RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast

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  Fantasy Basketball Points League Mock Draft (Yahoo) 27.09.2026 50min

  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.
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  Fantasy Basketball Expert 9-Cat Draft Recap (with Adam King) 26.09.2026 49min

  Alex Barutha brings on Adam King to discuss the results from an expert 9-category draft-only league.
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  Fantasy Basketball Preseason Q&A 24.09.2026 1t 7min

  Kirien Sprecher and Adam King answer viewer questions ahead of the 2026-27 NBA preseason schedule, including what to expect from Tyrese Haliburton.
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  6 Must-Draft Guards In Fantasy Basketball (Value Picks) 23.09.2026 15min

  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 18.09.2026 22min

  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 17.09.2026 52min

  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 09.09.2026 22min

  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 28.08.2026 1t 11min

  Kirien (@SprecherRW) and Alex (@BaruthaAlex) break down an expert fantasy basketball 9-category mock draft round-by-round.
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  Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Start-Up Draft Recap (RotoWire League) 26.08.2026 1t 29min

  Kirien and Alex recap a brand-new RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Dynasty League, going round-by-round and talking about the most interesting players and picks.
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  Mock Draft Review: 12-team, 13-round, 9-Cat Roto League 24.08.2026 58min

  Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) review the results of a recent 12-team, 13-round Roto Categories (9-cat) League draft. The guys take a round-by-round look at the board, talking through their favorite picks, toughest decisions and more. 00:00 Intro 01:05 Round 1 + Drafting Giannis 05:25 Round 2 + Booker, Kawhi, Jalen Williams 10:35 Round 3 + Kessler, Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, Sengun 16:20 Round 4 + Jalen Duren, Kyrie Irving 24:15 Round 5 + Ivica Zubac, Zach Edey, Matas Buzelis, Kon Knueppel 31:30 Round 6 + Alex Sarr, Tyler Herro, MPJ, Damian Lillard 36:30 Round 7 + Myles Turner, Rudy Gobert, VJ Edgecombe, Caleb Wilson 41:25 Round 8 + Ja Morant, 43:09 Round 9 + AJ Dybantsa, Peyton Watson 46:10 Late-Round takeaways
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  Worst Fantasy Basketball Values In Every Round 21.08.2026 26min

  Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) sort through the worst Points League fantasy basketball values in each round, by early ADP. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Round 1: Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards 03:45 Round 2: Deni Avdija, Jaylen Brown 06:45 Round 3: Chet Holmgren, Joel Embiid 09:35 Round 4: Kon Knueppel 12:15 Round 5: AJ Dybantsa 13:51 Round 6: VJ Edgecombe, Darryn Peterson 16:20 Round 7: Miles Bridges, OG Anunoby 18:10 Round 8: Mikal Bridges, Ausar Thompson 20:20 Round 9: Nikola Vucevic 22:22 Round 10: Toumani Camara, Myles Turner 25:12 Peyton Watson's fantasy stock
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  Our Favorite Players To Draft In Every Round (Points Leagues) 20.08.2026 26min

  Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) reveal their favorite players to draft in each of the first 10 rounds of Points League fantasy basketball drafts this season. 00:00 Intro 00:50 Round 1 (Cooper Flagg) 03:35 Round 2 (Paolo Banchero, Donovan Mitchell) 05:45 Round 3 (Josh Giddey) 07:30 Round 4 (James Harden, Julius Randle) 10:55 Round 5 (Darius Garland, Trey Murphy) 13:25 Round 6 (Brandon Ingram, Tyler Herro) 16:32 Round 7 (De'Aaron Fox) 19:00 Round 8 (Jaden McDaniels, Zach Edey) 21:34 Round 9 (Cedric Coward) 23:55 Round 10+ (Ty Jerome)
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  Points League Mock Draft Review 17.08.2026 1t 3min

  Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) review the results of their recent 12-team, 14-round Points league mock draft. The guys talk through the full board, including takeaways from the first three rounds, risers, fallers and more. 00:00 Intro 01:20 Points leagues vs. Category leagues 6:30 Round 1 takeaways 10:30 Points league risers 10:53 Paolo Banchero 12:00 Zion, Jaylen Brown, Haliburton 15:48 Tyrese Maxey + Sixers changes 19:06 Dillon Brooks 20:32 Points league fallers 21:00 Stephen Curry 23:16 Rounds 2 and 3 takeaways 26:44 Kawhi, Knueppel, Jalen Williams 28:02 Rookie draft positions 33:30 VJ Edgecombe, Dylan Harper 37:30 Breaking down Alex’s team (Pick #1) 42:24 Kyle Filipowski 44:30 Breaking down Nick’s team (Pick #3) 49:36 Nic Claxton, Anthony Black 52:50 Saddiq Bey 56:05 Alex Sarr 58:22 Breaking down Kirien’s team (Pick #5)
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  10 Must-Draft Players in the Middle Rounds 14.08.2026 22min

  Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) reveal their favorite breakouts and sleepers to target in Rounds 4-though-8 in fantasy basketball this season.
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  Expert Mock Draft Review: Sleepers, Busts, Strategy 11.08.2026 1t 5min

  Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) review the results of a recent expert mock draft (12-team, 9-cat, roto).
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  Must-Target Sleepers After Pick 100 11.08.2026 12min

  Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) reveal six of their favorite late-round fantasy basketball sleepers going after pick 100. 00:00 Intro 00:20 Nic Claxton 01:50 Quentin Grimes 03:47 Fred VanVleet 04:50 Anthony Black 06:40 Zach LaVine 08:00 Davion Mitchell 09:30 Bonus: SUPER DEEP Sleepers
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  Our Favorite Early Sleepers In Fantasy Basketball 05.08.2026 14min

  Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) reveal six of their favorite sleepers in fantasy basketball this season. Stick around until the end of the video for some bonus sleeper candidates.
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  6 Players We're FADING In Fantasy Basketball This Season 05.08.2026 11min

  Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) each pick three players they're NOT drafting at ADP in fantasy basketball this season.
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  Our First Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Mock Draft of 2026-27 03.08.2026 47min

  Kirien and Alex break down a dynasty fantasy basketball mock draft filled with other experts from around the industry.
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  Two-Man Dynasty Auction Except We Don't Know Which Player is Next 31.07.2026 14min

  Kirien and Alex challenge each other to a dynasty fantasy basketball auction draft where they don't know who is coming up next.