Top 30: Fantasy Basketball Rankings for 2018-2019

EDIT: 10/12/2018 - 2:12 AM With the fantasy basketball season just around the corner, RotoBaller has you covered with our experts' fantasy basketball rankings. We've put together a top-200 ranking to help you with your upcoming drafts. But that's not all! Our writers have taken the time to break down the various tiers of our […]

NBA Punt Guide: How to Punt Categories

Welcome to fantasy draft season for the 2018-19 NBA season! It's time to start thinking about how you're going to win your league this year. RotoBaller will be here with rankings, sleepers, players to avoid, and much more. Before we dive too deep into individual players, though, let's take a step back and look at […]

A Fantasy Basketball H2H 9-Cat "Snake" Draft Walkthrough

What's good readers, we're now officially into October and draft season is in full swing. I hope y'all are excited as I am to put together some nice teams, trash talk your friends and add some hardware to your mantles. I just had my first draft of the season which is always the most exciting, […]

Undervalued Players on Yahoo's Fantasy Basketball Rankings

Every NBA season gives us a couple of diamonds in the rough. A few guys who are being slightly or heavily overlooked by most. Those are the guys who fall to us in the draft, kill their ADP and bring us that much closer to our top priority in life - winning our NBA fantasy […]

Atlantic Division Fantasy Basketball Preview

It might seem like the NBA season just ended, but we're just a month away from the start of the 2018-2019 NBA season! Time flies in basketball world. Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be bringing you division-by-division analysis of the upcoming NBA season and providing you with some fantasy nuggets for each NBA […]

Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward Participate in Practice

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving (ribs) and forward Gordon Hayward (back) were full participants in practice on Wednesday. Both players were also able to get in some practice on Tuesday. It sounds like neither player is dealing with anything serious. It will be interesting to see how Hayward responds after missing basically all of […]

Kyrie Irving Expects to Practice on Tuesday

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving (ribs) is expected to participate in portions of practice on Tuesday, according to head coach Brad Stevens. Irving did not play in the preseason finale, but fantasy owners shouldn't be alarmed. This ribs issue is considered minor and the Celtics were just be cautious. Irving expects to be ready […]

Gordon Hayward to Practice on Tuesday

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward (back) is expected to return and participate in parts of practice on Tuesday, according to head coach Brad Stevens. Hayward did not play in the preseason finale. He averaged 7.0 points while shooting 25 percent from the floor during the preseason. Fantasy owners shouldn't care too much about his preseason […]

Jayson Tatum Stays Quiet In Saturday's Loss

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum logged 26 minutes in Saturday's 113-102 loss to Cleveland, but he stayed very quiet, managing only eight points on 3-for-9 shooting. He also added four rebounds, one assist and one block with two turnovers. Tatum has been pretty disappointing throughout the preseason thus far, as he's scored 10-plus points just […]

Jaylen Brown Has Ugly Shooting Night Versus Cleveland

Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown had an ugly shooting night in Saturday's 113-102 loss to Cleveland, making barely over 30 percent of his shots. He finished with 4-for-13 overall shooting while missing all three attempts from deep. Brown managed five rebounds, three assists, and one block in 26 minutes, but his struggles from the […]

Marcus Morris Provides Scoring Boost Off The Bench

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris went for 17 points off the bench in 25 minutes on Saturday against Cleveland, shooting 5-for-12 from the field. His overall shooting wasn't bad, but the numbers from downtown were awful as he finished going 2-for-7 from deep in addition to picking up four rebounds and two steals. He's done […]

Al Horford Close To Double-Double On Saturday

Boston Celtics forward/center Al Horford was a double-double threat in Saturday's 113-102 loss to Cleveland, finishing with 10 points on 2-for-4 shooting with six free throws and seven assists. He also had two rebounds and one block in 21 minutes on the floor. Horford had combined for only a total of five points in his […]

Terry Rozier Finishes With 17 Points Against Cleveland

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier finished Saturday's preseason game against Cleveland with 17 points, shooting 7-for-17 from the field. He had a tough time from downtown, making only one of his five attempts, but still managed to get his points. Rozier carried a heavy load and logged 26 minutes on the floor after Marcus […]

Gordon Hayward Struggles With Foul Trouble In Second Preseason Game

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward was limited to 21 minutes versus the Charlotte Hornets as he fouled out on Sunday, finishing the night with four points, four rebounds, three assists, a steal, and a block. However, the good sign was that he was moving well in his second game back and showed no signs of […]

Terry Rozier Posts All-Around Stats In Win Over Hornets

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier recorded 13 points, four rebounds, four assists, and three steals in a win over the Charlotte Hornets. With guard Kyrie Irving in the starting lineup once again, expect Rozier to help in the scoring department from the bench. He played 20 minutes, and it will be interesting to see […]

Kyrie Irving Scores 20 Points In Home Preseason Win

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving Scored 20 points to go along with four assists to lead the Celtics to a 115-112 win over the Charlotte Hornets during preseason play. The Celtics are ramping up their preparation for the new season, and Irving is looking to have a strong campaign after his 2017-18 campaign ended […]

Kyrie Irving Appears Healthy Against Charlotte

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving saw 22 minutes of action during Friday night's loss to the Charlotte Hornets. Irving, who had knee surgery towards the end of last season, got the start, scoring nine points on 40 percent shooting from the field. He did struggle from deep, going only 1-for-5, but supplemented that stat by […]

Gordon Hayward Plays 23 Minutes Against Charlotte

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward suited up for the first time since fracturing his left ankle against the Cavs nearly a year ago. Hayward played 23 minutes in the loss to the Charlotte Hornets, showcasing his mobility by making cuts in addition to running up-and-down the court at full-speed. He was a tad rusty shooting […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: Blocks Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of rebounds. Punt blocks is a hard strategy to play, and one that tends to play better in stronger leagues, as weaker […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: 3-Pointers Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Updated 10/11 12:11 PM. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of rebounds. Punt threes is one of my favorite strategies, and one that I find is pretty easy […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: Steals Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Last Updated 10/11 12:07 PM. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of rebounds. Punt steals is another fairly hard strategy to draft, and is a strategy reserved for […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: Assists Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Last updated 10/11 12:07 PM. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of rebounds. Punt Assists is probably the second most played punt strategy after punt FT%, as it's […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: Rebounds Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of rebounds. Rebounds is one of the hardest punt strategies to execute correctly, as your contrary stats (FG%, BLK) are so correlated […]

Kyrie Irving Says Knee Feels "Great"

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving stated that his left knee feels "great." Irving, who had surgery to remove the screws that were inserted into his kneecap after fracturing it during the 2015 NBA Finals, has been observed participating in pickup games over the past few weeks. Irving has not played since the end of last […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: FT% Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Updated 10/11 12:11 PM. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of free throw percentage.   Introduction Punt FT% was the first punt strategy to really go mainstream, as […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: Points Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of free throw percentage. I mentioned in my preview piece that punt points is probably the easiest punt strategy to have success […]

Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: FG% Primer (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here.  Today we'll be looking at punting the category of field goal percentage. Punt FG% is definitely one of my favorite strategies, one that I have been all too happy to […]

Free Throws Mean Free Wins: NBA Picks Who Draw Contact

Basketball is built on the basics. Fundamentals make a player and great fundamentals make a great player. There is nothing more fundamental than free throws. It may not be the most exciting thing for fans to watch, especially coming from the past decade which included debacles like three-point flopping or Hack-a-Shaq. It does slow down […]

Fantasy Basketball Auction Draft Strategy: Stars and Scrubs

Perhaps more than any other professional league in the world, the NBA is based around superstars. These are players you know are going to show up each and every night and produce solid all-around games. That holds even truer for fantasy basketball.  There is no need to look any further than the final per game […]

Fantasy Basketball Draft Theory: Injured vs "Injury-Prone"

Right up through the end of the 2017-18 NBA draft season, fantasy owners were regularly taking Kawhi Leonard with a top 10 pick despite no assurances of when he'd return to the Spurs (his average ADP across ESPN, Yahoo, and CBS finished at 9.7, per FantasyPros). The thought process was that he had top 5 […]