Rotowire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Ken "K-Train" Crites to discuss all of the latest fantasy and injury news, preview a big Tuesday night slate and more. 1:30 Injuries - Giannis, Wemby, Brunson, Booker, etc.  5:30 Wemby fantasy playoffs and greatness 8:00 Booker/Royce O'Neale 8:30 Trae and Dejounte 9:30 Olynyk 10:30 More Trae and Dejounte 11:30 Coby White, Drummond, Bulls 14:00 Nets loss to Memphis, DFS, five-game week for Brooklyn 16:30 Brunson 17:35 Giannis 18:25 Wemby concerns 19:45 Donovan Mitchell out at least three games 20:35 Knicks 22:00 Daniel Gafford Mavs 24:00 Keyonte, Kessler, Collins 25:50 Miles McBride 26:20 Trey Murphy and Pelicans 28:15 Jordan Goodwin 30:45 Kobe statues 32:30 Josh Hart, Luka bets 34:50 Viewer questions 44:00 Manute Bol story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit all of the latest news and updates around the fantasy basketball world. 0:00: Intro 3:50: Scottie Barnes injury fallout 10:25: Devin Booker out at lest 7-to-10 days 15:20: Jalen Brunson injury 18:50: Taylor Hendricks, Paul Reed, PJ Washington 21:25: Gafford, Zubac 24:55: Drop Royce O'Neale, Jaden Ivey or Jonathan Kuminga? 26:30: Keyonte George 28:00: Cunningham + DiVincenzo vs. Simons + Coby White 31:10: Huerter or Caruso as a stream tonight? 32:10: Kelly Olynyk 33:40: Jabari Walker 35:40: Aaron Nesmith 37:00: Mark Williams, Julius Randle non-updates 38:10: Podziemski upside 41:25: Grayson Allen vs. Buddy Hield 43:10: Still holding Desmond Bane? 45:05: Norm Powell 46:45: Markkanen concerns 48:10: Micic vs. Mann? 50:10: Duop Reath 51:35: 2024-25 first round in fantasy -- who drops out? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest NBA news before diving into waiver wire options for the upcoming week. They close out the show with DFS advice for Friday's slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Rick Kamla to talk fantasy basketball. 1:00 LeBron 40K points 8:20 Tyus Jones 10:00 Shutdown talk 11:40 LeBron, continued... 14:45 MVP SGA, Jokic, Tatum, Luka 22:45 Ben Mathurin, Nesmith 25:50 Bol Bol 28:50 Kamla League Trade 36:00 Terance Mann, Paul George 38:30 Ayo Dosunmu, Coby White, Andre Drummond 41:45 Stashes and Pickups Bogi, KCP, Fontecchio, etc. 45:30 Keyonte George or Scoot Henderson 46:15 JJJ + Jabari Smith for AD 48:10 Paul Reed 50:40 Amen, Drummond, G Allen 52:50 Ty Haliburton 54:30 Joel Embiid 57:30 Ben Simmons or Dereck Lively Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz take live viewer questions, talk risers and fallers on the season and debate whether they'd take Victor Wembanyama over Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Joel Embiid next season. 0:00: Intro + Tuesday night props recap 5:50: JJJ + Jabari Smith for Anthony Davis? 10:45: Bucks-Hornets + Dame surging post-break 18:50: Draymond Green 23:15: Paul Reed vs. Royce O'Neale 24:55: Stash Gradey Dick or Taylor Hendricks? 26:30: Paul Reed vs. Nick Richards 27:45: Drop Daniel Gafford? 30:30: Expectations for Wembanyama in 2024-25 39:30: Biggest risers and fallers this season 48:00: LaMelo Ball non-update 48:45: Coby White, Jordan Poole 49:30: Fred VanVleet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Carley Carden to talk fantasy basketball. 4:20 Embiid injury/return 9:25 Trae Young return, Bogi, Hawks 15:20 Jaren Jackson, GG Jackson, Lamar Stevens 23:30 Cam Thomas injury, Schroder, Ben Simmons, Dorian Finney-Smith 24:25 Poeltl injury, Kelly Olynyk 25:30 Scottie Barnes, Gradey Dick 26:10 Ben Mathurin, Ty Haliburton, Myles Turner 28:00 Pelican injuries/suspension Herb Jones, Hawkins, Nance 29:30 Knicks/Pistons, Monty  32:15 Kings/Heat Jaime Jaquez, Delon Wright, K Love, Bam 36:30 Sabonis, Murray, Fox, Monk 37:30 Scoot Henderson, Brogdon, A Simons 38:20 Ben Simmons/Dennis Schroder 40:00 Viewer Questions: Embiid, Simons, Olynyk, Poole, Hartenstein  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss the top news items of the day, headlined by Trae Young's injury, which could sideline him for the remainder of the season. The guys also discuss the biggest shutdown risks, Nick's big trades over the weekend, Scoot Henderson's upside, Ayo Dosunmu, Tre Mann and much more, all while taking live viewer questions. 0:00: Intro 2:00: Trae Young injury 6:00: LaMelo Ball (still) sidelined + Tre Mann 8:35: Nick's big trades in the RotoWire Steak League 8:55: Jaren Jackson for Alperen Sengun 10:15: Malik Monk for Brook Lopez 12:30: Quiet weekend on the waiver wire 14:00: Relative lack of injuries this season 18:00: Dosunmu, Scoot, Olynyk, Hunter, Keyonte George 21:45: Streaming options -- Fontecchio, Hendricks, Dort, Giddey, Green, Mathurin, Powell 24:15: Drop Bruce Brown or Okongwu? 25:05: Amen, Bagley, Dosunmu, Hunter 27:40: Gradey Dick, Cam Whitmore, Bilal Coulibaly 29:55: Nembhard vs. McConnell 31:00: Biggest shutdown risks: Markkanen, Sexton, Simons, Brogdon, Raptors, Rockets,

Kirien Sprecher and Alex Barutha go over recent news and answer listener questions before diving into eight players to add off the waiver wire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1:00 All Star Weekend 5:20 LeBron ankle injury 8:40 Rui Hachimura 10:45 Sabonis/Trey Lyles 12:10 Cam Thomas 15:40 Hot Pickups - Podz, GGJax, Tre Mann, Keyonte George, Vince Williams, Thompson Twins, Goodwin, Rui, Lyles, Fontecchio 38:15 Mike Conley 44:10 Wizards - Kispert, Coulibaly, Deni Avdija, Kuzma 49:40 GG Jackson, Tre Mann, Schedule 52:40 Anthony Davis for Dejounte Murray and Vuc? 55:40 Cam Whitmore? 57:12 Mitchell Robinson and Embiid returns? 58:40 Jalen Johnson for Buddy Hield? 60:40 Drop Bagley, Reed or Ausar? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz talk all things fantasy basketball as the end of the All-Star break approaches. 0:00: Intro 3:25: All-Star Weekend takeaways + ideas 24:00: Dosunmu, Grant Williams, Olynyk, Lively 27:05: Trading Deandre Ayton 28:45: Drop Keldon Johnson or Herb Jones? 30:45: Jokic/Doncic trade 32:30: Dosunmu vs. Keyonte ROS 35:00: Worried about a Simons shutdown? 37:00: Josh Green, Tim Hardaway Jr., Tari Eason 39:10: Drop Klay for Tre Mann? 41:00: Bagley, Mann, Dosunmu, Caruso, Middleton, Ausar Thompson 42:35: Schroder, Ben Simmons 43:00: Playoff schedule concerns + trades 45:30: Lillard + Kuzma vs. Curry 46:45: Giannis vs. SGA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Brian Rosenworcel to talk fantasy basketball. 2:40 All Star Weekend 7:50 Nets - Cam T, Claxton, Bridges, Simmons, DSJ 12:40 Schedule Breakdowns/Notes, 1 game, 2 games, 3 games, 5 games for Nets 17:00 Silly Season potential heroes - Sochan, Gafford, Tyus Jones, Podz, Oubre, Grizzlies, Thompson Twins 25:45 Dallas and PJW, Gafford, Josh Green, Lively 30:00 Kispert, Hayward, Eason, Duncan Robinson, E Gordon, Konchar, Olynyk, Simmons 33:40 Viewer Questions: Lively vs. Reed, Harden trade, Dosunmu, Brandon Clarke, Jabari Smith, Luka/Jokic trade, Keyonte, Tre Mann, Reed or GG Jackson, Avdija, Ivey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shannon and Alex discuss news and listener questions in addition to waiver wire suggestions for the week ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Rick Kamla to break down a monster Wednesday night slate and talk fantasy news, notes and takeaways heading into the All-Star break. 1:20 Isaiah Stewart vs Drew Eubanks 5:20 Jamal Murray, Okongwu, DiVincenzo, Kawhi, Beal injuries/All-Star Break 10:00 Domantas Sabonis 12:15 Deni Avdija 14:40 Hornets, Tre Mann, Grant Williams 19:55 Mavs, Luka, MVP Race 27:37 Thompson Twins 31:10 Keyonte George 33:30 Rui Hachimura 36:15 Precious Achiuwa 39:00 GG Jackson 46:00 Klay Thompson vs. Brandin Podziemski 50:30 Viewer Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz talk failed LeBron trades, All-Star Saturday betting odds, Scoot Henderson, Onyeka Okongwu, De'Aaron Fox and much more. 0:00: Intro + dog talk 4:30: Magic lose to OKC + Shaq jersey retirement 11:00: Warriors tried to trade for LeBron 17:50: Dunk Contest + Three-Point Contest betting odds 26:20: Brown/Ingram for Murray/Bridges? 28:45: Okongwu, Dosunmu, Scoot 32:45: De'Aaron Fox trade targets 36:10: Worth trying to trade LaMelo? 38:15: Kessler vs. Draymond ROS 39:25: Scoot vs. Melton 41:10: Vassell, Okongwu, Scoot, Dosunmu, Olynyk 42:55: Herb Jones back to a must-roster guy? 45:55: Importance of streaming in playoffs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Bob Nastanovich to discuss the top fantasy basketball news of the day, including the defining performance of Victor Wembanyama's rookie season thus far. 9:35 Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier 12:30 Danny Gafford, Luka Doncic, MVP Odds 19:45 Donte DiVincenzo and Jamal Murray injuries 23:20 Wemby Triple-Double 33:00 Gradey Dick, Kelly Olynyk 35:45 Bulls, Coby, Ayo Dosunmu 38:00 Dejounte or Trae Young for Hawks? Too many forwards in Atlanta 40:40 Kelly Oubre and Buddy Hield 41:35 Grant Williams 43:40 Amen and Ausar Thompson 44:35 Giannis 44:50 Klay Thompson, Dario Saric 49:00 Dinwiddie 50:25 Deni Avdija 53:55 Viewer Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap a big weekend on the waiver wire before diving right into live viewer/listener questions. 0:00: Intro 3:00: Post-deadline waiver wire adds/drops 9:45: Hornets (Micic, Tre Mann) 15:30: Wendell Carter, Josh Green, Santi Aldama 17:40: Chris Paul 18:40: Drop Brooks/Bagley to pick up Ausar Thompson? 20:55: Dosunmu vs. Keyonte George 22:30: Dyson Daniels injury (Trey Murphy, Herb Jones) 24:50: Herb Jones, Tim Hardaway Jr. 26:00: Caleb Martin, Jaime Jaquez 28:30: Tre Mann, Malik Beasley 30:40: Markkanen + DiVincenzo for Booker? 32:50: Zubac, Ivey, Podziemski 35:00: Ben Mathurin, Ayo Dosunmu, Keyonte George 37:30: Under-the-radar PGs to add 40:00: Keyonte George vs. Kris Dunn 41:15: De'Anthony Melton 42:20: Julius Randle 43:15: Caleb Martin vs. Bilal Coulibaly ROS 44:25: Julius Randle (again) 45:10: Coby White, Precious Achiuwa, Buddy Hield, Paul Reed 46:05: Kyrie vs. Fox 46:35: Tari Eason 49:05: Andre Drummond 51:00: Value in Portland? 53:05: Tre Mann vs. Caruso 54:00: JJJ shutdown

Ken, Shannon and Alex recap the major trades that went down on Thursday's trade deadline to start the show. Then, they dive into listener/watcher-submitted questions before diving into waiver wire suggestions. To close out, they talk some Friday Daily Fantasy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Rick Kamla to talk fantasy basketball. 1:15 Minor trades breakdown: Cut Kornet? GG Jackson JJJ shutdown? Santi Aldama, David Roddy 6:00 Get ready to use your pickups today 8:10 Donte DiVincenzo season in New York, Jonathan Kuminga  9:00 Jaden Ivey and Monty Williams - Favorite/Not Favorite coaches 16:30 Khris Middleton injury 19:10 Fred VanVleet injury 21:25 Jimmy Butler 26:15 Onyeka Okongwu 26:30 Buddy Hield traded? Bennedict Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard, Kelly Oubre, Springer 34:00 Ochai Adbaji, Kelly Olynyk 38:30 Hawks trade possibilities 39:30 Walker Kessler 42:30 Taylor Hendricks 43:10 Franz Wagner for Brandon Miller? 43:40 Trade Vetoes 49:00 Picture time with Dr. A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NBA trade deadline closing in, Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz discuss which players could be on the move, which teams will should be active and, most importantly, which players you should be stashing in fantasy leagues. The guys also hit the biggest news of the day, Paul Reed, Precious Achiuwa, the Magic, Andre Drummond, Coby White and much more. 0:00: Intro + Underdog and FanDuel offers 3:00: Brandon’s Pro Bowl experience 5:30: Trade deadline names to monitor 6:30: Which teams are selling? 9:30: How does Embiid’s injury impact Philly’s mindset? 11:45: Orlando Magic update of the week 18:00: Players to drop to clear a roster spot 18:45: Markelle Fultz 22:40: Players to stash 28:30: Backup center market + Andre Drummond 31:00: Paul Reed: still holding? 33:20: Bulls at the deadline 35:40: Brandon Miller, Donte DiVincenzo as sell-highs 39:55: Precious Achiuwa 41:20: Patrick Williams 43:15: Most disappointing fantasy players 46:25: Andrew Wiggins 48:10: Zion Williamson 49:10: Bilal Coulibaly 50:00: Sell

Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Ken Crites to discuss the top fantasy news items of the day and identify players who are trending up -- or down -- as we near the trade deadline and All-Star break. 0:00: Intro 4:00 Sixers - Embiid, Reed, Bamba, Harris, Oubre 8:40 Hawks - Capela, Okongwu, Murray, Hunter, Bey, Jalen Johnson 15:00 Warriors - Kuminga, Podz, Klay, Wiggins, Quinones, Trace Jackson-Davis 19:10 Mavs - Josh Green, Jaden Hardy, THJ 21:35 Clippers and Cavaliers 25:50 Jaylen Brown dunking? 28:40 Capela, Dinwiddie, DSJ, Cam Thomas, Myles Turner, Klay, Wiggins, Jonas Valanciunas, Nance 38:25 Kuminga, Podz, DiVincenzo, J Hart, Dosunmu, Cam Whitmore, Brandon Miller, Amen, J Green 45:00 Grammys and high scoring games 49:00 DraftKings and FanDuel - Tyrese Haliburton 54:00 Richards or Reed? Coulibaly? Add/Drops ----- Underdog Fantasy is the #1 platform for NBA Best Ball and DFS Player Pick'em contests. If you haven't tried Underdog yet, new Underdog users receive a first-time deposit bonus up to $100 AND a