RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

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Fantasy Basketball: 10 Must-Watch Preseason Storylines Oct 01, 2026

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Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss news and notes from around the NBA that'll help you win your fantasy basketball leagues, including what to make of the Jalen Duren situation.

00:00 Intro

01:05 Jalen Duren

06:15 Paul Reed

11:00 Santos, Yaxel or Podz

18:45 Upcoming Drafts

27:00 Sleepers in 100-120 Range

37:00 Keeper League Decisions

42:00 Ausar Thompson

44:20 Coby White

48:00 Strus, Dick or Beal

50:30 Saddiq Bey or Gui Santos

52:45 Kyrie Irving

55:30 Trading Rookie Picks in Dynasty

58:45 Thomas Sober

1:01:00 Darius Garland

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Fantasy Basketball: 10 Important Training Camp Storylines Sep 30, 2026

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Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA that'll help you win your fantasy basketball leagues, including what to make of the new-look 76ers.
00:00 Intro

01:30 New-Look 76ers

05:40 New-Look Heat
09:30 Post-Giannis Bucks

13:05 Post-Kawhi Clippers
17:00 New-Look Raptors

20:30 Hornets Outlook

23:50 Post-LeBron Lakers

27:30 Dallas Mavericks

31:30 Utah Jazz

33:00 Luka MVP

35:20 CMB MIP

37:00 Detroit Pistons

40:00 Bulls Minute!

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Fantasy Basketball Points League Mock Draft (Yahoo) Sep 27, 2026

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Kirien and Alex, along with a mix of pros and joes, go through a live fantasy basketball points league mock draft with standard Yahoo settings.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro, draft settings
04:20 Draft Begins
05:30 Rounds 1 and 2 selections
10:56 Rounds 3 and 4 selections
17:12 Rounds 5 and 6 selections
22:53 Rounds 7 and 8 selections
27:49 Rounds 9 and 10 selections
31:50 Rounds 11 and 12 selections
37:22 Round 13 selection and draft recap

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Fantasy Basketball Expert 9-Cat Draft Recap (with Adam King) Sep 26, 2026

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Alex Barutha brings on Adam King to discuss the results from an expert 9-category draft-only league.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro, league settings/details
02:55 Surprising Round 1 and 2 shuffling
11:00 Kawhi Leonard
13:05 Lauri Markkanen
15:45 Paul George
17:25 LeBron James
21:55 Julius Randle
24:10 Khaman Maluach
28:38 Adam King's team
37:05 Alex Barutha's team

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Fantasy Basketball Preseason Q&A Sep 24, 2026

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Kirien Sprecher and Adam King answer viewer questions ahead of the 2026-27 NBA preseason schedule, including what to expect from Tyrese Haliburton.
00:00 Tyrese Haliburton

06:00 Waiting on Centers?

09:30 Real Draft Results

13:00 What to do after drafting Wemby

15:20 Fifth Overall Pick Options

21:30 Kon Knueppel

24:30 Deep 3PT Specialists

29:20 Value Plays vs. Punting

33:25 Punting Boards Big Man Options

37:00 Roto Advice

41:15 Anthony Davis

43:30 Donovan Mitchell, Jamal Murray, Austin Reaves

46:00 Suns’ Starting Center?

48:50 Jake LaRavia, Pelle Larsson, Max Strus, Cam Spencer

51:00 Upside Plays After Top 50

56:30 JJJ, Kessler, Edey, Naz

1:00:00 LaMelo, Trae, Reaves

1:02:30 Jonathan Kuminga

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6 Must-Draft Guards In Fantasy Basketball (Value Picks) Sep 23, 2026

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Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) each nominate three of their favorite guards to target in 2026-27 fantasy basketball drafts. Stick around until the end of the video for some bonus names.

00:00 Intro
00:46 Darius Acuff, Sacramento Kings
02:35 Payton Pritchard, Boston Celtics
04:14 Ajay Mitchell, Oklahoma City Thunder
06:40 Immanuel Quickley, Toronto Raptors
08:47 Kyrie Irving, Dallas Mavericks
10:40 Quentin Grimes, Los Angeles Lakers
13:01 Bonus guards to target

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Late-Round ADP Risers Sep 18, 2026

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Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) analyze some recent trends and highlight 11 players whose ADPs are on the rise in 2026-27 fantasy basketball drafts.

00:00 Intro
00:55 Zach LaVine
02:36 Cason Wallace
04:20 Ajay Mitchell
05:15 Day'Ron Sharpe
07:25 Ty Jerome
09:05 Caleb Wilson
11:35 Brandin Podziemski
13:06 Damian Lillard
15:15 Jaden McDaniels
17:38 Paul George
19:40 Coby White

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Live Reactions: Points League Mock Draft Sep 17, 2026

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Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) react live as they go through a fantasy basketball expert points league mock draft. The guys discuss their strategy within each round, best values, biggest reaches, late-round darts and more.

00:00 Intro
02:00 Round 1 + Giannis
03:00 Lakers expectations
04:30 Round 2 + Sengun, Mitchell
06:30 Karl-Anthony Towns, Steph Curry
08:50 Round 3 + Trey Murphy, Devin Booker, Jalen Duren
12:20 Bam Adebayo, Brandon Miller, Kawhi
12:50 Deni Avdija, Keyonte George
15:15 Pascal Siakam
17:10 Dejounte Murray, Zubac, Okongwu
18:50 Matas Buzelis, Brandon Ingram + positional strategy
20:35 Payton Pritchard
22:15 Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, Derik Queen
24:45 Cedric Coward
27:15 Rounds 10, 11
27:40 Khaman Maluach
28:45 Round 12 + Anthony Black, Tari Eason, Ace Bailey
30:20 Davion Mitchell + late-round strategy
33:10 Notable undrafted players
34:00 Collin Sexton, Keaton Wagler
37:15 Evaluating our teams
40:05 Zion Williamson’s career arc
43:00 Paolo Banchero, Curry, Jamal Murray
43:45 Are you drafting Joel Embiid?
47:05 Analyzing other roster builds

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The Safest Players You Can Draft In Fantasy Basketball Sep 09, 2026

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Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) discuss 14 of the safest -- and often boring -- players to draft in fantasy basketball if you want to win your league.

00:00 Intro + Methodology
02:00 Amen Thompson
03:15 James Harden
04:54 Karl-Anthony Towns
05:43 Jalen Brunson
06:40 Austin Reaves
07:34 Derrick White
08:50 Brandon Miller
10:30 Pascal Siakam
11:42 Ivica Zubac
12:40 Mikal Bridges
14:20 Ausar Thompson
15:22 Rudy Gobert
16:25 Naz Reid
17:34 Andrew Wiggins
18:50 Bonus safe players
19:00 Evan Mobley, Jalen Williams, Franz Wagner, Donovan Clingan, VJ Edgecombe, Immanuel Quickley, Coby White, Payton Pritchard, Jabari Smith
20:17 Devin Booker, Bam Adebayo, Desmond Bane, CJ McCollum

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Fantasy Basketball Expert 9-Cat Mock Draft Deep Dive Aug 28, 2026

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Kirien (@SprecherRW) and Alex (@BaruthaAlex) break down an expert fantasy basketball 9-category mock draft round-by-round.

Timestamps

00:00 Start

00:50 Round 1

04:30 Round 2

08:18 Round 3

14:25 Round 4

21:25 Round 5

23:25 Round 6

31:05 Round 7

37:08 Round 8

44:50 Round 9

47:00 Round 10

50:00 Round 11

54:10 Round 12

56:25 Round 13

59:14 Round 14

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