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RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

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

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.

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Top 10 RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast - RotoWire Auction Draft Recap + Lakers Concerns

RotoWire Auction Draft Recap + Lakers Concerns

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10/14/21 • 53 min

Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to discuss the Lakers' less-than-stellar preseason showings, as well as break down the 2021 RotoWire Steak League auction (14 teams, 8-cat, $200 budget), which took place Wednesday afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast - Overrated Fantasy Players with ESPN's Andre Snellings
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10/08/21 • 35 min

Ken and Alex are joined by former RotoWire scribe and current ESPN Fantasy Expert, Andre Snellings. The crew discuss players that are being drafted too early in fantasy,

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RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast - Around the Western Conference: Talking All 15 Teams, For Better Or Worse
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03/09/22 • 66 min

Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to take a quick, team-by-team look at all 15 franchises in the Western Conference. Starting at the top with the Suns, the guys hit on each team and debate whatever comes to mind first.

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RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast - Fantasy Playoffs Advice: Starts, Sits, Adds, Drops, Streamers and More
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03/18/24 • 55 min

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss all of the latest fantasy basketball news and notes, including the recent downturn in scoring, players to stream/drop for the week ahead, best rest-of-season adds and much more.

0:00: Intro

1:00: Recent downturn in scoring

9:00: Suggs, Olynyk, Caruso, Amen Thompson, Middleton, Mann

11:45: Jaren Jackson games played expectations

14:45: Nesmith, Banton

17:40: Tre Jones, Sochan, Richards

20:15: Losing on a stat correction

21:45: Bagley, Lively

23:15: Who is Jules Bernard? + Onuralp Bitim talk

25:00: Olynyk vs. Hartenstein; Dosunmu vs. Herb Jones vs. Amen Thompson

28:55: Jonas Valanciunas

31:45: Hartenstein vs. Conley (for Monday night only)

34:45: Ausar Thompson vs. Fontecchio

36:45: Is Tyler Herro a drop?

39:10: Pritchard, Kornet, Nwora, Jontay Porter

43:30: Porter family injury woes

45:55: Chances Jaylen Brown plays all four games this week

47:25: Duren or Naz Reid as a streamer (Monday night)?

48:55: Pick up Lowry in a 16-team league?

50:05: Derrick White ROS

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RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast - Mavs Wrestle Back Control, Celtics Cruise to ECF + Minnesota-Denver Game 6 Preview
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05/16/24 • 59 min

Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Rick Kamla to talk fantasy basketball.

1:00 Mavericks

11:00 Thunder

17:30 Celtics

20:40 Cavaliers

30:30 Minnesota-Denver Game 6

40:30 PrizePicks and DFS

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RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast - NBA Draft Lottery + Conference Finals Preview with James Anderson
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05/17/22 • 69 min

Nick Whalen is joined by James Anderson to recap Bucks-Celtics and Mavs-Suns Game 7s, as well as preview both Conference Finals series. Then, the guys discuss the most fun and intriguing outcomes of Tuesday night's NBA Draft Lottery.

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Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Brian Rosenworcel to recap the Christmas Day slate and discuss all of the big injury news as we near the end of the calendar year.

2:30 Knicks-Bucks - Brunson, Hartenstein, Quickley, Giannis, Dame, Middleton, Malik Beasley

6:00 Celtics - Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Kristaps Porzingis

9:40 Jalen Duren & the Pistons

10:30 Lakers, Anthony Davis, LeBron, Taurean Prince, D'Angelo Russell, Hachimura, Austin Reaves

12:00 Jaden Ivey

15:00 Nuggets - Jokic, Michael Porter Jr., Steve Kerr -free throws vs. defense

19:50 Warriors - Wiggins, Kuminga, Podziemski, Curry, Klay, Saric, Trayce Jackson-Davis

20:00 Who to drop to pick up Podziemski?

24:20 Heat - Spoelstra, Butler, Caleb Martin, Jaime Jaquez

28:00 Sixers - Kelly Oubre, Joel Embiid, Paul Reed, Robert Covington, Nick Nurse, Mo Bamba

33:10 Mavericks/Luka

33:45 Kevin Durant, Brad Beal

36:55 Coby White breakout

37:25 Trade Lauri Markkanen?

40:45 Luka, Grayson Allen, Derrick Jones Jr, Tim Hardway, Dante Exum, Kyrie Irving

42:40 Chimezie Metu, Grayson Allen

43:30 Bradley Beal drop?

45:10 Dante Exum

46:00 Coby White and Alex Caruso

47:20 Ja Morant vs. Zion Williamson

48:15 Minnesota vs. OKC

50:00 Wembanyama, Keyonte George, Kris Dunn, Markkanen

51:00 Kawhi Leonard

51:20 Lively vs. Hartenstein

52:30 LaMelo & Jrue for Anthony Davis?

53:50 Is Tari Eason still a hold?

56:35 Kawhi for Devin Booker - good trade?

57:30 Drop Clarkson and Vassell for Lively and Duren?

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RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast - Late-Season Trade Targets, Our Biggest Draft Hits + Dark Days in Philly
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02/24/25 • 44 min

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha begin by talking about the Sixers and Suns and whether either team will be able to salvage its season. The guys also hit their biggest adds/drops of the week, players to consider trading for, Joel Embiid's fantasy outlook, their biggest draft hits and more.

00:00 Intro

00:40 Do you have any hope for the Sixers or Suns?

04:30 Biggest adds/drops this week

10:00 Late-season trade targets

10:45 Josh Giddey

11:30 Kawhi Leonard, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan

13:00 Rudy Gobert, Fred VanVleet

13:45 LaMelo Ball, Kevin Durant

14:30 Shaedon Sharpe

16:15 Alvarado, Tyus Jones

17:00 Richards, Bitadze, Missi

18:30 Vassell, Podziemski, DiVincenzo, Scoot

21:10 Buzelis, Olynyk, Matkovic

22:20 De'Aaron Fox

22:55 Joel Embiid

26:55 Mitchell Robinson

29:15 Trading LaMelo Ball

31:10 Preparing for the fantasy playoffs

32:00 Eason, Coulibaly, Scoot

33:30 Jabari Walker

34:30 Day'Ron Sharpe

35:35 Donovan Clingan

36:45 Charles Bassey, Bismack Biyombo

38:20 Trade questions -- Zion, Mitchell, LaMelo, Durant

39:20 Olynyk, Nesmith, Davion Mitchell

40:25 Terry Rozier

41:00 Our biggest fantasy steals this season

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RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast - Preseason Observations + Composite Rankings

Preseason Observations + Composite Rankings

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10/07/21 • 56 min

Alex Barutha joins Nick Whalen to run through their observations from the first four nights of preseason action and discuss the 2021-22 Composite Rankings, which went live on RotoWire.com this week.

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RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast - OKC Minus J-Dub, Milwaukee's Ceiling + Should We Widen the MVP Discussion?
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03/12/25 • 31 min

Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen discuss whether the Milwaukee Bucks have a realistic championship ceiling, when the Grizzlies may get Jaren Jackson back, the Thunder without Jalen Williams, the MVP discourse and more.

00:00 Intro

02:00 Bucks-Pacers + losing faith in Milwaukee?

11:30 Grizzlies-Rockets on a collision course?

14:45 Jaren Jackson timetable

15:50 Jalen Williams out indefinitely

22:20 Should the MVP race be more wide open?

28:45 Malik Beasley

29:45 Ware, CP3, McBride

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FAQ

How many episodes does RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast have?

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast currently has 1134 episodes available.

What topics does RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Basketball, Fantasy Sports, Podcasts, Fantasy Basketball and Sports.

What is the most popular episode on RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast?

The episode title 'Overrated Fantasy Players with ESPN's Andre Snellings' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast?

The average episode length on RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast is 55 minutes.

How often are episodes of RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast released?

Episodes of RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast are typically released every 1 day, 19 hours.

When was the first episode of RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast?

The first episode of RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast was released on Mar 26, 2015.

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