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Justin Carter is PhD candidate in creative writing at the University of North Texas. He writes about the NFL, NBA, and the WNBA here on RotoBaller. If he's not watching those things, he's either teaching college English or watching NASCAR.
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Grayson Allen Traded To Memphis
The Memphis Grizzlies have finally traded their long-time point guard, Mike Conley, sending him to Utah in exchange for Grayson Allen, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver and a pair of first-round picks. Allen is the big headliner of the deal for the Grizzlies, as the other two players are likely to play smaller roles or, in Korver's... Read More
Mike Conley Traded To Utah
On Wednesday, the Utah Jazz acquired point guard Mike Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Grayson Allen, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver and a pair of first-round draft picks. While Conley's never made an All-Star team, he's been an excellent point guard for Memphis for years and is coming off a 2018-19 season in which... Read More
Fantasy Spin: 2019 NBA Mock Draft (Part 3)
Welcome to the final part of RotoBaller's 2019 NBA mock draft, where I'll be looking at the non-lottery part of the first round. Things get murkier here and paths to immediate NBA fantasy basketball impact get tough to judge, but there should still be some solid players in the mix who can help you in... Read More
Fantasy Spin: 2019 NBA Mock Draft (Part 2)
In the first part of this mock draft, I looked in depth at the (possible) top five picks in this year's NBA Draft. In this one, we'll look at the rest of this year's lottery, picks six through 14. These players don't have the same star power and high expectations that the top five picks... Read More
WNBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks (6/16/19): WNBA DFS Advice for DraftKings and FanDuel
Happy Father's Day! Are you taking your dad to a WNBA game today? I'm pretty sure I saw that the Sun have some pretty good ticket specials today, so if you're in the Connecticut area, that sounds like a good plan. And if you aren't...well, you can always celebrate today by trying to win some... Read More
Rookie Roulette - Which TE Should Go First in Rookie Drafts?
Noah Fant, tight end out of Iowa. T.J. Hockenson, tight end out of Iowa. Yes, one of these two former Hawkeyes should be the first tight end taken in rookie drafts this year. While there are some other interesting prospects at the position, your decision if you're in need of a tight end in a... Read More
Fantasy Spin: The Anthony Davis Trade
Well, it finally happened. Anthony Davis has been traded. After months of speculation and the deal not getting done before the trade deadline because the Pelicans reportedly wanted to wait to see what the Boston Celtics would offer in the Summer, Davis has been traded...to the exact team that he's been rumored to since this... Read More
Fantasy Spin: 2019 NBA Mock Draft (Part 1)
Welcome back to RotoBaller's NBA coverage! The NBA Draft is almost here, so we're here to help you make sense of it and give you an early edge on your fantasy competitors for the 2019-2020 season. In addition to this mock draft, stick around RotoBaller after the draft to see our reactions to the picks... Read More
WNBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks (6/14/19): WNBA DFS Advice for DraftKings and FanDuel
Happy Flag Day, and also happy my birthday, and also happy four-game WNBA slate! It's a big day, and we've got two-thirds of the league playing. There should be some big defensive battles -- the Sun visiting the Lynx??? -- and also a rematch of last Sunday's Aces/Liberty game that gave New York their first... Read More
Rookie Roulette - Which QB Goes After Kyler Murray in Dynasty Drafts?
Asking the question "which first-year quarterback should go first in rookie drafts" is, basically, a bad question. You don't need to read a 1000 word piece from me about why to pick Kyler Murray over the other quarterbacks in this class. No way. Kyler should be the first quarterback off the board in 100 percent... Read More
Rookie Roulette - Which First-Year RB is #1 in Rookie Drafts?
This year's rookie class didn't feature an undisputed 1.01 player like 2018 did with Penn State running back Saquon Barkley, who was a unique talent who led to people selling their entire dynasty teams and possibly their firstborn child to draft him. That paid off, but this year doesn't feature someone you should go all... Read More
WNBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks (6/11/19): WNBA DFS Advice for DraftKings and FanDuel
It seems like Tuesday slates are always pretty light in the WNBA, but we've got three games for you on Tuesday, including a meeting between a pair of pretty bad perimeter defense teams in Phoenix and Chicago. I'm also avoiding the meeting between two good defensive teams in Washington and Connecticut if possible, though Jonquel... Read More
WNBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks (6/6/19): WNBA DFS Advice for DraftKings and FanDuel
Welcome to RotoBaller's WNBA DFS coverage. We're in the third week of the WNBA season and it's been a fun start, with players like Lynx rookie Napheesa Collier jumping out of the gate strong. Tonight, we've got three games on the docket, including an exciting Sparks/Sun matchup. But today's also a day where some of... Read More
Let It Go! Players We Need to Finally Drop in Dynasty
If there's one thing I'm guilty of in fantasy football, it's holding onto players in dynasty leagues way, way beyond the point where I should have just dropped them. Sometimes, I'm rewarded by being able to start Wendell Smallwood during a time where the rest of my team is injured, but usually the result is... Read More
Dynasty Price Check - Mike Gesicki
Last year, the Miami Dolphins spent a second-round pick on Penn State tight end Mike Gesicki. Tight end had long been a rough position for the Dolphins, as the team hasn't had a player at the position hit the 500-yard mark since Charles Clay in 2014, but the move to pick Gesicki seemed like a... Read More
Dynasty Price Check - Dede Westbrook
Last year, the Jacksonville Jaguars were a mess offensively, with the quarterback combination of Blake Bortles and Cody Kessler combining to throw for just 15 touchdowns to go along with 13 interceptions. Bortles, who'd been a guy fantasy owners could count on for solid production in the past, bombed badly enough that the team benched... Read More
Notable UDFAs to Watch in Dynasty
Last year, no one was talking about Phillip Lindsay even as late as August. With Royce Freeman drafted by the Broncos and dominating a lot of the dynasty rookie draft discussion, Lindsay flew so under the radar that he went undrafted in our staff league's rookie draft. Lindsay went on to rush for 1,000 yards,... Read More
Rookie Spotlight - Mecole Hardman
Kansas City Chiefs rookie wide receiver Mecole Hardman is, perhaps, the most difficult rookie receiver to value right now, because his immediate fantasy potential is almost entirely dependent on whether or not the NFL suspends Tyreek Hill and, if they do, on how long that suspension is. Hardman is an interesting prospect, a speedster who... Read More
Veteran Wide Receivers Set to Lose Targets in 2019
It's a yearly cycle: new players enter the league and older players are either pushed out or start down a path that eventually leads to them being pushed out. No one -- not even the Larry Fitzgeralds of the world -- can play forever. Speaking of Larry Fitzgerald, let's turn to the subject of this... Read More
Late-Round Rookie WRs to Target in Dynasty Drafts
With the NFL Draft behind us, it's rookie draft season for dynasty owners. You probably have some good ideas of who you'll be taking early in those drafts, but what about in the later rounds? Who's your fourth-round rookie pick going to be? How will you ever make sense of the guys available that late?... Read More
Dynasty Tiered Rankings and Analysis (Quarterbacks)
We've finished our post-draft dynasty rankings here at RotoBaller, which means that it's time to look at those rankings by tier and discuss them. Youth rules the day in these rankings, with three of our top four quarterbacks entering their second or third seasons. But not every dynasty owner is planning for the future, so... Read More
Will Arizona's New Offense Rise Like a Phoenix?
I think that there are times when we fantasy football writers need to own up to our past mistakes. I'm not talking about small things like "telling someone the wrong start/sit" or "being wrong about a sleeper pick," because those things happen. No, I mean when we get things very wrong, as I did back... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (5/5/19): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
So, Sunday's two-game slate's going to be really interesting, because Portland/Denver Game 4 is happening, but the key players in that game played a four overtime thriller on Friday, so fatigue is likely to be a factor, meaning DFS players might need to be careful with that game and instead focus more on the Sixers... Read More
Rookie Running Backs In The Best Fantasy Situations
The NFL Draft has come and gone, and now it's time to take a look at the new landscape of the league. Today, I want to talk about rookie running backs and which ones ended up in potentially good fantasy situations, specifically in re-draft leagues. Who'll be able to make an impact on the field... Read More
They Took Who??? Teams That Confused Us by Drafting the Wrong Player
Every year, the NFL Draft treats viewers to surprises. Often, those surprises are...not necessarily good ones. Teams make mistakes, or they make non-mistakes that appear to be mistakes at first glance, and those mistakes can have serious fantasy football ramifications. Last year, I wrote this column and pegged the following players as wrong choices: Josh... Read More
Serge Ibaka May Be Unplayable In This Series
Toronto Raptors power forward Serge Ibaka scored just two points and grabbed a rebound in Monday’s Game 2 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. He was 1-for-5 from the floor. After playing 27 minutes per game in the regular season, Ibaka hasn’t played over 20 minutes since Game 3 of Toronto’s first-round series and Monday was... Read More
Pascal Siakam Continues Strong Postseason Play
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam has shown in this postseason why he’s likely going to be the league’s Most Improved Player once this year’s award winners are announced. In Monday’s Game 2 loss, Siakam scored 21 points on 9-for-25 shooting while adding seven rebounds, three assists, four steals, and a block. Siakam is looking like... Read More
Kawhi Leonard Has Huge Night In Game 2
Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard has been playing exceptional basketball in Toronto’s first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers and after scoring 45 points in a Game 1 win, he did his best to keep the Raptors in Game 2, scoring 35 points on 13-for-24 shooting in the loss. Leonard also added seven rebounds, six assists... Read More
Kyle Lowry Scores 20 Points In Game 2 Loss
Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry scored 20 points on 7-for-17 shooting in Monday’s Game 2 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. He was 2-for-6 from three and added five rebounds, five assists, and a steal. Lowry bounced back from a disappointing Game 1 in which he was held to nine points, but overall Lowry has... Read More
Joel Embiid Posts Lackluster Game 2 Stat Line
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid had his worst game of these playoffs in Monday’s Game 2 win over the Raptors, scoring just 12 points on 2-for-7 shooting while adding six rebounds, five assists and a block. It’s a small sample but through two games, Embiid is shooting just 28 percent from the field and 16.7... Read More
