Rotoworld Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Mike Gallagher and Jonas Nader dive in on a mock draft from Sept. 21.It was a savvy group of drafters with most of them taking some of our favorite fliers.There are some overarching lessons we'll talk about from this edition and break down tiers while we draft.This was fun and we'll do more! The entire draft is posted in our Draft Guide.

We could have a big trade rumor on the way with Jimmy Butler. Tommy Beer and I will break down what this means for the other Wolves, and if it could affect Jimmy's value.We'll also dive in on the Pacific Division teams (excluding the Suns and Lakers). Plus, there's a lot going on in the Southwest Division with a lot of big-time rookies.We're a week away from camp!

Two star players are going to miss most of (if not all) the preseason!Ryan Knaus and I go over what the injuries mean to Russell Westbrook and Devin Booker. Should you draft them now?Who else does this help? Is Paul George a top-10 player in fantasy now?Plus, we look at the position battles.

We had a trade towards the end of last week! It opened up some fantasy value for a couple rookie guards, and now we have to think about if Devin Booker slides over to the PG again.Plus, we'll talk about how it could affect guys like Chris Paul and others.Tyrone Wallace could also be heading to The Big Easy.The Draft Guide comes out this week too!

It's definitely fantasy football time, but Ryan Knaus had a lot to talk about for this edition in the NBA.We hit on some fantasy memories of David West and Manu Ginobili.Our main focus is on the new-look Spurs. Who steps up besides Dejounte Murray?We talk about some NBA player workouts, and Russell Westbrook calling Bobby Portis "Plaxico" at UCLA.

Mike Gallagher and Tommy Beer go over the Yahoo! fantasy ranks for hoops in this second edition.We mention all of our favorite targets and some late-round sleepers. Plus, we dive into some super-deep grabs for those in 20-team leagues or deeper.We mix in some football, as well.

The Yahoo! fantasy hoops mock draft rooms are open! Ryan Knaus and I go over the top 100 players with some players we really want to target, and some others that are ranked a little too high for our liking.I'll drive home some points on how poor free throw shooting can tank your team (with some lame R&B references).We'll have another pod to dig deeper in the players after 75.

Jonas Nader and I go over the second half of a recent ESPN mock draft.We talk about some strategy and focus on how we like bigs in the middle rounds.Eric Bledsoe is talked about a bunch in this edition. Jonas and I actually disagree in a lot of areas, too.We also hit on our favorite targets.

Mike Gallagher, Jonas Nader and Ryan Knaus joined nine other Rotoworld readers for a mock draft.Mike and Ryan break it down with focus on our favorite targets and some strategy notes.We cover just the first half of the draft and talk about some other position trends we spotted.We'll be back for another pod to break down the second half.

The NBA schedule came out, so Tommy Beer and I go through the ins and outs.The Nuggets have an awesome schedule to close out, so that's great news for any of their key guys. Plus, the Warriors are in a good spot to offset their rest.On the other hand, the Nets and Pelicans have a tough finish. Not good for some of our favorite targets.We'll also talk some Kristaps Porzingis and more.

We just had a mock draft for a dynasty league and it had some twists along the way. We'll focus on rookies, especially my plan to go crazy young.We'll also talk a lot of strategy and other factors to account for in dynasty.

Hey, no news in the NBA right now, so Ryan Knaus and I went over a bunch of your questions.We had a lot of Dynasty stuff and a ton of re-draft questions.Things could change as we dig into the Draft Guide, but for now he's what we're looking at for value.

Mike Gallagher and Tommy Beer go over some free agency winners and losers for fantasy value.We'll also dig in on the Raptors and some takeaways from Nick Nurse quotes.We're almost in August, but it'll be draft season before you know it.Some "who would you rather own" talk, too.

Kevin Love got an extension, so we talk about the fallout from that news. How high should Love go?We will talk some Nets and mix in some "Who Would You Rather Own?" talk.Plus, we'll talk some fantasy value for Celtics.The Kevin Durant and C.J. McCollum talk from yesterday is peak pettiness.

The Hawks finally got rid of Dennis Schroder, so that means a lot of guys picked up value. John Collins is an early favorite for our favorite target in the middle rounds while Taurean Prince also is set up.We'll also talk a lot about the Suns, Nets, Zach LaVine, Nicolas Batum and Carmelo Anthony.Some talk about the drafts coming up, too.

Mike Gallagher and Ryan Knaus go over the fantasy details of the Kawhi Leonard and DeMar DeRozan trade.We'll go through the rotations and who should benefit from these moves.Do we trust Kawhi yet? How long until we can?

Mike Gallagher and Tommy Beer go over the picks outside of the top 10. Shai Gilegeous-Alexander looks legit, but what about competition for minutes? We'll talk a lot about depth charts.Tommy goes in depth on Mitchell Robinson and Kevin Knox.We'll also go over the news from the weekend.