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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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00:49:54

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups: 8 MUST-ADDS...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/27

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 Hendricks, Sims, Carter on wire. Drop Vuk? 24:38 Richards or Yabusele? 26:00 Melton, Eason, Konchar, Potter must

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00:49:14

10 Players To ADD Before The Fantasy Basketball Playoffs

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/26

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 Vukcevic/Anthony Gill 15:00 Sling TV 15:45 Alex Sarr/MPJ 18:25 Keegan Murray 19:30 Giannis

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00:37:29

10 Players To Drop Before The Fantasy Basketball...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/25

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 15:55 DeMar DeRozan 19:05 Neemias Queta 21:05 Donte DiVincenzo 23:25 Viewer Questions 32:50 ‘What Was

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00:54:30

Biggest Adds of the Week, Teams We Don't Trust + Live...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/23

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 notables 12:00 Nick’s NAW trade 14:00 Bobby Portis + Bucks direction 17:15 Jalen Smith, Shaedon

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00:52:33

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 8 Must-Add Players...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/20

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 22:37 Porzingis 23:50 Waiver Wire begins 24:30 Keegan Murray, SAC 26:00 Maxime Raynaud, SAC 28:15

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00:36:16

Fantasy Basketball: 10 Must-Roster Players During...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/19

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 Jarace Walker 13:00 Playoff Scheduling 15:00 Sling TV Ad 15:40 Dejounte Murray 17:45 Naji

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00:56:18

Fantasy Basketball: What To Know Following The...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/18

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/Kyle Filipowski21:00 Devin Carter24:00 Wizards Silly Season 25:50 Mavericks Silly Season 30:20 Viewer

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00:36:11

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 8 Pickups Going into...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/13

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 players20:15 Trey Murphy update?20:55 Waiver Wire Pickups21:25 Ace Bailey, UTA22:40 Kyle Filipowski,

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00:55:29

Fantasy Basketball Playoff Preview

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/12

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 Collin Gillespie or Nolan Traore 27:15 Which Fringe Wing?30:00 Suns Backcourt 32:45 Waiver Wire

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00:41:28

7 Trades To Make BEFORE Your Fantasy Basketball Playoffs

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/11

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 Kelly Oubre24:20 BREAKING NEWS26:30 Viewer Questions36:30 'What Was That?!?'Get your hands on a Sling 1 day,

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00:59:08

Post-Deadline Adds and Drops, Tanking Concerns + Live...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/09

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 fantasy fallout02:40 Harden in Cleveland + LAC’s plan08:45 Zubac in Indy10:35 Will Riley sidebar12:00 Cam

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00:40:42

Fantasy Basketball Must Adds - Trade Deadline

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/06

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 34:55 Isaiah Jackson 36:30 Taylor Hendricks 37:50 Old Man Rant40:00 OutroNew users get $25 FREE when

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00:54:39

10 MASSIVE WINNERS From The NBA Trade Deadline

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/05

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 21:15 Cam Thomas 23:30 Josh Minott 24:20 Nick Richards 26:30 Ryan Rollins/CMB28:25 Jusuf Nurkic 29:30

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00:39:26

10 Takeaways From the NBA Trade Deadline You MUST KNOW

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/04

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 Questions 36:00 ‘What Was That?!?’New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download

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00:55:47

Fantasy Fallout: JJJ to Utah, Simons to Chicago,...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/02/03

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 fallout15:00 Bulls, Pistons, Grizzlies trade fallout25:00 Stash Monk or Ware?28:30 Sabonis trade

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00:48:03

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 9 MUST-ADD Pickups...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/01/30

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 Claxton?22:50 Brice Sensabaugh add?23:50 Waiver Wire begins24:10 Sam Hauser, BOS25:30 Ayo Dosunmu, CHI26:45

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00:47:22

10 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Targets

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/01/29

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 Jerome 15:50 Dabble Ad16:15 Isaiah Collier ROS 17:15 Tari Eason ROS 19:00 Peyton Watson or Naz Reid 21:00

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00:38:53

Fantasy Basketball: Breaking Down The Indiana Pacers

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/01/28

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 Toppin 15:55 Tyrese Haliburton 20:00 Pacers Reaction 22:15 Dabble Ad 22:45 Viewer Questions 29:45

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00:52:44

This Week's Waiver Wire Targets + Monday Listener...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/01/26

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 updates07:30 Kirien’s bold RotoWire staff league strategy10:30 Waiver wire targets16:00 Jarace Walker17:30 Live

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00:40:43

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 9 Pickups for Week 15...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2026/01/23

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 & KPJ for Giddey and JJJ15:33 Who is hurt by Jalen Green's return?16:48 Trade Booker for Hart, WCJ and

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