Nick Whalen
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Draft Recap: RotoWire Salary Cap League Results + Analysis
See the full results and analysis from this week's RotoWire 14-team, $200 salary cap league draft. → Read More
NBA Offseason Moves Tracker: Fantasy Analysis on Every Trade and Signing
Read our experts' instant fantasy analysis on every signing and trade as the NBA offseason heats up. → Read More
2021 NBA Lottery Mock Draft: Kuminga to OKC, Warriors Land Pair Of Scorers
With the NBA Draft just two days away, Nick Whalen takes a look at one way the lottery could play out Thursday night. → Read More
Instant Reaction: Harden Traded to Nets in Mega-Deal
The Nets pulled the trigger Wednesday on a multi-team deal to acquire James Harden. What are the fantasy implications? → Read More
NBA Start or Sit: Fading Warriors in Week 2?
Draymond Green will likely make his debut this week, but he should be kept out of most fantasy lineups. → Read More
NBA Futures: Best Bets for NBA Title, MVP, Rookie of the Year, and More
The RotoWire NBA staff weighs in on the best preseason futures bets for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, 2021 NBA champion, and more. → Read More
College Football Podcast: Heisman Race, Playoff Forecast + Week 11 Preview
John McKechnie and Nick Whalen recap all of the action from Week 10 — including Notre Dame upsetting Clemson — before previewing a covid-cancellation-marred Week 11. → Read More
2020 NBA Mock Draft: Edwards Edges Wiseman For Top Spot
The 2020 NBA Draft is less than three weeks away. Here's how Nick Whalen and James Anderson project the first round to play out. → Read More
Lakers or Heat? NBA Finals Staff Picks
Will LeBron James leave the Orlando bubble with his fourth championship? The RotoWire NBA staff isn't so sure. → Read More
NBA Playoffs: Early Fantasy Takeaways
Over the last three games alone, Jamal Murray has flipped the narrative on his season. → Read More
NBA Postpones Wednesday's Games After Bucks Boycott Game 5
The NBA officially postponed all three playoff games scheduled for Wednesday. → Read More
NBA Return: News and Notes Ahead of Seeding Games
The Clippers will be without multiple key pieces when they open up seeding play against the Lakers on Thursday. → Read More
Odds Check: Bucks slight title favorites over Lakers, Clippers
Milwaukee and the two Los Angeles teams remain the heavy favorites to take home the 2020 NBA title in Orlando. → Read More
2011 NBA Re-Draft: Fantasy Edition
Kawhi Leonard barely edged out Kemba Walker and Kyrie Irving as our No. 1 pick. → Read More
2010 NBA Re-Draft: Fantasy Edition
With six seasons inside the top 15. Paul George beats out John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins for our No. 1 pick. → Read More
Seven Winners if the NBA Jumps Straight to the Playoffs
Nick Whalen imagines a world in which the NBA season resumes with the playoffs on August 1 -- which teams, players and coaches would be set to benefit most? → Read More
2020-21 NBA Power Rankings, Part 2: How High is the Raptors' Ceiling?
Alex Barutha and Nick Whalen reveal teams 11 through 20 in their 2020-21 NBA Power Rankings. → Read More
NBA Trade Tracker: Deadline Stock Report
As the dust settles after an eventful trade deadline, Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha evaluate the fantasy implications of each deal. → Read More
NBA Draft: Evaluating Fantasy Fits
The NBA Draft is now in the rear-view, but before free agency kicks into high gear next week, let’s look back at the draft through a fantasy-focused lens. Honing in on the top-14 selections, we’ll assess how each lottery pick is positioned to provide fantasy production in 2018-19: Deandre Ayton, Suns: As you’d expect, the top overall pick is also in one of the best fantasy situations heading… → Read More
NBA Draft: Winners and Losers
Another NBA Draft is officially in the books. While the first pick went as expected, there was plenty of chaos in Deandre Ayton’s wake. Let’s take a look at the early winners and losers on draft night: WINNERS Dallas Mavericks: Just as I suspected, Mo Bamba to Dallas made almost too much sense. Instead, the Mavs did even better, getting arguably the second-best -- if not the best -- player in… → Read More