Nico Batum (SF/PF, LAC): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: Kawhi Leonard coined the term "load management". Kawhi Leonard, also, is a Los Angeles Clipper these days. That last thing can also be said about recently-signed Frenchman Nico Batum, who has started all five games for his new team. Batum is not going... Read More

Patty Mills (PG, SAS): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: While Patty Mills keep putting up good numbers and playing as an above-average fantasy player more often than not, he's still flying under the radar of most fantasy GMs and available in more than 9 of each 10 Yahoo leagues... Some things one... Read More

Robert Williams (C, BOS): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Celtics are lacking big men, and that's why they signed Tristan Thompson this past offseason to bolster their rotation of in-the-paint bodies for the 2021 season. The Time Lord stayed on the roster for another year, although we all knew what his... Read More

Jae Crowder (SF/PF, PHO): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 36% of leagues ANALYSIS: Jae Crowder is growing into the Suns' system as much as the very own Phoenix squad is improving as the goes along. Phoenix is entering 2021 with a great 4-1 record and only lost a game to Sacramento by three points. Crowder himself... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers - Week 2

And just like that, the first week of the 2020-2021 NBA season comes to an end. With the first week in the books, there will always be some overreactions to surprising performances like Terry Rozier's 42 points in the opener or the nine-point effort Damian Lillard had in their opener. Despite all that, in category... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Deep League Targets: Week 2

The deeper a fantasy 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 help... Read More

Fantasy Basketball 9-Cat Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

The first week of the NBA season is coming to a close. We've seen some stellar performances this week, with maybe none more impressive than James Harden dragging what was left of the Rockets to overtime against Portland on Saturday night. We also saw some surprising performances that came out of nowhere. Let's focus on... Read More

Patrick Williams (SF, CHI): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: The fourth pick in this year's NBA Draft, Chicago Bulls small forward Patrick Williams was a bit of a mystery after coming off the bench for Florida State during his lone season in college, where he averaged 9.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per... Read More

Keldon Johnson (SF, SAS): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 41% of leagues ANALYSIS: Keldon Johnson was the 29th overall selection in the 2019 NBA Draft for the Spurs. The Kentucky product appeared in just nine games before the Bubble last season, though he saw a marked increase in playing time in the four games before COVID-19... Read More

Dorian Finney-Smith (SF/PF, DAL): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 9% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Mavs are a certain Luka Doncic's team. Some folks would argue Kristaps Porzingis also carries some of the weight of the team success on his shoulders, and they might be right, but KP is sadly injured and will be out for a... Read More

JJ Redick (SG, NO): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 33% of leagues ANALYSIS: I must admit that I loved J.J. Redick's addition to the New Orleans roster last season to go along with the younger likes of Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Zion Williamson. JJ was a 13-year vet when he signed that deal and is... Read More

Derrick Favors (PF/C, UTA): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 18% of leagues ANALYSIS: Although drafted by the Nets all the way back in the summer of 2010, Derrick Favors has been a Jazz-man for his whole career. His six months in New Jersey or last season in New Orleans are not going to change that perception,... Read More

Jordan Clarkson (PG/SG, UTA): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: Who would have a change of scenery was all Jordan Clarkson needed to thrive as an off-the-bench heater after playing five full seasons in this league? Clarkson was drafted by the Lakers in advance of the 2015 season, stayed three-and-change seasons in Hollywood,... Read More

Josh Jackson (SG/SF, DET): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 10% of leagues ANALYSIS: At this point into Josh Jackson's pro career we can affirm he's not going to live up to his 4th-overall selection back in 2017 by the Phoenix Suns. 'Zona got tired of playing Jackson by July 2019 and sent him packing to Memphis.... Read More

Alec Burks (SG/SF, NYK): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 18% of leagues ANALYSIS: Alec Burks has been around forever. In fact, he played his first pro game all the way back in 2012 but he's just entering his age-29 season while now part of the New York Knicks squad. Burks has never been a bonafide starter... Read More

Shake Milton (PG/SG, PHI): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 27% of leagues ANALYSIS: Even if you don't like any of the second-unit players who are part of Philly's rotation this season, you gotta give them at least a chance because of the revamping the organization has undergone this offseason. Doc Rivers is in as the new... Read More

Mason Plumlee (PF/C, DET): Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 23% of leagues ANALYSIS: In a night that marked the debut of this new and weird Pistons iteration, the Mason of Plumlees started at center and played all of 32 minutes. His usage was absolutely horrific and nightmarish ending at 10.7 percent by the game's end, but... Read More

Fantasy Basketball 9-Cat Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 1

Well, the 2020-21 NBA season is here! After a shorter offseason than usual, (professional men's) basketball (in the United States) is back! And with that, we want to welcome you to our first waiver wire column of the year. Each week, I'll be highlighting players to target in 9-Cat leagues. Are you a fantasy manager... Read More

Undervalued Centers - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

If you are a long-time fantasy player, you know how does it feel to getting sniped in a fantasy draft. You know how it goes: you enter the lobby with a few players to draft in mind, have everything planned for you to build the perfect roster, and just a couple of picks before the... Read More

Undervalued Forwards - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

If you are a long-time fantasy player, you know how it feel to getting snipped in a fantasy draft. You know how it goes: you enter the lobby with a few players to draft in mind, have everything planned for you to build the perfect roster, and just a couple of picks before the one... Read More

Undervalued Guards - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

If you are a long-time fantasy player, you know how does it feel to getting sniped in a fantasy draft. You know how it goes: you enter the lobby with a few players to draft in mind, have everything planned for you to build the perfect roster, and just a couple of picks before the... Read More

Five Deeper Draft Sleepers - Fantasy Basketball Forwards, Centers

Every year there are a few players that outperform their draft day value in fantasy basketball leagues. In this article, we will look at a five very deep sleepers at the forward and center positions for fantasy basketball managers to keep their eye on. These are players that are not likely to be on your... Read More

Five Deeper Draft Sleepers - Fantasy Basketball Guards

Every year there are a few players that outperform their draft day value in fantasy basketball leagues. In this article, we will look at a five very deep sleepers at the guard position for fantasy basketball managers to keep their eye on. These are players that are not likely to be on your draft radar... Read More

Antonio Losada's Fantasy Basketball Draft Sleepers (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. A key part of doing a fantasy draft is finding players who are in a great situation to become high-upside fantasy plays. Everybody knows the top-tier names will always perform to excellent levels, but every year there are a bunch of players that slip... Read More

Justin Carter's Must-Have Later Round Picks for Fantasy Basketball (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA draft kit. Thanks for trusting us to be your home for fantasy basketball analysis! Today, we're going to talk about late-round picks that you just have to have this season. These are the guys who'll be going later than they should... Read More

Antonio Losada's Fantasy Basketball Undervalued Players (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. A key part of doing a fantasy draft is finding players who are in a great situation to become high-upside fantasy plays daily. Everybody knows the top-tier names will always perform to excellent levels. Also, every year there are a bunch of players that... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Third Year Breakout Players

Drafting rookies is always a risk, especially in the “one and done” era that we have with college players now. Some adapt quickly and others end up taking several years to finally evolve their game and become starters or rotational players. And some don't pan out at all. Instead of targeting rookies in my drafts,... Read More

2020-21 Fantasy Basketball Sleeper - Nemanja Bjelica

"'Tis the season to be drafting /Fa la la la la, la la la la" With fantasy drafts in full swing, all of us are doing our final preparations for that glorious draft night! Spreadsheets open, two notebooks and four pens in front 0f me, I've got another monitor linked up with my laptop. I'm... Read More

Steven Adams (C, NO) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 64 Overall CURRENT ADP: 78 ANALYSIS: The rumors finally became a reality, with 1) Oklahoma City entering full rebuild-mode and 2) Steven Adams being moved out of town as he didn't make much sense to keep there anymore. That's why Adams in now a Pelican and will share the court with... Read More