NBA Podcast: Trade Rumors, Rookie of the Year, LeBron's MVP Case

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha recap the top news of the day and discuss potential landing spots for Lonzo Ball before handicapping the MVP and Rookie of the Year races.

Updated on January 27, 2021 1:35PM EST

NBA Podcast: Trade Rumors, Rookie of the Year, LeBron's MVP Case

By:

Alex Barutha

Nick Whalen

Updated on January 27, 2021 1:35PM EST

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Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to discuss a grab-bag of topics, including:

The league's plans to potentially hold an All-Star Game
Lonzo Ball trade rumors and potential destinations
Kelly Oubre trade rumors
The Warriors' future
Handicapping the MVP race
Tyrese Haliburton vs. LaMelo Ball for Rookie of the Year

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Alex Barutha

Author @BaruthaAlex

Alex is RotoWire's Chief NBA Editor. He writes articles about daily fantasy, year-long fantasy and sports betting. You can hear him on the RotoWire NBA Podcast, Sirius XM, VSiN and other platforms. He firmly believes Robert Covington is the most underrated fantasy player of the past decade.

Nick Whalen

Author @wha1en

Now in his 10th year with the company, Nick is RotoWire's Senior Media Analyst, a position he took on after several years as the Head of Basketball Content. A multi-time FSGA and FSWA award winner, Nick co-hosts RotoWire's flagship show on Sirius XM Fantasy alongside Jeff Erickson, as well as The RotoWire NBA Show on Sirius XM NBA with Alex Barutha. He also co-hosts RotoWire's Football and Basketball podcasts. You can catch Nick's NBA and NFL analysis on VSiN and DraftKings, as well as RotoWire's various social and video channels. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @wha1en.