Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds and Weekly Planner: Week 1 (10/24-10/29)

Welcome back NBA basketball! I am pretty pumped about the return of the NBA (and hence Fantasy Basketball) to our lives. I am playing in a few very competitive industry leagues this year in addition to our staff league and a few more casual leagues as well. I have to cap my involvement at a... Read More

NBA Draft 2023: Second-Round Rookies to Watch Early

It's funny that every year at the NBA Draft, once the end of the guaranteed money and live appearances arrives at the end of the first round, everybody tunes out and refers to the 60th pick as "Mr. Irrelevant." That's not very accurate though, is it? Speaking historically, the title of "Mr. Irrelevant" could just... Read More

Where Should We Draft Last Year's Fantasy Basketball Breakouts In 2023-24?

Every year all types of fantasy sports bring surprises and disappointments, values and busts, and so forth. The 2022-23 basketball season was no exception to this dynamic, and navigating through players that fall under these categories properly can often make or break fantasy rosters. For instance De'Anthony Melton and Trey Murphy III probably helped your... Read More

Where Should We Draft Last Year's Fantasy Basketball Busts in 2023-2024?

Every year, all types of fantasy sports bring surprises and disappointments, values and busts, and so forth. The 2022-23 basketball season was no exception to this dynamic, and navigating through assets that fall under these categories properly can often make or break fantasy rosters. This article is about those busts. For instance, De'Anthony Melton and... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds For Week 23: Trendon Watford, Xavier Tillman Sr., Nick Richards

The deeper a fantasy basketball league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late-round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers: Week 22

We did it, we made it to the final week of the fantasy basketball playoffs. And the next couple of days are going to determine whether or not you take home your league championship. This will be my final streamers column of the season and I want to thank you for following along and reading... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds For Week 22: Joe Ingles, Xavier Tillman Sr., Cory Joseph

The deeper a fantasy basketball league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late-round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to... Read More

Early-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers For Week 22

It's championship week! Most leagues around the country will wrap up this week, leaving the final week and a half (and the inevitable chaos that ensues) out of their playoff format. And if your league doesn't already do this, you should have a conversation about moving your playoffs back, honestly. Heck, I have seen a... Read More

The Cut List - Who To Drop for Fantasy Basketball Week 23

What's up, RotoBallers! We're getting into the playoffs for most leagues at this point if you're not already there. Some teams are going full force into tanking mode and others are getting ready to rest players so that they have a healthy squad for the NBA Playoffs. So, let's dive into these murky waters and... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers: Week 21

I don't know about you, but I am in a few nail-biter matchups this week and I am currently wringing my hands over the last few adds I make this week. There are three teams you can target for three games in the final four days (DEN, ORL, TOR) and two teams that have the... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 21 Include Talen Horton-Tucker, Killian Hayes, Nick Richards, Isaiah Jackson

Welcome back to RotoBaller's weekly fantasy basketball waiver wire column and schedule breakdown. It's fantasy playoff time, so let's see if we can get you over the hump and get you a title. These recommendations are mainly for 9-cat leagues, but if you play in another format, there's a good chance that the information here... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds For Week 21: Jonathan Kuminga, Malik Monk, Killian Hayes

The deeper a fantasy basketball league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late-round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to... Read More

Early-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers For Week 21

If you're reading this, then congratulations! It's likely that you have advanced past the first and/or second week of your league's playoffs. Now, things get really tough as the competition gets stiffer and the schedule gets tighter, too. Games are spread almost exactly equally this week with 7-8 games every night with the exception of... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers: Week 20

Okay, so this week has been filled with even more carnage than I had expected. We are seeing players rested like crazy and the loss of star players to injury or rest is making it all the more difficult to navigate your way into the next round. You're simply going to have to buckle down... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 20 Include Tyus Jones, Cam Reddish, Bruce Brown, Delon Wright

Welcome back to RotoBaller's weekly fantasy basketball waiver wire column and schedule breakdown. The All-Star break is behind us and the fantasy basketball season is winding down. For some of you, the playoffs might already be starting up. If you still need to bolster your roster or turn around a downward slide, then let's find... Read More

Early-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 20

It's time for the playoffs! Most leagues start the playoffs this week unless you are in a non-typical format. You simply can't get too attached to anyone this time of year. If you have a stud that is going to be out more than a week or someone who's badly underperforming- just cut bait and... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 20: Devonte' Graham, Xavier Tillman, Naz Reid

The deeper a fantasy basketball league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late-round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to... Read More

The Cut List - Who To Drop for Fantasy Basketball Week 21

What's up, RotoBallers! We are now in the home stretch of the season as some leagues already start their playoffs and others only have a couple of weeks left. Fantasy basketball playoffs can be a tricky time with teams resting some players that may already clinch a playoff berth soon and others could just get... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers: Week 19

Week 19 is winding down and so is the fantasy basketball season as most leagues will start playoffs soon (or maybe you have even already started). Working the wire and streaming is even more important down the stretch and I can't emphasize that enough. If you want to win your league, you're going to need... Read More

The Cut List - Who To Drop for Fantasy Basketball Week 20

What's up, RotoBallers! We are now in the home stretch of the season as some leagues already start their playoffs and others only have a couple of weeks left. Fantasy basketball playoffs can be a tricky time with teams resting some players that may already clinch a playoff berth soon and others could just get... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 19 Include Malik Monk, Marvin Bagley III, Josh Richardson, Kevin Love

Welcome back to RotoBaller's weekly fantasy basketball waiver wire column and schedule breakdown. The All-Star break is behind us and the fantasy basketball regular season is winding down. If you still need to bolster your roster or turn around a downward slide, then let's find you some help before it's too late. These recommendations are... Read More

Early-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 19

It's one of the lighter weeks of the season here in Week 19 as only around half of the teams in the league play four games with the other half playing only two or three. We have only four games tonight and Thursday night with Tuesday (9) and Wednesday (10) being the days with the... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 19: Malaki Branham, Mark Williams, Josh Richardson

The deeper a fantasy basketball league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late-round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to... Read More

Fantasy Basketball: Free Agents to Target For Stretch Run

Hey RotoBallers, my name is Josh Wiesel and I'm excited to be a new contributor to the website. I've always been a big NBA and DFS/Fantasy fan, so I figured it was time to put pen to paper writing about it. What you can expect from me is a quality analysis of players that will... Read More

Buy-Sell Candidates and Fantasy Impact of NBA Trade Deadline

The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and as expected, some significant moves were made by teams looking to improve their chances of making a deep playoff run. While some trades may have seemed more impactful than others, there are always fantasy implications to consider when evaluating the players involved. While the Kevin Durant... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers: Week 18

It feels like forever ago that I wrote the companion piece to this one, the early week streamers for Week 18. A full week off from games is hopefully going to leave the players refreshed and gave us an opportunity, as managers, to re-evaluate our rosters as well. With the fantasy basketball playoffs being right... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 19: Daniel Gafford, Kyle Anderson, Terance Mann

The deeper a fantasy basketball league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late-round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 18 Include Jeremy Sochan, Josh Green, Dennis Schroder, Sam Hauser

Welcome back to RotoBaller's weekly fantasy basketball waiver wire column and schedule breakdown. We've reached the weird week that is All-Star week, which is actually two weeks long, but with a break in the middle for the All-Star Game itself. The NBA season just keeps on chugging along, and so does the fantasy basketball season.... Read More

Early-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 18

The NBA All-Star break splits Week 18 right down the middle. We have a ton of action tonight and Wednesday in the association and a fairly light schedule on Tuesday and Thursday. Then we get an entire week off (what will we do with ourselves?) until the following Thursday, February 22nd when games resume. All... Read More