Listen to Nick Whalen, Alex Barutha, Shannon McKeown, Ken Crites, Steve Alexander (Dr. A), Rick Kamla, Brandon Kravitz and NBA guests from around the league talk fantasy basketball throughout the season.
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the Lakers beating the Bucks, Cleveland's recent success, Jordan Clarkson's hot shooting and the Knicks' stellar defense. After that, waiver wire talk including Lu Dort, Darius Bazley, Jeremy Lamb, Taurean Prince, KCP and Kendrick Nunn. Lastly, some DFS discussion on the massive Friday slate.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
40 min
427
Six Early-Season Takeaways with James Anderson
Nick Whalen is joined by James Anderson to talk about how COVID-19 has impacted the NBA season. Then, the guys run through their individual lists of players or teams to highlight before talking playoff cross-offs.
The rise of Collin Sexton and Jerami Grant
Pascal Siakam and the middling Toronto Raptors
How the Bucks are using Giannis Antetokounmpo
Zion Williamson impressions + long-term future
Should the Magic explore Nik Vucevic trades?
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to discuss injuries to CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic and what's next for the Blazers. The guys break down the early playoff picture in both conferences before hitting on Monday's Bucks-Nets showdown and some of the more surprising players providing top-50 fantasy production.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
60 min
429
Kanter Headlines Waiver Options
Ken and Alex discuss news of Jusuf Nurkic breaking his wrist, Ja Morant's impending return, and impressive performances by Shake Milton and Keldon Johnson. Then, for waiver targets, they look at Enes Kanter, DeAndre Jordan, Kelly Olynyk and others. Finally, Friday's DFS slate, which, like many, is ravaged by absences.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
50 min
430
Emergency James Harden Traded to the Nets Podcast
Nick Whalen, Alex Barutha and James Anderson assemble to break down all angles of Wednesday's mega-trade, which sent James Harden to Brooklyn.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
42 min
431
Will This Be the Asterisk Season?
Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to discuss the league's ongoing COVID-19 issues and what happens next -- both in the short and long-term. Then, the guys discuss the strange start to the season and whether most of what's happened so far ultimately tells us anything about the non-Lakers title contenders. Finally, Nick and Alex revisit some of their preseason awards predictions and best bets.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
58 min
432
News, Waiver Targets and DFS
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss Seth Curry and Michael Porter Jr.'s COVID-19 issues, Spurs young players, waiver wire targets like Cole Anthony and Shake Milton, and Friday's massive injury-ridden DFS slate.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nick Whalen is joined by RotoWire's own James Anderson to break down the rapid improvement of LaMelo Ball and Tyrese Haliburton, as well as where the Phoenix Suns rank in the Western Conference hierarchy. The guys also talk early-season disappointments, Marvin Bagley's future, Lakers vs. The Field, and top prospects for the 2021 NBA Draft.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
44 min
434
What's Real and What's Not
Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to talk about the return of peak Steph Curry, father drama in Sacramento, Julius Randle 2.0, and teams underperforming over the first two-and-a-half weeks of the regular season.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
59 min
435
More Waiver Wire Targets
Ken, Shannon and Alex dive into a big day of news before highlighting more potential waiver wire targets early in the season, as well as touching on Thursday's unique four-game DFS slate that has almost no injuries.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
66 min
436
Rookie Reviews with James Anderson
Nick Whalen is joined by James Anderson to discuss sluggish starts for the Warriors and Pelicans, as well as the Spurs' chances to make the playoffs in the West. Then, the guys run through all of the rookies who've caught their attention -- for better or for worse -- during the first week of the 2020-21 NBA season.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
61 min
437
First Week Observations
Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to recap the top storylines around the league, including injuries to Ja Morant and Karl-Anthony Towns, the Warriors' concerning start, Giannis' continued free throw struggles, and much more. Then, the guys decide which -- if any -- of the currently undefeated teams are actually any good.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
58 min
438
A Christmas Eve Recap
No days off for the RotoWire NBA Podcast. Nick and Alex sit down to recap all 14 games from the last two nights, including Bucks-Celtics, Wizards-Sixers, Cavs-Hornets and a wild finish between the Kings and Nuggets.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
54 min
439
Waiver Targets for Week 2
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the two opening night games before diving into a list of players who could make for good early-season waiver wire adds.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
54 min
440
Opening Night + Draft Recaps
Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to discuss the top news around the league on Opening Night. The guys break down Nets-Warriors and Lakers-Clippers before discussing some major takeaways from the preseason. Then, it's time to recap trends and surprises from recent fantasy drafts and auctions.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
60 min
441
The Future of Sports Betting with DraftKings' J...
It's a special bonus episode of the RotoWire NBA Podcast! Nick Whalen and John McKechnie chat with Johnny Avello -- Director of Race and Sports Operations at DraftKings. Johnny is a legend of the sports gambling industry, having lived and worked in Las Vegas for more than four decades. Johnny joined DraftKings in 2018, and we spoke with him about how the sports betting landscape has changed, as well as how DraftKings hopes to continue to expand its user base. We also hit on some of the nuts and bolts of line-making, life working in a casino, perks of living in Vegas, Super Bowl predictions, and much, much more.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
42 min
442
Underrated Fantasy Players
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss news before diving into a slew of underrated players for your fantasy drafts, including Mason Plumlee, Terry Rozier and Devonte' Graham, almost every Bulls player, Eric Bledsoe and others.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
68 min
443
Rookie Reviews + Picking Futures
Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to break down some of their favorite player and team futures bets, including division and conference winners, playoffs (yes or no), stat leaders, and much more. Then, the guys hit on what Giannis Antetokounmpo signing the supermax means for the Bucks before reviewing how the league's top rookies have looked thus far in the preseason.
Sign up for the $10,000 RotoWire Online Championship!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
60 min
444
Picking Western Conference Win Percentage Over/...
With the Eastern Conference already in the books, Nick Whalen is joined again by James Anderson for Part 2 their annual tradition of picking all 30 NBA win total over/unders. Win totals have been replaced by win percentage this season, but the show must go on.
The guys go team by team, critiquing each line and revealing their picks. If there's a disagreement (spoiler: there are plenty), the goal is to make a convincing argument for why the over or the under will hit (all odds via the DraftKings Sportsbook).
Tap the link below to sign up for the $10,000 RotoWire Online Championship!
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/669
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
80 min
445
Overrated Fantasy Players
Ken, Shannon and Alex go over news before discussing overrated fantasy players for the upcoming season.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nick Whalen is joined by James Anderson for the time-honored tradition of picking all 30 NBA win total over/unders -- except this season, win totals have been replaced by win percentages.
Starting with the East, Nick and James go team by team, critiquing each line and revealing their picks, while (attempting to) make the case for both sides of the bet.
Tap the link below to sign up for the $10,000 RotoWire Online Championship!
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/669
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
87 min
447
Every Possible James Harden Trade Destination
Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to discuss the NBA's updated rest guidelines before taking a team-by-team look at which teams -- from the Hawks to the Pelicans to the Clippers to the Suns -- could conceivably put together a package to land James Harden. Then, the guys finish out by analyzing a few of the updated futures best at the DraftKings Sportsbook.
Sign up for the $10,000 RotoWire Online Championship: https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/669
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
58 min
448
Offseason Winners & Losers
Ken, Shannon and Alex discuss the Wall for Westbrook swap and other news before diving into offseason winners and losers from a fantasy perspective.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha react to the Rockets sending Russell Westbrook to the Wizards for John Wall and a future first-round pick. The guys discuss how the move impacts each player's fantasy value and whether it truly moves the needle for either franchise in 2020-21. Then, Nick and Alex talk about both LeBron James and Anthony Davis signing extensions with the Lakers within a 24-hour span.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30 min
450
Camp News + Rankings Dilemmas
Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to discuss the top news from the start of training camps, including Kemba Walker's knee injury, Victor Oladipo's status, and Carmelo Anthony coming off of.... the bench?? Then, the guys run through a handful of notable players who they've struggled to rank and project for 2020-21.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices