Five Things You Should and Shouldn't Do in NBA DFS: Thunder Dan's 2021 Strategy Guide

The NBA is back! I am stoked for the return of one of my favorite sports and excited to have the daily grind of NBA DFS back! I'd like to welcome you to my personal NBA DFS strategy guide for both FanDuel and DraftKings. If your reading this article, then you may already be familiar […]

2021-2022 RotoBaller NBA Staff League Draft Recap and Analysis

It's the time of year again! NBA draft season is in full effect and I was excited to participate in our RotoBaller staff league draft this week. We added some more analysts to the league this year and made it a 14-team league. We always play the standard 9-cat format on Yahoo, which is by […]

How to Punt Categories in Fantasy Basketball

Welcome to fantasy draft season for the 2021-22 NBA season! It's now time to start thinking about how you're going to win your league this year. RotoBaller will be here with rankings, sleepers, players to avoid, and much more! Before we dive too deep into individual players, though, let's take a step back and look at […]

Five Very Deep Forward Sleepers - Fantasy Basketball

Well just like that, NBA Media Day has come and gone in the blink of an eye, and while there was drama (cc. Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving), seeing Russell Westbrook in a Lakers' jersey just felt official. If Media Day signaled one thing, it's this: The NBA regular season is fast approaching. And with […]

Thunder Dan's Fantasy Basketball 9-Category Specialists (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's 2021-2022 premium draft kit! We're here to be your secret weapon when it comes to this fantasy basketball season. Here I want to highlight my favorite 9-cat specialists, players who can contribute across the board in all of the nine categories […]

Punting Strategy - Top Players to Draft for Each Punt (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. "Punting" is a fantastic strategy to deploy in eight or 9-category head-to-head fantasy basketball leagues. Essentially, it gives you a greater chance to win in six or seven categories (taking the overall victory over your opponent) than if you didn't utilize this strategy. You […]

Drafting With The Fantasy Basketball Playoffs In Mind 2021-22

'Tis the season to be jolly, fantasy basketball is upon us! It's been a long wait, but October is finally here and NBA is starting in just a couple of weeks. I hope your pre-draft research is already underway, and that this article will be a nice addition to it. The main goal of this article […]

Antonio Losada's 2021-22 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 […]

NBA Rookies With The Best Landing Spots

There’s nothing worse than getting uber-excited about a newly-drafted rookie only to see him riding the bench behind some washed-up veteran, right? Well….some of the rookies below might find themselves dealing with a little of that early on in their careers, but be patient! The seven players below all landed in ideal spots for their […]

Losers from the 2021-22 NBA Offseason Trades

The NBA offseason has turned into a matter of days--hours, if you push it--when it comes to player movement. Tampering present or not, the truth is that franchises lose no time in inking their new acquisitions to healthy deals, wheeling and dealing rookies and draft picks left and right, and pulling off trades with other […]

Winners from the 2021-22 NBA Offseason Trades

The NBA offseason has turned into a matter of days--hours, if you push it--when it comes to player movement. Tampering present or not, the truth is that franchises lose no time in inking their new acquisitions to healthy deals, wheeling and dealing rookies and draft picks left and right, and pulling off trades with other […]

Early Losers of the 2021-22 NBA Free Agency

Free agency can be a great opportunity for players to find new homes that mesh with their playing styles and help them achieve their potential. But it can also be a chance for players to think they're doing that and then wind up in a bad situation where they're unable to find NBA success. This […]

Early Winners of the 2021-22 NBA Free Agency

Free agency can be a great opportunity for players to find new homes that mesh with their playing styles and help them achieve their potential. But it can also be a chance for players to think they're doing that and then wind up in a bad situation where they're unable to find NBA success. This […]

Thunder Dan's 2020-2021 NBA DFS Strategy Guide

Hello there, RotoBallers, and welcome to my personal NBA DFS strategy guide for both FanDuel and DraftKings. While it has only been a few months since the NBA playoffs wrapped up, there is still a lot of excitement and anticipation for the beginning of the 2020 NBA season. If your reading this article, then you […]

How to Punt Categories in Fantasy Basketball

Welcome to fantasy draft season for the 2020-21 NBA season! It's so good to be back after we had to punt away the end of last year's fantasy season. It's now time to start thinking about how you're going to win your league this year. RotoBaller will be here with rankings, sleepers, players to avoid, […]

RotoBaller's 2020-21 Fantasy Basketball Expert Draft: Analysis

Last night, the RotoBaller writers got together and had our annual draft, so today I'm here to offer our readers some insights into the draft. Some key features of our draft: We've got a 12-team, H2H 9-Cat league on Yahoo. And, uhh, I guess that's really all the main things you need to know. We […]

RotoBaller Staff League Draft Recap: My Punt FT% Team - Fantasy Basketball Stragegy

It's the time of year again! NBA draft season is in full effect and I was excited to participate in our RotoBaller staff league this week. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to pull off one of my favorite punt category strategies going up against a bunch of very knowledgable analysts, […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Grass Isn't Greener: NBA Free Agency Fallers

Free agency can be a great opportunity for players to find new homes that mesh with their playing styles and help them achieve their potential. But it can also be a chance for players to think they're doing that and then wind up in a bad situation where they're unable to find NBA success. This […]

Fantasy Impact: The Detroit Pistons Offseason Moves

No team has been more active this offseason than the Detroit Pistons. Their current roster – apart from Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin – is almost completely different from the one they had at the end of the 2019-20 season. Troy Weaver, who took over as the team’s general manager this past June after over […]

Thunder Dan's Fantasy Basketball Punting Picks for Each Category (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's Fantasy Basketball Punting Guide for the 2020-2021 NBA season. If you love playing in H2H leagues as much as I do, then you're probably already familiar with the concept of punting categories. Punting categories is a great way to win fantasy […]

The Grass Is Greener: NBA Free Agency Risers for Fantasy Basketball

Free agency in the NBA is the wildest free agency in sports, which means that a ton of players have switched teams this year. While there wasn't as much big-name movement as there were in other seasons, plenty happened in free agency this year, shaking up the landscape of the NBA and, of course, the […]

Thunder Dan's Fantasy Basketball Punting Strategies (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's Fantasy Basketball Punting Guide for the 2020-2021 NBA season. If you love playing in H2H leagues as much as I do, then you're probably already familiar with the concept of punting categories. But if you're new to the concept, I will […]

Thunder Dan's Fantasy Basketball 9-Category Specialists (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's premium draft kit! We're here to be your secret weapon when it comes to this fantasy basketball season. Here I want to highlight my favorite 9-cat specialists, players who can contribute across the board in all of the nine categories of […]

NBA Rookies To Target for Fantasy Basketball Drafts

Taking a rookie early rarely works out in fantasy basketball. Everyone wants to play with the shiny new toy. Everyone wants to be the guy that says, "I believed in Player A because I took him in Round X". That's why people draft rookies way too high almost every year in fantasy basketball. With all […]

Jerami Grant: 2019-20 Fantasy Basketball Sleeper

While it seemed that the sky was falling for half of the contenders in the Western Conference this offseason, the Denver Nuggets remained steady with a couple of offseason moves. One of them was resigning Jamal Murray to a massive extension, but the other was more under the radar as they traded for Jerami Grant […]

How to Punt Categories in Fantasy Basketball

Welcome to fantasy draft season for the 2019-20 NBA season! It's time to start thinking about how you're going to win your league this year. RotoBaller will be here with rankings, sleepers, players to avoid, and much more including more articles about punting strategies. Before we dive too deep into individual players, though, let's take […]

Fantasy Basketball Draft Busts: Centers

A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who find themselves in a bad situation. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. Today, let's talk about some potential busts at the center position. For whatever reason -- be it talent, opportunity, or some combination of those two things -- these are […]

Cedi Osman: 2019-20 Fantasy Basketball Sleeper

In just two short seasons, Cedi Osman has certainly experienced the highs and lows of NBA basketball. His rookie campaign was spent mostly on the bench as LeBron James dragged the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Finals. Year 2 saw Osman replace James in the starting lineup, affording him ample opportunity to show off his game. […]