Jaxson Hayes (C, NO) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: Hopefully Jaxson Hayes didn't tune in to watch his alma mater Longhorns get bounced in the Round of 64 by #14 seed Abilene Christian, because that could get in one's head. The second-year NBA center has seen a slight reduction in PT this... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers - Week 13

After all the March Madness we have seen this past weekend, the NBA trade deadline and fantasy playoffs loom in the distance. Those looking for a playoff push can't afford to be frugal with their acquisitions, but it could also help to see how the trade deadline shapes up and pick up the pieces from... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 13

Welcome back! The trade deadline is almost here, which is going to shake things up, so have some patience this week when making waiver moves. I'll try to do an additional post-deadline piece this week to help make sense of whatever happens there. Another big piece of news this week: LeBron James has a high... Read More

Reggie Bullock (SG/SF, NYK): Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: Thibs is one stubborn coach. That I sure know. He locked into starting Elfrid Payton at the point over Immanuel Quickley and he kept on doing even though the latter was clearly the better player. He locked into starting Reggie Bullock and kept... Read More

Saddiq Bey (SF, DET): Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: After a great run of games from mid-February on, when he was thrust into the starting lineup by the Pistons, rookie Saddiq Bey seemed to come back to earth a bit in March. Now, with the AS break in the rearview mirror and... Read More

Joe Ingles (SG/SF, UTA): Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 49% of leagues ANALYSIS: The best-case scenario for Joe Ingles fantasy GMs and those seeking his rostership would be to have February-Ingles in their rosters. Joe had his best span of the season from Feb. 5 to Feb. 27 when he went on to average almost 30... Read More

Tomas Satoransky (PG/SG, CHI): Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Bulls have changed their approach to games. In the last three matches through Thursday they flipped starters Coby White and Wendell Carter Jr. for Tomas Satoransky and Thaddeus Young and they went away with a 2-1 positive record. Sato, who has started... Read More

Kelly Olynyk (C, MIA): Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 50% of leagues ANALYSIS: Kelly Olynyk made the cut by a hair. But he did it, which talks badly of you fantasy GMs out there. This guy should be rostered in way more than just half of Yahoo leagues, and if he's still available in your league... Read More

De'Anthony Melton (PG/SG, MEM): Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Grizz welcomed Grayson Allen back to their starting lineup last Wednesday, and all he did was put on a serious dud. De'Anthony Melton, on the other hand, had a sound game in which he finished with a 13-10-6-2 dub-dub, hit a triple,... Read More

Kenyon Martin Jr. (SF, HOU): Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of leagues ANALYSIS: There is a very real chance Houston doesn't win another game for the rest of the season. No, seriously. I'm writing this post just hours after the Rockets have sent P.J. Tucker packing to Milwaukee in exchange for D.J. Augustin--who they will flip... Read More

Moses Brown (C, OKC): Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 37% of leagues ANALYSIS: After starting in back-to-back games on March 14 and 16, Moses Brown went back to ride the pine on Thursday night. That's not entirely a problem, assuming he can at least keep up the production he played at when he started for the... Read More

Danny Green (SG/SF, PHI): Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 27% of leagues ANALYSIS: There aren't many starters with such a low rostership in Yahoo leagues these days. It makes sense to a certain extent, though, as Danny has been part of the starting five in all 41 games he's played, but his per-minute production has been... Read More

Dwight Howard (C, PHI): Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 36% of leagues ANALYSIS: Even if you don't pay attention to the league that much, you know what's popping: Joel Embiid fell down injured and will be out for a couple of weeks. In the meantime, everything points toward Dwight Howard's direction to take on Embiid's role... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Deep League Adds: Week 12

The deeper a fantasy league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late-round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to help... Read More

De'Anthony Melton (PG/SG, MEM) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: De'Anthony Melton really isn't playing much more this season than he did in his previous two NBA campaigns, but his time on the floor is being used much more efficiently. In 20.5 minutes per game, Melton has averaged a career-best 10.0 points, with... Read More

Doug McDermott (SF/PF, IND) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: While the debut of Caris Levert as an Indiana Pacer might be an obstacle in the way of Doug McDermott maximizing his playing time moving forward, he's definitely been up to what he routinely does best, and he's finally doing it at a... Read More

Isaiah Stewart (PF/C, DET) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Pistons have done plenty of tinkering with the rotation and roster this season, and Isaiah Stewart is increasingly benefitting from those adjustments. After Blake Griffin went inactive for Detroit, an even greater window of opportunity opened for the University of Washington rookie... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers - Week 12

It's been a long two weeks after making through a bit of a disappointing All-Star weekend, but we are now nearing the trade deadline and should be in store for more excitement sooner rather than later. After just three games in the past two weeks, the Los Angeles Lakers headline as the only team with... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 12

Welcome back! After a double-sized Week 11, it's time to get ready for Week 12. This week, we've got some interesting waiver wire candidates for you, especially down in Houston, where a struggling -- to put it nicely -- Rockets team is trying out some new pieces. Our staff at RotoBaller has great insight and... Read More

Trey Lyles (PF/C, SAS): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: We have yet to see how San Antonio deals with their forwards/centers rotation after the AS break and with LaMarcus Aldridge officially in the trade block/buyout market, but if things don't change a lot, then Lyles might still be worth adding for those managing... Read More

Justin Patton (C, HOU): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: How can I say this nicely? Hmm... The Houston Rockets stink. I don't think I can do better, folks. Houston's maladies, though, are all coming from a single event that took place a few weeks ago: Christian Wood getting injured. That's it. Since... Read More

Josh Hart (SG/SF, NO): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 37% of leagues ANALYSIS: I have seen all types of opinions about Josh Hart's value in the league, both in real and fantasy terms. If I had to give my two cents on the man, I'll still recommend adding him to fantasy rosters for cheap as a still-mostly-available... Read More

Daniel Theis (C, BOS): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 50% of leagues ANALYSIS: It took Daniel Theis a couple of years to get reps as a starter in the NBA, but he finally did so last season when he was part of 64-of-65 starting lineups for the Celtics. That has stayed the same this season, with... Read More

Kelly Olynyk (PF/C, MIA): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: With Bam Adebayo in town and playing every freaking game for the Miami Heat, odds are Kelly Olynyk has escaped your attention. But the truth is, Olynyk has started 31 of the 36 games he's played this season at the C spot, he's playing around 27 MPG on... Read More

Saddiq Bey (SF, DET): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: Although Saddiq Bey has (expectedly) come down to earth a bit of late, everything points in the right direction for the rookie as Detroit seems to be committed to run with him ROS. Blake Griffin is already a Net, the Pistons might trade other vets such as Wayne Ellington,... Read More

Robert Williams (C, BOS): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 47% of leagues ANALYSIS: Robert Williams' rostership is growing--and not slowly--by the day. Every time I check it, it's gone up a couple of percentage points, and at the time of this writing just after the AS break it is this close to reaching the 50% mark. How come,... Read More

Dillon Brooks (SG/SF, MEM): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of leagues ANALYSIS: You might not believe this if you are not too much into middle-of-the-pack teams, but the Grizzlies have put Dillon Brooks on their starting lineup in every game they've played leading up to the AS break and the one they played right after that. Brooks already started... Read More

Wayne Ellington (SG/SF, DET): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: For some reason I can't quite grasp, Wayne Ellington is somehow rostered in less than 10% of all Yahoo fantasy leagues. Let me put it in another way: Wayne Ellington, a guy on a scorching hot shooting streak--with upside on assists and almost never... Read More

Dennis Smith Jr. (PG, DET): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 28% of leagues ANALYSIS: If Dennis Smith Jr. will get it right as a pro-player in the NBA, nobody truly knows. But he's at least getting another chance as part of a rebuilding Detroit Pistons franchise that traded for him a month ago and that is playing... Read More