Rotowire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

With the NBA playoffs tipping off and the MLB season in full swing, it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy game. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireNBA at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha go around the league breaking down their betting leans and observations from each playoff series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NBA playoffs tipping off and the MLB season in full swing, it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy game. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireNBA at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha begin by discussing the Defensive Player of the Year voting before diving into Warriors-Kings, Nets-76ers, Clippers-Suns, Heat-Bucks and Lakers-Grizzlies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NBA playoffs tipping off and the MLB season in full swing, it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy game. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireNBA at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha break down their lists of the most underrated NBA storylines from the 2023-23 season -- both fantasy and non-fantasy. Topics include: Onyeka Okongwu: per-36 monster What happened to Bradley Beal? Tyrese Haliburton's effect on the Pacers Markelle Fultz's progression Devin Vassell's quietly strong third season Three-point attempts regress for first time in over a decade Clearing the bar for "elite" status Kristaps Porzingis: top-15 fantasy player Ben Simmons' future How good can the Thunder be next season? A collectively "good not great" year for the 2021 NBA Draft class Filling out the All-Defense Teams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss the playoff races in each conference, including the Lakers battling to stay out of the Play-In Tournament and the Mavericks still hanging on for a potential Play-In spot. Later, the guys discuss avoiding Phoenix in the playoffs, Shaedon Sharpe's late-season breakout, and Alex's rundown of the biggest lessons from the 2022-23 fantasy basketball season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ken, Shannon and Alex do their thing in the final Friday podcast of the 2022-23 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen is joined by Kenny Ducey from the Action Network to discuss playoff scenarios, late-season tanking, the wide open West, the Knicks' ceiling and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news before diving into waiver wire suggestions and DFS plays for Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha name their respective All-NBA teams and talk through the decision-making process, biggest snubs, toughest calls and much more. WHALEN'S FIRST TEAM C: Joel Embiid, PHI F: Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL F: Jayson Tatum, BOS G: Luka Doncic, DAL G: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC WHALEN'S SECOND TEAM C: Nikola Jokic, DEN F: Jimmy Butler, MIA F: Julius Randle, NYK G: Donovan Mitchell, CLE G: James Harden, PHI WHALEN'S THIRD TEAM C: Domantas Sabonis, SAC F: Lauri Markkanen, UTA F: Jaylen Brown, BOS G: Damian Lillard, POR G: De’Aaron Fox, SAC --------------------------------------- BARUTHA'S FIRST TEAM C: Joel Embiid, PHI F: Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL F: Jayson Tatum, BOS G: Luka Doncic, DAL G: Donovan Mitchell, CLE BARUTHA'S SECOND TEAM C: Joel Embiid, PHI F: Lauri Markkanen, UTA F: Jimmy Butler, MIA G: James Harden, PHI G: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC BARUTHA'S THIRD TEAM C: Domantas Sabonis, SAC F: Pascal Siakam, TOR F: Julius Randle, NYK G: Jrue Holiday, MIL G: Damian Lillard, POR Lear

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha begin by discussing... the Portland Trail Blazers and whether or not fantasy managers should be panicking about a Damian Lillard shutdown. Then, they break down the news that all three of Karl-Anthony Towns, Luka Doncic and Ja Morant will return Wednesday night, as well as updates on Paul George and Zion Williamson. Later, the guys discuss where the Clippers go from there, Zion's future/trade value, the Thunder's place in the 2023-24 Western Conference and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ken, Shannon and Alex recap the latest NBA news before diving into waiver wire suggestions and DFS analysis for Friday's slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha go team-by-team through the Eastern Conference, offering analysis, fantasy news, injury updates and more on each franchise. We're excited to thank our sponsor, Supported Intelligence, for their generous support! With Smart Bracket, their AI decision-making tool, you can gain an edge in your bracket predictions. Available on the App Store, Google Play and on the web, improve your bracket today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha go team-by-team through the Western Conference, discussing fantasy news and notes for all 15 franchises. We're excited to thank our sponsor, Supported Intelligence, for their generous support! With Smart Bracket, their AI decision-making tool, you can gain an edge in your bracket predictions. Available on the App Store, Google Play and on the web, improve your bracket today at SmartBracket.io! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news before diving into waiver wire suggestions and DFS plays. We're excited to thank our sponsor, Supported Intelligence, for their generous support! With Smart Bracket, their AI decision-making tool, you can gain an edge in your bracket predictions. Available on the App Store, Google Play and on the web, improve your bracket today at SmartBracket.io! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen is joined by Dan Titus from Yahoo Fantasy to break down the latest news on Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant and Lonzo Ball, as well as how fantasy managers should handle the Ja Morant situation. Later, Dan discusses his biggest hits and misses of the season, as well as a handful of players who will be difficult to rank in 2023-24. The guys also discuss: Walker Kessler's breakout rookie season, Jabari Smith's struggles, the rise of De'Aaron Fox, most fun Victor Wembanyama landing spots, Wembanyama the fantasy prospect and much more. We're excited to thank our sponsor, Supported Intelligence, for their generous support! With Smart Bracket, their AI decision-making tool, you can gain an edge in your bracket predictions. Available on the App Store, Google Play and on the web, improve your bracket today at SmartBracket.io! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha run through a grab bag of NBA topics, including: Late-season roster strategy Handling Ja Morant in fantasy The rise of Jalen Williams and Walker Kessler Projecting 2023-24 ADP for this year's rookies The philosophy of MVP voting SGA vs. Markkanen vs. Brunson for Most Improved Player Quickley vs. Brogdon for Sixth Man of the Year Mike Brown for Coach of the Year The Lakers' chances to make the play-in without LeBron A potential Cavaliers-Knicks Round 1 series Re-assessing Mikal Bridges' ceiling We're excited to thank our sponsor, Supported Intelligence, for their generous support! With Smart Bracket, their AI decision-making tool, you can gain an edge in your bracket predictions. Available on the App Store, Google Play and on the web, improve your bracket today at SmartBracket.io! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha from RotoWire unpack the biggest fantasy news of the week, including LeBron James' injury, the LaMelo-less Hornets, the Clippers falling to 0-3 since adding Russell Westbrook, the Bucks pushing their winning streak to 15 games and the Spurs finally snapping their 16-game skid. Then, the guys discuss a handful of this season's biggest fantasy disappointments, including Josh Giddey, Scottie Barnes, Bradley Beal and Keldon Johnson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ken and Alex touch on news before moving on to waiver wire suggestions and DFS picks for Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to discuss the Hawks firing Nate McMillan (and likely bringing in Quin Snyder) before revealing their lists of the most interesting teams for the rest of the season, including the Nets, Suns, Magic, Clippers and Timberwolves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to first take a team-by-team look at the injuries we're monitoring coming out of the All-Star break. The guys discuss names like Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Kelly Oubre, Steven Adams, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jusuf Nurkic. Later, Nick and Alex hand out nine of their favorite NBA futures bets to make right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices