Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (SF, CHA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 38% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: After missing the first three games of the season due to a personal issue, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist stumbled out of the gate in his season debut, hitting just one of his six shot attempts for two points across 11 minutes. However, he appears to have […]

Caris LeVert (SG/SF, BKN) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In All Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: We’ve been monitoring Caris LeVert’s rise since last season, when he first showed signs of his capability. Now an every day starter, following Jeremy Lin’s season-ending injury, LeVert is averaging 11 points, four rebounds and three assists, averaging 27 minutes per game. Brooklyn is […]

Mike James (PG, PHX) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In All Leagues OWNED IN: 41% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Phoenix Suns are a shambles, having fired their coach just three games into the season and already had their starting point guard, Eric Bledsoe, publicly express his desire to be moved. This has resulted in an 0-3 start to the year, but perhaps […]

Jerryd Bayless (PG, PHI) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 15% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: With rookies Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz expected to run the point in Philadelphia this year, Jerryd Bayless was nothing more than an afterthought on draft day. However, Brett Brown has chosen to play Simmons alongside two other guards, and Fultz is battling a […]

Fantasy Basketball Week 3 Waiver Wire and Buy/Sell

Hey everyone, my name is Dicky and I’m a new contributor here at RotoBaller. Pleased to meet all of you. I will be in and out of the RotoBaller Chatroom to talk hoops and fantasy throughout the season, so come join us and say hi! I’m also on Twitter as well, so free feel to […]

Jakob Poeltl (C, TOR) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 23% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: Even coming off the bench, Jakob Poeltl has played a large role for the Raptors in the early goings, managing 9.0 points and 8.6 rebounds over 21 minutes per game through the first week and a half. The 22-year-old 7-footer has been the first […]

NBA Weekly Streamers for Week 3 (10/30-11/5)

This year we'll take more of a holistic approach to streaming, by providing a weekly overview of which teams to look at based on their schedules and what players to consider targeting in advance to maximize the bang for the buck you get out of limited weekly transactions. Streaming is just about maximizing a roster […]

Skal Labissiere (PF/C, SAC) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 37% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: Skal Labissiere’s college career never got off the ground, but he showed signs of promise as a rookie last season, averaging 8.8 points and 4.9 rebounds. The 21-year-old has seen an uptick in playing time this year, managing 12.2 points per game on 54.3 […]

NBA Waiver Wire Rankings for Week 2

Welcome to our Week 2 waiver wire rankings for all of you fantasy basketball owners. There's always an opportunity on the waiver wire for your fantasy basketball teams. Consider this your weekly quick-hit list of 10 players to consider off the waiver wire. Keep an eye out for more in-depth waiver wire analysis and columns […]

NBA Waiver Wire Pickups: Deeper League Adds (Week 2)

NBA is back! And so is fantasy basketball. The long break is finally over and we can get back to planning, calculating, trading and "dancing on the wire". I hope your drafts went well and your players avoided the injury plague that hit in the previous 10 days. If either of these statements is not […]

NBA Waiver Wire: Standard League Adds for Week 2

It's week 2 -- we're far enough into the season to start latching onto breakout waiver wire stars. If you haven't already, it's time to start adding these guys while they're still available. This year, we're tossing out our old convention of separating waiver wire posts into positions, and instead we're separating them into depth […]

NBA Weekly Streamers for Week 2 (10/23-10/29)

We've tried a lot of weekly streamer pieces over the years at RotoBaller. Who's a good add for this category, who's a good add for this weekend, you know the drill. But these posts have tended to be a bit repetitive and never quite as helpful as we wanted them to be. This year we'll […]

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (SF/PF, BKN) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In All Leagues OWNED IN: 54% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Brooklyn Nets are turning a new leaf this season as Brook Lopez is gone, D’Angelo Russell  and Allen Crabbe have arrived and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is poised to take a big step forward. The 22-year-old is already a terrific defender, and coming off […]

Dejounte Murray (PG, SA) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: With Tony Parker still recovering from a quad injury that could cost him two more months at least, the Spurs named Dejounte Murray as starting point guard for this week’s season opener. The 21-year-old sophomore from Washington saw very limited action last season, just […]

Dillon Brooks (SF, MEM) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: A second-round pick in the 2017 draft, Dillon Brooks played a surprising 29 minutes in his NBA debut Wednesday, finishing with 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting with five boards, two assists, four steals and two blocks. The former Oregon standout (16.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, […]

Dejounte Murray (PG, SA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 22% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: When the Spurs selected Dejounte Murray late in the first round in 2016, it was clear they wanted him to become Tony Parker’s successor at the point guard position. The University of Washington product played sparingly as a rookie, averaging just 3.4 […]

NBA Waiver Wire Rankings for Week 1

The NBA season is finally underway, but it's never too early. There's always an opportunity on the waiver wire for your fantasy basketball teams. Consider this your weekly quick-hit list of 10 players to consider off the waiver wire. Keep an eye out for more in-depth waiver wire analysis and columns coming in the next […]

Fantasy Basketball Hype Train: Isn't the NFL Supposed to be the Brutal Sport?

It's been a rough start to the 2017-18 NBA season. It was a bad omen in the preseason when likable players started going down with injuries to start a season where they were looking at big opportunities to break out -- including Seth Curry, Dante Exum, and Slam Dunk Contest winner Glenn Robinson III. Then […]

Five Under the Radar Fantasy Basketball Sleepers

This NBA season is an especially hard one to predict. So many stars have changed teams and changed roles. We don't even know what first round fantasy superstars like Russell Westbrook and James Harden are going to do, much less second tier guys like Carmelo Anthony. In all the uncertainty in the earlier rounds, it […]

Five Point Guards to Target in Fantasy Basketball

It’s been way too long. The NFL does not satisfy my taste for entertainment like it used to and this offseason has been painfully exhilarating. Luckily, we are in the waning stages of the NBA offseason and every team will have played their last preseason game by Friday. While the takes from preseason must be […]

Fantasy Basketball Hype Train: 15 Minutes in Heaven with Joel Embiid

CHOO CHOO! The Fantasy Basketball Hype Train is a season-long fantasy basketball feature where I can just have fun and write about the players me, you, and everyone else already wants to talk about. Are you ready for a ride on the fantasy basketball hype train? There's no kind of hype like 76ers hype, and […]

Dewayne Dedmon - Fantasy Basketball Sleeper

Player:  Dewayne Dedmon Position: C Team: Atlanta HawksUpgrade To VIP: Win more with our NBA and DFS Premium Pass, get expert tools and advice from

Caris LeVert - Fantasy Basketball Sleeper

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Jamal Murray - Fantasy Basketball Sleeper

Player: Jamal Murray Team: Denver Nuggets Projected Role: (Uncertain) Starting Point Guard / Sixth ManUpgrade To VIP: Win more with our NBA and DFS Premium Pass, get expert tools and advice from

Gary Harris - Fantasy Basketball Sleeper

Player: Gary Harris Team: Denver Nuggets Projected Role: Starting Shooting GuardUpgrade To VIP: Win more with our NBA and DFS Premium Pass, get expert tools and advice from

Taurean Prince - Fantasy Basketball Sleeper

Player: Taurean Prince Position: SF Team: Atlanta HawksUpgrade To VIP: Win more with our NBA and DFS Premium Pass, get expert tools and advice from

2017-18 Fantasy Basketball Late Round / Deep League Sleepers

If you're 13 rounds deep into your fantasy basketball draft and you've started wondering, what's the point? This guy's not going to be on my roster in two weeks. Well, we've got you covered. Today we'll take a look at three players to look out for as late round flyers for the 2017-18 NBA season. […]

Fantasy Basketball Hype Train: Preseason Fun with Simmons and Kuzma

CHOO CHOO! I'm rolling out a new season-long fantasy basketball feature where I can just have fun and write about the players me, you, and everyone else already wants to talk about. Are you ready for a ride on the fantasy basketball hype train? Comfortable enough squeezed in your hype seat with all the other […]

NBA Rookie Fantasy Profile: Malik Monk

Position: PG/SG Team: Charlotte Hornets Draft Spot: 1.11 Analysis: There were plenty of question marks surrounding Monk's draft stock. He's listed as a shooting guard, but he is a bit small at only 6'3". Some teams project him as a point guard, but he did not display traditional skills of a point guard. Even though he is seen as […]