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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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00:56:02

Waiver Wire, Weekend Recap + Players to Sell High and...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/12/01

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 Intro00:45 Waiver Wire targets01:20: Jared McCain02:55 Jay Huff05:30 Jaylen Wells06:55 Zach Edey’s big night08:15 Vivid Seats, Sling TV ads10:00 Injuries to monitor10:55 Isaiah Hartenstein, Jalen Williams13:00 Listener

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00:42:20

10 Players to be Thankful for in Fantasy Basketball

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/26

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 Giannis02:00 Anthony Davis03:45 Ayton06:30 Barrett 08:25 Norman Powell10:35 Dylan Harper 13:20 Dabble Ad14:00 Kon Knueppel 16:10 Jalen Johnson 17:20 Jokic 18:05 Sling TV Ad19:05 Coby White20:30 Ayo Dosumnu 22:35 Daily Lineups27:30 Chalkboard Ad 28:30 Viewer Questions 38:45 ‘What Was That?!?’Download

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00:45:32

Fantasy Basketball Mailbag

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/25

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 Intro00:40 Queen/Buzelis/Fears benched??04:45 Jaren Jackson08:00 Nurkic or Drummond 09:30 Sling TV Ad10:25 Lively/Coulibaly/Collins/Keldon11:45 Mathurin or Poeltl14:15 Harden + Kalk or JJ + Gobert 16:00 Isaiah Jackson or Kyle Filipowski 16:30 Harden + DWhite or Luka18:00 Ace Bailey 19:25 Zach Edey21:10 Bilal Coulibaly21:40 Vivid Seats Ad 22:45 Trading

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00:53:00

Weekend News Dump + Biggest Early Season Surprise...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/24

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 Intro01:15 Notable injuries recap06:00 Vince Williams upside06:45 Waiver wire adds (Black, Huff, Portis)09:45 OG Anunoby + more injuries12:05 Domantas Sabonis +

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00:43:07

9 Must-Add Players for Week 6 of Fantasy Basketball...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/21

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news in the NBA before analyzing their nine favorite pickups off the fantasy basketball waiver wire.Timestamps00:00 Intro00:25 Ryan Rollins02:05 Domantas Sabonis knee injury05:15 Injury Updates07:30 Listener Q&A08:00 Norm Powell sell high?09:40 IJax or Filipowski?10:35 Kawhi and Garland injury updates11:10 Brandon Williams and Jabari Smith holds?13:10 Kuzma, Portis or Duncan Robinson14:20 Speculative add of Huff?16:30 Waiver Wire begins17:50 Vince Williams,

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00:47:31

Fantasy Basketball Mailbag

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/20

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 Ad04:40 De’Andre Hunter or Ace Bailey07:50 Ace Bailey or Ajay Mitchell10:05 2x1 Trade Targets16:00 Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware17:15 Jaren Jackson18:50 Kon Knueppel ROS21:45 3x2 Trade24:10 Prosper Trading Ad24:45 Wemby 2x1 Trade26:30 3x2 Trade 28:25 4x2 Trade 29:45 Peyton Watson 33:15 Punt Builds35:10

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00:41:12

10 Players to Drop in Fantasy Basketball

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/19

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 Intro01:10 Spurs/Grizzlies 04:45 Giannis 06:55 LeBron 09:05 Brunson10:40 Adebayo 13:55 Keegan Murray 15:55 Dabble Ad16:30 Jonathan Kuminga19:55 Christian Braun21:20 Cameron Johnson 22:10 Sling TV Ad23:15 Kyrie 24:45 Kelly Oubre 25:20 Malik Monk 27:00 Chalkboard Ad28:30 Viewer Questions37:50 ‘What

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00:57:53

Fantasy Basketball Weekend Takeaways & Waiver Wire...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/17

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! Timestamps00:00 Intro00:45 Top waiver adds in our deep league03:35 Kyrie Irving and Dejounte Murray08:45 Injury Updates23:30 Ja Morant26:51 Collier, Schroder29:15 Cut McConnell or Wallace for Coulibaly30:25 Who to drop for Mathurin31:45 Add Gafford?32:00 Trade Porzingis?33:17 Buy or sell PG and Poole?34:51

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00:44:53

9 MUST-ADD Fantasy Basketball Players for Week 5

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/14

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.DraftKingsClaim your DraftKings bonus here!Vivid Seats$20 off your first $200 ticket purchase with code ROTOWIRE!ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to receive a free pick and 100% deposit match! DabbleNew users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now!Prosper

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00:41:21

Fantasy Basketball Early-Season Mailbag

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/13

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 Ad01:55 Tobias Harris 03:15 Merrill or Collier05:40 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

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00:44:04

10 Streamers To Add II Fantasy Basketball Category...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/12

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 Intro01:20 Nico Harrison 04:40 Jalen Green 07:05 Darius Garland10:10 Joel Embiid12:55 Bam Adebayo 14:10 TJ McConnell 16:35 Dabble Ad 17:40 Marcus Smart 19:00 Davion Mitchell 20:05 Nurkic, Drummond, Adams23:10 Sling TV Ad24:15 Ryan Kalkbrenner 26:00 Quentin Grimes 27:40 A.J. Green 28:45 Chalkboard

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00:55:32

Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates & Waiver Wire Targets

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/11

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 Start01:40 Jake LaRavia03:30 Marcus Smart04:30 Trendon Watford06:00 Noah Clowney08:00 Julian Champagnie09:00 Derik Queen13:00 Trey

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00:44:35

9 MUST-ADD Fantasy Basketball Players for Week 4

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/07

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.Timestamps00:00 Start00:35 Jalen Green returns03:13 Steph Curry out Friday04:15 Injury updates07:08 Listener Questions7:30 Sheppard or Tyson9:00 Ayton for Bane trade10:44 Coulibaly or Kalkbrenner11:18 Matas & Clingan for Mikal Bridges trade12:33 Sarr & George

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00:40:09

Buy or Sell: Players We Are Already Trading In...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/06

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 Intro00:20 LAL/SAS04:30 OKC/POR08:50 MIN/NYK10:50 Sling TV Ad11:50 Russell Westbrook13:40 DAL/NOP15:10 PHI/CLE17:15 BKN/IND17:45 DEN/MIA18:45 UTA/DET19:55 HOU/MEM22:05 BOS/WSH22:40 Prosper Trading Ad23:40 Potential Trades29:40 Dabble Ad30:15 Viewer QuestionsVisit Prosper Trading today and take your shot at real financial

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00:45:15

The 10 Most Surprising Early-Season Breakouts

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/05

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 Williamson05:10 Ja Morant07:50 LaMelo Ball 09:10 Anthony Edwards11:10 Darius Garland13:00 Dylan Harper15:50 Jared McCain18:00 Dabble Ad19:05 Nikola Vucevic 20:55 Jrue Holiday23:10 Keyonte George 27:55 Sling TV Ad29:00 Desmond Bane 31:00 CJ McCollum32:40 Anfernee Simons 34:15 Chalkboard Ad35:30 Viewer Questions41:30

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00:51:56

Early Season Buy-Low & Sell-High + Wavier Wire...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/11/03

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 Intro00:45 Waiver wire fallout01:00 Russell Westbrook02:15 Mann, LaRavia, Quinton Jackson03:45 Gillespie06:00 Keldon Johnson06:50 Vivid Seats promo08:00 Hold Ace Bailey?10:15 Annoy, Myles Turner11:20 Grimes, DiVincenzo12:35 Sarr, Edgecombe13:45 KAT, Kawhi, Mobley, Flagg trade question15:05 Dillon Brooks, Isaiah Collier16:25 Dereck

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00:47:26

6 MUST-ADD Players for Week 3 of Fantasy Basketball

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/31

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.Timestamps00:00 Intro00:35 Spurs/Heat03:25 Bilal Coulibaly returns04:40 Bucks win vs. Warriors06:15 NBA CUP BEGINS!08:44 Choose a George11:52 Kalkbrenner vs. Poeltl13:07 Cade slow start14:10 Buzelis for D White trade?15:30 Drop Ace Bailey?17:50 Waiver Wire begins18:25

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00:35:02

Overreacting To First Week of Fantasy Basketball

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/30

Kirien Sprecher and Ryan Ward discuss Wednesday's 10-game NBA slate before overreacting about Luka Doncic, Cooper Flagg, and Trae Young.00:00 Intro00:40 Trae Young03:50 Anthony Davis06:55 Bilal Coulibaly09:05 Sling Ad10:05 Lakers vs. Timberwolves15:05 Dabble Ad15:40 Jazz vs. Blazers18:10 Wednesday’s blowouts21:40 Bulls Undefeated22:30 Grizzlies vs. Suns24:40 Prosper Trading Ad25:20 Viewer QuestionsNew users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Visit Prosper

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00:43:34

10 Players You Must Add II Fantasy Basketball Waiver...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/29

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before giving their top mid-week waiver wire targets, including Tre Jones and Ryan Kalkbrenner.00:00 Intro01:00 Tyrese Maxey03:45 Russell Westbrook07:15 Bennedict Mathurin09:35 Chet Holmgren10:40 Zion Williamson12:00 Brandon Miller14:40 Jakob Poeltl 16:25 Jalen Green17:50 Dabble Ad 18:20 Ajay Mitchell19:25 Tre Jones20:35 Ryan Rollins22:35 Sling TV Ad23:40 Jaime Jaquez24:55 Jarace Walker27:00 Ryan Kalkbrenner29:30 Prosper

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00:55:11

Top Fantasy Basketball Observations From Opening Week

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/27

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha break down all of the fantasy news and notes you need to know from Opening Week in the NBA.00:00 Intro01:00 Luka, Edwards injuries + Wolves rotation04:10 Wavier wire reactions08:20 Tre Johnson09:50 Eason vs. Filipowski11:20 Reed Sheppard13:15 Davis, Sabonis17:15 Sling TV; Chalkboard19:00 Podziemski, Grimes, DLo, Harper23:10 Alexander-Walker25:00 Dyson Daniels; Edgecombe25:50 Bub Carrington — is he bad?28:00 Banchero vs. Brunson30:10 Dabble30:40 Rookies to stash33:40

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