Rotoworld Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander rip through the week's most intriguing waiver wire pickups, including Kevin Huerter, Tim Hardaway Jr. (who went off on Sunday night), Elfrid Payton, Ben McLemore, Jakob Poeltl and a bunch of rookies — among them Jaxson Hayes.

The injuries are back in the NBA, so that means a lot of pickups. Mike Gallagher and Ryan Knaus will go over the main adds from the week and talk about some possible cuts.Plus, we had a lot of action from Thursday, so we'll talk the Pelicans struggling, the Suns O, the Wizards crop of adds, Jokic still in a slump and a lot more.We'll also hit on the Hawks and a host of other topics from the last couple days.

Matt Stroup is joined by Mike Gallagher, Ryan Knaus and Steve Alexander for a wide-ranging hoops/fantasy hoops conversation, including what's actually going well in Golden State and Charlotte, questions of whether you'd consider dropping Tyler Herro or Gary Harris, and Carmelo Anthony's renaissance in Portland. Also on this episode, we try to make sense of Mike Conley's struggles in Utah and consider what you could potentially get in a trade for Spencer Dinwiddie.

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander break down the most serviceable and intriguing waiver wire pickups for Week 7, including a trio of rising point guards: Tyus Jones, Kris Dunn and Dennis Smith Jr. We also discuss the outlook for Tim Hardaway Jr. and Cedi Osman, and debate what to make of early-season headaches Gary Harris and Delon Wright coming off big games over the weekend.

We've had a pretty healthy NBA week for the most part, so there aren't too many guys to add this week. There are still some unknown quantities who owners in deeper leagues can grab, so that'll be a focus for this edition.Some fantasy owners are concerned with Mitchell Robinson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dejounte Murray, so we'll dive in there to see what's up.Plus, some other takeaways from Wednesday's 14-game mega slate.Enjoy Thanksgiving weekend!

Matt Stroup is joined by Tommy Beer, Ryan Knaus, Mike Gallagher, Steve Alexander and Jared Johnson for a wide-ranging Thanksgiving week discussion. We hit everything from Jonathan Isaac's surprise top-10 value to Carmelo Anthony's Portland breakout, CP3's impressive run and SGA's solid-if-unspectacular stats.

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander break down some of the week's most intriguing waiver wire pickups, including a now-healthy Danuel House, a surging De'Andre Hunter and dynamic Pelicans rookie Jaxson Hayes.

We had another early-round guy go down with Nikola Vucevic set to miss several games. There's a lot of fantasy fallout here, so we'll kick off the pod on that with who to add, who to trust more and who may see a role change.The Pelicans win over the Suns had a ton of fantasy takeaways, so we'll dig in on all those pickups and players who start to trend up.Jaren Jackson Jr. is a hot topic right now, so this pod has another deep dive on why he's struggling so much. Can he get it going?Plus, we'll talk all about the Blazers vs. Bucks, and some major trends stemming from the Wednesday action.

Matt Stroup is joined by Tommy Beer, Mike Gallagher and Steve Alexander to dissect some of the fantasy basketball story lines that have caught our attention, including the continued rise of Luka Doncic, concerns around Kawhi Leonard and a true good news/bad news situation for Giannis Antetokounmpo. We also look at a number of rookies who could be on the brink of a breakout.

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander run through the top waiver pickups in fantasy hoops this week, including Malik Monk, Kenrich Williams, De'Andre Hunter and Darius Garland. We also look at the potential impact of Carmelo Anthony in Portland, and discuss whether or not it's worth adding him in fantasy leagues.

We have a ton going on in the NBA, so this podcast is totally loaded with takeaways.Topics include Carmelo Anthony to the Blazers, Jrue Holiday going off, Andrew Wiggins' hot start, Coby White's two-game stretch, Miami being a fantasy factor, some players who have cooled off, the Clint Capela injury, Eric Bledsoe's big game, the Nets, the Celtics bench, Devonte Graham' starting, and the new Hawks rotation.We'll add a ton of players who you should be adding and a lot you should drop.

Matt Stroup is joined by Mike Gallagher, Ryan Knaus, Jared Johnson and Steve Alexander to break down a wide range of fantasy hoops topics, including Jrue Holiday's early-season slump and injuries to De'Aaron Fox, Kyle Lowry and Khris Middleton. Also on this episode: Why Mitchell Robinson is an ideal buy-low candidate, and a different way to manage the suspensions for Deandre Ayton and John Collins.

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander highlight the week's top waiver additions, including an awakening Kevin Huerter, a surging Alec Burks and a defensive tour de force from Frank Ntilikina. We also discuss the merits of stashing rookies Darius Garland and De'Andre Hunter, plus some extra deep league pickups including Anfernee Simons, Jordan Poole and Hamidou Diallo. Also on this episode: What to do with slumping/frustrating options including Delon Wright and Coby White.

We learned a lot from Wednesday and Thursday, so Mike Gallagher goes over the takeaways from those two info-packed nights.Plus, this week has a whole lot of pickups and potentially a lot of drops, so we'll go over those.There are also lot of players to watch this weekend as some rotations could see some changes.

Matt Stroup is joined by Tommy Beer and Steve Alexander to look at the fallout from the John Collins suspension, and what we should make of Jabari Parker and De'Andre Hunter as fantasy basketball pickups. Plus, more from the Warriors disastrous first couple of weeks, including the latest on Eric Paschal after his huge 36-point game, and what you might be able to get for Steph Curry in a fantasy hoops trade.

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander run through the top waiver wire adds for Week 3, extolling the virtues of Markelle Fultz, Danuel House, Troy Brown, Goga Bitadze and of course Dwayne Bacon. We also sort through the rubble of the Golden State rotation to look at the potential value of Eric Paschall, Glenn Robinson III and Damion Lee.

We had a lot going on with the Warriors set to miss Stephen Curry for what should be about a month. Mike Gallagher and Ryan Knaus go over what this means for the short term and long term for Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and D'Angelo Russell. We'll also go over what to do about adding players from the Dubs.The Pacers will also be missing Myles Turner, so we'll talk about what that means. And should we buy Malcolm Brogdon?We'll recap all the takeaways from the Heat, Hawks, Nuggets, Pelicans, Spurs and Clippers last night. Plus, we'll talk about how much we're buying guys like Richaun Holmes and several others.

Matt Stroup is joined by Steve Alexander, Jared Johnson, Tommy Beer and Ryan Knaus for a look at some of the trends defining the early days of the NBA season. We discuss what to do with slumping stars including Mike Conley and Chris Paul, and what we can expect from early-season sensations Kelly Oubre, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart the rest of the way. All that and much more on a very busy edition of the show.

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander highlight some of the most intriguing waiver wire pickups in fantasy hoops, including Josh Hart, Devonte' Graham, Kendrick Nunn, Markelle Fultz, Isaiah Thomas and Frank Kaminsky.

It's only been three days of action so far with only two teams playing two games, but we're already dealing with a lot of significant injury news.Ryan Knaus and Mike Gallagher go over the news on Deandre Ayton, Marvin Bagley, Nicolas Batum and a lot more. Could we get some Robert Williams aka the Time Lord?We'l also dive in deep for the Thursday recap. The Clippers loon unfair, Andre Drummond is a monster, the Trae Young hype is legit, James Harden's rough start, bad Eric Bledsoe and a lot more.We'll talk some Pelicans and other things we're buying from the first two days, too.