RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Podcast
672 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsListen to Nick Whalen, James Anderson, Shannon McKeown, Ken Crites, Alex Barutha and NBA team beat writers from around the league talk fantasy basketball throughout the season.
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Episodes
Concerning Players and Friday DFS
November 11, 2016 16:55 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBD.J., Shannon, and Ken discuss injury news, players they're already concerned about, and the Friday DFS slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
More Zach LaVine Love
November 10, 2016 22:08 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBNick Whalen and James Anderson talk Wolves, Boston's slow start, the emergence of Harrison Barnes, the future of the Phoenix Suns and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Who is... Dorian Finney-Smith?
November 09, 2016 22:33 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBNick Whalen and DJ Trainor recap the latest happenings around the NBA and take a look at under-the-radar-players outperforming their preseason values. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Luke Walton: Coach of the Year?
November 07, 2016 22:50 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBNick Whalen is joined by James Anderson for a grab bag podcast, of sorts, breaking down several storylines from the first two weeks of the NBA season. Topics include: Hamms Light, Kul Light, the Mavericks' disappointing start, Luke Walton's Coach of the Year candidacy, the emergence of T.J. Warren, Cleveland's 6-0 record, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Friday Grab Bag -- Extra Whistle
November 04, 2016 16:48 - 41 minutesD.J., Shannon, and Ken go over recent news, Warriors vs. Thunder, loaded frontcourts in Denver and Philadelphia, waiver wire pickups, and the Friday DFS slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Friday Grab Bag -- Extra Whistle
November 04, 2016 16:48 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBD.J., Shannon, and Ken go over recent news, Warriors vs. Thunder, loaded frontcourts in Denver and Philadelphia, waiver wire pickups, and the Friday DFS slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Is Jake Layman a Hall of Famer?
November 03, 2016 17:05 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBNick Whalen is joined by James Anderson to talk Timberwolves, gush about Joel Embiid, and give an early breakdown of the 2017 draft class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Waiver Pickups + Tuesday Recap
November 02, 2016 17:32 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBNick Whalen is joined by DJ Trainor to recap the top stories from Tuesday night in the NBA and analyze potential early-season waiver pickups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Time To Overreact To Everything
October 31, 2016 22:12 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBNick Whalen is joined by DJ Trainor to hash out all that's transpired through the first six days of the NBA season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Overreactions, Season-Long Pickups, and Friday DFS
October 28, 2016 16:47 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBD.J. (@TrainorDJ), Shannon (@RotoShannon), and Ben (@BenManDoingWork) discuss recent injuries, overreact to the first three days of competition, go over potential waiver wire additions, and preview Friday's DFS slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Opening Week Reactions
October 27, 2016 21:23 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBNick Whalen and James Anderson recap the first two nights of the NBA season. Topics include: Myles Turner, Anthony Davis, players-only meetings, coaches already on the hot seat, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Talking Nuggets with Harrison Wind
October 25, 2016 18:04 - 32 minutes - 30 MBNick Whalen and DJ Trainor are joined by Harrison Wind of BSN Denver to preview the Denver Nuggets' season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Western Conference Question Marks
October 24, 2016 21:55 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBNick Whalen is joined by DJ Trainor to discuss the biggest questions facing each team in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
More Sleepers + Auction Strategy
October 21, 2016 12:21 - 49 minutes - 46 MBShannon McKeown (@rotoshannon) & Ken Crites (@kencrites) discuss mid-to-late round sleepers and auction strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Staff Keeper League Recap
October 20, 2016 17:04 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBNick Whalen is joined by James Anderson to briefly recap Wednesday night's RotoWire Staff Keeper League auction/reserves draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Eastern Conference Question Marks
October 17, 2016 22:16 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MBNick Whalen is joined by D.J. Trainor to take a look at the flaws that could derail each of the teams in the Eastern Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sleepers
October 14, 2016 15:35 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBD.J. and Ken briefly discuss Ken's recent NFBKC draft before divulging some of their top sleepers heading into the new season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Impromptu Bold Predictions
October 13, 2016 21:59 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBNick Whalen is joined by James Anderson to give their impromptu bold predictions for each NBA team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Talking Hawks with KL Chouinard
October 11, 2016 16:44 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBNick Whalen and D.J. Trainor are joined by KL Chouinard of Hawks.com to preview the Hawks after an eventful offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2016-17 NBA Superlatives
October 10, 2016 21:21 - 1 hour - 57 MBNick Whalen is joined by D.J. Trainor to give their high school yearbook-style NBA superlatives for the upcoming season. Categories include: Best point guard, worst hair, most likely to be traded, most untouchable, worst uniforms and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Potential Busts
October 07, 2016 20:03 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBD.J., Shannon, and Ken go over some breaking news before discussing potential bust candidates heading into the new season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mid-Tier Dynasty Rookie Rankings
October 06, 2016 21:33 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBNick Whalen is joined by James Anderson to discuss the proper long-term value of Dario Saric, Joel Embiid, Patrick McCaw, Wade Baldwin and other 2016-17 rookies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Preseason Chatter + "Bold" Predictions
October 05, 2016 19:29 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBNick Whalen is joined by D.J. Trainor to discuss the Warriors' shellacking of the Clippers, Joel Embiid's NBA debut, and the Cavs' potential defensive issues. Then, the guys throw out their bold predictions for the 2016-17 NBA season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Preseason Games, Metatarsals, and Buyouts
October 03, 2016 22:22 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBD.J. (@TrainorDJ) and Nick (wha1en) discuss preseason impressions, Ben Simmons, and Chris Bosh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Staff Keeper League
September 30, 2016 18:35 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBD.J., K-Train, and Shannon go over some breaking news around the league before diving into their upcoming keeper decisions for RotoWire's NBA Staff Keeper League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vegas Over/Unders Deep Dive + Postseason Awards - Pt. 2
September 29, 2016 22:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBIn Part 2 of this episode of the RotoWire NBA Podcast, Nick Whalen and James Anderson predict the 2016-17 All-Star Game rosters and postseason awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vegas Over/Unders Deep Dive + Postseason Awards - Pt. 1
September 29, 2016 21:55 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBIn Part 1 of this episode of the RotoWire NBA Podcast, Nick Whalen and James Anderson dissect the Vegas projected win totals for all 30 teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Most Improved Players
September 27, 2016 21:42 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBNick Whalen is joined by D.J. Trainor to discuss potential breakout players at each position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Three Amigos Reunite
September 23, 2016 18:50 - 1 hourD.J. Trainor (@TrainorDJ), K-Train (@KenCrites), and Shannon McKeown (@RotoShannon) reunite to talk about Ken's Western Conference Position Battle articles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2016-17 Watchability Rankings
September 22, 2016 20:41 - 1 hour - 69 MBNick Whalen is joined by James Anderson to rank all 30 NBA teams based solely upon watchability (spoiler: the Warriors are No. 1). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vegas Win Totals + Antetokounmpo Extension
September 20, 2016 21:34 - 58 minutes - 54 MBNick Whalen is joined by D.J. Trainor to break down the Vegas wins over/unders, which were released Tuesday afternoon. They also analyze the Giannis Antetokounmpo extension and, of course, finish out with a round of NBA trivia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Western Conference Preview
September 15, 2016 21:03 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBNick Whalen is joined by James Anderson to predict the playoff seeds and rank all 15 teams in the Western Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Eastern Conference Position Battles
September 09, 2016 14:30 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBD.J. Trainor (@TrainorDJ) and Ken (K-Train) Crites (@KenCrites) dust off the train whistle and discuss position battles for each team in the Eastern Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Preseason Rankings Preview
August 30, 2016 23:05 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBNick Whalen is joined by DJ Trainor to talk preseason player rankings, rookie survey, the Joffrey Lauvergne trade, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Drafting Oladipo in the Second Round?
August 25, 2016 22:49 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBNick Whalen (@wha1en) and D.J. Trainor (@TrainorDJ) go over the top talking points of the summer, in addition to breaking down the results of an expert slow draft Nick just recently participated in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NBA Draft Reactions
June 28, 2016 22:07 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBNick Whalen sits down with RotoWire's James Anderson to recap the NBA Draft and discuss which rookies will have the biggest impacts next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Finals Recap + Draft Preview
June 14, 2016 21:55 - 1 hour - 59 MBRotoWire's Nick Whalen and James Anderson sit down to recap Cleveland's Game 5 win and discuss a number of storylines leading up to the 2016 NBA Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mock Draft Podcast
May 24, 2016 22:22 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBRotoWire's Nick Whalen is joined by lead prospect writer James Anderson to debate and discuss their respective first-round 2016 NBA Mock Drafts, which can be found on RotoWire.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Observations from the NBA Draft Combine
May 14, 2016 20:15 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBNick Whalen and James Anderson discuss everything from Larry Bird's (questionable) fashion choices to Melo Trimble's wingspan as they recap their experience the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Season Review + Playoff Preview
April 12, 2016 20:20 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBNick Whalen and DJ Trainor preview the postseason, look ahead to what storylines the offseason might hold, debate which teams are at a crossroads and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Let Me Hear That Whistle One Last Time
April 08, 2016 20:30 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBD.J. (@TrainorDJ), Shannon (@RotoShannon), and the K-Train (@KenKrites) hold back tears while dishing out advice one last time this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
KD to... Utah?!
April 07, 2016 18:18 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBNick Whalen is joined by RotoWire's James Anderson to talk KD rumors, the future of the T-Wolves, Grayson Allen, Thomas Bryant and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Motivation Is Key
April 06, 2016 18:27 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBD.J. Trainor (@TrainorDJ) and Benny Ricciardi (@bennyr11) talk about teams still vying for a spot in the playoffs, and what that means in terms of fantasy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2015 Re-Draft 2.0
April 05, 2016 20:17 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBNick Whalen and DJ Trainor re-draft the 2015 class, break down the remaining playoff races, and preview a busy Monday night in the NBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Weekend Recap + Playoff Picture
April 04, 2016 17:55 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBWith a blank NBA slate on Monday, Nick Whalen and Benny Ricciardi recap the weekend that was, preview the NCAA Tournament Final, and break down the playoff races in both conferences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The K-Train Makes A Stop In Madison
April 01, 2016 19:13 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBD.J. is joined by Ken in studio as the two discuss Thursday's results and look at the playoff picture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Final Four Preview + Off Court Drama
March 31, 2016 20:14 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBNick Whalen and James Anderson break down what to expect at the Final Four this weekend, discuss the incoming 2016 freshman class, and try to understand what's going on in the lives of Diamond Stone and D'Angelo Russell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Late-Season DFS Strategy
March 30, 2016 18:27 - 47 minutesD.J. Trainor (@TrainorDJ) and Benny Ricciardi (@bennyr11) go over Tuesday's box scores before previewing Wednesday's slate of NBA games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Playoff Races + All-NBA Teams
March 29, 2016 21:02 - 53 minutesNick Whalen and DJ Trainor discuss the playoff races in both conferences, break down their All-NBA teams, play NBA trivia and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Playoff Races + All-NBA Teams
March 29, 2016 21:02 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBNick Whalen and DJ Trainor discuss the playoff races in both conferences, break down their All-NBA teams, play NBA trivia and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices