Cody Martin (SF, CHA) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 0% of leagues ANALYSIS: ROY front-runner and Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball will miss the rest of the season due to a fractured wrist. Putting aside the fact that the injury is extremely unfortunate for both LaMelo and the playoff-hopeful Hornets, the fact remains that there is […]

Desmond Bane (SG, MEM) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Grizzlies have effectively kept me guessing as to which of their guards would remain viable for rostering in deeper leagues; with Desmond Bane, Grayson Allen, Tyus Jones, and even Justise Winslow having been a part of that fold. If Desmond Bane was […]

Ty Jerome (PG/SG, OKC) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: George Hill nears his return to the OKC rotation while he recovers from an ankle injury, and yet at the same time, that moment realistically feels a moderate distance away. With rookie Theo Maledon left at the helm, the Thunder opted to bring […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]