RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

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

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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.

3D AGO

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 8 Pickups Going into the All-Star Break

Kirien and Alex discuss the latest news around the NBA before diving into their favorite waiver wire adds. Timestamps 00:00 Start 00:40 JJJ surgery, Jazz and Pacers fined for tanking 03:55 J-Dub injury, OKC injuries in general 07:05 Jeremy Sochan 09:30 Listener Q&A 09:45 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 players 20:15 Trey Murphy update? 20:55 Waiver Wire Pickups 21:25 Ace Bailey, UTA 22:40 Kyle Filipowski, UTA 24:15 GG Jackson, MEM 26:40 Jarace Walker, IND 28:20 Scoot Henderson, POR 29:40 Jaylon Tyson, CLE 31:25 Nolan Traore, BKN 33:00 Tristan Vukcevic, WAS Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99 https://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/1348772/2914433/1433 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

36 min
4D AGO

Fantasy Basketball Playoff Preview

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 ASB 07:00 Tyler Herro 09:30 Porzingis/Claxton/LaVine 12:15 Sengun/Banchero or Booker/Brunson 14:45 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 Targets/Drop Candidates 42:00 Tari Eason 43:30 Jalen Williams 45:05 Tristan Vukcevic or Kyle Filipowski 45:45 Bulls Backcourt 48:15 Tyler Herro again 49:30 Draymond Green 51:20 Best Playoff Stash Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

55 min
5D AGO

7 Trades To Make BEFORE Your Fantasy Basketball Playoffs

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 Intro 00:55 Jazz Tanking 04:30 Ivica Zubac 06:35 Stephen Curry 08:15 Jayson Tatum 12:00 Sling TV 13:15 Streamers 15:30 Jarrett Allen 16:20 Immanuel Quickley 17:40 Matas Buzelis 19:40 Donovan Clingan 21:15 Brandon Miller 23:10 Kelly Oubre 24:20 BREAKING NEWS 26:30 Viewer Questions 36:30 'What Was That?!?' Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

41 min
FEB 9

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

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 Intro 01:15 Sling TV ad 02:15 Trade deadline fantasy fallout 02:40 Harden in Cleveland + LAC’s plan 08:45 Zubac in Indy 10:35 Will Riley sidebar 12:00 Cam Thomas in Milwaukee 17:00 What are the Bulls doing? 21:55 Porzingis 22:50 Tanking concerns + adds/drops 27:15 Sabonis for Garland or Herro? 29:30 Tre Jones, Moses Moody 30:30 Queta, Filipowski, Cardwell 32:10 De’Anthony Melton 32:45 Nurkic, Trae, Myles Turner 34:20 Hold Nurkic? 35:20 Dejounte Murray 37:10 Kalkbrenner vs. Cardwell 37:35 Bagley 38:50 Trade away Siakam? 41:30 Sabonis trade targets 42:05 Tobias Harris 45:05 What to do with Zubac 46:05 Filipowski vs. Jarace Walker 47:20 Lakers to stream 48:25 Who to drop? 50:45 Blockbuster trade question 52:30 Will Riley vs. Ty Jerome 53:40 Aldama vs. Claxton 54:15 Fantasy playoff schedule trade 55:40 Worried about Avdija, Giddey or Garland? 57:15 Nique Clifford ----- Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! https://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/1348772/2914433/14334 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

59 min
FEB 6

Fantasy Basketball Must Adds - Trade Deadline

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 Kennard 05:45 Giannis Antetokounmpo 08:15 Ivica Zubac Trade 12:00 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 Rant 40:00 Outro New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

41 min
FEB 5

10 MASSIVE WINNERS From The NBA Trade Deadline

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 Pacers 07:45 Ja Morant 09:30 Domantas Sabonis 11:40 Giannis Antetokounmpo 13:45 Jonathan Kuminga 15:20 Kristaps Porzingis 17:00 Ayo Dosunmu 19:40 Dabble Ad 20:00 Jose Alvarado 21:15 Cam Thomas 23:30 Josh Minott 24:20 Nick Richards 26:30 Ryan Rollins/CMB 28:25 Jusuf Nurkic 29:30 Darius Garland 31:00 Jarace Walker/Ausar/Camara/Queta 33:30 John Collins 35:00 DeMar DeRozan or Jalen Duren 35:30 Jaden Ivey 36:40 GG Jackson 38:30 Drop Question 40:30 Kawhi Leonard 42:15 Jalen Smith or Nic Claxton 43:30 Jalen Smith or Tobias Harris 46:00 Davion Mitchell or Isaiah Collier 47:45 Kel’el Ware 48:30 Dyson Daniels or Josh Hart 50:00 Paolo or Giannis New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

55 min
FEB 4

10 Takeaways From the NBA Trade Deadline You MUST KNOW

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 Trades 03:30 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 Utah 22:15 Cavs/Clippers Trade 24:25 Dabble Ad 25:15 Viewer Questions 36:00 ‘What Was That?!?’ New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

39 min
FEB 3

Fantasy Fallout: JJJ to Utah, Simons to Chicago, Vucevic to Boston + More

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 Intro 01:00 Dabble ad 1:35 Jazz-Grizzlies trade fantasy fallout 15:00 Bulls, Pistons, Grizzlies trade fallout 25:00 Stash Monk or Ware? 28:30 Sabonis trade question 30:50 Poeltl 32:05 Drop Filipowski, McCain? 34:50 Trae Young 36:00 Players to drop 37:45 Grizzlies to stash 41:45 Isaiah Collier 43:35 Trade Jalen Johnson? 46:40 Ausar Thompson 47:45 What to do with JJJ in fantasy 49:35 De’Andre Hunter 52:15 Celtics-Bulls trade fallout Dabble New users get $25 FREE when signing up - no deposit necessary. Download Dabble now! https://dabble.onelink.me/Z9px/b45kkyzo 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

56 min

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4.7

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373 Ratings

Best fantasy basketball podcast out there

07/31/2023

Dewayne from winnetka

Great info and fantastic personalities make this one of the best podcasts to listen to for weekly and seasonal advice, opinions and general information. The team has great chemistry and has fun
Jokic

10/09/2025

oldmanconway

Bad joke jerks
Fantasy-less Fantasy BBall Pod

01/19/2024

MustBTrouble

Fantasys mentioned about every other episode. Hosts are definitely not playing much fantasy bball Saying you didnt know who was available in your draft probably isnt a good look. al horford isn’t a “good value” in Rd.8 in 2023. 11/7/2/1/1 is a must roster fantasy line for a 12 team league. Not according to Steve Alexander. Maybe he plays points leagues(the kids table of fantasy). Since it’s only a weekly pod, most of the season long advice like waiver pickup suggestions are too late to matter. Put it in a different category or call it a general nba pod.
Sound Quality

11/30/2021

LynchM20

These guys need a decent microphone. Sound quality is terrible. Sounds like an amateur production.

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.

Creator

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

2013 - 2026
Episodes

1.2K
Rating

Clean
Show Website

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast