Rotoworld Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Matt Stroup checks in with Tommy Beer and Steve Alexander to discuss Lonzo Ball's late-season surge, a sudden spike in production from Gary Harris, madness in Milwaukee with Giannis Antetokounmpo and others sidelined, and the case for optimism when it comes to Zach LaVine.

Matt Stroup and Dr. A break down the week's top waiver wire pickups, including Donte DiVincenzo, Brandon Knight, Josh Jackson and De'Anthony Melton of the Grizzlies. We also discuss some poorly-timed schedule issues for the Detroit Pistons and Phoenix Suns. And we get an update from Brian Rosenworcel of Guster from the road in Nashville, who recommends Derrick White — and weighs in on the latest drama for the Knicks and the Nets.

This episode is loaded. There are a whole lot of adds out there with all of the injuries around the league. We'll start with Stephen Curry's return and what it means for the rest of the Warriors. Is Norman Powell going to crush the rest of the way?There is a lot of deep-league appeal to the Hornets here, so we'll go over them. Michael Porter Jr. was a DNP-CD, so we'll go over some Nuggets notes (four games next week).Richaun Holmes could be back! We'll break down what that means after Shake Milton and Tobias gave the Kings the business on Thursday.Jordan McRae goes from outhouse to penthouse as an add. We'll set the expectations going forward with his bad schedule.There are a lot of other injuries on Jaylen Brown, Deandre Ayton, Malcolm Brogdon, Zach LaVine, Kevin Porter Jr. and a lot more.Good luck!

Matt Stroup is joined by Ryan Knaus, Jared Johnson and Steve Alexander to break down some recent NBA hot streaks, including OG Anunoby, Coby White, Aaron Gordon and Mitchell Robinson. We try to make sense of these late-season surges, and consider what the future holds for some of the season's biggest busts, including Kyrie Irving and Mike Conley.

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander consider some of the top waiver wire pickups in fantasy basketball, including a scalding hot Juancho Hernangomez, a still-widely-available Kevin Porter Jr., a slumping-but-intriguing Shabazz Napier and a suddenly emerging Nicolo Melli. Plus, the late-season statistical barrage from OG Anunoby, and Steve shares the epic saga of Pepper the cat.

The NBA has been hit with a lot of injuries again, so that'll be a theme for this podcast. Shake Milton has made it clear he could be a difference maker, but there are other adds to make on Philly, as well.The Kelly Oubre injury could end his season, and there could be a couple Suns out there on your waiver wire right now. Stephen Curry is also likely back on Sunday, and the Warriors may have also lost Andrew Wiggins while Draymond Green gets managed. What about the other Warriors?There are also a handful of other injuries with a slew of adds and streams to make because of the madness.

On a whip around episode that is technically not a whip around, Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander discuss some buy-low and sell-high fantasy options, including Damian Lillard, Ja Morant, Andre Drummond and Ricky Rubio. We also discuss a massive breakout game from Kevin Porter Jr., how Gorgui Dieng is finding his way into value in Memphis, and reminisce about the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Check out Steve's column on Rotoworld right here: https://www.rotoworld.com/article/buy-low-sell-high/damian-lillards-owners-might-be-panicking

Matt Stroup is joined by Steve Alexander to break down the most serviceable and intriguing waiver wire pickups of the week, including Cam Reddish, an absurdly hot Coby White (33.0 ppg in his last two games) and Damion Lee, who put up another strong stat line on Sunday evening. Plus, thoughts on Andre Drummond and Kevin Porter Jr. struggling in Cleveland, and what to make of the Minnesota center situation with Karl-Anthony Towns injured.

Thursday was loaded with takeaways, and of course we had a huge story with Kyrie Irving set to miss the rest of the season. We'll go over what this means for the Nets going forward. We'll also touch on what J.B. Bickerstaff taking over could mean for some Cavs.A lot of teams from Thursday had new rotations, so we'll go over all the adds from a potent evening. Cam Reddish is suddenly super attractive in Lloyd Pierce's core five. The Pistons made some major changes, too.In addition to the rest of the Thursday news, we'll touch on injuries for Kemba Walker, Karl-Anthony Towns and Damian Lillard.

With the All-Star break nearly behind us, Matt Stroup is joined by a roundtable of Steve Alexander, Tommy Beer and Ryan Knaus, who sat down to look at some of their top fantasy hoops targets for the stretch run, including Larry Nance, Kevin Porter Jr. and Dejounte Murray. They also discuss what a small-ball lineup might mean for Kyrie Irving (if healthy), Caris LeVert and Spencer Dinwiddie in Brooklyn, and get another bizarre old-school shoe story from Dr. A.

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander discuss the week’s most serviceable and intriguing waiver wire pickups, including Kevin Porter Jr., Malik Monk, Trevor Ariza, Thon Maker and Juancho Hernangomez, who gets a boost in value with Karl-Anthony Towns out due to a wrist injury. Plus, our impressions of the 2020 NBA Dunk Contest, a random Tyler Johnson sighting and a random flashback to the mid-80's, when Steve used to hang out with former NBA player Terence Stansbury.

We have a whole lot of injury news heading into the break with Paul George (hamstring), Damian Lillard (groin) and Karl-Anthony Towns all banged up with all possibly set to miss time.We'll kick off the pod going over the two-game slate from Thursday, headlined by Paul George's third hammy strain this season. No bueno. What does that mean for the other Clippers? The Thunder, Pelicans and Celtics also had some big lines.Plus, we had a quick update on Karl-Anthony Towns, so it's Naz Reid time along with more James Johnson. Dame's injury could also lead to a lot of value from guys like Anfernee Simons.Wednesday had a lot of takeaways, so we'll hit those on adds to make from big games there. We should get some guys back after the break, so we'll go over what that means for adds, drops and more.I'll also hit a quick list of under 10% owned guys to watch going forward (Y!).

Matt Stroup is joined by Ryan Knaus and Steve Alexander to hit a wide range of fantasy topics, including Andre Drummond's surprising 3-point shooting in Cavs debut. We also look at a remarkable recent run from Hawks big man John Collins, and consider the late-season shutdown potential for LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan in San Antonio.

Matt Stroup is joined by Steve Alexander to break down the week's top waiver pickups (including Malik Beasley, De'Anthony Melton and Thon Maker??!!?), then Brian Rosenworcel of Guster joins the podcast to discuss the outlook for Andre Drummond in Cleveland and play a big-man edition of Where Are They Now?

We only had a couple big trades on Thursday, but there was a whole lot of fallout with a couple teams getting really thin at certain positions.The Wolves and Warriors have a couple holes in their rotations, so that means there are going to be a whole lot of pickups.The Wizards are also thinner at guard right now, so there are some pickups to make there Of course, Christian Wood stashes all hit on Thursday. It's on.Lots of other pickups and takeaways in this edition, too.

Matt Stroup is joined by Steve Alexander and Jared Johnson to look at some of the potential fallout from the NBA trade deadline and how it could affect names ranging from Larry Nance Jr. to Christian Wood. Plus, the rise of Kevin Porter Jr. in Cleveland, and the outlook for Draymond Green and Steph Curry down the stretch in Golden State.

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander break down the top waiver wire pickups for Week 16, including Jalen Brunson (who is on the rise with Luka Doncic out), plus Kevin Porter Jr. and Damion Lee.

We had a lot of news on Thursday with a couple key players going down. The Luka Doncic injury opens up some big value for a lot of players, so we'll talk about Jalen Brunson, Delon Wright, Seth Curry, Kristaps Porzingis, and most of that rotation.Marvin Bagley also got bad news and is a drop candidate, so we'll talk about who else is affected. Kawhi Leonard was the latest of scratches on Thursday, so there could be some value there as Kawhi could miss more time. The Nuggets had a big win vs. Utah while Mike Conley's value is bottoming out.We'll talk about what to do with the Warriors, Daniel Theis tearing it up, Devonte' Graham struggling, Shake Milton's big night, the Wizards roster, and some talk on trade rumors around the league.We're almost to deadline week!

Matt Stroup is joined by Tommy Beer, Ryan Knaus and Steve Alexander to discuss the outlook for a struggling Mitchell Robinson and surging Elfrid Payton in New York, plus what to expect from Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram in NOLA, and some buy-low/sell-high options — including Karl-Anthony Towns and Bradley Beal.

Matt Stroup is joined by Steve Alexander and Brian Rosenworcel to discuss the week's top waiver wire pickups, including Cam Reddish, Shabazz Napier, Trevor Ariza, Marquese Chriss and Daniel Theis. We also discuss the improved recent play of Elfrid Payton, what to expect from Thaddeus Young with Lauri Markkanen hurt, and the ongoing hot streak from Svi Mykhailiuk.