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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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00:47:26

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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00:42:40

9 MUST-ADD Players After Week 1 of Fantasy Basketball

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/24

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the news and answer listener questions before diving into their favorite waiver wire adds, plus DFS/Pick'Em plays for Friday's games. Waiver adds include Aaron Gordon, Davion Mitchell and Ryan Kalkbrenner.Timestamps00:05 Start00:45 Thunder/Pacers04:40 Warriors/Nuggets07:40 Injury Updates10:00 Listener Q&A10:10 Will Ayton Improve?11:37 Pick up Ryan Dunn?12:31 Drop Isaiah Jackson?13:16 Jalen Green, Darius Garland injury updates14:11 Drop Podz or WCJ?16:35 Waiver Wire

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00:44:53

Players PLUMMETING Down Fantasy Basketball Rankings

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/23

Kirien Sprecher and Ryan Ward discuss players plummeting down the 2025-26 fantasy basketball rankings, including Joel Embiid, Jarrett Allen and Dyson Daniels. 00:00 Intro01:25 PHI/BOS07:25 Prosper Trading08:05 DAL/SAS15:00 POR/MIN17:30 NY/CLE23:00 ATL/TOR25:25 LAC/UTA30:30 Dabble32:35 Viewer QuestionsNew 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.Get the latest fantasy sports insights,

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00:41:08

NBA Experts Predict 2025-26 MVP, ROTY, Draft Busts...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/22

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner predict who'll be the MVP, ROY and MIP for fantasy basketball in 2025-26, including the usual candidates like Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic.00:00 Intro00:50 OKC/HOU05:50 LAL/GSW08:30 Dabble Ad09:00 MVP Predictions13:15 ROY Predictions16:00 Draft Bargains22:15 Draft Busts28:15 Prosper Trading Ad29:00 Viewer Questions39:05 What Was That?!?New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! Visit Prosper Trading

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00:53:49

Opening Week Preview + Final Fantasy Basketball Advice

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/20

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha preview Opening Week in the NBA, headlined by Rockets-Thunder and Warriors-Lakers on Tuesday night. The guys take live viewer questions throughout the show and talk Scottie Barnes, Cam Johnson, Payton Pritchard, Taylor Hendricks and more before discussing which games they're most looking forward to watching this week.00:00 Intro00:45 NBA Opening Night eve04:10 Kings thoughts05:50 Chalkboard promo06:55 Scottie Barnes10:00 Rate my team11:15 Keepers question + Jazz

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00:39:44

6 BOLD Fantasy Basketball Predictions (2025-26)

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/17

Ken, Shannon and Alex reveal 6 bold predictions for 2025-26 fantasy basketball. Can Alex Sarr become a top-50 player? Is Josh Giddey a first-round pick?👑Get YOUR Draftkings Bonus HEREhttps://bit.ly/42ydqJLDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to get $20 free with no deposit required!https://streaks.chalkboard.io/cUPZ/j9...🏀 Try RotoWire Premium HEREhttp://www.rotowire.com/subscribeCode YouTube15 = 15% offTimestamps00:00 Intro00:35 News00:45 Reed Sheppard big game03:50 AJ Green

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00:48:09

8 Players Skyrocketing Up Fantasy Basketball Rankings

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/16

Kirien and Alex discuss the players who are rising up fantasy basketball rankings after strong preseason showings, including Reed Sheppard and Isaiah Jackson.00:00 Intro00:40 Preseason News07:00 Isaiah Jackson10:35 Ace Bailey12:45 DraftKings 13:45 Reed Sheppard17:30 Matas Buzelis19:00 Chalkboard20:30 Brice Sensabaugh23:30 Austin Reaves25:00 Ty Jerome28:35 Bennedict Mathurin30:00 Viewer Questions-----DraftKingsClaim your DraftKings bonus here!-----ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo

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00:36:35

The 10 Biggest Draft BUSTS to Avoid in 2025-26...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/15

00:00 Intro00:55 DeMar DeRozan04:45 LeBron James07:30 Jimmy Butler09:05 Ja Morant10:50 DraftKings AD12:05 Brandon Ingram 15:25 Josh Hart 17:40 Lauri Markkanen20:10 Jordan Poole22:30 Chalkboard AD23:45 Viewer Questions32:20 ‘What Was That?!?’DraftKingsClaim your DraftKings bonus here!-----ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to get $20 free with no deposit required!Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code

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00:47:57

Preseason Standouts + Our Favorite Buy-Low Players

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/13

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha highlight some preseason standouts before focusing in on their favorite buy-low players to target in fantasy basketball drafts.-----DraftKingsClaim your DraftKings bonus here!-----ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to get $20 free with no deposit required!-----00:00 Intro01:15 Keegan Murray injury04:40 Deandre Ayton06:05 Ace Bailey08:10 Kel’el Ware09:50 Podziemski11:35 Auction strategy question13:30 What pick do you want this season?14:40

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00:34:59

Draft Busts to Avoid in 2025-26 Fantasy Basketball

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/09

Ken (@KenCrites) and Alex (@BaruthaAlex) discuss Wednesday's preseason games and then reveal fantasy basketball busts for the 2025-26 NBA season.Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Preseason action from Wednesday 01:10 Spurs/Heat 04:20 Celtics/Grizzlies 07:10 Jazz/Rockets 10:00 Blazers/Warriors 13:05 Raptors/Kings 18:10 Busts 18:20 Anthony Davis, DAL 20:25 Kevin Durant, HOU 22:30 Dyson Daniels, ATL 24:55 Bam Adebayo, MIA 27:10 Josh Hart, NYK 30:10 Zion Williamson, NOP Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today

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00:32:52

15 Bold Predictions for 2025-26 Fantasy Basketball...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/09

00:00 Intro01:00 Atlanta Hawks07:15 Charlotte Hornets10:10 Toronto Raptors13:50 Viewer Questions21:10 Chalkboard Ad22:05 San Antonio Spurs25:50 Portland Trail BlazersDownload Chalkboard todayDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to get $20 free with no deposit required!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

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00:39:08

Top NBA Fantasy Basketball Sleepers to Draft in 2025

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/08

00:00 Intro01:00 Bennedict Mathurin04:00 Norman Powell06:25 Santi Aldama09:45 Isaiah Collier12:10 Chalkboard Ad13:25 VJ Edgecombe16:35 Sam Hauser20:10 Matas Buzelis26:00 Ryan Kalkbrenner28:30 Viewer Questions34:15 What Was That!?!Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTONBA to get $20 free with no deposit required!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

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00:52:40

Biggest Boom-or-Bust Players for the Fantasy...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/06

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss their top boom-or-bust players in fantasy basketball for the 2025-26 NBA season.00:00 Intro00:50 Ja Morant ankle injury04:00 ADP Trends04:35 Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, LeBron James06:20 Kawhi Leonard07:05 Zion Williamson + Pelicans11:35 Keeper question: Jalen Williams, Sengun, LaMelo13:00 Shaedon Sharpe18:20 Alex Sarr19:30 Deandre Ayton22:35 Ben Mathurin25:35 Chalkboard27:25 Paolo Banchero31:30 Raptors + RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley34:55 Mathurin vs. Sharpe vs

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00:28:21

12 Fantasy Basketball Sleepers for 2025-26: Win Your...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/03

Alex, Ken and Shannon of RotoWire reveal 12 sleepers for 2025-26 fantasy basketball. Players like Santi Aldama, Keyonte George and Reed Sheppard are our targets. Timestamps 0:00 News 0:35 76ers/Knicks preseason 02:45 Suns/Lakers preseason 04:35 Pelicans preseason 07:00 Sleepers 07:09 Kevin Porter Jr, Bucks 09:10 Andrew Nembhard, Pacers 11:05 Reed Sheppard, Rockets 13:40 Keyonte George, Jazz 15:15 Jaden Ivey, Pistons 17:15 Kon Knueppel, Hornets 18:50 Santi Aldama, Grizzlies 20:30 Sam Hauser, Celtics

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00:36:09

7 Must-Know NBA Rumors for 2025-26 Fantasy Basketball

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/02

00:00 Intro01:35 Lakers Training Camp07:50 Tyler Herro10:20 Kuminga/Grimes15:50 Hornets Healthy?18:00 Jalen Suggs19:45 Jaden Ivey21:00 Mavericks Training Camp24:00 Jalen Williams 25:10 De’Aaron Fox26:45 Giannis/Wemby29:00 Viewer QuestionsGet 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

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00:42:27

15 Risers & Fallers II 2025-26 Fantasy Basketball...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/10/01

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner recap the biggest offseason stories, including how Kevin Durant and Desmond Bane will impact their new teams.00:00 Intro01:10 Rockets Offseason04:05 Desmond Bane06:55 Grizzlies Injuries08:50 Celtics Offseason13:00 Cooper Flagg15:30 Zion and Luka20:00 Bulls Minute22:50 Embiid/PG1325:45 New-Look Pacers29:45 Mike Brown Impact on Knicks32:45 ‘What Was That’37:00 Viewer Question Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at

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00:44:22

10 Sleepers and Busts for the 2025-26 Fantasy...

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast ·

2025/09/29

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit the biggest news items from NBA media days and get you ready for fantasy basketball drafts with their top sleepers, busts and question marks heading into the season.00:00 Intro01:00 Top news from media days01:15 De’Aaron Fox04:50 Fred VanVleet + Reed Sheppard06:20 Scoot Henderson + Blazers11:00 Nembhard, Pritchard, Simons16:20 MPJ + Nets19:40 Jalen Williams22:30 Guard depth in drafts24:30 Ja Morant + injury-prone players26:15 Josh Giddey28:00 Bub Carrington +

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