WI

Description:

Listen to Nick Whalen, Alex Barutha, Shannon McKeown, Ken Crites, Kirien Sprecher, Brandon Kravitz, Mike Barner and NBA guests from around the league talk fantasy basketball throughout the season.

Language:

English

Contact:

RotoWire 740 Regent St. Suite 200 Madison, WI 53715 (608) 310-4278


Episodes
Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: RotoWire's Week 8 Adds

12/5/2025
RotoWire's Ken Crites, Shannon McKeown and Alex Barutha discuss their favorite waiver wire adds for the upcoming week. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:20 News Starts, LeBron's scoring streak ends 03:00 76ers vs. Warriors game 04:20 Giannis injured 07:00 Other injury updates 09:40 Listener Q&A starts, Cam Johnson or Bobby Portis 10:45 Edey and Kyshawn for Amen 12:00 Add Ivey in 14-teamers? 13:40 Cade or Giannis? 14:20 Add Naz Reid over Barrett or Bey? 15:30 Trade Porzingis and Miller? 16:35 Keegan or Turner? 19:40 NBA Cup Confusion, Waiver Wire Begins 21:18 Collin Gillespie, PHX 22:40 Ryan Nembhard, DAL 23:40 Saddiq Bey, NOP 25:10 Jay Huff, IND 26:25 Julian Champagnie, SAS 27:15 Kevin Porter Jr, MIL 29:30 AJ Green, MIL 30:30 Dominick Barlow, PHI 32:05 Kyle Filipowski 35:05 Friday DraftKings DFS/Pick6 41:15 Old Man Rant DraftKings Claim your DraftKings bonus here! Vivid Seats $20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE! Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! Dabble New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Sling Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:45:32

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Fantasy Basketball Mailbag

12/4/2025
Kirien Sprecher and Adam King break down news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewers' questions and discussing players to drop in fantasy basketball. 00:00 Intro 00:50 Ryan Nembhard FAAB? 04:55 Kalkbrenner/Reed Sheppard 07:20 Maxime Raynaud 09:45 Drop Candidates 14:00 Booker/Queen or Sarr/Trey Murphy 15:20 Keegan Murray or Dyson Daniels 17:45 Too Many Centers??? 20:15 Ryan Nembhard/VJ Edgecombe/Reed Sheppard 22:05 Giannis ): 24:50 Sling TV Ad 25:45 Bobby Portis 27:35 Zach LaVine/Donte DiVincenzo 29:15 AJ Green 30:05 Matas Buzelis or Devin Vassell 30:50 Bennedict Mathurin 34:30 Vivid Seats Ad 36:15 LaVine/NAW or Siakam 37:30 Norman Powell or Derik Queen 39:30 Keegan Murray/Cam Johnson 40:30 Malik Monk 41:30 Joel Embiid 43:20 Maxime Raynaud again 45:00 Egor Demin 45:40 Dejounte Murray 46:55 Jakob Poeltl 48:00 Chet or Julius 49:15 Zach Edey ROS 50:55 Myles Turner or Jaren Jackson $20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE! New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:54:12

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Fantasy Basketball: Buy, Sell or Hold?!?

12/3/2025
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner break down news and notes from around the NBA before discussing whether to buy, sell or hold certain players, including VJ Edgecombe. 00:00 Intro 00:55 Zion Williamson 04:20 Jimmy Butler 07:20 Devin Booker 10:00 Jamal Murray 11:20 Bulls Injury Report 13:00 CP3 15:10 Dabble Ad 16:00 Darius Garland 20:15 Naz Reid 22:25 Mikal Bridges 24:15 Sling TV Ad 25:00 LeBron James 26:35 VJ Edgecombe 28:55 Ryan Rollins 30:20 Chalkboard Ad 31:30 Viewer Questions 41:30 ‘What Was That?!?’ Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:45:31

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Waiver Wire, Weekend Recap + Players to Sell High and Listener Mailbag

12/1/2025
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss the biggest fantasy basketball stories injury updates, waiver wire targets, risers/fallers and chatter around Zach Edey, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dillon Brooks and more. They also take live viewer questions throughout the stream. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Waiver Wire targets 01:20: Jared McCain 02:55 Jay Huff 05:30 Jaylen Wells 06:55 Zach Edey’s big night 08:15 Vivid Seats, Sling TV ads 10:00 Injuries to monitor 10:55 Isaiah Hartenstein, Jalen Williams 13:00 Listener mailbag 13:05 Ant for Miller + Randle? 14:05 Sell Rudy Gobert? 15:20 Watson, Monk, Bey 17:00 Kawhi for Porzingis + Jrue? 18:55 Harper vs. Ivey 20:25 More Jay Huff talk 22:00 Coulibaly, Ausar, Edgecombe, Jaquez, Tre Jones 24:10 Jalen Johnson for James Harden? 25:20 Reed Sheppard ROS 26:55 Trading for Porzingis 27:45 Clowney vs. Huff 28:30 Giannis for Barnes + Keyonte? 29:15 Derik Queen 30:30 Sell high on Grayson Allen, Dillon Brooks? 34:35 Kuzma or Sexton? 35:40 Derik Queen vs. Matas Buzelis 36:05 John Collins 36:30 Nickeil Alexander-Walker 38:00 Trading for Booker 39:10 Blockbuster trade question 40:30 Banchero 40:55 Holiday + Ausar or Buzelis, Cam, Podz? 41:40 Cam Thomas, Dejounte Murray 42:45 Russ, KPJ, Nembhard 44:20 Trading for Zion? 45:20 Alex Sarr’s backups 46:35 Keegan Murray, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Dyson Daniels 48:55 Chalkboard ad 49:50 Cedric Coward 51:05 More sell-high candidates ----- Vivid Seats $20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE! https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948) Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! https://streaks.chalkboard.io/cUPZ/j9xsaei6) Sling Visit Sling to sign-up today! https://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/1348772/3368072/14334) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:56:02

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

10 Players to be Thankful for in Fantasy Basketball

11/26/2025
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner break down news and notes from around the NBA before discussing 10 players that carry their fantasy basketball team in 2025-26, including Kon Knueppel. 00:00 Intro 00:50 Giannis 02:00 Anthony Davis 03:45 Ayton 06:30 Barrett 08:25 Norman Powell 10:35 Dylan Harper 13:20 Dabble Ad 14:00 Kon Knueppel 16:10 Jalen Johnson 17:20 Jokic 18:05 Sling TV Ad 19:05 Coby White 20:30 Ayo Dosumnu 22:35 Daily Lineups 27:30 Chalkboard Ad 28:30 Viewer Questions 38:45 ‘What Was That?!?’ Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:42:20

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Fantasy Basketball Mailbag

11/25/2025
Kirien Sprecher and Adam King break down news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewer questions and discussing players to drop. 00:00 Intro 00:40 Queen/Buzelis/Fears benched?? 04:45 Jaren Jackson 08:00 Nurkic or Drummond 09:30 Sling TV Ad 10:25 Lively/Coulibaly/Collins/Keldon 11:45 Mathurin or Poeltl 14:15 Harden + Kalk or JJ + Gobert 16:00 Isaiah Jackson or Kyle Filipowski 16:30 Harden + DWhite or Luka 18:00 Ace Bailey 19:25 Zach Edey 21:10 Bilal Coulibaly 21:40 Vivid Seats Ad 22:45 Trading KD 25:25 Stash KPJ? 26:00 Mark Williams or Matas Buzelis 28:00 Stash Oubre? 28:30 Jalen Johnson or Cade Cunningham 30:20 Ace or Podz 30:55 Reed/Buzelis/Jaden McDaniels 31:25 Jaden Ivey ROS 32:35 Dabble Ad 33:20 Reed + Stewie or Pritchard + Jerami Grant 34:40 Banchero or Quickley and Turner 35:15 Cam Thomas ROS 36:20 Ivey/Camara/Gafford 37:10 Trendon Watford or Justin Edwards 38:35 Jamal Murray or Bam + Bane 39:40 Noah Clowney 44:00 Outro $20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE! New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:45:32

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Weekend News Dump + Biggest Early Season Surprise Players

11/24/2025
Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) recap the NBA and discuss the top waiver wire targets in their most important leagues. The guys also dig in on the biggest surprises so far, including Julius Randle, Alex Sarr, Keyonte George, Ryan Rollins, and more. Throughout the show, the guys also answer live viewer questions! 00:00 Intro 01:15 Notable injuries recap 06:00 Vince Williams upside 06:45 Waiver wire adds (Black, Huff, Portis) 09:45 OG Anunoby + more injuries 12:05 Domantas Sabonis + Kings 14:45 Vivid Seats, Sling TV ads 16:45 Harden, Jalen Johnson trade question 18:40 Noah Clowney + who to drop? 19:20 McCain, Spencer, McConnell, Sexton 20:30 Jalen Johnson a sell high? 22:00 Trading KD and/or Sabonis 24:30 Josh Hart, Kelly Oubre 25:05 Anthony Davis’ future 28:35 Ausar Thompson 29:30 Derik Queen, Deni Avdija trade question 30:30 Alex Sarr 31:30 Chalkboard ad 32:20 Donovan Mitchell, Tyrese Maxey trade question 33:00 Murray for Bane + Bam? 33:55 Reed Sheppard vs. NAW 35:10 RJ Barrett injury + potential adds 36:15 Noah Clowney vs. Peyton Watson 36:30 Mark Williams, Derik Queen, Shaedon Sharpe 39:35 Wembanyama injury concerns? 41:40 How to offload LaMelo Ball 44:40 Early season fantasy surprises ----- Vivid Seats $20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE! https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948 Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! https://streaks.chalkboard.io/cUPZ/j9xsaei6 Sling Visit Sling to sign-up today! https://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/1348772/3368072/14334 Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:53:00

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

9 Must-Add Players for Week 6 of Fantasy Basketball (2025)

11/21/2025
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news in the NBA before analyzing their nine favorite pickups off the fantasy basketball waiver wire. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:25 Ryan Rollins 02:05 Domantas Sabonis knee injury 05:15 Injury Updates 07:30 Listener Q&A 08:00 Norm Powell sell high? 09:40 IJax or Filipowski? 10:35 Kawhi and Garland injury updates 11:10 Brandon Williams and Jabari Smith holds? 13:10 Kuzma, Portis or Duncan Robinson 14:20 Speculative add of Huff? 16:30 Waiver Wire begins 17:50 Vince Williams, MEM 18:40 Andre Drummond, PHI 19:50 Derik Queen, NOP 22:00 Kyle Kuzma, MIL 23:10 Keegan Murray, SAC 24:30 Peyton Watson, DEN 26:05 Bogdan Bogdanovic, LAC 27:40 Luke Kornet, SAS 28:50 Tristan da Silva, ORL 32:00 DraftKings DFS and Pick6 Suggestions 39:00 Ken's Old Man Rant DraftKings Claim your DraftKings bonus here! Vivid Seats $20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE! Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! Dabble New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Prosper Trading Visit Prosper Trading today and take your shot at real financial growth. Sling Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:43:07

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Fantasy Basketball Mailbag

11/20/2025
Kirien Sprecher and Adam King break down news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewers' top fantasy basketball questions, including what to do with Paul George. 00:00 Intro 03:35 Sling TV Ad 04:40 De’Andre Hunter or Ace Bailey 07:50 Ace Bailey or Ajay Mitchell 10:05 2x1 Trade Targets 16:00 Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware 17:15 Jaren Jackson 18:50 Kon Knueppel ROS 21:45 3x2 Trade 24:10 Prosper Trading Ad 24:45 Wemby 2x1 Trade 26:30 3x2 Trade 28:25 4x2 Trade 29:45 Peyton Watson 33:15 Punt Builds 35:10 Dabble Ad 35:40 Mobley vs. Brunson/Castle 36:20 Bobby Portis/Wendell Carter 37:15 Kyshawn George/Ryan Rollins vs. JDub 38:20 Jaime/Vassell vs. McDaniels/Nembhard 40:00 Lively or Gafford 41:30 Julius Randle vs. Josh Giddey 43:15 LaMelo or Garland 43:55 Clingan or Edey 44:10 Jokic Trade 45:00 Paul George Visit Sling to sign-up today! Visit Prosper Trading today and take your shot at real financial growth. New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:47:31

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

10 Players to Drop in Fantasy Basketball

11/19/2025
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner break down news and notes from around the NBA before discussing players it's time to move on from in fantasy basketball, including Cameron Johnson and Jonathan Kuminga. 00:00 Intro 01:10 Spurs/Grizzlies 04:45 Giannis 06:55 LeBron 09:05 Brunson 10:40 Adebayo 13:55 Keegan Murray 15:55 Dabble Ad 16:30 Jonathan Kuminga 19:55 Christian Braun 21:20 Cameron Johnson 22:10 Sling TV Ad 23:15 Kyrie 24:45 Kelly Oubre 25:20 Malik Monk 27:00 Chalkboard Ad 28:30 Viewer Questions 37:50 ‘What was that?!?’ Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:41:12

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Fantasy Basketball Weekend Takeaways & Waiver Wire Targets

11/17/2025
Kirien and Alex discuss the biggest fantasy basketball news from over the weekend, including injuries to players like Christian Braun and OG Anunoby, the Pelicans firing Willie Green, and more! Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:45 Top waiver adds in our deep league 03:35 Kyrie Irving and Dejounte Murray 08:45 Injury Updates 23:30 Ja Morant 26:51 Collier, Schroder 29:15 Cut McConnell or Wallace for Coulibaly 30:25 Who to drop for Mathurin 31:45 Add Gafford? 32:00 Trade Porzingis? 33:17 Buy or sell PG and Poole? 34:51 Drop question for deep league 37:00 Thoughts on Clingan 40:35 Dom Barlow? 43:15 Jordan Walsh? 44:58 LaVine for Poeltl trade 45:55 Brandon Williams, Drummond or Queen 47:20 Hold Ace Bailey 48:38 Rollins or Pritchard ROS 50:18 Bridges for Lively and Vassell trade 52:32 Trade Kyshawn and KP for Jalen Williams? 53:20 Bam and Amen or Miles Bridges and Sarr? 55:32 Daniss Jenkins DraftKings Claim your DraftKings bonus here! Vivid Seats $20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE! Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! Dabble New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Prosper Trading Visit Prosper Trading today and take your shot at real financial growth. Sling Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:57:53

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

9 MUST-ADD Fantasy Basketball Players for Week 5

11/14/2025
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest NBA news before answering listener questions. Then, the crew dives into their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups for Week 5. DraftKings Claim your DraftKings bonus here! Vivid Seats $20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE! Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! Dabble New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Prosper Trading Visit Prosper Trading today and take your shot at real financial growth. Sling Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:44:53

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Fantasy Basketball Early-Season Mailbag

11/13/2025
Kirien Sprecher gives news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewers' early-season Fantasy Basketball questions, including what to make of VJ Edgecombe's rookie season thus far. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Sling TV Ad 01:55 Tobias Harris 03:15 Merrill or Collier 05:40 Andre Drummond? 07:15 Blockbuster Trade Feedback 09:20 Prosper Trading Ad 10:00 Ja Morant 11:15 Jordan Poole 12:20 Paul George or Kyshawn George 12:45 Malik Monk/Cason Wallace/Bilal Coulibaly/Dereck Lively 14:40 Collin Murray-Boyles or Noah Clowney 15:45 Ajay Mitchell ROS? 16:45 Queen or Kuminga? 18:10 Smart or Dunn? 19:40 Queen or Brandon Williams? 20:10 Coward or NAW? 20:50 Kawhi or DWhite? 22:20 Chet or Castle? 23:40 Trading for Deni Avdija 25:00 VJ Edgecombe 26:40 James Harden vs. IQ/Amen 27:00 Fears/Queen 28:00 Dabble Ad 29:10 Sharpe/Kalkbrenner 30:10 Deandre Ayton 31:20 Ajay/NAW/Queen 31:40 Chet vs. Franz 33:20 Reed vs. Tre Jones 34:30 Zach LaVine 35:30 Ball/Porzingis vs. Ball/Grant 38:00 Discord Questions New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Visit Prosper Trading today and take your shot at real financial growth. Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:41:21

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

10 Streamers To Add II Fantasy Basketball Category Leagues

11/12/2025
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before giving out their top streaming options for each category, including Sam Merrill, Ryan Kalkbrenner and Marcus Smart. 00:00 Intro 01:20 Nico Harrison 04:40 Jalen Green 07:05 Darius Garland 10:10 Joel Embiid 12:55 Bam Adebayo 14:10 TJ McConnell 16:35 Dabble Ad 17:40 Marcus Smart 19:00 Davion Mitchell 20:05 Nurkic, Drummond, Adams 23:10 Sling TV Ad 24:15 Ryan Kalkbrenner 26:00 Quentin Grimes 27:40 A.J. Green 28:45 Chalkboard Ad 30:25 Viewer Questions 41:00 ‘What Was That?!?’ Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:44:04

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates & Waiver Wire Targets

11/10/2025
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top storylines of the weekend in the NBA, as well as the top waiver wire claims across their most competitive leagues. The guys also discuss some players trending up -- Deni Avdija, Dyson Daniels -- and players they're concerned about -- Shaedon Sharpe, Jaren Jackson Jr. -- through the first few weeks of the season. Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:40 Jake LaRavia 03:30 Marcus Smart 04:30 Trendon Watford 06:00 Noah Clowney 08:00 Julian Champagnie 09:00 Derik Queen 13:00 Trey Murphy 16:15 Poeltl, JJJ 19:48 Clingan and Camara for Grimes and Coward? 21:05 Christian Braun 22:40 John Collins, Dillon Brooks, Jaden Ivey 24:09 Drop Harris or Gaford? 25:35 Zach Edey 26:37 Collier? 27:11 Drop Kuminga? 29:00 Josh Minott 30:00 Drop Cam Johnson? 31:25 Westbrook or Oubre 32:00 Drop Buzelis? 33:26 Buy low on Kawhi? 38:00 Royce O'Neale 39:23 Bradley Beal 41:20 Tre Jones a drop when Coby White back? 41:55 Kyshawn George 42:24 CJ McCollum 44:00 Trae, Miller, Kyrie 50:08 Bilal, Coward, Grimes 52:00 Andrew Nembhard 53:30 Keyonte George DraftKings (Fridays only) Claim your DraftKings bonus here! Vivid Seats $20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! Dabble New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now Prosper Trading Visit Prosper Trading today and take your shot at real financial growth. Sling Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:55:32

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

9 MUST-ADD Fantasy Basketball Players for Week 4

11/7/2025
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest NBA news before suggesting their favorite waiver wire adds for Week 4, including Jusuf Nurkic and Russell Westbrook. After, Shannon and Alex hand out their favorite DraftKings DFS/Pick6 plays for Friday. Timestamps 00:00 Start 00:35 Jalen Green returns 03:13 Steph Curry out Friday 04:15 Injury updates 07:08 Listener Questions 7:30 Sheppard or Tyson 9:00 Ayton for Bane trade 10:44 Coulibaly or Kalkbrenner 11:18 Matas & Clingan for Mikal Bridges trade 12:33 Sarr & George for Turner & White trade 14:28 Hart or Buzelis 15:21 Booker for Banchero & Reaves 17:15 Waiver Wire Begins 17:50 Jusuf Nurkic, UTA 19:15 Russell Westbrook, SAC 20:20 Isaiah Jackson, IND 22:00 Daniel Gafford, DAL 23:13 Isaiah Joe, OKC 24:05 Zach Edey, MEM 26:00 Derik Queen, NOP 28:13 Moses Moody, GSW 29:37 Anthony Black, ORL 33:30 DraftKings DFS & Pick6 40:45 Old Man Rant DraftKings Claim your DraftKings bonus here! Vivid Seats $20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE! Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! Dabble New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Prosper Trading Visit Prosper Trading today and take your shot at real financial growth. Sling Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:44:35

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Buy or Sell: Players We Are Already Trading In Fantasy Basketball

11/6/2025
Kirien Sprecher and Ryan Ward discuss news and notes from around the NBA before playing a game of Buy or Sell, including Dyson Daniels, Derrick White and Austin Reaves. 00:00 Intro 00:20 LAL/SAS 04:30 OKC/POR 08:50 MIN/NYK 10:50 Sling TV Ad 11:50 Russell Westbrook 13:40 DAL/NOP 15:10 PHI/CLE 17:15 BKN/IND 17:45 DEN/MIA 18:45 UTA/DET 19:55 HOU/MEM 22:05 BOS/WSH 22:40 Prosper Trading Ad 23:40 Potential Trades 29:40 Dabble Ad 30:15 Viewer Questions Visit Prosper Trading today and take your shot at real financial growth. New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Visit Sling to sign up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:40:09

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

The 10 Most Surprising Early-Season Breakouts

11/5/2025
Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news from around the NBA before playing a game of Real or Mirage, including VJ Edgecombe, Keyonte George and Jrue Holiday. 00:00 Intro 02:20 Zion Williamson 05:10 Ja Morant 07:50 LaMelo Ball 09:10 Anthony Edwards 11:10 Darius Garland 13:00 Dylan Harper 15:50 Jared McCain 18:00 Dabble Ad 19:05 Nikola Vucevic 20:55 Jrue Holiday 23:10 Keyonte George 27:55 Sling TV Ad 29:00 Desmond Bane 31:00 CJ McCollum 32:40 Anfernee Simons 34:15 Chalkboard Ad 35:30 Viewer Questions 41:30 ‘What Was That?!?’ New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Visit Sling to sign up today! Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:45:15

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Early Season Buy-Low & Sell-High + Wavier Wire Targets, Live Mailbag and More

11/3/2025
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap a busy week on the waiver wire and discuss some early sell-high/buy-low candidates, all while answering live viewer questions. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Waiver wire fallout 01:00 Russell Westbrook 02:15 Mann, LaRavia, Quinton Jackson 03:45 Gillespie 06:00 Keldon Johnson 06:50 Vivid Seats promo 08:00 Hold Ace Bailey? 10:15 Annoy, Myles Turner 11:20 Grimes, DiVincenzo 12:35 Sarr, Edgecombe 13:45 KAT, Kawhi, Mobley, Flagg trade question 15:05 Dillon Brooks, Isaiah Collier 16:25 Dereck Lively 17:25 Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Amen Thompson ROS 19:35 Cam Johnson 21:40 Jaime Jaquez 23:00 Kel’el Ware 24:05 Sling TV promo 25:00 Players we’re worried about 25:25 Ja Morant 27:40 Desmond Bane 30:15 Shaedon Sharpe 32:25 Trey Murphy 34:00 Consider selling high on Lauri Markkanen? 36:00 Scottie Barnes, Jimmy Butler, Mikal Bridges 37:30 Chalkboard promo 38:25 Ausar Thompson 39:35 Peyton Watson 40:15 Anunoby vs. Dyson Daniels 41:40 KPJ, Ryan Rollins 42:40 Sheppard, Eason, Sharpe 44:00 Banchero + JJJ for Jokic? 45:00 Jordan Poole a drop? 46:20 Payton Pritchard 47:40 Josh Minott 48:20 Dyson Daniels vs. Franz Wagner 49:00 Kyshawn George ROS outlook ----- Vivid Seats $20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE ----- Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! ----- Sling TV Visit Sling to sign-up today! https://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/1348772/3368072/14334 Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:51:56

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

6 MUST-ADD Players for Week 3 of Fantasy Basketball

10/31/2025
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news before diving into waiver wire suggestions like Ryan Rollins, Josh Minott and Jeremiah Fears. After, they discuss their favorite DraftKings DFS and Pick6 plays for Friday's NBA Cup slate. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:35 Spurs/Heat 03:25 Bilal Coulibaly returns 04:40 Bucks win vs. Warriors 06:15 NBA CUP BEGINS! 08:44 Choose a George 11:52 Kalkbrenner vs. Poeltl 13:07 Cade slow start 14:10 Buzelis for D White trade? 15:30 Drop Ace Bailey? 17:50 Waiver Wire begins 18:25 Ryan Rollins, MIL 19:30 Josh Minott, BOS 22:10 Jeremiah Fears, NOP 23:45 Nickeil Alexander-Walker, ATL 25:20 Tre Jones, CHI 26:05 Bilal Coulibaly, WAS 27:45 Jarace Walker, IND 29:30 Collin Gillespie, PHX 30:59 Collin Murray-Boyles, TOR 33:55 DraftKings DFS/Pick 6 42:00 Ken's Old Man Rant DraftKings Claim your DraftKings bonus here! Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! Dabble New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Prosper Trading Visit Prosper Trading today and take your shot at real financial growth. Sling Visit Sling to sign-up today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Duration:00:47:26