RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss news and answer listener questions before diving into their favorite waiver wire options. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Barner is joined by Ken "K-Train" Crites to break down Tuesday's trade between the Jazz and Suns and talk Kel'el Ware, injuries in LA and Atlanta, Joel Embiid's frustrating season, Josh Giddey, Isaiah Collier and much more. 00:00 Intro 00:51 Suns/Jazz trade 04:08 Tyler Herro/Kel’el Ware 07:43 Clippers Injuries 10:07 Zaccharie Risacher Injury 13:46 Joel Embiid sits against Nuggets again 15:57 Nick Smith Jr. 18:13 Josh Giddey 21:03 Kel’el Ware vs Jaime Jaquez Jr. 22:30 Isaiah Collier 25:35 John Collins 28:40 Ayo Dosunmu 30:45 Grayson Allen 32:12 Viewer Questions 38:36 Old Man Rants 43:37: Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen recap the biggest takeaways from Monday's NBA slate, including a Pelicans comeback, another Isaiah Collier double-double, the Warriors getting blown out and what to make of the Phoenix Suns as the deadline approaches. The guys also talk Steph and Draymond, Scoot Henderson's recent breakout, Cole Anthony, Rob Williams and more before answering live listener questions. 00:00 Intro 01:20 Monday recap + Jazz-Pelicans 03:00 Isaiah Collier 05:00 Collin Sexton as a trade candidate 10:00 Pelicans at the deadline 12:10 What to make of the Suns 14:45 Draymond Green 17:00 Steph’s future 18:30 Scoot Henderson’s mini-breakout 22:10 Gary Payton 23:10 Rob Williams 24:30 Cole Anthony 26:00 Spencer Dinwiddie 27:45 Zubac + Amen for Jalen Johnson? 29:45 Camara vs. Ausar 31:35 Gobert, Poeltl, Kel’el Ware 33:00 Embiid + Yabusele 37:00 Bane, Poole, Reaves, Edwards 38:15 Dame vs. Cade 39:20 Drop DLo for Collier? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss the biggest fantasy basketball news, including Kyrie Irving's return, injuries to Tyrese Haliburton and Malik Monk and an Immanuel Quickley update. The guys also talk Nets, Jazz, Wizards, Blazers and more. 00:00 Intro 00:35 Tyrese Haliburton 02:50 Kyrie Irving 05:00 Philly Injuries 08:40 Malik Monk 09:58 Immanuel Quickley 13:15 Cam Johnson/D'Angelo Russell 15:50 Lauri Markkanen/Walker Kessler 19:00 Keon Ellis/Bilal Coulibaly 20:30 Jaden McDaniels 21:50 Donovan Clingan/Mason Plumlee 24:10 Andrew Nembhard 25:38 Brice Sensabaugh 26:55 Malik Beasley 27:35 Viewer Questions 38:15 What Was That! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brandon Kravitz is joined by Nick Whalen to recap the top fantasy news from Monday night's slate, including a big win for the Pistons, Houston taking down Memphis (again) and the Warriors coming up short in Toronto. The guys also talk injury news and discuss some players to consider selling before the deadline. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Monday night recap 07:30 Pistons win at MSG 11:10 Kawhi Leonard 14:00 Jalen Johnson 16:30 Bam Adebayo 17:45 Players to consider selling 18:50 Malik Monk + Kings 21:00 Zach LaVine + Bulls 22:30 Jalen Green + Rockets 25:30 Jaden Hardy + Mavericks 27:15 Nets, Raptors 28:40 Amen Thompson, Jordan Poole 30:25 DiVincenzo, Coulibaly, Rozier, Middleton, Grimes 32:20 OG Anunoby 33:50 Walker Kessler 35:15 LaVine, Poole, LaMelo, Scottie Barnes 35:50 Ausar Thompson 36:45 Zach Edey 38:10 Trey Murphy 39:35 Best bets for Tuesday’s slate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha break down Paolo Banchero's first two games back for the Magic, the (still) struggling 76ers, waiver wire adds and players to potentially target in trades ahead of the deadline. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Paolo Banchero is BACK 03:30 Sixers still struggling 07:00 Waiver wire adds + Naji Marshall 08:55 Kel’el Ware 10:55 Jerami Grant 14:00 Players to target 14:20 Donovan Clingan 17:15 Collin Sexton, Isaiah Collier 20:10 Nick Richards 22:05 Cam Thomas, Ayo Dosunmu, Keyonte George 23:40 Tyus Jones 24:40 Donovan Clingan (again) 25:10 Lu Dort, Jaden McDaniels 26:15 Cason Wallace, Ben Simmons 28:15 Hold D’Angelo Russell? 28:45 Santi Aldama, Alex Sarr, Nic Claxton 30:10 Jalen Williams vs. Kevin Durant 31:55 Peyton Watson vs. Jaime Jaquez 34:00 Jarrett Allen 35:55 Nikola Jovic 36:55 Quickley + Beasley for Reaves? 39:25 Draymond, Sochan, Gordon 41:00 Jaylen Brown + Devin Booker for Donovan Mitchell + Paul George? 41:30 Joel Embiid trade 43:35 Donte DiVincenzo 45:10 Derrick White vs. Zach LaVine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex, Shannon & K-Train list must-add players from the fantasy basketball waiver wire for the week of January 13 to January 19. 🔐 Unlock RotoWire's Paywall for FREE (2 days) http://www.rotowire.com/try 👑 DraftKings Pick6 app (Code RWPICKS) https://bit.ly/4ernNTI 🎫 Vivid Seats https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948 #fantasybasketball #NBAFantasy #NBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner recap the top news of the day, including notes from the Celtics-Nuggets showdown, Zion Williamson making his return, Jalen Johnson's injury and the Mavs upsetting the Lakers. The guys also talk Tyrese Haliburton, Joel Embiid and Jeremy Sochan before opening up the mailbag to answer listener questions. 00:00 Intro 00:55 Celtics-Nuggets Recap 04:10 Zion Williamson Returns 05:25 Jalen Johnson 06:28 Kyle Kuzma/Jordan Poole 07:40 Utah Jazz Injuries 09:55 Dereck Lively 11:50 Joel Embiid/Paul George 13:37 Tyrese Haliburton 15:55 Jeremy Sochan 18:05 Brooklyn Nets Injuries 21:00 Mailbag Questions 27:35 Viewer Questions 42:25 What Was That! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz react to Monday night's slate, including the Bucks taking care of business in Toronto, Phoenix's new starting five, Orlando's impressive win at MSG and the Kings rallying to beat the Heat. The guys also talk All-Star candidates, players to watch at the trade deadline, injuries in Dallas and much more. 00:00 Intro 02:00 Bradley Beal goes for 25 off bench 05:05 Time to (officially) panic about the Sixers? 08:30 Bucks beat Raptors with Giannis triple-double 09:30 Jimmy Butler trade chatter 14:00 Orlando’s impressive win over Knicks 17:55 Jalen Johnson, De’Aaron Fox injuries 19:50 Kings outlast Heat + Jaquez triple-double 22:30 Teams/players to monitor at the deadline 25:00 LaMelo Ball All-Star votes 26:15 LiAngelo Ball: hitmaker? 28:10 Unlikely All-Star candidates 36:30 Cam Johnson, Nic Claxton, Devin Booker 38:20 Naji Marshall 39:30 Trading FOR Joel Embiid 42:30 PJ Washington vs. Tobias Harris 44:00 Austin Reaves vs. Derrick White Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Kirien Sprecher begin by recapping the top news of the today, including news on Kyrie Irving, Zion Williamson, Bradley Beal and Mason Plumlee. The guys also discuss the fantasy fallout from Jabari Smith's injury, Jokic vs. Wembanyama, DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, Mark Williams and much more. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Kyrie Irving injury fallout 04:30 Zion Williamson update 09:25 Suns benching Beal, Nurkic 13:25 Jabari Smith injury + Amen Thompson 18:30 Jokic vs. Wembanyama showdowns 20:30 SGA vs. Jokic for MVP 23:45 Drop Beal or Kessler? 25:50 Mark Williams, Jarrett Allen 27:25 DeMar DeRozan ROS 29:30 PJ Washington, Jeremy Sochan 30:55 Targeting 3PT, FT, PTS categories 32:25 Jalen Duren, Bobby Portis 33:30 Nikola Jovic, Kel’el Ware 36:05 De’Aaron Fox, Scottie Barnes, Kawhi Leonard for Giannis and Reaves? 37:30 Cam Johnson or Dyson Daniels? 38:50 Trey Murphy 40:10 McCollum, Turner, Poeltl, Coby White 43:00 Porzingis vs. Poeltl 44:05 Jonathan Kuminga 45:40 Trading DeMar DeRozan 47:40 Pelicans — Murray, McCollum, Missi, Ingram, Murphy, Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Mike Barner and Kirien Sprecher recap the top fantasy basketball news items of the day, including Jaden Ivey's injury, the return of Immanuel Quickley, D'Angelo Russell's debut, a Paolo Banchero update and more. The guys also talk fantasy New Year's resolutions, tanking teams and much more. 00:00 Intro 00:55 Jaden Ivey Injury 02:45 Immanuel Quickley Returns 05:35 Jalen Brunson/Miles McBride 07:10 Jalen Johnson 08:25 Keegan Murray 10:20 P.J. Washington 12:45 D'Angelo Russell 14:25 Paolo Banchero 16:38 DraftKings Pick6 18:45 Overreacting 19:40 Tanking Teams 22:45 Zion Williamson 24:45 Tyler Herro 27:00 Josh Hart 28:30 Jalen Johnson 31:20 Viewer Questions 38:35 What Was That! ----- DraftKings Pick6 Download the new DraftKings Pick6 app now and use code RWPICKS. That’s code RWPICKS for new Pick6 customers to play $5, get $50 in Pick6 credits guaranteed. Gambling Problem? Call one eight hundred gambler. Help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777 or visit c c p g dot org in Connecticut. Must be 18+, age and eligibility restrictions vary by jurisdiction. Pick6 not available everywhere, including New York and Ontario. Void where prohibited. One per new customer. Bonus awarded as non-withdrawable Pick Six Credits that expire in thirty days. Limited time offer. See terms at https://pick6.draftkings.com/promos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top news of the weekend, headlined by the Lakers-Nets swap that sent D'Angelo Russell back to Brooklyn. The guys also discuss the Kings firing Mike Brown, Luka Doncic's injury, Donte DiVincenzo's surge and more before turning it over to live viewer questions. 00:00 Intro 00:50 D'Angelo Russell trade + fantasy implications 11:00 Kings part ways with Mike Brown 14:20 Luka Doncic injury + fantasy implications 18:35 Donte DiVincenzo possibly, maybe coming around? 22:30 SGA for KAT + VanVleet? 24:30 McCollum, Dick, Gafford, Reaves, Amen Thompson 26:25 Bane vs. Siakam 28:55 De'Andre Hunter vs. Norman Powell 31:25 Gobert for DLo? 33:10 Hold Quentin Grimes, Spencer Dinwiddie? 33:25 James Harden's inefficiency 35:15 Scoot Henderson 37:15 Sell Mark Williams? 39:35 Tari Eason concerns? 40:35 Jarrett Allen vs. Mikal Bridges 41:15 CP3 + Gobert for Haliburton 42:10 Claim Zion off waivers? 43:00 Category league building strategy 43:55 Sell high candidates 45:10 Dyson Daniels vs. Fred VanVleet 46:30 Trayce Jackson-Davis, Andrew Nembhard 48:55 Jordan Poole for Hartenstein? ----- DraftKings Pick6 Download the new DraftKings Pick6 app now and use code RWPICKS. That’s code RWPICKS for new Pick6 customers to play $5, get $50 in Pick6 credits guaranteed. Gambling Problem? Call one eight hundred gambler. Help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777 or visit c c p g dot org in Connecticut. Must be 18+, age and eligibility restrictions vary by jurisdiction. Pick6 not available everywhere, including New York and Ontario. Void where prohibited. One per new customer. Bonus awarded as non-withdrawable Pick Six Credits that expire in thirty days. Limited time offer. See terms at https://pick6.draftkings.com/promos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen hit on their top takeaways from Monday's monster slate before previewing the Christmas Day slate with a series of questions for each team. 00:00 Intro 03:00 Magic take down Celtics 07:20 Chaos in Sixers-Spurs 09:00 Christmas Day betting leans 17:15 Stephon Castle 18:55 Are the Knicks too top-heavy? 20:50 Luka vs. Edwards as face of the NBA 22:15 End of the line for LeBron and Curry? 24:30 Will Suns or Nuggets be buyers? ----- DraftKings Pick6 Download the new DraftKings Pick6 app now and use code RWPICKS. That’s code RWPICKS for new Pick6 customers to play $5, get $50 in Pick6 credits guaranteed. Gambling Problem? Call one eight hundred gambler. Help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777 or visit c c p g dot org in Connecticut. Must be 18+, age and eligibility restrictions vary by jurisdiction. Pick6 not available everywhere, including New York and Ontario. Void where prohibited. One per new customer. Bonus awarded as non-withdrawable Pick Six Credits that expire in thirty days. Limited time offer. See terms at https://pick6.draftkings.com/promos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha begin by discussing a relatively quiet week on the waiver wire before discussing a few takeaways from the weekend, including Cole Anthony's big night, DeMar DeRozan's struggles, Tyrese Haliburton, Donte DiVincenzo and more. Later, the guys take live questions on Norman Powell's future, Julius Randle, Kel'el Ware, Tari Eason, Alex Caruso, Fred VanVleet, Scottie Barnes and much more. 00:00 Intro 00:50 Quiet week on the waiver wire 02:20 Finding value in Brooklyn 04:30 Spencer Dinwiddie, Alex Caruso 06:30 Cole Anthony 09:10 Kings-Pacers + Haliburton 12:00 Ben Mathurin 14:10 Donte DiVincenzo, Brandin Podziemski 15:55 Cason Wallace 17:05 Add Lu Dort this week? 17:50 Players to drop 19:50 Time to sell Norm Powell? 21:45 Trading Julius Randle 24:45 Edey, Braun, Simmons, Gafford, Dick, Oubre 27:15 Kel’el Ware 30:05 Eason vs. Klay 30:45 DeRozan + Kings big picture 33:25 Olynyk vs. Clowney 34:10 DeRozan + Miller for Barnes? 35:00 Barnes for Garland + Monk + Dosunmu? 36:00 Goga vs. Sarr 38:00 Trading Siakam and Collins 39:50 Trading Gordon and Rozier 41:00 Trae vs. Harden 41:45 Kuzma vs. Powell 42:30 Jarrett Allen + FVV for Ant? 43:00 Paul Georve vs. Jimmy Butler 44:40 What to do with Mike Conley ----- DraftKings Pick6 Download the new DraftKings Pick6 app now and use code RWPICKS. That’s code RWPICKS for new Pick6 customers to play $5, get $50 in Pick6 credits guaranteed. Gambling Problem? Call one eight hundred gambler. Help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777 or visit c c p g dot org in Connecticut. Must be 18+, age and eligibility restrictions vary by jurisdiction. Pick6 not available everywhere, including New York and Ontario. Void where prohibited. One per new customer. Bonus awarded as non-withdrawable Pick Six Credits that expire in thirty days. Limited time offer. See terms at https://pick6.draftkings.com/promos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex, Shannon & K-Train list must-add players from the fantasy basketball waiver wire for week of December 23 to December 29. Here is the GoFundMe link to support victims of the Madison WI School Shooting: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-fa... 🔐 Unlock RotoWire's Paywall for FREE (2 days) http://www.rotowire.com/try 👑 DraftKings Pick6 app (Code RWPICKS) https://bit.ly/4ernNTI 🎫 Vivid Seats https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948 #fantasybasketball #NBAFantasy #NBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Barner and Kirien Sprecher share their pent-up feelings toward six fantasy basketball trends driving them crazy, including Weekly Lineup Leagues and what to make of Tyrese Haliburton's poor road performances. 00:00 Intro 00:35 NBA Cup Final Recap 04:05 Brandon Miller 06:00 Josh Giddey 09:25 Jakob Poeltl 10:40 Isaiah Stewart 12:35 DraftKings Pick6 15:00 Stat Recorders 17:00 Weekly Lineup Leagues 19:00 Jaime Jaquez 21:20 Lauri Markkanen 22:30 Klay Thompson 25:25 Tyrese Haliburton 28:50 Viewer Questions 38:30 What Was That! ----- DraftKings Pick6 Download the new DraftKings Pick6 app now and use code RWPICKS. That’s code RWPICKS for new Pick6 customers to play $5, get $50 in Pick6 credits guaranteed. Gambling Problem? Call one eight hundred gambler. Help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777 or visit c c p g dot org in Connecticut. Must be 18+, age and eligibility restrictions vary by jurisdiction. Pick6 not available everywhere, including New York and Ontario. Void where prohibited. One per new customer. Bonus awarded as non-withdrawable Pick Six Credits that expire in thirty days. Limited time offer. See terms at https://pick6.draftkings.com/promos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top news of the weekend, including Joel Embiid's latest injury and the fantasy ramifications of the Dennis Schroder trade. The guys also discuss some players to consider stashing and the Rookie of the Year race while taking live listener questions throughout the show. ----- 00:00 Intro 01:00 Dennis Schroder trade 07:00 Joel Embiid sinus fracture 10:30 Notable waiver wire additions 12:40 Players to stash 13:00 Bub Carrington 14:30 Bulls (Dosunmu, Jalen Smith, Matas Buzelis) 16:20 Donovan Clingan 18:10 Noah Clowney 18:40 Brandin Podziemski, Cam Whitmore 22:25 LaMelo Ball 23:15 Handling an unbalanced schedule week 25:25 Shake Milton 25:50 Stephon Castle, Royce O'Neale 29:50 Terry Rozier 32:45 Collin Sexton, Dorian Finney-Smith 34:20 Importance of a streaming spot 35:05 Stars to buy-low 38:00 Lonzo Ball, Keon Ellis 39:25 Max Strus 41:15 Jarrett Allen 43:20 Ben Simmons 44:05 Ricky Council 44:45 Jarrett Allen/Fred VanVleet for Devin Booker? 46:00 Braun, DLo, Mark Williams ----- DraftKings Pick6 Download the new DraftKings Pick6 app now and use code RWPICKS. That’s code RWPICKS for new Pick6 customers to play $5, get $50 in Pick6 credits guaranteed. Gambling Problem? Call one eight hundred gambler. Help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777 or visit c c p g dot org in Connecticut. Must be 18+, age and eligibility restrictions vary by jurisdiction. Pick6 not available everywhere, including New York and Ontario. Void where prohibited. One per new customer. Bonus awarded as non-withdrawable Pick Six Credits that expire in thirty days. Limited time offer. See terms at https://pick6.draftkings.com/promos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shannon, Alex & K-Train offer must-add players from the fantasy basketball waiver wire for week of December 16 to December 22. 🔐 Unlock RotoWire's Paywall for FREE (2 days) http://www.rotowire.com/try 👑 DraftKings Pick6 app (Code RWPICKS) https://bit.ly/4ernNTI Download the new DraftKings Pick6 app now and use code RWPICKS. That’s code RWPICKS for new Pick6 customers to play $5, get $50 in Pick6 credits guaranteed. Gambling Problem? Call one eight hundred gambler. Help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777 or visit c c p g dot org in Connecticut. Must be 18+, age and eligibility restrictions vary by jurisdiction. Pick6 not available everywhere, including New York and Ontario. Void where prohibited. One per new customer. Bonus awarded as non-withdrawable Pick Six Credits that expire in thirty days. Limited time offer. See terms at https://pick6.draftkings.com/promos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices