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**RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast**

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.

Latest Episodes:

2024-25 Fantasy Basketball Awards + Early Predictions for 2025-26 Apr 09, 2025

Show notes

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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Nuggets Clean House + Best Playoff Matchups, Early Look at 2025-26 First Round Apr 08, 2025

Show notes

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, Warriors

22:45 Austin Reaves’ future

24:40 Early look at next year’s first round

24:55 Victor Wembanyama

29:00 Luka, Davis

30:55 KAT

31:50 Young stars vs veteran stars

32:30 Giannis

33:40 Chet Holmgren

35:15 Sabonis, Mitchell, Mobley

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Setting the Table for a Wild Final Week + Early 2025-26 Fantasy Targets Apr 07, 2025

Show notes

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

30:40 Quickley, Jamal Murray

31:40 Bobby Portis

32:50 Value in mock drafts

35:00 Avoiding stars on bad teams?

38:00 Players we’re drafting next year

38:25 Keyonte George

40:45 Zubac, Hart, Giddey

42:30 Raptors: Barnes, Barrett, Quickley

43:30 Okongwu, Vassell, Hartenstein, DiVincenzo

44:10 Stephon Castle

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2024-25 Fantasy Basketball Report Card: Grading Our Picks Apr 02, 2025

Show notes

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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Our Biggest Hits and Misses in Fantasy This Season Apr 02, 2025

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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 Leonard

24:05 Rudy Gobert

26:00 Nic Claxton

26:45 Derrick White

27:10 Zach LaVine

28:00 Harden, Powell, Zubac

30:50 Amen Thompson

31:35 Ingram, Embiid, PG, Zion, LaMelo, Rozier

32:25 Ausar Thompson

33:55 VanVleet

34:30 Huerter vs. Ausar

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Players We Can't Wait to Draft (Or Not Draft) Next Season + Cooper Flagg's Fantasy Stock Mar 31, 2025

Show notes

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 late-season streaming

19:25 Toronto’s rest outlook

22:00 Jamal Shead

22:50 Aaron Gordon, Risacher, Barnes

24:15 Players we are drafting — and not drafting — next season

24:30 Fred VanVleet, Donovan Mitchell

26:00 James Harden

27:25 Lauri Markkanen, LaMelo Ball

29:30 John Collins

30:50 Trail Blazers + Scoot

34:50 Dyson Daniels, Onyeka Okongwu

36:55 OG Anunoby

38:30 Jaden McDaniels

39:00 How high will Cooper Flagg go in fantasy drafts?

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Friday Fantasy Basketball Podcast Season Finale Mar 28, 2025

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Last-Second Adds and Drops, Damian Lillard News + What's Next for Milwaukee Mar 26, 2025

Show notes

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

30:30 Cam Payne

32:00 Cole Anthony, Deuce McBride

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Six Under the Radar Players Who'll Be On Championship Rosters Mar 26, 2025

Show notes

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

16:05 Rebet Ad

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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Late-Season Adds + Biggest Risers/Fallers This Season Mar 24, 2025

Show notes

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

25:55 Season-long risers and fallers

26:10 Karl-Anthony Towns

27:15 Cade Cunningham, Dyson Daniels, Trey Murphy

28:30 Jamal Murray

29:35 Josh Hart, Josh Giddey, Zubac

32:00 Amen Thompson, Jaden McDaniels

33:30 Malik Monk, Tyler Herro

35:00 Jaren Jackson

36:35 Bam Adebayo

38:50 Alperen Sengun

41:20 Tari Eason vs. Scotty Pippen Jr.

42:15 Aldama, Huerter

42:50 Watford, Strus

44:30 Keyonte George, Powell

45:40 Ja Morant

46:30 Who to drop to activate AD?

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