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The Give and Go: Real and Fantasy Deadlines

Kyle McKeown

Kyle McKeown

Managing Editor of NBA Content kyle@rotowire.com

Shannon McKeown

Shannon McKeown

Shannon McKeown is the VP of Advertising Sales and Basketball Editor for Rotowire.com. He's a two-time FSWA finalist for Fantasy Basketball writer of the year. He also covers the Pistons, Tigers and Canucks for the site.

-----Original Message-----
From: "Kyle McKeown"
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 1:52PM
To: "Shannon McKeown"
Subject: Give and Go


With the NBA's real trade deadline over and done with as of last Thursday, I started to focus in the fantasy trade deadline for all of my leagues.

It's hard to get a handle on what you need to do in each league. In one-year rotisserie leagues, it seems impossible to make trades because the rankings essentially tell you exactly what each team has trump in or is sorely lacking. That knowledge takes the mystery out of what should be done in a trade between two teams, which in many ways takes away a lot of the possibility of pulling a fast one on an unsuspecting owner. Also, when you have 82-game limits for each position, the only trades that make a lot of sense are trading two decent players for a great one. Your bench spots should be used for high-potential and injured guys with the hope that they blossom into

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