RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top stories, including a look at their top waiver wire adds. The guys discuss the players they're most concerned about in fantasy basketball right now, like Jaren Jackson Jr., Myles Turner, Coby White and Ben Mathurin.

00:00 Intro

00:50 Spurs take down OKC

04:15 Sling TV ad

05:25 Key injury news

08:55 Evan Mobley + struggling Cavs

11:15 Waiver wire reactions

12:30 Chalkboard + Dabble ads

13:55 Brooks, Fears, Monk

16:05 Are we panicking on Myles Turner? (Yes)

17:20 Darius Garland, Bam Adebayo

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest and best players to add off the fantasy basketball waiver wire.

Timestamps

00:00 Start

00:40 Wemby back soon

03:40 Zach Edey out

05:20 Other injury updates

07:30 Listener Q&A

07:45 Aldama or Washington

08:18 Drop Herb Jones, Landale or Portis

09:20 Is Grimes a hold?

09:56 Keep KP on IR? Hold Sheppard?

11:21 Steven Adams or JJJ (?)

12:48 KPJ sell high?

14:00 Drop Vassell, Sheppard or Filipowski?

16:16 Waiver Wire Begins

16:43 Herb Jones, NOP<...

Kirien Sprecher and Adam King answer viewer questions, discuss news from around the NBA and list 10 players to add in Fantasy Basketball. 

00:00 Intro

01:10 Naz, Dray, Huff or Mark Williams

02:20 Aaron Gordon or Tari Eason

04:50 Sling TV Ad

05:50 Ingram for Keegan + BMiller

08:15 Cam Thomas/Kyrie/Dejounte/Eason/Oubre

10:30 Eason/Braun/Gafford/Kyrie

13:45 Buzelis or Bey + Coulibaly

18:00 Jayson Tatum

19:45 Chalkboard Ad

20:40 Keegan Murray ROS

22:30 Dillon Brooks or Grayson Allen 

24:50 Buzelis vs. Sharpe

25:45 KP or...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before talking about players to be worried about in Fantasy Basketball, including James Harden and Pascal Siakam. 

00:00 Intro

01:20 Knicks/Raptors

03:05 Heat/Magic

06:35 Trae Young

09:00 Devin Booker

11:05 Jarrett Allen 

15:00 Dabble Ad

16:05 Kings

23:10 Pacers 

27:10 Sling TV

28:10 Clippers

30:55 Pelicans

33:45 Chalkboard Ad

34:50 Viewer Questions 

43:20 ‘What Was That?!?’

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top injury and waiver wire news from the weekend, answer live listener questions and discuss the players they're looking to buy right now in fantasy basketball leagues.

00:00: Intro

01:05 Injury roundup + Franz Wagner

02:00 Stephon Castle returning Monday night

04:00 Steph Curry (maybe) returning this week

04:50 Pat and Cam Spencer

06:25 Maxime Raynaud

09:00 Ryan Nembhard

10:20 Sling, Chalkboard ads

12:00 Live viewer mailbag

12:20 Ivey vs. Jaquez vs. Coulibaly

14:20 De’Andre Hunter

15:15 Cam Thomas, Jordan Po...

RotoWire's Ken Crites, Shannon McKeown and Alex Barutha discuss their favorite waiver wire adds for the upcoming week.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:20 News Starts, LeBron's scoring streak ends

03:00 76ers vs. Warriors game

04:20 Giannis injured

07:00 Other injury updates

09:40 Listener Q&A starts, Cam Johnson or Bobby Portis

10:45 Edey and Kyshawn for Amen

12:00 Add Ivey in 14-teamers?

13:40 Cade or Giannis?

14:20 Add Naz Reid over Barrett or Bey?

15:30 Trade Porzingis and Miller?

16:35 Keegan or Turner?

19:40 NBA...

Kirien Sprecher and Adam King break down news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewers' questions and discussing players to drop in fantasy basketball. 

00:00 Intro 

00:50 Ryan Nembhard FAAB?

04:55 Kalkbrenner/Reed Sheppard

07:20 Maxime Raynaud 

09:45 Drop Candidates 

14:00 Booker/Queen or Sarr/Trey Murphy

15:20 Keegan Murray or Dyson Daniels 

17:45 Too Many Centers???

20:15 Ryan Nembhard/VJ Edgecombe/Reed Sheppard

22:05 Giannis ):

24:50 Sling TV Ad

25:45 Bobby Portis

27:35 Zach LaVine/Donte DiVincenzo

29:15 AJ Green

30:05 Matas...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner break down news and notes from around the NBA before discussing whether to buy, sell or hold certain players, including VJ Edgecombe. 
 

00:00 Intro 

00:55 Zion Williamson 

04:20 Jimmy Butler

07:20 Devin Booker 

10:00 Jamal Murray 

11:20 Bulls Injury Report

13:00 CP3

15:10 Dabble Ad

16:00 Darius Garland

20:15 Naz Reid 

22:25 Mikal Bridges

24:15 Sling TV Ad

25:00 LeBron James

26:35 VJ Edgecombe

28:55 Ryan Rollins

30:20 Chalkboard Ad

31:30 Viewer Questions

41:30 ‘What Was That...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss the biggest fantasy basketball stories injury updates, waiver wire targets, risers/fallers and chatter around Zach Edey, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dillon Brooks and more. They also take live viewer questions throughout the stream. 

00:00 Intro

00:45 Waiver Wire targets

01:20: Jared McCain

02:55 Jay Huff

05:30 Jaylen Wells

06:55 Zach Edey’s big night

08:15 Vivid Seats, Sling TV ads

10:00 Injuries to monitor

10:55 Isaiah Hartenstein, Jalen Williams

13:00 Listener mailbag

13:05 Ant for Miller + Randle?

14:05 Sell Rudy Gobert?

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Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner break down news and notes from around the NBA before discussing 10 players that carry their fantasy basketball team in 2025-26, including Kon Knueppel. 
 

00:00 Intro 

00:50 Giannis

02:00 Anthony Davis

03:45 Ayton

06:30 Barrett 

08:25 Norman Powell

10:35 Dylan Harper 

13:20 Dabble Ad

14:00 Kon Knueppel 

16:10 Jalen Johnson 

17:20 Jokic 
18:05 Sling TV Ad

19:05 Coby White

20:30 Ayo Dosumnu 

22:35 Daily Lineups
27:30 Chalkboard Ad 

28:30 Viewer Questions 

38:45 ‘What Was That?!?’

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Kirien Sprecher and Adam King break down news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewer questions and discussing players to drop.

00:00 Intro

00:40 Queen/Buzelis/Fears benched??

04:45 Jaren Jackson

08:00 Nurkic or Drummond 

09:30 Sling TV Ad

10:25 Lively/Coulibaly/Collins/Keldon

11:45 Mathurin or Poeltl

14:15 Harden + Kalk or JJ + Gobert 

16:00 Isaiah Jackson or Kyle Filipowski 

16:30 Harden + DWhite or Luka

18:00 Ace Bailey 

19:25 Zach Edey

21:10 Bilal Coulibaly

21:40 Vivid Seats Ad 

22:45 Trading KD

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Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) recap the NBA and discuss the top waiver wire targets in their most important leagues. The guys also dig in on the biggest surprises so far, including Julius Randle, Alex Sarr, Keyonte George, Ryan Rollins, and more. Throughout the show, the guys also answer live viewer questions!

00:00 Intro

01:15 Notable injuries recap

06:00 Vince Williams upside

06:45 Waiver wire adds (Black, Huff, Portis)

09:45 OG Anunoby + more injuries

12:05 Domantas Sabonis + Kings

14:45 Vivid Seats, Sling TV ads

16:45 Harden, Jalen Johnson...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest news in the NBA before analyzing their nine favorite pickups off the fantasy basketball waiver wire.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:25 Ryan Rollins

02:05 Domantas Sabonis knee injury

05:15 Injury Updates

07:30 Listener Q&A

08:00 Norm Powell sell high?

09:40 IJax or Filipowski?

10:35 Kawhi and Garland injury updates

11:10 Brandon Williams and Jabari Smith holds?

13:10 Kuzma, Portis or Duncan Robinson

14:20 Speculative add of Huff?

16:30 Waiver Wire begins

17:50 Vince Williams, MEM

18:40...

Kirien Sprecher and Adam King break down news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewers' top fantasy basketball questions, including what to do with Paul George.

00:00 Intro 

03:35 Sling TV Ad

04:40 De’Andre Hunter or Ace Bailey

07:50 Ace Bailey or Ajay Mitchell

10:05 2x1 Trade Targets

16:00 Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware

17:15 Jaren Jackson

18:50 Kon Knueppel ROS

21:45 3x2 Trade

24:10 Prosper Trading Ad

24:45 Wemby 2x1 Trade

26:30 3x2 Trade 

28:25 4x2 Trade 

29:45 Peyton Watson 

33...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner break down news and notes from around the NBA before discussing players it's time to move on from in fantasy basketball, including Cameron Johnson and Jonathan Kuminga. 

00:00 Intro

01:10 Spurs/Grizzlies 

04:45 Giannis 

06:55 LeBron 

09:05 Brunson

10:40 Adebayo 

13:55 Keegan Murray 

15:55 Dabble Ad

16:30 Jonathan Kuminga

19:55 Christian Braun

21:20 Cameron Johnson 

22:10 Sling TV Ad

23:15 Kyrie 

24:45 Kelly Oubre 

25:20 Malik Monk 

27:00 Chalkboard Ad

28:30 Viewer Questions

37:50 ‘What was that?!?’

Kirien and Alex discuss the biggest fantasy basketball news from over the weekend, including injuries to players like Christian Braun and OG Anunoby, the Pelicans firing Willie Green, and more!

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:45 Top waiver adds in our deep league

03:35 Kyrie Irving and Dejounte Murray

08:45 Injury Updates

23:30 Ja Morant

26:51 Collier, Schroder

29:15 Cut McConnell or Wallace for Coulibaly

30:25 Who to drop for Mathurin

31:45 Add Gafford?

32:00 Trade Porzingis?

33:17 Buy or sell PG and Poole?

34:51 D...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest NBA news before answering listener questions. Then, the crew dives into their favorite fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups for Week 5.

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Kirien Sprecher gives news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewers' early-season Fantasy Basketball questions, including what to make of VJ Edgecombe's rookie season thus far.

00:00 Intro 

00:45 Sling TV Ad

01:55 Tobias Harris 

03:15 Merrill or Collier

05:40 Andre Drummond?

07:15 Blockbuster Trade Feedback 

09:20 Prosper Trading Ad 

10:00 Ja Morant 

11:15 Jordan Poole 

12:20 Paul George or Kyshawn George 

12:45 Malik Monk/Cason Wallace/Bilal Coulibaly/Dereck Lively 

14:40 Collin Murray-Boyles or Noah Clowney 

15:45 Ajay Mitchell ROS?

16:45 Queen or Kuming...

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before giving out their top streaming options for each category, including Sam Merrill, Ryan Kalkbrenner and Marcus Smart. 

00:00 Intro

01:20 Nico Harrison 

04:40 Jalen Green 

07:05 Darius Garland

10:10 Joel Embiid

12:55 Bam Adebayo 

14:10 TJ McConnell 

16:35 Dabble Ad 

17:40 Marcus Smart 

19:00 Davion Mitchell 

20:05 Nurkic, Drummond, Adams

23:10 Sling TV Ad

24:15 Ryan Kalkbrenner 

26:00 Quentin Grimes 

27:40 A.J. Green 

28:45 Chalkboard Ad 

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top storylines of the weekend in the NBA, as well as the top waiver wire claims across their most competitive leagues. The guys also discuss some players trending up -- Deni Avdija, Dyson Daniels -- and players they're concerned about -- Shaedon Sharpe, Jaren Jackson Jr. -- through the first few weeks of the season.

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:40 Jake LaRavia

03:30 Marcus Smart

04:30 Trendon Watford

06:00 Noah Clowney

08:00 Julian Champagnie

09:00 Derik Queen

13:00 Trey Murphy

16:15 Poeltl...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest NBA news before suggesting their favorite waiver wire adds for Week 4, including Jusuf Nurkic and Russell Westbrook. After, Shannon and Alex hand out their favorite DraftKings DFS/Pick6 plays for Friday.

Timestamps

00:00 Start

00:35 Jalen Green returns

03:13 Steph Curry out Friday

04:15 Injury updates

07:08 Listener Questions

7:30 Sheppard or Tyson

9:00 Ayton for Bane trade

10:44 Coulibaly or Kalkbrenner

11:18 Matas & Clingan for Mikal Bridges trade

12:33 Sarr & George for Turner & White trade

14:28 Hart or...

Kirien Sprecher and Ryan Ward discuss news and notes from around the NBA before playing a game of Buy or Sell, including Dyson Daniels, Derrick White and Austin Reaves. 

00:00 Intro

00:20 LAL/SAS

04:30 OKC/POR

08:50 MIN/NYK

10:50 Sling TV Ad

11:50 Russell Westbrook

13:40 DAL/NOP

15:10 PHI/CLE

17:15 BKN/IND

17:45 DEN/MIA

18:45 UTA/DET

19:55 HOU/MEM

22:05 BOS/WSH

22:40 Prosper Trading Ad

23:40 Potential Trades

29:40 Dabble Ad

30:15 Viewer Questions
Duration: 00:40:09

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news from around the NBA before playing a game of Real or Mirage, including VJ Edgecombe, Keyonte George and Jrue Holiday. 
 

00:00 Intro 

02:20 Zion Williamson

05:10 Ja Morant

07:50 LaMelo Ball 

09:10 Anthony Edwards

11:10 Darius Garland

13:00 Dylan Harper

15:50 Jared McCain

18:00 Dabble Ad

19:05 Nikola Vucevic 

20:55 Jrue Holiday

23:10 Keyonte George 

27:55 Sling TV Ad

29:00 Desmond Bane 

31:00 CJ McCollum

32:40 Anfernee Simons 

34:15 Chalkboard Ad

35:30 Viewer Question...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap a busy week on the waiver wire and discuss some early sell-high/buy-low candidates, all while answering live viewer questions.

00:00 Intro

00:45 Waiver wire fallout

01:00 Russell Westbrook

02:15 Mann, LaRavia, Quinton Jackson

03:45 Gillespie

06:00 Keldon Johnson

06:50 Vivid Seats promo

08:00 Hold Ace Bailey?

10:15 Annoy, Myles Turner

11:20 Grimes, DiVincenzo

12:35 Sarr, Edgecombe

13:45 KAT, Kawhi, Mobley, Flagg trade question

15:05 Dillon Brooks, Isaiah Collier

16:25 Dereck Lively

17:25 Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Amen...

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.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:35 Spurs/Heat

03:25 Bilal Coulibaly returns

04:40 Bucks win vs. Warriors

06:15 NBA CUP BEGINS!

08:44 Choose a George

11:52 Kalkbrenner vs. Poeltl

13:07 Cade slow start

14:10 Buzelis for D White trade?

15:30 Drop Ace Bailey?

17:50 Waiver Wire begins

18:25 Ryan Rollins...

Kirien Sprecher and Ryan Ward discuss Wednesday's 10-game NBA slate before overreacting about Luka Doncic, Cooper Flagg, and Trae Young.

00:00 Intro

00:40 Trae Young

03:50 Anthony Davis

06:55 Bilal Coulibaly

09:05 Sling Ad

10:05 Lakers vs. Timberwolves

15:05 Dabble Ad

15:40 Jazz vs. Blazers

18:10 Wednesday’s blowouts

21:40 Bulls Undefeated

22:30 Grizzlies vs. Suns

24:40 Prosper Trading Ad

25:20 Viewer Questions

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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 Intro

01:00 Tyrese Maxey

03:45 Russell Westbrook

07:15 Bennedict Mathurin

09:35 Chet Holmgren

10:40 Zion Williamson

12:00 Brandon Miller

14:40 Jakob Poeltl 

16:25 Jalen Green

17:50 Dabble Ad 

18:20 Ajay Mitchell

19:25 Tre Jones

20:35 Ryan Rollins

22:35 Sling TV Ad

23:40 Jaime Jaquez

24:55 Jarace Walker

27:00 Ryan Kalkbrenner

29:30 Prosper Trading Ad...

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 Intro

01:00 Luka, Edwards injuries + Wolves rotation

04:10 Wavier wire reactions

08:20 Tre Johnson

09:50 Eason vs. Filipowski

11:20 Reed Sheppard

13:15 Davis, Sabonis

17:15 Sling TV; Chalkboard

19:00 Podziemski, Grimes, DLo, Harper

23:10 Alexander-Walker

25:00 Dyson Daniels; Edgecombe

25:50 Bub Carrington — is he bad?

28:00 Banchero vs. Brunson

30:10 Dabble

30:40 Rookies to stash

33:40 Isaiah Jackson + Pa...

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.

Timestamps

00:05 Start

00:45 Thunder/Pacers

04:40 Warriors/Nuggets

07:40 Injury Updates

10:00 Listener Q&A

10:10 Will Ayton Improve?

11:37 Pick up Ryan Dunn?

12:31 Drop Isaiah Jackson?

13:16 Jalen Green, Darius Garland injury updates

14:11 Drop Podz or WCJ?

16:35 Waiver Wire Adds

17:20 Kyshawn George, WAS<...

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 Intro

01:25 PHI/BOS

07:25 Prosper Trading

08:05 DAL/SAS

15:00 POR/MIN

17:30 NY/CLE

23:00 ATL/TOR

25:25 LAC/UTA

30:30 Dabble

32:35 Viewer Questions

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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 Intro

00:50 OKC/HOU

05:50 LAL/GSW

08:30 Dabble Ad

09:00 MVP Predictions

13:15 ROY Predictions

16:00 Draft Bargains

22:15 Draft Busts

28:15 Prosper Trading Ad

29:00 Viewer Questions

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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 Intro

00:45 NBA Opening Night eve

04:10 Kings thoughts

05:50 Chalkboard promo

06:55 Scottie Barnes

10:00 Rate my team

11:15 Keepers question + Jazz backcourt

14:00 LeBron vs. Norm Powell

17:00 Cam Johnson

18:25 Rate my 9-cat...

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?

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:35 News

00:45 Reed Sheppard big game

03:50 AJ Green extens...

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 Intro

00:40 Preseason News

07:00 Isaiah Jackson

10:35 Ace Bailey

12:45 DraftKings 

13:45 Reed Sheppard

17:30 Matas Buzelis

19:00 Chalkboard

20:30 Brice Sensabaugh

23:30 Austin Reaves

25:00 Ty Jerome

28:35 Bennedict Mathurin

30:00 Viewer Questions

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00:00 Intro

00:55 DeMar DeRozan

04:45 LeBron James

07:30 Jimmy Butler

09:05 Ja Morant

10:50 DraftKings AD

12:05 Brandon Ingram 

15:25 Josh Hart 

17:40 Lauri Markkanen

20:10 Jordan Poole

22:30 Chalkboard AD

23:45 Viewer Questions

32:20 ‘What Was That?!?’

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha highlight some preseason standouts before focusing in on their favorite buy-low players to target in fantasy basketball drafts.

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00:00 Intro

01:15 Keegan Murray injury

04:40 Deandre Ayton

06:05 Ace Bailey

08:10 Kel’el Ware

09:50 Podziemski

11:35 Auction strategy question

13:30 What pick do you want this se...

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 

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00:00 Intro

01:00 Atlanta Hawks

07:15 Charlotte Hornets

10:10 Toronto Raptors

13:50 Viewer Questions

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22:05 San Antonio Spurs

25:50 Portland Trail Blazers

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00:00 Intro

01:00 Bennedict Mathurin

04:00 Norman Powell

06:25 Santi Aldama

09:45 Isaiah Collier

12:10 Chalkboard Ad

13:25 VJ Edgecombe

16:35 Sam Hauser

20:10 Matas Buzelis

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss their top boom-or-bust players in fantasy basketball for the 2025-26 NBA season.

00:00 Intro

00:50 Ja Morant ankle injury

04:00 ADP Trends

04:35 Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, LeBron James

06:20 Kawhi Leonard

07:05 Zion Williamson + Pelicans

11:35 Keeper question: Jalen Williams, Sengun, LaMelo

13:00 Shaedon Sharpe

18:20 Alex Sarr

19:30 Deandre Ayton

22:35 Ben Mathurin

25:35 Chalkboard

27:25 Paolo Banchero

31:30 Raptors + RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley

34:55 Mathurin vs. Sharpe vs. Cam Thomas

36:20 Flagg vs. Avdija...

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 22:00 Bilal Coulibaly, Wizards 24:25 Mitchell Robinson, Knicks 25:05 Baylor Scheierman, Celtics 25:55 Jay Huff, Pacers

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00:00 Intro

01:35 Lakers Training Camp

07:50 Tyler Herro

10:20 Kuminga/Grimes

15:50 Hornets Healthy?

18:00 Jalen Suggs

19:45 Jaden Ivey

21:00 Mavericks Training Camp

24:00 Jalen Williams 

25:10 De’Aaron Fox

26:45 Giannis/Wemby

29:00 Viewer Questions

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Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner recap the biggest offseason stories, including how Kevin Durant and Desmond Bane will impact their new teams.

00:00 Intro

01:10 Rockets Offseason

04:05 Desmond Bane

06:55 Grizzlies Injuries

08:50 Celtics Offseason

13:00 Cooper Flagg

15:30 Zion and Luka

20:00 Bulls Minute

22:50 Embiid/PG13

25:45 New-Look Pacers

29:45 Mike Brown Impact on Knicks

32:45 ‘What Was That’

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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 Intro

01:00 Top news from media days

01:15 De’Aaron Fox

04:50 Fred VanVleet + Reed Sheppard

06:20 Scoot Henderson + Blazers

11:00 Nembhard, Pritchard, Simons

16:20 MPJ + Nets

19:40 Jalen Williams

22:30 Guard depth in drafts

24:30 Ja Morant + injury-prone players

26:15 Josh Giddey

28:00 Bub Carrington + Wizards

30:30 Rookies + Cooper Flagg

00:00 Intro

01:50 Breakout Players of the Year

01:55 Ivica Zubac

04:20 Dyson Daniels

05:50 Biggest Disappointments

06:00 Paolo Banchero/Jalen Johnson

07:10 Paul George

08:00 Rookie of the Year

13:50 Stephon Castle

09:40 MVP

09:50 SGA/Jokic

14:20 Josh Hart

16:20 Who to Avoid Next Season

17:00 LaMelo Ball

19:45 Ja Morant

22:45 Who to Target Next Season

22:59 Christian Braun

25:00 Onyeka Okongwu

27:20 Reed Sheppard

29:40 Immanuel Quickley

35:15 What Was That?!?

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Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz begin by reacting to the Nuggets' shocking firing of both Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth. Then, the guys debate what it means for the Western Conference playoff race and whether the Nuggets are suddenly a desirable opponent. They talk Clippers upside, Lakers, Warriors and teams that could push OKC in the postseason. Finally, they finish out with a discussion on which players belong in Round 1 of 2025-26 fantasy basketball drafts.

00:00 Intro

00:30 Nuggets fire Malone, Booth

11:30 Western Conference playoff race

14:25 Clippers upside

18:30 Wolves, Lakers...

Nick Whalen is joined by Kirien Sprecher to talk final-week strategy for leagues still running. The guys discuss playoff races, potential first-round matchups and rest concerns for the final week of the season. They also discuss some of their mistakes from this season and players they'll be looking to target in 2025-26 drafts. 

00:00 Intro

00:45 West playoff races

08:00 Suns on the brink of elimination

10:00 Most vulnerable Play-In team

11:55 East Play-In race

16:45 Bucks’ preferred opponent

19:45 Auction strategy

25:15 Kawhi, Porzingis, Barrett, Bridges rest concerns this week

00:00 Intro

00:30 Twolves/Nuggets 2OT Thriller

03:45 Stephen Curry's Historic Night

08:40 Deni Avdija's triple-double

12:05 Karl-Anthony Towns

13:30 Mavericks Getting Healthy

15:00 Cade Cunningham

17:05 Bradley Beal

19:13 Rebet Ad

20:05 Keyonte George

22:50 Andre Drummond

24:55 KAT

26:38 Josh Hart

28:12 Tyler Herro

30:00 Norman Powell

34:30 Viewer Questions

36:00 What Was That!

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Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen hit the top news of the day as the fantasy basketball season comes to a close. The guys look back on their biggest hits and misses this season, including Fred VanVleet, Terry Rozier, Zach LaVine, James Harden, Ivica Zubac and more. 

00:00 Intro

00:35 Dealing with tanking teams

5:25 Favorite Cooper Flagg landing spot

13:30 Fred VanVleet

13:50 Filipowski, Bona

14:30 Payton Pritchard

16:25 Jrue Holiday

17:50 Dyson Daniels

18:40 Anthony Davis next season

20:20 Trae Young

21:15 Overvaluing rookies?

22:10 Kawhi L...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top news of the day and discuss waiver wire adds for their still-active leagues. But with the fantasy season nearing its end, the guys look ahead to 2025-26, talking players they're already looking forward to targeting, like Coby White, Dyson Daniels, Onyeka Okongwu and Cade Cunningham. They also bat around some early do-not-draft players for next season, all while answering live viewer questions throughout the stream.

00:00 Intro

02:30 KD goes down + Suns offseason plans

14:15 Fred VanVleet, Malik Monk

17:00 Tari Eason, Davion Mitchell

17:30 Handling...

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Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz take an updated look at the injury report and discuss the top players to add or drop in daily lineup leagues, including Anthony Davis, Cam Payne, Bub Carrington and more. They also hit the Damian Lillard situation and who steps up for the Bucks.

00:00 Intro

03:00 Perils of late-season NBA betting

06:45 Damian Lillard + Bucks

14:45 Thunder + Jalen Williams

16:40 Anthony Davis + Mavs

22:55 Jerami Grant

25:10 Anthony Davis

26:20 Anthony Bock, Bub Carrington, Scotty Pippen

29:30 Gary Trent, KPJ

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00:00 Intro

00:45 Damian Lillard

02:50 Jimmy Butler

04:25 KAT + Josh Hart

06:10 Anthony Davis

08:50 Nikola Jokic

11:15 Jayson Tatum

13:35 Quentin Grimes

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17:10 RJ Barrett or Shaedon Sharpe

20:30 Lauri Markkanen or Santi Aldama

22:40 Chris Paul or Isaiah Collier

25:00 Collin Sexton or Kevin Huerter

28:00 Jrue Holiday or Keon Johnson

32:00 LaMelo Ball or Spencer Dinwiddie

34:20 Viewer Questions

40:05 What Was That!

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top news of the day and discuss the top adds and drops in their most-competitive leagues.

00:00 Intro

00:45 Notable adds this week

01:10 Justin Edwards

04:30 Kai Jones + AD outlook

06:00 Other top adds

07:15 Trendon Watford

10:15 CJ McCollum

12:15 Yabusele vs. Edwards

12:55 Alvarado, Hawkins, Missi

10:05 Champagnie, Quickley

15:30 Maxey, Oubre

17:10 Bona, Olynyk

17:50 Anthony Davis

19:35 Reid, Clingan

20:55 Wendll Carter Jr.

22:40 Knicks

24:25 Jokic outlook

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00:00 Intro

00:25 Trey Murphy

02:50 Domantas Sabonis

05:45 Jaylen Brown & Jayson Tatum

07:43 Miles Bridges & LaMelo Ball

08:55 Thunder Injuries

12:20 Ja Morant

13:30 Josh Giddey

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17:30 Zaccharie Risacher

19:15 Stephon Castle

20:38 Alex Sarr

22:15 Justin Champagnie

23:20 Brandon Williams

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27:35 Viewer Questions

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Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz discuss all of the latest NBA injury news, as well as players who could be shut down during the fantasy playoffs.

00:00 Intro

01:45 Late-season rotation challenges

02:30 Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball resting

03:30 Daily moves vs. weekly leagues

08:20 Kyshawn George

11:15 Andrew Wiggins + Heat’s slide

14:00 East Play-In outlook

16:20 Cavs’ ascent + team building

19:30 Shutdown concerns

19:45 LeBron, Brunson as injury shutdowns?

23:00 Blazers potential shutdowns

24:00 Raptors on-the-fly tanking

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss their top waiver wire adds of the week and try to navigate through the tanking-filled final weeks of the fantasy basketball season. The guys talk Orlando Robinson, Mavs forfeit concerns, Fred VanVleet, Norman Powell, finding blocks on the wire, start/sit decisions and more.

00:00 Intro

01:00 Waiver wire adds

04:45 Raptors + persistent tanking issues

08:45 Orlando Robinson

11:30 Mavs forfeit concerns

14:45 Zach Collins, Jeremy Sochan

16:45 Naji Marshall, Spencer Dinwiddie

17:45 Fred VanVleet

18:25 Toumani Camara, Justin Champagnie

19:10 Keon Johnson<...

Timestamps 

00:00 Start 

00:45 Paul George surgery? 

03:15 

De'Aaron Fox done for year 

05:30 Coulibaly probably out for year

08:30 More and more injury updates

13:15 Listener questions 

22:50 Waiver Wire begins 

23:30 Miles McBride, NYK 

26:25 Tari Eason, HOU 

27:50 Orlando Robinson, TOR 

31:00 Scoot Henderson, POR 

33:55 Justin Champagnie, WAS

35:10 Adem Bona, PHI 

37:40 Discussing our fantasy leagues

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Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen discuss whether the Milwaukee Bucks have a realistic championship ceiling, when the Grizzlies may get Jaren Jackson back, the Thunder without Jalen Williams, the MVP discourse and more.

00:00 Intro

02:00 Bucks-Pacers + losing faith in Milwaukee?

11:30 Grizzlies-Rockets on a collision course?

14:45 Jaren Jackson timetable

15:50 Jalen Williams out indefinitely

22:20 Should the MVP race be more wide open?

28:45 Malik Beasley

29:45 Ware, CP3, McBride

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03:55 What to do with Brooklyn's veterans?

06:30 Which young players will step up in Brooklyn?

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09:30 Will Cam Johnson be traded this summer?

13:00 Nets free agents

16:45 2025 NBA Draft

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27:45 Dariq Whitehead

29:00 Nic Claxton

37:00 Viewer Questions

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit the top news items of the day and discuss their biggest waiver wire additions of the week.

00:00 Intro

00:45 Kyle Filipowski

04:00 Other notable adds: Jordan Hawkins, Andrew Nembhard, Jarred Vanderbilt

07:20 Raptors shenanigans

10:20 Rudy Gobert returns

15:00 LeBron, Amen Thompson injuries

16:55 Raptors (again)

18:15 Sarr, Sharpe, Carrington

19:10 Sixers + shutdown concerns?

22:00 Zach Collins

23:00 Adem Bona, Aaron Nesmith

24:00 Chet Holmgren

25:00 Yabusele, Drummond

26:15 Is Anthony Davis a drop?

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00:00 Intro 

01:11 Latest News 

07:22 Fan Feedback, Q&A 

17:46 Waiver Wire Suggestions 

18:40 Non-Vet Nets 

19:58 Andre Drummond, PHI 

22:40 Naji Marshall, DAL 

24:20 Andrew Nembhard and Aaron Nesmith, IND 

26:20 Kris Dunn, LAC 

28:10 Miles McBride, NYK 

31:37 Silliness

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Mike Barner and Kirien Sprecher discuss the latest news and notes from around the NBA before discussing six players trending either up or down ahead of the fantasy basketball playoffs, including Josh Giddey, Isaiah Hartenstein and Bradley Beal.

00:00 Intro

00:45 Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis 

03:25 Jaren Jackson 

07:00 Paul George and Tyrese Maxey 

10:40 Bradley Beal 

13:10 Norman Powell 

14:25 Miami Heat Injuries 

15:55 Toronto Raptors Tanking?!? 

21:50 Edge Boost 

22:45 Josh Giddey 

24:40 Desmond Bane 

26:15 Toumani Camara 

29:00 Isaiah Hartenstein 

31:00 Cameron John...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss a huge weekend on the waiver wire, the Lakers' staying red-hot, Anthony Davis' timeline, Norman Powell and Fred VanVleet. Later in the show, the guys turn it over to live viewer questions on Chris Paul, Kelly Olynyk, Donovan Clingan, Collin Sexton and more.

00:00 Intro

01:00 Biggest waiver wire pickups of the weekend

01:45 Valanciunas, Zach Collins, Davion Mitchell

07:00 Richaun Holmes

09:45 Anthony Davis timetable

11:10 Fred VanVleet

13:00 Lakers sweep the Clips

17:50 Stashing injured players

19:15 Norman Powell

20:20 Donovan...

Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the latest NBA news before diving into listener questions, waiver wire suggestions and Friday DFS plays.

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Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen talk Mavs-Lakers, the struggling Magic, Minnesota's playoff outlook and more before discussing some late-season waiver wire options and answering live viewer questions.

00:00 Intro

04:30 Luka vs. Mavs takeaways

09:30 Lakers playoff outlook

11:30 Timberwolves, Cavs playoff outlook

16:30 NIc Claxton

18:00 Warriors outlook

20:45 Nikola Jovic

21:45 Jalen Suggs

23:30 Deep late-season waiver options

27:00 Bol Bol

29:20 Scoot vs. Sharpe

30:30 Nick Smith, Risacher, Kyshawn George, Dunn

32:00 Nickeil Alexander-Walker

33:15 LaMelo Ball

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Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner break down the Lakers' win over the Mavs and Luka's triple-double. The guys also hit the biggest injury news of the day before discussing the Warriors' hot streak, plus some veterans to drop for the stretch run in fantasy basketball.

00:00 Intro

00:30 Luka Doncic vs. Mavs

02:55 Darius Garland

05:50 Jaylen Brown

07:43 Karl-Anthony Towns

09:00 Tyrese Haliburton

10:20 Nikola Vucevic

12:38 Norman Powell

13:50 Warriors Hot Streak

15:50 Edge Boost

16:50 Jrue Holiday

19:15 Tyus Jones

21:00 Khris Middleton<...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha begin by talking about the Sixers and Suns and whether either team will be able to salvage its season. The guys also hit their biggest adds/drops of the week, players to consider trading for, Joel Embiid's fantasy outlook, their biggest draft hits and more.

00:00 Intro

00:40 Do you have any hope for the Sixers or Suns?

04:30 Biggest adds/drops this week

10:00 Late-season trade targets

10:45 Josh Giddey

11:30 Kawhi Leonard, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan

13:00 Rudy Gobert, Fred VanVleet

13:45 LaMelo Ball...

Kirien and Alex discuss the latest news before diving into waiver wire suggestions.

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Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen discuss All-Star Weekend and which players will be the biggest keys for the remainder of the fantasy basketball season.

00:00 Intro

02:00 Final thoughts on All-Star Weekend

10:45 Wembanyama

12:05 Jrue Holiday

15:00 Players to monitor down the stretch

15:30 Donovan Clingan

20:00 Max Christie

22:20 Jaxson Hayes

24:45 Jimmy Butler

26:40 Ausar Thompson, Ayo Dosunmu

29:50 Atlanta Hawks

32:15 Franz Wagner

33:35: Vucevic

34:30 Alvarado, Ware

36:05 Goga Bitadze

38:10 Jalen Green.

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Mike Barner and Kirien Sprecher recap All-Star Weekend and dig in on the lone game on Wednesday's NBA slate. The guys talk Mark Williams and LeBron James' ankle injury before discussing players who will be in position for larger roles down the stretch, including Portland's Donovan Clingan.

00:00 Intro

00:40 All-Star Weekend

07:50 LeBron James

09:15 LaMelo Ball and Mark Williams

11:30 Jalen Suggs

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14:25 Trey Murphy

16:30 Jimmy Butler

18:10 Amen Thompson

20:20 DeMar DeRozan

22:20 Cade Cunningham

25:00 Donovan Clingan

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap All-Star Weekend and discuss some potential fixes for future All-Star Games and Dunk Contests. The guys also discuss their top adds from the weekend, including Ben Simmons and Corey Kispert.

00:00 Intro

01:05 The All-Star Game... is not back

09:00 Make the ASG Team USA vs. The World?

10:45 Dunk Contest

16:35 Players we're adding right now + Corey Kispert, Ben Simmons

18:30 Alex Sarr, Bol Bol

21:50 Moussa Diabate, Mark Williams, Jusuf Nurkic

23:20 Andrew Wiggins vs. Quentin Grimes

26:45 Cam Thomas, LaMelo Ball...

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Mike Barner and Kirien Sprecher hit the biggest news of the day, including notes from Tuesday night's slate, Daniel Gafford's injury, Brandon Ingram singing an extension in Toronto and more.

00:00 Intro

00:30 Brandon Ingram's Extension

03:40 Kevin Durant's Return

04:45 Bol Bol's Start

07:40 Daniel Gafford's Injury

11:05 LaMelo Ball's Injury

13:20 Alperen Sengun's Injury

14:40 Deandre Ayton's Injury

16:05 Clint Capela's Return?

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18:00 Charlotte Hornets

20:55 Brooklyn Nets

23:35 CJ McCollum

25:50 Utah Jazz

28:40 Washington Wizards

Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen break down Luka Doncic's debut for the Lakers, who rolled to an easy win over the Utah Jazz. The guys discuss the Lakers' options at center, Luka's fit alongside LeBron and what comes next for Mark Williams and the Hornets. The guys also talk shutdown candidates for the Jazz, Wizards, Pelicans and more.

00:00 Intro

01:00 Quick New Orleans media row recap

05:30 Luka’s debut

11:00 Lakers need to add a big man + Luka/LeBron fit

18:00 What to do with Mark Williams

21:40 Shutdown candidates

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit the biggest fantasy basketball news of the day, including updates on Anthony Davis and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The guys discuss the Lakers' path forward at center, Luka's fit alongside LeBron, top wavier wire adds, players with shutdown concerns and much more.

00:00 Intro

01:50 Lakers' options at center

02:15 Anthony Davis' debut + injury

07:00 Jaxson Hayes + Mark Williams trade rescinded

10:45 LeBron, Luka, Reaves ROS value

12:30 Waiver wire adds

13:20 Aaron Wiggins, Dalton Knecht, Max Christie, Quentin Grimes

16:05 Matas Buzelis

17:05 Brandon Ingram...

Shannon and Alex discuss broad trade deadline fallout before answering listener questions and providing their favorite waiver wire adds.

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Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner break down all of the latest trade deadline news and buzz, including Kevin Durant to Golden State rumors and Kyle Kuzma landing in Milwaukee.

00:00 Intro

00:40 WSH/MIL Trade

05:10 Doncic/AD Trade

11:15 SAS/SAC/CHI Trade

18:30 Kevin Durant

21:55 Joel Embiid

23:20 OG Anunoby

24:55 RJ Barrett & Jakob Poeltl

27:05 Collin Sexton/Isaiah Collier

28:35 Red-Hot Trail Blazers

31:30 Viewer Questions

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40:55 What Was That!

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Brandon Kravitz is joined by a special guest -- Mike Tuck -- to break down the Luka Doncic/Anthony Davis trade, plus De'Aaron Fox landing in San Antonio. The guys preview other moves we could see before Thursday's trade deadline and discuss some of the most-impactful players in fantasy basketball as we near the All-Star break.

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Mike Barner and Kirien Sprecher hit on the biggest news of the day, including Jalen Johnson's season-ending injury, De'Aaron Fox's trade request and Anthony Davis going down. The guys also talk Jerami Grant, LaMelo Ball, Zach LaVine, Jimmy Butler, CJ McCollum, Collin Sexton and more.

00:00 Intro

00:40 Jalen Johnson

03:55 De'Aaron Fox

07:10 Paul George

09:00 Anthony Davis

10:25 Stephen Curry

11:45 Jerami Grant Injury

12:55 LaMelo Ball/Mark Williams

14:35 Zach LaVine

16:40 Jimmy Butler

18:05 Cameron Johnson

20:40 CJ McCollum

21:55 Bradley Beal<...

Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen recap a big NBA Monday, including Amen Thompson's statement game, Lakers-Hornets, Toronto winning (again) at home, Orlando losing in double-OT and another Jimmy Butler suspension. The guys also talk Zach LaVine, the Suns' plan, Cam Johnson, Scoot Henderson, Kel'el Ware and more.

00:00 Intro

00:45 Ex-NBA golfers

03:30 Amen Thompson + Rockets take down Celtics

07:55 LaMelo rolls ankle + monster Anthony Davis game

10:40 Raptors win again at home

12:15 MVP market

14:50 Jimmy Butler suspended again

17:50 Magic lose in double-OT + Paolo Banchero

20:50 Zach...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss Jimmy Butler's latest suspension and what it means for the rest of the Heat's roster going forward. The guys also hit on some of the season's biggest fantasy busts, including Kyle Kuzma, Joel Embiid and Julius Randle before opening the show up to live listener questions.

00:00 Intro

01:00 Jimmy Butler suspended again + Heat ramifications

07:50 Players we regret drafting

08:20 Joel Embiid

11:25 Julius Randle

12:45 Rudy Gobert

15:30 Kyle Kuzma

20:15 Sharpe, Coulibaly, Scoot

21:15 Poole, Derrick White

22:55 Dropping Shaedon...

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Mike Barner is joined by Ken "K-Train" Crites to break down Tuesday's trade between the Jazz and Suns and talk Kel'el Ware, injuries in LA and Atlanta, Joel Embiid's frustrating season, Josh Giddey, Isaiah Collier and much more.

00:00 Intro

00:51 Suns/Jazz trade

04:08 Tyler Herro/Kel’el Ware

07:43 Clippers Injuries

10:07 Zaccharie Risacher Injury

13:46 Joel Embiid sits against Nuggets again

15:57 Nick Smith Jr.

18:13 Josh Giddey

21:03 Kel’el Ware vs Jaime Jaquez Jr.

22:30 Isaiah Collier

25:35 John Collins

28:40 Ayo Dosu...

Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen recap the biggest takeaways from Monday's NBA slate, including a Pelicans comeback, another Isaiah Collier double-double, the Warriors getting blown out and what to make of the Phoenix Suns as the deadline approaches. The guys also talk Steph and Draymond, Scoot Henderson's recent breakout, Cole Anthony, Rob Williams and more before answering live listener questions.

00:00 Intro

01:20 Monday recap + Jazz-Pelicans

03:00 Isaiah Collier

05:00 Collin Sexton as a trade candidate

10:00 Pelicans at the deadline

12:10 What to make of the Suns

14:45 Draymond Green

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Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss the biggest fantasy basketball news, including Kyrie Irving's return, injuries to Tyrese Haliburton and Malik Monk and an Immanuel Quickley update. The guys also talk Nets, Jazz, Wizards, Blazers and more.

00:00 Intro

00:35 Tyrese Haliburton

02:50 Kyrie Irving

05:00 Philly Injuries

08:40 Malik Monk

09:58 Immanuel Quickley

13:15 Cam Johnson/D'Angelo Russell

15:50 Lauri Markkanen/Walker Kessler

19:00 Keon Ellis/Bilal Coulibaly

20:30 Jaden McDaniels

21:50 Donovan Clingan/Mason Plumlee

24:10 Andrew Nembhard

25:38 Brice Sensabaugh

26:55 Malik...

Brandon Kravitz is joined by Nick Whalen to recap the top fantasy news from Monday night's slate, including a big win for the Pistons, Houston taking down Memphis (again) and the Warriors coming up short in Toronto. The guys also talk injury news and discuss some players to consider selling before the deadline.

00:00 Intro

00:45 Monday night recap

07:30 Pistons win at MSG

11:10 Kawhi Leonard

14:00 Jalen Johnson

16:30 Bam Adebayo

17:45 Players to consider selling

18:50 Malik Monk + Kings

21:00 Zach LaVine + Bulls

22:30 Jalen Green +...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha break down Paolo Banchero's first two games back for the Magic, the (still) struggling 76ers, waiver wire adds and players to potentially target in trades ahead of the deadline.

00:00 Intro

01:00 Paolo Banchero is BACK

03:30 Sixers still struggling

07:00 Waiver wire adds + Naji Marshall

08:55 Kel’el Ware

10:55 Jerami Grant

14:00 Players to target

14:20 Donovan Clingan

17:15 Collin Sexton, Isaiah Collier

20:10 Nick Richards

22:05 Cam Thomas, Ayo Dosunmu, Keyonte George

23:40 Tyus Jones

24:40 Donovan Clingan (ag...

Alex, Shannon & K-Train list must-add players from the fantasy basketball waiver wire for the week of January 13 to January 19.

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Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner recap the top news of the day, including notes from the Celtics-Nuggets showdown, Zion Williamson making his return, Jalen Johnson's injury and the Mavs upsetting the Lakers. The guys also talk Tyrese Haliburton, Joel Embiid and Jeremy Sochan before opening up the mailbag to answer listener questions.

00:00 Intro

00:55 Celtics-Nuggets Recap

04:10 Zion Williamson Returns

05:25 Jalen Johnson

06:28 Kyle Kuzma/Jordan Poole

07:40 Utah Jazz Injuries

09:55 Dereck Lively

11:50 Joel Embiid/Paul George

13:37 Tyrese Haliburton

15:55 Jeremy Sochan

18:05...

Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz react to Monday night's slate, including the Bucks taking care of business in Toronto, Phoenix's new starting five, Orlando's impressive win at MSG and the Kings rallying to beat the Heat. The guys also talk All-Star candidates, players to watch at the trade deadline, injuries in Dallas and much more.

00:00 Intro

02:00 Bradley Beal goes for 25 off bench

05:05 Time to (officially) panic about the Sixers?

08:30 Bucks beat Raptors with Giannis triple-double

09:30 Jimmy Butler trade chatter

14:00 Orlando’s impressive win over Knicks

17:55 Ja...

Nick Whalen and Kirien Sprecher begin by recapping the top news of the today, including news on Kyrie Irving, Zion Williamson, Bradley Beal and Mason Plumlee. The guys also discuss the fantasy fallout from Jabari Smith's injury, Jokic vs. Wembanyama, DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, Mark Williams and much more.

00:00 Intro

01:00 Kyrie Irving injury fallout

04:30 Zion Williamson update

09:25 Suns benching Beal, Nurkic

13:25 Jabari Smith injury + Amen Thompson

18:30 Jokic vs. Wembanyama showdowns

20:30 SGA vs. Jokic for MVP

23:45 Drop Beal or Kessler?

25:50 Mark Williams...

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Mike Barner and Kirien Sprecher recap the top fantasy basketball news items of the day, including Jaden Ivey's injury, the return of Immanuel Quickley, D'Angelo Russell's debut, a Paolo Banchero update and more. The guys also talk fantasy New Year's resolutions, tanking teams and much more.

00:00 Intro

00:55 Jaden Ivey Injury

02:45 Immanuel Quickley Returns

05:35 Jalen Brunson/Miles McBride

07:10 Jalen Johnson

08:25 Keegan Murray

10:20 P.J. Washington

12:45 D'Angelo Russell

14:25 Paolo Banchero

16:38 DraftKings Pick6

18:45 Overreacting

19:40 Tanking Teams

22:45 Z...

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top news of the weekend, headlined by the Lakers-Nets swap that sent D'Angelo Russell back to Brooklyn. The guys also discuss the Kings firing Mike Brown, Luka Doncic's injury, Donte DiVincenzo's surge and more before turning it over to live viewer questions.

00:00 Intro

00:50 D'Angelo Russell trade + fantasy implications

11:00 Kings part ways with Mike Brown

14:20 Luka Doncic injury + fantasy implications

18:35 Donte DiVincenzo possibly, maybe coming around?

22:30 SGA for KAT + VanVleet?

24:30 McCollum, Dick, Gafford, Reaves, Amen Thompson

26:25 Bane...

Brandon Kravitz and Nick Whalen hit on their top takeaways from Monday's monster slate before previewing the Christmas Day slate with a series of questions for each team.

00:00 Intro

03:00 Magic take down Celtics

07:20 Chaos in Sixers-Spurs

09:00 Christmas Day betting leans

17:15 Stephon Castle

18:55 Are the Knicks too top-heavy?

20:50 Luka vs. Edwards as face of the NBA

22:15 End of the line for LeBron and Curry?

24:30 Will Suns or Nuggets be buyers?

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