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 […]

Russell Westbrook Has Knee Surgery

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook has had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and could miss the start of the NBA's regular season. The team plans to re-evaluate Westbrook's rehab progress in four weeks, putting his chances at playing in the team's season-opening meet with Golden State in doubt. The injury shouldn't have a […]

NBA Punt Guide: First Rounders - Viewing The Game's Elite From A Punt Perspective

With the 2018-2019 season approaching, we're ready to start rolling out NBA preview content for you guys, our readers. I believe that H2H Fantasy Basketball is right up there with Roto Baseball as the most skill-testing fantasy format and punting strategies are a huge reason why - they are simple to learn, hard to master, […]

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 […]

Turnovers in Fantasy Basketball: Are You Building for 8 or 9 Categories?

Whether you're new to this wonderful world of Fantasy NBA or already a veteran with several championships under your belt, you're almost guaranteed to have heard of or played in a 9-cat league. Whether it's Roto, Points or my personal favorite - Head-to-head; nine-category leagues are the most common and kind of the standard for […]

Dennis Schroder Dealt To OKC

The Oklahoma City Thunder have reached an agreement with the Atlanta Hawks and will acquire the services of guard Dennis Schroder. In exchange, Atlanta will recieve forward Carmelo Anthony, who will be waived, and a protected 2022 first-round draft pick. The sixth-year man, who has been on the trade block for quite some time, had […]

Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers after Summer League

The 2018 Summer League has come and gone. With every game being available to stream this year, exposure to Summer League was at all-time high. You couldn't get on Twitter without seeing a ton of highlights and analysis. That's great -- more people talking about basketball is a great thing, even if that basketball isn't […]

Nerlens Noel Has Agreed To Deal With Thunder

Former Dallas Mavericks center Nerlens Noel has agreed to a two-year deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder, with a player option for the second year. After showing promise in his first two seasons in Philadelphia, Noel has underperformed and shown little interest in improving his game. Noel now has a chance to redeem himself in […]

Jerami Grant Agrees To Re-Sign With Thunder

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jerami Grant has agreed to a three-year, $27 million deal to remain with the team in the upcoming seasons. Grant has had a quiet career, coming off the bench for most of it, and will likely stay the same in the upcoming 2018-2019 season. Both Carmelo Anthony and Paul George have […]

NBA Free Agency Instant Reaction - Day One

Wow. Free Agency 2018 certainly has started out with a bang. No dragged out decisions or meetings in the Hamptons as we get announcements from the 2 biggest names right away. Let's take a quick look at what this means from a fantasy perspective. LeBron James agrees to 4-year $153m deal with the Los Angeles […]

Paul George Verbally Agrees To Terms With OKC

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George has reportedly agreed to four-year, $137 million max contract to return to the team. The eight-year veteran averaged 21.9 points per game in his first season with OKC, a slight decline from his last year in Indiana. He also averaged roughly one rebound less and also saw a dramatic […]

Carmelo Anthony Will Remain In OKC

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony declined to exercise the early termination option on the final year of his contract, thus remaining with OKC this upcoming season. Anthony, who will earn $27.9 million in 2018-2019 had the worst season of his tenured career, averaging an underwhelming 16.2 points, 32.1 minutes, and shot 40 percent from […]

Thunder Acquire Hamidou Diallo From Charlotte

The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired the 45th pick in Thursday's NBA Draft, Kentucky guard Hamidou Diallo, from the Charlotte Hornets, who had acquired that pick from the Brooklyn Nets. Diallo struggled during his one season as a Wildcat, often showing an inability to hit jump shots and to create for himself. He can make plays […]

Fantasy Spin: 2018 NBA Mock Draft (Part 1)

Welcome back to RotoBaller's basketball coverage. Did you enjoy the playoffs? The thrill of, uhhh, another Warriors/Cavaliers Finals? So excite! Much wow! Surprises! (Okay, I'm taking this lack of enthusiasm too far -- both conference finals were fun and exciting and a Chris Paul injury away from bringing us something very unexpected.) But now, with […]

Alex Abrines Had Surgery on Thursday

Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard Alex Abrines (groin) underwent sports hernia surgery on Thursday. He is expected to miss six weeks of offseason workouts and activities. Abrines should be ready to play by mid-June and should be fine to participate in training camp. He could see an increased role in OKC next season if Paul […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/29/18): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Sunday everyone. The playoffs continue with a crucial Game 7 between the Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers along with an opening series matchup between the Rockets and Jazz. There are some guys with nice value potential, but   others who are priced deceptively high. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

Carmelo Anthony Tanks Once Again

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony struggles continued in a Game 6 loss. Anthony was nowhere to be found taking just seven shots and finishing the night with only seven points. Anthony was a game worse minus-19 on the night and the Utah Jazz continually attacked the forward on offense making him nearly unplayable. The […]

Steven Adams With A Massive Double-Double

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams was big in his club's elimination game against the Utah Jazz. Adams was able to snag a game-high 16 rebounds with eight on the offensive end, while converting 9-for-11 shots from the field en route to 19 points. This was by far the Kiwi's best game as he struggled […]

Russell Westbrook Stuff Stat Sheet In Loss

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook did he everything he could to keep his club in this series, but it was not enough. Westbrook connected on 18-for-43 from the floor, while launching up 19 attempts from deep to score 46 points. Westbrook was able to add 10 rebounds and to dish out five assists, […]

Paul George Struggles With Jumper In Game 6 Loss

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George's jumper did not show up in his club's Game 6 loss to the Utah Jazz. George could only connect on two of his 16 attempts from the floor to finish with just five points in what could have potentially been his last game in a Thunder uniform. George was […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/27/18): NBA DFS Lineups

Three games on Friday night as the playoffs continue. Not a lot of injuries of signicance or quality bench players to choose from, but we can attack those GPP’s with guys who are generously priced and are capable of exceeding their values. Toronto/Washington is the projected highest-scoring game on the slate, with OKC/Utah and Cleveland/Indiana […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/27/18): NBA DFS Lineups

Thanks to teams forcing games sixes and pushing these series further along, we get a nice little three-game slate for Friday evening. Playoff basketball (in potentially series' deciding games!), the NFL Draft continues, and a 14-game main slate in MLB is a really nice way to kick off the weekend. My first thought about this […]

Changing Tides: A Look Into Surprising NBA Playoff Performances

The playoffs are in full swing but it's not too early to look forward to next year's fantasy season. With teams going all out and putting out their strongest rotations, we can see how teams truly value each of their pieces, so big performances and surprising turns can be taken with more validity than during […]

Steven Adams Quiet In Game 5 Win

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams was quiet in his 41 minutes of action in his club's massive Game 5 win over the Utah Jazz. Adams scored just six points on 2-for-6 shooting from the floor. Adams also added six rebounds with two steals and was a plus-16 on the night. Adams' line did not […]

Carmelo Anthony Disappears In Game 5 Win

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony disappointed once again in his club's 107-99 win over the Utah Jazz in Game 5. Melo connected on just two of his six shot attempts to finish the night with only seven points and missed both of his attempts from deep. Anthony was able to grab five rebounds and […]

Paul George Comes Up Big In Game 5

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George scored 34 points to help lead his club to the win in Game 5 of their series against the Utah Jazz. George had it going, connecting on 12-for-26 from the floor while adding eight rebounds, dishing out a couple assists and swiping a couple steals. George, along with teammate […]

Russell Westbrook Leads Epic Comeback

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook was electric in his club's comeback that led to a crucial Game 5 victory over the Utah Jazz. Westbrook scored 45 points on 39 shots by making 17 of them while grabbing 15 rebounds and dishing out seven assists on the night. Westbrook was instrumental in leading his […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/25/18): NBA DFS Lineups

The playoffs are here and we are looking at one of the best times of the year for the NBA. We have a four-game slate where we have two teams trying to close out a series, with the other two series still up for grabs. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy […]

Steven Adams Plays Decent In Game 4

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams was a bit quiet on the night but still provided a decent line in his club's loss to the Utah Jazz. Adams finished the night with nine points on 4-for-9 from the floor while grabbing seven rebounds and adding two blocks. Adams was able to control his fouls in […]

Carmelo Anthony Disappoints Once Again

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony continued his terrible shooting in Game 4 of his team's series against the Utah Jazz. Anthony could not get things going, shooting five of 18 from the floor to finish with a disappointing 11 points. He did salvage his line by grabbing six rebounds and adding some decent defensive […]