Rotoworld Fantasy Basketball Podcast

We got some bad news on Thursday with DeMarcus Cousins tearing his ACL in a Las Vegas workout. We'll break down who benefits on the Lakers and discuss Boogie's long-term outlook.After that, the Yahoo! ranks are out! There are a lot of players who are ranked where we have them, but a ton of players are slotted either way too high or too low.We'll focus on the top 100 picks with plenty of late-round guys who fall after 125. There are about 5-10 guys who we have multiple rounds apart, but as usual the Y! guys were on the ball for a good amount of the high-end players.

We're trying something different this time as we focus on bigs who can help in the guard stats like FT%, steals, threes, and most importantly, dimes. There's obviously Nikola Jokic, but a lot of other bigs could be sneaky bets for 3-6 dimes per game.Plus, we'll look at deflections to see if other bigs can up their steals along with other factors. We'll also tie in more schedule news in the second pod of the week.

The NBA schedule is out! Jonas Nader and Mike Gallagher break down the takeaways from the schedule grid.You can check it out right here on a google sheet.We'll talk about players/teams who gained and lost value with the schedule coming out.It's a lot more balanced this year, but there were still some teams who won't play too much late in the season.

We didn't get the schedule yet, but there is still plenty to talk about in the fantasy hoops world.What's the level of concern on Paul George's shoulders? How far down do we have to bump him down now. Mitchell Robinson is also a little dinged up, so he falls a little in the ranks.Plus, Derrick White and De'Aaron Fox are shining with Team USA, so we'll examine their value, especially White playing next to Dejounte Murray.We'll talk a little Dwayne Bacon, Domantas Sabonis and a lot more. Plus, some talk from Ryan Knaus on how to go through his ranks.

It's only early August, but it's never too early to dig in on fantasy ranks. Tommy Beer and Mike Gallagher go through their top 36 guys for nine-category leagues with a lot of differences.Mike focuses more on the roster construction side of things to pick his studs while Tommy is looking for per value per pick.This led to a lot of disagreements on some of the younger and older players. Lots of takes to go with the stats for some players with massive upside.

We talk a lot about usage rates, stat splits, catch-and-shoot percentages, pace, and a lot of other stats, but the most important stat in fantasy hoops is total minutes played.Ryan Knaus and Mike Gallagher discuss the players who could get to 35 minutes per game next season. We'll go over the guys who hit it last year along with the sharp trend on how rare it is these days as players get their minutes managed.We'll hit on plenty of the young guys who could take a leap next year, including a couple Hawks.

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander look at the recent news for C.J. McCollum (getting paid), Zach Collins (set to start), Wendell Carter Jr. (hoping to make a leap in Year Two) and Dejounte Murray (recovering from his ACL injury). What does all of this mean for their fantasy value? And where should we target them in drafts? These are the questions we attempt to answer on this edition of the show.

It's the slow season for NBA news, but Tommy Beer and Mike Gallagher go in depth on the recent news on Bradley Beal, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kevon Looney, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and more.We'll also talk a little bit about how hard it is to be out there for 82 games and put up elite value.It's basically a two-part pod with some talk on the early ranks for the upcoming season. We'll mention some players that might be harder to rank as we move through the summer.

Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander break down some recent fantasy headlines, including Pelicans' VP David Griffin talking up Jrue Holiday and Derrick Favors. Meanwhile, John Wall is expected to miss all of 2019-20 as he recovers from his torn Achilles, and we discuss the fallout, including where to consider Bradley Beal and Isaiah Thomas. Also on this episode — a potential bounce-back for Will Barton, and the boom-or-bust potential of Kyle Lowry.

We've spent the last few weeks talking about how important point guard is, so how about a whole mock on it?Ryan Knaus and Mike Gallagher talk about James Harden, Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard at the top and mention which other point guards deserve a top-20 pick in both eight- and nine-cat leagues.Plus, we'll go over some players who we figure to target in the early, mid and later rounds of drafts.

We're back to talk about the later rounds of our mock draft. If you want to follow along, check out the link for the picks right here.Matt Stroup will still go over some of the early-round takeaways and explains some of his picks. Mike Gallagher and Matt will go through most of the picks in the second half of our 13-team, eight-cat draft.We talked a lot of Hawks, Pelicans, rookies, load management and other strategy points.

Oh hey, another gigantic trade with Russell Westbrook headed to Houston and Chris Paul to Oklahoma City.Jonas Nader and Mike Gallagher cover all the fantasy angles with James Harden and Russell Westbrook possibly losing value. Plus, what happens to Chris Paul in the trade market?How high does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander go now and what about the rest of the guys on OKC and Houston? We'll cover all of them with a ton of takes from our recent mock draft. Plenty of talk on point guards.

We're nearing the start of our deep-dive preps for upcoming fantasy drafts, so the Rotoworld crew and some others went through an eight-cat mock draft.Tommy Beer and Mike Gallagher break it all down with talk of lessons, tiers, risks, load management and favorite picks along the way.Expect a lot to change, but this pod should set a good foundation before we really go into draft mode in a couple months.

It was a wild weekend in the NBA news world. Jared Johnson and Mike Gallagher break down the fantasy angles on the Clippers, Raptors, Lakers and Thunder.We still don't know exactly what these teams will look like in October, but the tiers are starting to clear up.We'll try to pinpoint ADP on just about everyone we discuss and some comparable guys who will go in that range.

Las Vegas Summer League had an earthquake to cut it short, but we still had plenty of action before the late-night games had to be called. Mike Gallagher and Raphielle Johnson go over all the details in a game-by-game break down.Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett were disappointing with Zion also getting hurt, so we'll lead with the biggest game of the evening. Plus, we'll go over all the action from Friday with all the fantasy and DFS takeaways.We'll throw out some predictions for Saturday with some DFS targets for each team.

A lot of moving parts this week, so Tommy Beer and Mike Gallagher debate players who gained value. Derrick Favors may have hit the jackpot while Bam Adebayo continues to be the bell of the ball for winners.We'll talk plenty of Knicks and Celtics, including which guys we like the most. Plus, there are a lot of others who may have lost a ton of value.We'll also go over the news from Tuesday and Monday evening.

Sunday was one of the craziest days in NBA history. Mike Gallagher goes over all the fantasy value changing hands with plenty of emphasis on the direction of front offices.Monday also got off to a big start with Bam Adebayo vaulting into the early rounds now that Hassan Whiteside is gone. Plus, Whiteside also makes a case as a bounce-back option.We won't hit all the teams today, but we'll get to the rest in the three pods this week.

It's the eye of the storm with a quiet week after the draft and free agency approaching on Sunday.Tommy Beer and I will cover the Evan Turner for Kent Bazemore trade. Who gets a boost on ATL?Plus, we'll talk some awards and make some early Most Improved Player picks for next year.We'll get a little "who would you rather own?" in there as well.

Mike Gallagher and Jonas Nader dig in deep on the 2019 NBA Draft.We continue to obsess over Zion Williamson and add even more reasons to draft him.We'll talk about all of the fantasy relevant picks and point out which guys landed in the best spots.Plus, the Suns are doing their thing again.

So the first week after the NBA Finals is quite the busy one. Raphielle Johnson and Mike Gallagher discuss the fantasy fallout from the trades of Mike Conley and Anthony Davis. Lots of fantasy value changing hands here.The Celtics could also have some new players next year, so we'll set up that situation.We'll also talk Zion Williamson's ceiling/floor and Ja Morant on the rise now. Plus, some other draft values, sleepers and places where we'd like to see them land.We also did a nine-cat fantasy mock draft this week, so we'll tie in a bunch we learned from that. (column will be out today.