Spencer Dinwiddie Leaves Game With Knee Strain

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie (knee) will not return Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets after suffering a right knee strain. Dinwiddie was on her the ground grabbing his right knee before hobbling over to the bench and getting escorted to the locker room. Hopefully this is not a serious injury, but could be a huge […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Has Wrist Dislocation; Is Week-To-Week

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (wrist) has been diagnosed with a left wrist dislocation and will be evaluated on a week-to-week basis. Terrible news for Towns who has been through enough already this year, but the silver lining is this will not require surgery. Towns should be treated as extremely doubtful, if not out, for […]

Joel Embiid Out Sunday With Back Tightness

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (back) was a late scratch Sunday ahead of their contest against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Embiid was originally slated to play the second half of a back-to-back, a welcome sight for fantasy managers, but was ruled out just before gametime. This will likely be a common trend in the shorter season, […]

Victor Oladipo Will Not Play Sunday Night Due To Rest

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo (guard) will not play Sunday night against the Boston Celtics. Oladipo is just resting on the second night of a back-to-back, but there was some original optimism he would be ready to go. With Oladipo out, Aaron Holiday usually enters the starting lineup while Justin Holiday is the first off […]

Serge Ibaka Gets Close To Double-Double In Blowout Loss

Los Angeles Clippers forward/center Serge Ibaka was the team's only productive starter in Sunday's shocking 124-73 loss to Dallas, shooting 6-for-11 from the field and getting close to a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds. He also posted one block in 20 minutes of action. The rest of the starters combined for only 28 […]

Tim Hardaway Jr. Finds Form Against Clippers

Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. finally got going in the third game of the season on Sunday, shooting 7-for-14 from the floor on his way to 18 points in a big 124-73 win over the Clippers. After managing a total of four treys with 13 attempts in the first two games of the […]

Fantasy Basketball Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

One thing we've been missing at RotoBaller has been a focus on points leagues. We know many of you play in them, though, so we'll be presenting you all with a weekly points league waiver column, to help you find players who can get you to the top in that format. So, heading into Week […]

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 […]

Fantasy Basketball Week In Review: Week 1

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during the past week. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making. Fantasy basketball has a lot of […]

Fantasy Basketball Week 1 Risers and Fallers

Welcome to the fantasy basketball risers and fallers column, a weekly look at a few players whose stock is rising and a few who've been struggling with some analysis of why that's been the case. As always, this doesn't mean you need to drop these players who are struggling, but this could be a useful piece […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (12/27/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Happy Holidays, everyone. As we conclude the first week of the 2020-2021 NBA season, things have gone relatively smoothly outside of many of the Houston Rockets being forced to isolate. On Saturday, we were treated to some solid performances, with James Harden going off for over 73 fantasy points and Andre Drummond putting together an […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/27/20): NBA DFS Lineups

The NBA season continues with an excellent slate of nine games on Sunday. Were you aware that seven out of nine games have a 225 or more implied point total? This provides you with an abundance of players to choose from as you build lineups. Keep an eye on news surrounding Russell Westbrook. Head coach […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for 12/27 (Premium Content)

  NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 12/27 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard   CORE PLAYS MARKED IN GREEN ABOVE   Game of the Day Spurs (+5) @ Pelicans (229 total) This profiles as a high-scoring game with oodles of DFS goodness. It currently has the highest implied total […]

Luka Doncic Flirts With Triple-Double On Sunday

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic was very close to his first triple-double of the season on Sunday, finishing a blowout win over the Clippers with 24 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists. Luka still struggled with his shot, and he's now managed only 2-for-16 from downtown this season, but a superb team effort resulted […]

Blake Griffin And Derrick Rose Out Monday

The Detroit Pistons have already ruled out forward Blake Griffin (injury management) and point guard Derrick Rose (rest) Monday against the Atlanta Hawks. This will be the first night of a back-to-back set as both players should be good to go against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday. Griffin's absence should pave the way for […]

Russell Westbrook Resting Second Night Of Back-To-Back

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook (rest) will not play Sunday night against the Orlando Magic. Westbrook will continue his trend of resting the second night of a back-to-back for the second straight season. This was to be expected with the quick turnaround and condensed season. With Westbrook out, Raul Neto will get the spot […]

Kevin Love Expected To Play Sunday Night

Cleveland Cavaliers forward/center Kevin Love (calf) is expected to play Sunday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. Love made his season debut Saturday night after recovering from a calf strain and played 38 minutes despite reports of a minutes restriction. There was fear Love would sit Sunday since it is the second night of a back-to-back, […]

Draymond Green Remains Out Against Bulls

Golden State Warriors forward/center Draymond Green (foot) has been downgraded to out against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. Green was originally questionable after participating in practice and looked on track to play, however his debut will have to wait. In Green's absence, Eric Paschall will likely continue to start while James Wiseman and Kevon Looney […]

Tristan Thompson Will Be On Minutes Limit

Boston Celtics center Tristan Thompson (hamstring) will be on a minutes limit for Sunday's game against the Indiana Pacers. He missed the entire preseason due to a lingering hamstring injury. He was limited to 21 and 22 minutes during the first two games of the regular season. It sounds like the team will continue to […]

Kevin Love Could Rest Versus Sixers

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (calf) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He made his regular season debut during Saturday's double overtime win. He played 38 minutes and isn't quite back to 100 percent health yet. It wouldn't be surprising to see the Cavs play it safe here. Fantasy managers […]

Anthony Davis Will Sit Out On Sunday

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis (calf) has been downgraded to out for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. It's the first game of a back-to-back set, so it's not surprising that Davis has been ruled out. LeBron James should gain massive fantasy value from the loss of Davis. Kyle Kuzma will see a boost […]

JaMychal Green Continues Making Progress

Denver Nuggets forward JaMychal Green (calf) was able to go through some portions of Sunday's practice. He strained his left calf during the preseason roughly two weeks ago. Green is still working his way back and has not been cleared for full contact work yet. Paul Millsap will continue seeing a heavy workload until Green […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Could Sit Out Versus Lakers

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (wrist) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. He suffered a left wrist injury late during their last contest. This is the second game of a back-to-back set, so the Wolves might take the cautious approach here. Juan Hernangomez would see an extended role, assuming […]

Marquese Chriss Will Miss Rest Of Season

Golden State Warriors center Marquese Chriss has suffered a broken right leg and will miss the rest of the 2020-21 season. Chriss was an interesting sleeper coming into the season after averaging 9.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game last season. With Chriss done, expect the Warriors to rely even more on rookie center James […]

Obi Toppin Will Miss At Least Six Games

New York Knicks forward Obi Toppin (calf) is going to miss at least six games. He suffered a strained left calf and will be re-evaluated in a week or possibly 10 days. However, that is just to clear him to practice, so he won't be taking the court anytime soon. Fantasy managers can expect Toppin […]

LaMelo Ball Could See More Minutes

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball could quickly work his way into more playing time. Following Saturday's game, head coach James Borrego mentioned that there could be more minutes for Ball going forward. He finished with 15 points, six rebounds, and one assist in the loss. Ball didn't see much playing time in the second half […]

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 […]

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 […]

Pascal Siakam Registers Full Line Saturday Night

Toronto Raptors power forward Pascal Siakam did it all in Saturday's loss to San Antonio, finishing with 16 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists, one block, and one steal. His shot wasn't really falling and he had five turnovers, but the Cameroonian forward made plenty of fantasy managers happy. Chris Boucher impressed off the bench with […]

Dejounte Murray Records First Career Triple-Double

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray picked up his first career triple-double on Saturday, racking up 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 119-114 win over the Raptors. It was a tough night for Murray, as he missed all three attempts from deep and shot 5-for-15 overall, but it turned into a […]