Nicolas Claxton Ruled Out For Season Opener

Brooklyn Nets forward Nicolas Claxton (knee) has been ruled out for the season opener on Tuesday. The second-year forward will sit out versus the Golden State Warriors due to a nagging knee injury. He played in 15 games last season, so hopefully he can surpass that number this year. Sadly, Claxton won't have much fantasy […]

Top 200 Rankings: Fantasy Basketball Head-to-Head (9-Category)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The NBA season is rapidly approaching, and here at RotoBaller HQ our awesome team of writers is cranking out lots of great preseason fantasy basketball analysis articles to get you ready for the season, including our 2020-2021 fantasy basketball rankings. For those of you getting ready to draft your teams, below you'll find […]

2020-21 Fantasy Basketball Draft Rankings: Guards

The fantasy basketball season is just around the corner, which means you're likely doing -- or soon will be doing -- fantasy drafts. And to do a draft, you need some solid rankings to use in your drafting! That's why we here at RotoBaller put out our 20-21 rankings last week. But what are rankings […]

2021-22 Fantasy Basketball Draft Rankings: Forwards

Boom! Just like that, we are only three weeks away from the NBA Regular season. That can only mean one thing: Fantasy Hoops is back! With tip-off fast approaching, you will need to begin preparing for your fantasy draft, and what better way to do that than with draft rankings! In case you missed it, […]

2020-21 Fantasy Basketball Draft Rankings: Centers

The fantasy basketball season is just around the corner, which means you're likely doing -- or soon will be doing -- fantasy drafts. And to do a draft, you need some solid rankings to use in your drafting! That's why we here at RotoBaller put out our 2020-21 fantasy basketball draft rankings last week. But […]

Undervalued Centers - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

If you are a long-time fantasy player, you know how does it feel to getting sniped in a fantasy draft. You know how it goes: you enter the lobby with a few players to draft in mind, have everything planned for you to build the perfect roster, and just a couple of picks before the […]

Undervalued Guards - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

If you are a long-time fantasy player, you know how does it feel to getting sniped in a fantasy draft. You know how it goes: you enter the lobby with a few players to draft in mind, have everything planned for you to build the perfect roster, and just a couple of picks before the […]

How to Punt Categories in Fantasy Basketball

Welcome to fantasy draft season for the 2020-21 NBA season! It's so good to be back after we had to punt away the end of last year's fantasy season. It's now 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, […]

RotoBaller's 2020-21 Fantasy Basketball Expert Draft: Analysis

Last night, the RotoBaller writers got together and had our annual draft, so today I'm here to offer our readers some insights into the draft. Some key features of our draft: We've got a 12-team, H2H 9-Cat league on Yahoo. And, uhh, I guess that's really all the main things you need to know. We […]

RotoBaller Staff League Draft Recap: My Punt FT% Team - Fantasy Basketball Stragegy

It's the time of year again! NBA draft season is in full effect and I was excited to participate in our RotoBaller staff league this week. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to pull off one of my favorite punt category strategies going up against a bunch of very knowledgable analysts, […]

Antonio Losada's Fantasy Basketball Draft Sleepers (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. A key part of doing a fantasy draft is finding players who are in a great situation to become high-upside fantasy plays. Everybody knows the top-tier names will always perform to excellent levels, but every year there are a bunch of players that slip […]

Justin Carter's Must-Have Later Round Picks for Fantasy Basketball (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA draft kit. Thanks for trusting us to be your home for fantasy basketball analysis! Today, we're going to talk about late-round picks that you just have to have this season. These are the guys who'll be going later than they should […]

Antonio Losada's Fantasy Basketball Undervalued Players (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. A key part of doing a fantasy draft is finding players who are in a great situation to become high-upside fantasy plays daily. Everybody knows the top-tier names will always perform to excellent levels. Also, every year there are a bunch of players that […]

Fantasy Basketball Third Year Breakout Players

Drafting rookies is always a risk, especially in the “one and done” era that we have with college players now. Some adapt quickly and others end up taking several years to finally evolve their game and become starters or rotational players. And some don't pan out at all. Instead of targeting rookies in my drafts, […]

Shop the Sales: 2nd Rounders Who Could Find Quick Success

It's funny that every year at the NBA Draft, once the end of the guaranteed money and live appearances arrives at the end of the first round, everybody tunes out and refers to the 60th pick as "Mr.Irrelevant". That's not very accurate though, is it? Speaking historically, the title of "Mr.Irrelevant" could just as easily […]

Preseason NBA DFS Primer for 12/18 - Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice for FanDuel, DraftKings

It's the final big preseason slate! Like last night, we have seven games on this Friday night slate. The core was solid last night as Vucevic and Curry went off and Luka did his thing. For today's core I am giving you three duos to consider rolling out together as a different little wrinkle. I'm […]

Fantasy Impact: The Detroit Pistons Offseason Moves

No team has been more active this offseason than the Detroit Pistons. Their current roster – apart from Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin – is almost completely different from the one they had at the end of the 2019-20 season. Troy Weaver, who took over as the team’s general manager this past June after over […]

Joe Harris (SG/SF, BKN) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 90 Overall CURRENT ADP: 130 ANALYSIS: The Nets made it very clear from the very first moment that one of their priorities this offseason was to re-sign UFA Joe Harris, which they did at a high $75-million deal for the next four years. That's no small dough, folks, and even with […]

Luke Kennard (SG/SF, LAC) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 142 Overall CURRENT ADP: 165 ANALYSIS: Kennard was sent to the Clippers as part of a deal that also sent Landry Shamet to Brooklyn. I think we should expect Kennard to slide into the role that Shamet had, which should be good news for Kennard, even if it's accompanied by a drop […]

Ivica Zubac (C, LAC) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 110 Overall CURRENT ADP: 128 ANALYSIS: Ivica Zubac made efficiency his bread and butter last season. For an endangered species, as the pure-center is these days, Zubac was very good putting up 1.17 FP/min in his short playing time of just 18.4 mpg. Zubac, though, played in all 72 Clippers' games […]

Fantasy Basketball Draft Busts: Guards

A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who find themselves in a bad situation. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. Today, let's talk about some potential busts at the guard position. For whatever reason -- be it talent, lack of opportunity, or some combination of those two things -- […]

Fantasy Impact: How the Warriors Adjust Without Klay Thompson

The entire NBA and its fanbase got a punch in the gut a few weeks ago when Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson suffered a torn Achilles in preseason workouts. Klay missed the entire 2019-2020 season after that awful injury in the NBA finals and was set to play a huge role once again on a […]

Jarrett Allen (C, BKN) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 84 Overall CURRENT ADP: 101 ANALYSIS: Does drafting Jarrett Allen mean risky business for fantasy GMs? Sure. Does drafting Jarrett Allen, given his current ADP, mean taking on a potentially boom-more-than-bust player? You bet. Allen is currently getting off draft boards with an ADP of 101. Allen, also, finished 2020--a season […]

Thunder Dan's Fantasy Basketball Punting Picks for Each Category (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's Fantasy Basketball Punting Guide for the 2020-2021 NBA season. If you love playing in H2H leagues as much as I do, then you're probably already familiar with the concept of punting categories. Punting categories is a great way to win fantasy […]

Spencer Dinwiddie (PG/SG, BKN) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 80 Overall CURRENT ADP: 132 ANALYSIS: The Nets are poised for a big turnaround this season after putting together a completely revamped roster last season. Too bad for them, Durant couldn't step onto the court once, and Kyrie Irving has forced out just 20 games into the season. That made Dinwiddie […]

NBA Fantasy Basketball Draft Busts: Centers

A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who find themselves in a bad situation. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. Today, let's talk about some potential busts at the center position. For whatever reason -- be it talent, lack of opportunity, or some combination of those two things -- […]

Nicolas Claxton Could Miss Start To Regular Season

Brooklyn Nets forward Nicolas Claxton (knee) is in danger of missing the beginning of the regular season. He is expected to miss multiple weeks after being diagnosed with tendinopathy in his right knee. The Nets are in no rush to get Claxton back on the court with Jarrett Allen and DeAndre Jordan on the roster. […]

The Grass Is Greener: NBA Free Agency Risers for Fantasy Basketball

Free agency in the NBA is the wildest free agency in sports, which means that a ton of players have switched teams this year. While there wasn't as much big-name movement as there were in other seasons, plenty happened in free agency this year, shaking up the landscape of the NBA and, of course, the […]

Thunder Dan's Fantasy Basketball Punting Strategies (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's Fantasy Basketball Punting Guide for the 2020-2021 NBA season. If you love playing in H2H leagues as much as I do, then you're probably already familiar with the concept of punting categories. But if you're new to the concept, I will […]

Kyrie Irving Unlikely To Play All 72 Games

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving is not expected to play in all 72 games this season, according to head coach Steve Nash. However, there is no plan in place to currently rest Irving or Kevin Durant right now. Irving has missed an average of 24.4 games over the past five seasons. It's not surprising to […]