Dennis Schroder Gets Close To Triple-Double In Lakers Debut

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Dennis Schroder impressed in his first game for the team, finishing a 116-109 loss to the Clippers with 14 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists. It could've easily been an even bigger night for him had his shot fallen, as the 27-year-old German managed to go only 5-for-15 from the […]

Dennis Schroder Draws Start For Season Opener Tuesday

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Dennis Schroder (ankle) has been given the thumbs up to play in Tuesday's game versus the Clippers and will draw the start at point guard. Schroder is expected to share ball-handling duties with LeBron James in the first unit, although the new member of the Lakers has been vocal about […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (12/22/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

In many ways, it feels as if the Lakers just wrapped up their 2020 NBA Finals victory over the Heat days ago. For other teams -- namely teams playing meaningful games somewhere outside the bubble -- it’s felt like eons. Now, we’re back. The ‘20-21 NBA season kicks off Tuesday with a splendid two-game tilt, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/22/20): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Opening Night, RotoBallers! It feels like yesterday that we watched LeBron James and Anthony Davis hoist the NBA title in Disney World. That's also because it was only 63 days ago. As DFS players, we will have to be on our toes every night until every tip-off this season with late injury news or […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for December 22nd

The NBA is back in our lives and so is the daily grind of NBA DFS! Welcome back to our premium cheat sheet for the 2020-2021 season, where you'll find our experts' favorite plays for every slate and sample lineups, too! Since we only have two games on opening night, I'll be going game-by-game and […]

Thunder Dan's 2020-2021 NBA DFS Strategy Guide

Hello there, RotoBallers, and welcome to my personal NBA DFS strategy guide for both FanDuel and DraftKings. While it has only been a few months since the NBA playoffs wrapped up, there is still a lot of excitement and anticipation for the beginning of the 2020 NBA season. If your reading this article, then you […]

Kyle Kuzma Agrees To Extension With Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma has reportedly agreed to a three-year extension worth $40 million. This extension includes a player option in the final year of the contract. His fantasy value took a slight hit last season, but he was adjusting to playing alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Obviously, both of them are […]

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 […]

NBA Centers - Draft Sleepers for Fantasy Basketball

What a fast turnaround for the NBA! With the season just around the corner, it's important to be prepared for your upcoming draft. NBA preseason officially tips off on Dec. 11th and it's always helpful to scout out some position battles during these games, as teams are trying to figure out some of their rotations. […]

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 […]

Five Deeper Draft Sleepers - Fantasy Basketball Forwards, Centers

Every year there are a few players that outperform their draft day value in fantasy basketball leagues. In this article, we will look at a five very deep sleepers at the forward and center positions for fantasy basketball managers to keep their eye on. These are players that are not likely to be on your […]

Five Deeper Draft Sleepers - Fantasy Basketball Guards

Every year there are a few players that outperform their draft day value in fantasy basketball leagues. In this article, we will look at a five very deep sleepers at the guard position for fantasy basketball managers to keep their eye on. These are players that are not likely to be on your draft radar […]

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, […]

Dennis Schroder Could Miss Season Opener

Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder (ankle) sat out of Friday's preseason contest against the Phoenix Suns. He tweaked his left ankle during Wednesday's game and was dealing with some minor swelling. Hopefully. Schroder will be ready for the season opener, but that's not a guarantee right now. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Alex Caruso, and Quinn Cook […]

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 12/17 - Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice for FanDuel, DraftKings

Welcome back my fellow preseason DFS degenerates! We have two big slates left this preseason with seven games tonight and then eight games on Friday. Then we are looking at only three games on Saturday and a few days off until opening night next Tuesday! We have a few rematches tonight as the Spurs and […]

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 […]

The Grass Isn't Greener: NBA Free Agency Fallers

Free agency can be a great opportunity for players to find new homes that mesh with their playing styles and help them achieve their potential. But it can also be a chance for players to think they're doing that and then wind up in a bad situation where they're unable to find NBA success. This […]

Preseason NBA DFS Primer for 12/16 - Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice for FanDuel, DraftKings

We are now less than one week away from opening night of the NBA regular season! But we still have four more preseason slates left to play and there's still money to be made! Each of the four games on tonight's slate is the first of a two-game set between these teams as they will […]

Hamidou Diallo (SG/SF, OKC) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 150 Overall CURRENT ADP: 175 ANALYSIS: Oklahoma City is in full rebuild mode. The Thunder will now enter test-the-waters mode and thus they will be forced to play their young guys to see what they have in the roster, who can stay, and who's not worth keeping going forward. That means […]

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

Welcome back to another preseason NBA DFS article as we have a seven-game slate on tap for Saturday night. I hope you are as pumped as I am to have the NBA back in our lives and I appreciate you checking out my preseason NBA content here at RotoBaller! I also hope my article yesterday […]

Preseason NBA DFS Primer for 12/11 - Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice for FanDuel, DraftKings

Welcome to my first NBA DFS article for the 2020-2021 season (well, preseason, but still!). I hope you are as pumped as I am to have the NBA back in our lives and I appreciate you checking out my preseason NBA content here at RotoBaller! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily […]

Andre Drummond (C, CLE) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 25 Overall CURRENT ADP: 40 ANALYSIS: Andre Drummond was traded from Detroit to Cleveland last season, and all of the time he had to adapt to a new system came down to eight games. Not the best of situations, that's for sure. Good for fantasy GMs, though, Drummond had already shown […]