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Fantasy Basketball Mailbag: Time To Panic On These Players?09 nov. 202600:52:35

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha answer live mailbag questions and discuss the top waiver wire adds/drops for the week ahead in fantasy basketball.

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Fantasy Basketball Mailbag: Five Players To Add Right Now06 nov. 202601:07:28

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap Thursday night's fantasy basketball takeaways before answering live viewer questions.

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Fantasy Basketball: Must-Roster Waiver Wire Options05 nov. 202601:04:51

Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss a few must-roster waiver wire options before answering viewer questions.

00:00 Intro

00:50 Brayden Burries and Ryan Rollins

03:00 Waiver Wire Options

05:20 Potential Trades

09:30 Streaming Options

11:20 Potential Trades 

15:30 Jusuf Nurkic 

16:30 Potential Trades 

17:45 Kel’el Ware 

19:00 Streaming Options 

21:20 Potential Trades 

27:00 Roster Decisions 

29:30 Potential Trades 

33:40 Malik Monk or Klay Thompson

35:00 Amen Thompson  

36:00 Potential Trades

37:15 Kingston Flemings or Mikel Brown  

38:10 Anthony Davis 

40:00 Waiver Options 

43:40 Matas Buzelis 

46:00 ROS Rankings

53:00 Jalen Suggs or Yves Missi

55:00 Streaming Candidates/ROS Rankings 

1:00:00 Nikola Jokic Trade?

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Fantasy Basketball: Buy-Low and Sell-High Candidates04 nov. 202600:38:57

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner break down news and notes from around the NBA before discussing what to do with players off to hot and slow starts to the season, including Yaxel Lendeborg.

00:00 Intro 

00:50 Pacers Frustrations 

05:30 Coby White and Kon Knueppel

07:30 Nic Claxton 

09:15 Kawhi Leonard

11:00 Ty Jerome 

13:00 Josh Giddey

16:30 Yaxel Lendeborg

20:30 Trey Murphy

22:00 Derrick White

26:00 Viewer Questions

36:00 ‘What Was That?!?’

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Fantasy Basketball Mailbag + Waiver Wire Adds, Drops02 nov. 202601:06:34

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap Sunday night's fantasy basketball takeaways before answering live mailbag questions.

0:00 Intro: Week 3, waiver adds and drops, a 15-game Monday
0:44 News: Chet Holmgren out until January; Day'Ron Sharpe and Lendeborg
1:17 Collin Murray-Boyles panic; Luka Doncic's historic start and MVP odds
3:08 Lendeborg's 37-point night; Rookie of the Year odds
5:03 Nets-Pacers, Celtics-Magic and Tristan da Silva
6:45 Kris Dunn's seven steals and Brandon Ingram's return
7:56 Q&A: Pelle Larsson and Jusuf Nurkic
10:37 Tari Eason or Kris Dunn; Clingan and Edey: drop?
14:07 Jared McCain or Mikel Brown; Aday Mara or Jalen Smith; Zubac on IR
17:44 Haliburton for Anthony Davis; Trey Murphy pickup; Edey buy low
21:02 Murray-Boyles dropped: Gobert pickup; Lillard and Claxton vs. Lendeborg and Missi
22:52 Dunn and Davion Mitchell for Desmond Bane; Tristan da Silva, Larsson and Jalen Green
26:08 Keep two: Braun, Gafford, Dunn or Allen; Alex Sarr for Buzelis
28:56 Drop Tari Eason, Myles Turner or Brandin Podziemski; Zach LaVine offer; Ace Bailey trade
31:05 Anthony Black vs. De'Anthony Melton; Anthony Edwards trade offers
35:09 Who to start tonight; Brunson and Buzelis; Giddey for Trey Murphy
38:53 Who to roster: Paul Reed, Fears, Mara; LaMelo or Anthony Davis; Luka for Peterson, Zubac and Trae Young
41:10 Acuff trades; Mikal Bridges for Miles Bridges; John Collins; Edgecombe or Peterson tonight
44:20 Giannis and Garland for Mitchell, Jaylen Brown and Paul George; big-man crisis; Black for Rollins
48:01 Murray-Boyles for Matkovic; Edey's ramp-up; Ty Jerome for Lendeborg
50:55 Siakam and LaVine for Trae Young; Barnes and George for Acuff and Harper
52:58 Julius Randle and Jalen Green targets; Jokic for Anthony Edwards; Acuff sell high
57:05 Ty Jerome for Anthony Edwards; Coby White or Davion Mitchell
59:58 Day'Ron Sharpe or Hartenstein; John Collins drop; Kel'el Ware vs. Wiggins; Giddey for Rollins
1:05:18 Last question and wrap-up

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Fantasy Hoops Mailbag + Players We're Panicking About30 oct. 202600:56:08

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss the top fantasy basketball news of the day before answering live viewer questions and discussing whether they're panicking on some of the season's biggest disappointments thus far.

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Fantasy Basketball: Top Waiver Wire Targets29 oct. 202601:07:02

Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss news and notes from around the NBA, including how to attack the waiver wire with injuries pilling up.

00:00 Intro

01:00 Tyrese Haliburton Fallout

05:00 Day’Ron Sharpe Concerns 

07:30 Drop Candidates

11:30 Trey Murphy Trades 

12:30 ROS Ranks 

19:15 Streaming Candidates

22:00 More ROS Ranks

31:00 Kawhi Leonard Trades

32:30 More ROS Ranks

46:00 Yaxel Lendeborg Trades

51:00 More ROS Ranks 

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Fantasy Basketball: Season-Long Waiver Wire Targets28 oct. 202600:41:04

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA, including how to attack the waiver wire with injuries pilling up. 

00:00 Intro

01:00 Anthony Edwards

03:30 Kawhi Leonard

06:25 Jaren Jackson

09:00 Thunder Injuries

12:30 Magic Injuries 

14:25 Ivica Zubac 

16:15 Keegan Murray 

18:00 Tari Eason

19:30 Dillon Brooks

20:30 Mikel Brown

21:45 Aaron Wiggins

23:00 Jaylen Wells 

23:45 Keaton Wagler

26:00 Viewer Questions

37:45 What Was That?!?

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Week 1 Takeaways: Risers, Fallers, Adds, Drops + Live Mailbag26 oct. 202601:02:56

Alex Barutha and Nick Whalen hit the big injury news from the weekend, including updates on Jalen Williams, Jalen Suggs, Paolo Banchero, Jalen Duren and Ivica Zubac. Then, the guys turn things over to the live chat to answer listener mailbag questions on a wide variety of fantasy basketball topics.

0:00 Intro

1:29 Jalen Williams' Leg Injury and OKC's Outlook

1:59 Thunder Fallout: AJ Mitchell, Alex Caruso, Cason Wallace

5:56 Magic Injuries: Banchero, Suggs, Anthony Black, Tristan da Silva

9:07 Big Men Down: Jalen Duren and Ivica Zubac (Paul Reed, Huff, Toppin)

12:08 Yahoo Add Trends: Chris Dunn, Jaylen Wells and More

14:50 Ty Jerome's Hot Start

15:42 Precious Achiuwa and Trevon Brazile

17:44 Q&A Kickoff: Edey, Kel'el Ware, CMB vs. Hartenstein

21:11 Naji Marshall, Chris Dunn and Grayson Allen

23:10 Anthony Black vs. Kuminga and Peyton Watson's Upside

25:42 Concerns: Day'Ron Sharpe and Josh Giddey

28:29 Payton Pritchard's Role and Davion Mitchell's Hot Start

30:34 Cedric Coward vs. da Silva vs. Wells, and Obi Toppin FAAB

32:00 Ace Bailey vs. Isaiah Stewart, Plus Pickups After the J-Dub Injury

34:26 Who to Drop for Cooper Flagg, and Trey Murphy and Okongwu Worries

37:17 Drop Candidates: Sexton, Mitchell Robinson, da Silva and More

39:18 Khaman Maluach: Hold? Norman Powell Trade and Kel'el Ware's Role

41:39 Kyrie on Back-to-Backs, Ausar Thompson Update, Keyonte George

44:50 Sell-High Test: Ty Jerome and Zach LaVine

47:53 Streaming Centers and Nurkic's Return

51:38 AJ Mitchell's Projection and Sabonis + Garland for Scottie Barnes + Zion

55:41 Deep-League Q&A: Graves, Toppin, Peterson and Demin

58:28 Rui Hachimura Drop? Final Waiver Rankings and Rapid-Fire Questions

1:02:06 Wrap-Up and Promo Code

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Fantasy Basketball Mailbag Q&A + Early Waiver Wire Adds23 oct. 202600:53:40

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap Thursday night's two-game slate before diving in on mailbag questions and talking early waiver wire options.

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Fantasy Basketball: First Impressions of Every NBA Team22 oct. 202601:05:42

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA, including their first impressions of every NBA team. 

00:00 Intro 

01:00 Jazz/Grizzlies Recap

05:20 Team Breakdown

07:20 Wavier Suggestions

20:00 Trade Question

23:00 More Wavier Suggestions

28:00 Player Ranks

30:00 Team Breakdowns

36:30 Trade Question

38:15 Team Breakdown 

48:00 Ryan Rollins Concern

50:00 Brayden Burries  

51:00 Ranking Polarizing Guards

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Fantasy Basketball: Overreacting to Opening Night21 oct. 202600:46:19

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA, including their biggest overreactions to Opening Night.

00:00 Intro

00:50 BOS/DET

05:40 PHI/NY

09:30 OKC/SAS

15:00 Wagler vs. Acuff

17:00 Magic’s offense

18:45 Kessler and Clingan 

21:00 New-look Wolves vs. New-look Heat

22:15 Kyrie vs. VanVleet

24:45 Caleb Wilson 

27:20 Viewer Questions 


 

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Fantasy Basketball: Last-Minute Draft Tips Before Opening Night19 oct. 202600:48:14

On the eve of NBA Opening Night, Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha hit the top news of the day, answer live viewer questions, talk auction strategy and sprinkle in their last-minute draft tips before the season tips off!

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Fantasy Basketball Mock Draft: Value Hunting from the Middle (9-Cat Yahoo)16 oct. 202600:59:54

Watch a Yahoo 9-cat fantasy basketball mock draft with RotoWire analyst Alex Barutha. Picking 4th, I land SGA, Curry, Harden, Embiid, and LeBron while value hunting. See round-by-round strategy, punt-build tips, and sleeper picks.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:55 Round 1
05:55 Round 2
10:36 Round 3
15:22 Round 4
19:04 Round 5
23:27 Round 6
28:12 Round 7
32:12 Round 8
36:30 Round 9
41:46 Round 10
44:55 Round 11
49:40 Round 12
53:45 Round 13 and team wrap-up

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Fantasy Basketball: 10 Must-Draft Players16 oct. 202601:13:07

Kirien Sprecher and Adam King discuss news and notes from around the NBA before answering viewer questions, including what players you can't leave your drafts without. 

01:50 Dylan Harper

04:45 Mock Draft Results

10:50 9-Cat Team Breakdown 

14:15 Points League Ranks

17:15 ESPN Points League Team Breakdown

20:00 Cooper Flagg Build 

22:30 Embiid or CMB

25:00 Aday Mara or Maxime Raynaud 

27:00 Trade Advice

28:25 Josh Hart or CJ McCollum

30:00 ESPN Points League Team Breakdown

31:45 Keyonte George or Derrick White

33:00 Isaiah Jackson or Daniel Gafford & Josh Hart or VJ Edgecombe

35:15 Yahoo Salary Cap Team Breakdown

37:15 Paolo Banchero or Evan Mobley  

39:00 16T 9-Cat Team Breakdown

41:15 12T 11-Cat Team Breakdown  

46:00 Adem Bona 

47:00 Trade Advice 

50:00 Lauri Markkanen/Donovan Clingan

51:45 12th Pick Draft Advice 

53:25 Norman Powell/Cedric Coward/Keegan Murray 

55:00 Kingy Special 

56:30 Nikola Jokic Build

57:40 Josh Giddey or Tyrese Haliburton 

58:30 Brandon Miller or Trey Murphy 

59:30 9-Cat Team Breakdown 

1:02:00 Draft Start Advice 

1:05:00 Trade Advice 

1:07:00 Zion Williamson/LeBron James/Desmond Bane 

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9-Cat H2H Yahoo Mock Draft (Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha)14 oct. 202600:36:30

Alex and Nick draft a 9-cat mock LIVE with Yahoo default settings.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro: 9-cat mock draft on Fantrax with Yahoo settings
1:44 Round 1 recap: a chalky board (Kevin Durant at No. 10)
2:31 Is Tyrese Maxey still a first-round pick?
3:08 Alex's picks on the 1-2 turn: Jalen Johnson and Scottie Barnes
4:20 Round 2 recap and Nick's pick: Trae Young
5:15 Round 3: Nick takes Devin Booker
5:34 Chet Holmgren: is he worth the pick?
7:08 Nick's build so far (Jokic, Trae Young, Booker) and the Suns' outlook
8:49 Round 3 recap: Davis, Harden, Holmgren, Kessler, Adebayo, Brandon Miller, Kyrie
9:27 Round 4: Nick takes Deni Avdija
10:09 Round 5: Nick takes Darius Garland
11:42 Alex chooses between Stephon Castle and Ryan Rollins
12:03 Round 5 recap
12:33 Zach Edey goes in the fifth round
13:05 Kel'el Ware's early price and the Bucks' lineups
13:38 Round 6: Nick takes Julius Randle and Stephon Castle
14:35 Round 6 recap and the thinning center pool
16:12 Round 7: De'Aaron Fox and the center run (Myles Turner, Derik Queen, Day'Ron Sharpe)
17:53 Lesson for Yahoo leagues: don't botch the center position
18:41 Round 7 and 8 recap (Dylan Harper, Keegan Murray)
19:50 Rounds 8-9: Nick takes Nic Claxton and John Collins
20:29 Needing a center: reach, or punt the second spot?
21:21 Rounds 9-10: Alex takes Josh Hart and Darius Acuff
22:37 Round 9 and 10 recap
23:45 Rounds 10-11: Nick takes AJ Dybantsa and Jusuf Nurkic
26:01 Ben Simmons as a last-pick flyer
27:05 Aday Mara: is he startable?
29:04 Rounds 11 to 13 recap
29:55 Alex's last pick: Mikel Brown Jr.
30:43 Nick's last pick: Quentin Grimes over Rui Hachimura
31:54 Roster review: strengths and weaknesses
32:50 Nick's team: steals and blocks concerns
34:35 Wrap-up and promo code HOOPS

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Fantasy Basketball: 10 Must-Avoid Bust Candidates14 oct. 202600:47:49

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before listing their top bust candidates for the 2026-27 fantasy basketball season, including Deni Avdija. 

00:00 Intro 

01:30 Deni Avdija

04:45 Paolo Banchero

06:55 Jaren Jackson

09:45 LeBron James

11:40 Kel’el Ware

15:50 Damian Lillard

19:45 Viewer Questions

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10 NBA Futures Bets For The 2026-27 Season with Kelley Bydlon14 oct. 202600:45:58

Nick Whalen is joined by VSiN's Kelley Bydlon to run through their favorite futures bets for the 2026-27 NBA season. From win totals, to awards, the guys talk Knicks, Bulls, Warriors, Cavaliers, Brandon Miller, Matas Buzelis, Yaxel Lendeborg, Cam Boozer and much more.

0:00 Intro

2:04 Win totals and the new draft lottery

2:54 Kelly's play #1: Houston Rockets over 47.5 wins

5:03 East vs. West: is the East deeper?

7:11 Kelly's alternate: Rockets under 5.5 for the playoff seed

7:26 Nick's play #1: Dallas Mavericks over 33.5 wins

10:35 Bonus: Cooper Flagg to make All-NBA (6 to 1)

10:56 Kelly's play #2: Chicago Bulls over 28.5 wins

15:30 Nick's play #2: New York Knicks under 52.5 wins

18:45 Kelly's play #3: Fading the Detroit Pistons

22:25 Nick's play #3: Cavaliers to win the Central Division (+160)

24:56 Kelly's play #4: Lakers to win the Pacific Division

26:49 Nick's play #4: Warriors to miss the playoffs (-115)

27:22 Bonus: Yaxel Lendeborg for Rookie of the Year (18 to 1)

29:15 Rookie of the Year race: Boozer, Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Caleb Wilson

31:04 Memphis Grizzlies win total

31:38 Kelly's play #5: Most Improved Player and why second-year players rarely win

33:29 Brandon Miller as the Most Improved favorite

34:39 Donovan Clingan DPOY long shot and Matas Buzelis for Most Improved (40 to 1)

35:43 Nick's play #5: Brandon Miller for Most Improved (12 to 1)

37:52 Why is Dylan Harper the favorite while Cooper Flagg is 80 to 1?

38:45 More Most Improved long shots: Walker Kessler, the Thompson twins, Anthony Black

40:41 MVP and Coach of the Year (Will Hardy, Dusty May, Sean Sweeney, Erik Spoelstra)

43:44 Sixth Man of the Year: DeMar DeRozan, Ace Bailey, Collin Murray-Boyles

45:22 Wrap-up

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Most Important Fantasy Basketball Strategies (with Dan Besbris)13 oct. 202600:44:33

Alex is joined by Dan Besbris of Old Man Squad to discuss fantasy basketball strategy for 2026-27.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:30 Tip 1 - Get off to fast start
13:20 Tip 2 - Save risk for 4th round
20:05 Tip 3 - Don't draft rookies
26:50 Tip 4 - Boring wins
31:15 Five Quick Tips for 2026
31:25 Big men are properly valued
32:05 Punt play guards are going later than usual
34:40 Efficient guards are undervalued
35:55 The middle of the first round?
37:30 Tanking is dead?

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Our Favorite Picks In Every Round + Live Q&A, Preseason Notes12 oct. 202600:48:24

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the most-notable NBA preseason performances from the weekend, answer live questions and run through their favorite players to draft in each round this season.

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The 10 Rookies, Sleepers and Busts You NEED to Know to Dominate Fantasy Basketball (w/ Noah Rubin)11 oct. 202600:51:36

Alex is joined by Noah Rubin (NoahRubin22 on X) to discuss 3 rookies, 3 sleepers and 4 busts for the 2026-27 NBA Fantasy Basketball season.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:24 Rookies
01:40 Cam Boozer
07:25 Darryn Peterson
12:00 Darius Acuff
15:45 Sleepers
15:50 Moussa Diabate
19:40 Sandro Mamukelashvili
22:35 Collin Murray-Boyles
26:10 Busts
27:30 Stephon Castle
33:05 Derik Queen
40:05 Naz Reid
44:22 Matas Buzelis

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Josh Lloyd's Most Difficult Players to Rank/Most Polarizing Picks in Fantasy Basketball10 oct. 202600:39:23

Alex is joined by none other than Josh Lloyd to discuss the most difficult players to rank/most polarizing players in fantasy basketball this season.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:25 Kevin Porter Jr.
05:00 Zach LaVine
10:15 Ty Jerome
15:55 Alex Sarr
21:22 Egor Demin
24:41 Isaiah Hartenstein
29:40 Mikal Bridges
32:32 9-Cat Rankings & Low Upside Players
34:50 New lottery rules, teams without picks?

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Deep Sleepers to Target + Thursday Preseason Recap, Live Q&A09 oct. 202600:53:03

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap all of the notable performances from Thursday's preseason slate before answering live questions and discussing their lists of deep sleepers for 2026-27.

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Fantasy Basketball Must-Know Storylines and Q&A08 oct. 202601:05:11

Alex Barutha and Adam King discuss news and notes from around the NBA before answering fantasy basketball questions from viewers.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:35 Jusuf Nurkic out 4 weeks
06:15 Quick Preseason Notes
12:33 Collin Murray Boyles as second center?
13:54 Shallowest position this year?
16:05 Maluach or Ighodaro?
17:12 Draft early or close to season?
19:57 Pair Giannis and LaMelo?
21:41 How much to reach for guys you like?
25:45 Anthony Davis
29:15 Ware or Edey?
31:05 Darius Acuff
33:36 Keaton Wagler
36:00 LaVine or Maluach?
37:31 KPJ too low in drafts?
39:08 Ranking Harden, AD, Bam, JJJ, Mobley, J-Dub
40:40 Guys go earlier than ADP in pro leagues
42:05 Queta or John Collins?
43:31 Flagg and Thompson pairing?
44:50 Will Ingram actually play?
45:50 Yves Missi?
47:35 1st and 2nd round pairings question
49:35 Sleepers
50:45 Maxey and Giddey/Trae for Cade and Brandon Miller
52:05 Christian Braun bounceback?
53:35 Pelle Larsson sleeper?
54:30 Scotty Pippen Jr. vs. Ty Jerome
57:12 Can you take Luka second overall?
1:00:19 Cedric Coward expectations
1:02:21 Rui, Yaxel or Ajay last round in points league

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Fantasy Basketball: 10 Must-Know Sleepers07 oct. 202600:44:01

Kirien Sprecher and Mike Barner discuss news and notes from around the NBA before listing their favorite sleepers, including Ty Jerome.

00:00 Intro 

02:15 Coby White 

06:00 Nic Claxton

08:10 Max Strus

10:45 Tobias Harris

15:25 Davion Mitchell

17:30 Darius Acuff

20:00 Christian Braun

21:35 Ty Jerome 

23:15 Isaiah Jackson 

25:00 Rui Hachimura

30:00 Viewer Questions
 

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The 11 Most Important Fantasy Basketball Players in 2026-27 (with NBAFantasyBible)07 oct. 202600:31:11

Alex is joined by D-Mac (‪@nbafantasybible‬) to discuss the most important players in fantasy basketball this season -- sleepers, busts, safe picks and wildcards.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:15 Sleepers
01:20 Ty Jerome
05:18 John Collins
08:45 Dejounte Murray
11:50 Busts
12:25 Paolo Banchero
14:45 Deni Avdija
17:05 Jalen Brunson
19:15 Safe Players
19:35 Austin Reaves
21:45 Derrick White
23:55 OG Anunoby
25:20 Wildcard Players
25:35 Zach Edey
27:50 Brandon Miller

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Fantasy Basketball Q&A + Early Preseason Takeaways05 oct. 202600:52:18

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the first batch of NBA preseason games over the weekend before answering live viewer questions.

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Expert Points League Mock Draft (Yahoo Fantasy Basketball)04 oct. 202600:46:46

Alex drafts a points league team in an expert mock live, discussing strategy, his team and standout selections.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro (Fixed Draft Board!?)
02:33 Draft Begins (Round 1) - Jalen Johnson
05:00 Round 2 - Scottie Barnes
07:50 Round 3 - Jalen Duren
09:55 Round 4 - Brandon Miller
12:50 Round 5 - Matas Buzelis
15:30 Round 6 - Zach Edey
18:30 Round 7 - Kon Knueppel
21:06 Round 8 - Immanuel Quickley
23:45 Round 9 - CJ McCollum
25:51 Round 10 - John Collins
28:02 Round 11 - Anthony Black
31:10 Round 12 - Kyshawn George
33:54 Round 13 - Collin Sexton
36:34 Draft Wrap Up, Subscribe to RotoWire! (promo code HOOPS)

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Fantasy Basketball: 10 Must-Watch Preseason Storylines01 oct. 202601:06:21

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 Storylines30 sept. 202600:45:28

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)27 sept. 202600:50:47

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)26 sept. 202600:49:09

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&A24 sept. 202601:07:02

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)23 sept. 202600:15:54

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 Risers18 sept. 202600:22:09

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 Draft17 sept. 202600:52:38

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 Basketball09 sept. 202600:22:22

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 Dive28 août 202601:11:09

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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Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Start-Up Draft Recap (RotoWire League)26 août 202601:29:46

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.

Timestamps

00:00 Start

01:00 Round 1

06:55 Round 2

13:00 Round 3

17:45 Round 4

23:55 Round 5

30:35 Round 6

32:50 Round 7

38:25 Round 8

41:05 Round 9

43:27 Round 10

50:25 Round 11

53:30 Round 12

56:30 Round 13

59:40 Round 14

1:01:12 Round 15

1:04:01 Round 16

1:06:12 Round 17

1:11:17 Round 18

1:14:49 Round 19

1:17:01 Round 20

1:19:50 Kirien's Team

1:23:50 Alex's Team

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Mock Draft Review: 12-team, 13-round, 9-Cat Roto League24 août 202600:58:59

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 Round21 août 202600:26:39

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 août 202600:26:44

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 Review17 août 202601:03:00

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 Rounds14 août 202600:22:24

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.

00:00 Intro

00:30 Kyrie Irving

02:07 Brandon Miller

04:40 Darius Garland

06:10 De’Aaron Fox

08:05 Dejounte Murray

09:55 Jaden McDaniels

12:50 Tyler Herro

14:00 Kel’el Ware

16:30 Jalen Suggs

17:55 Matas Buzelis

20:43 Coby White, Ty Jerome, Derik Queen

21:00 Jalen Williams

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Expert Mock Draft Review: Sleepers, Busts, Strategy11 août 202601:05:36

Nick Whalen (@wha1en) and Alex Barutha (@BaruthaAlex) review the results of a recent expert mock draft (12-team, 9-cat, roto).

00:00 Intro

00:45 Jokic the obvious No. 1 pick?

05:10 Round 1 takeaways (Cooper Flagg, Tyrese Haliburton)

10:10 Giannis Antetokounmpo

12:25 Kawhi in Round 2?

15:05 LaMelo Ball risk/reward

18:00 Walker Kessler

21:40 Tyler Herro’s upside in Milwaukee

25:10 Jaylen Brown, LeBron James

30:50 Ja Morant, Deni Avdija

33:55 Rookies: Boozer, Wilson, Peterson, Dybantsa

42:40 Keynote George

43:50 Darius Acuff, Mikel Brown, Yaxel Lendeborg

47:10 Paolo Banchero

49:15 Round 7 breakdown

50:35 Alex targeting bounceback players?

53:00 Round 9 chaos

55:10 Nic Claxton, Jakob Poeltl

58:05 Evan Mobley debate

1:00:50 Devin Booker bounceback?

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Must-Target Sleepers After Pick 10011 août 202600:12:05

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 Basketball05 août 202600:14:13

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.

 

00:00 Intro

00:15 Domantas Sabonis

01:32 Coby White

02:50 Dejounte Murray

04:30 Jusuf Nurkic

06:55 John Collins

08:50 Max Christie

10:40 Kel'el Ware, Zach Edey

11:00 Dylan Harper, Derik Queen

11:30 Cedric Coward

11:50 Brandin Podziemski, Yaxel Lendeborg

13:05 Isaiah Stewart

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6 Players We're FADING In Fantasy Basketball This Season05 août 202600:11:51

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 2026-2703 août 202600:47:43

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 Next31 juil. 202600:14:03

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

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