Tim Hardaway Jr. (SG/SF, NYK) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED:  24% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: It's a week for Knickerbocker waiver wire pickups. Hardaway did his best impression of his father on Saturday to the tune of 25 points with 6 boards, 5 assists and 5 triples in a losing effort. The former Michigan Wolverine will be one of […]

Zaza Pachulia (C, MIL) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add if need of a center; monitor otherwise OWNED: 17% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: Big men out in Milwaukee have been dropping like flies, with Larry Sanders probably out for the rest of the season with his issues and John Henson turning his ankle against the Spurs on Sunday. If John Henson's injury proves […]

Lance Thomas (G/F, NYK) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; monitor in all leagues OWNED: 3% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: We are a few days removed from Thomas's 41 minute outing in Charlotte where he secured his second consecutive 16 point outing. A product of that Coach K fellow who just won his 1000th collegiate basketball game, it shouldn't be […]

Langston Galloway (G, NYK) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Consider in all leagues; add in deeper leagues OWNED: 31% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: The Knicks might have stumbled onto something with Galloway. Impressive numbers from the D-League have carried over to the big league as the St. Joesph's product displays a line of 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.5 treys through […]

Jusuf Nurkic (C, DEN) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 41% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: As most of us already know, the Denver Nuggets recently dealt starting center Timofey Mozgov and one man that has undoubtedly benefited from this deal is rookie center Jusuf Nurkic. The Bosnian giant has been given a great opportunity to prove himself now that Mozgov […]

Alex Len (C, PHX) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 35% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: With the meteoric rise that we have seen from some other waiver wire centers (see: Gobert, Rudy and Whiteside, Hassan), Alex Len gets lost between the cracks. The former lottery pick from Maryland has overcome some of his growing pains from early in his career […]

Hassan Whiteside (C, MIA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Consider in all leagues; add in all deeper leagues OWNED: 51% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Who’s been responsible for Miami’s 3 wins in their last 5 games? Not Wade, not Bosh, it’s been the Hassan Whiteside show in Miami. Okay, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, Whiteside is by no means an all-star, […]

Rudy Gobert (C, UTA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 59% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Rudy Gobert, the Jazz’s French Center has recently begun to turn a few heads with insane production after the injury to Enes Kanter. Rudy Gobert is currently owned in just almost 60% of leagues but is very capable of producing Top-80 value. As of late, […]

Mo Williams (PG/SG, MIN) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add and play in all weekly lineup leagues; add for short term value in other leagues OWNED: 45% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Yes. Williams fantasy value is going to take a massive hit once Ricky Rubio returns from his ankle injury. But his return date has been pushed back numerous times already and […]

Donatas Motiejunas (SF/PF, HOU) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 31% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: D-Mo has been on a tear of late, especially considering how low his own rate is. A player as good as this Lithuanian is should be considered by anyone in need of some numbers. Unfazed by the midseason addition of Josh Smith, Motiejunas has been […]

Avery Bradley (PG/SG, BOS) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all 12 team leagues; 10 team league if you need scoring OWNED: 56% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Avery Bradley has seen a huge spike in his usage following the trade that sent Jeff Green to the Grizzlies. The 17.6 points and 14.4 shots vacated by Green's departure have to go somewhere […]

James Johnson (SF/PF, TOR) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED: 18% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball League ANALYSIS: James Johnson was given his first opportunity to start this season on Saturday and took full advantage of it to the tune of 15 points, 10 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Johnson has always been an interesting case when given the minutes to […]

Jarrett Jack (PG, BKN) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 51% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Jarrett Jack is a professional. As a 10 year vet, he knows what he needs to do to not only stay alive in the NBA but to thrive in the NBA. So when news came out earlier this week that Deron Williams […]

Robert Covington (SF/PF, PHI) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 56% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball ANALYSIS: Philadelphia is very thin at the forward position and as a result, Covington has been thrust into the starting lineup where he has taken advantage of this role. The former Tennessee State Tiger's per game over the past five have been 17 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.2 […]

C.J. Miles (SG/SF, IND) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 31% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Miles has been given the green light to shoot in Indiana, averaging 17.2 points per game over his past six games and considering Rodney Stuckey watched his minutes dip during the last month and then sat out Wednesday's game in Oakland to […]

Cole Aldrich (C, NYK) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues OWNED: 23% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Following the expulsion of J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert from Madison Square Garden, guys like Aldrich must be given extra consideration when scanning over the waiver. Throw in the departure of Samuel Dalembert and the former Kansas Jayhawk has serious potential to produce […]

Rudy Gobert (C, UTA) - NBA Waiver Wire pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 48% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Gobert has been on a tear since January began, especially once he was given the starting nod following Enes Kanter's ankle injury on the 3rd. Averaging just under 10 points per game, Gobert has begun to polish off what was a very raw […]

Brandan Wright (DAL, PF/C) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Shallow Leagues ANALYSIS: Wright has been in a bit of a funk lately, so he is getting dropped at a high rate after a hot streak brought him up to nearly 50 percent ownership. I have written about Wright before, but when bringing up field-goal percentage, there is no one else you […]

Aron Baynes (SAS, C/PF) – Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues ANALYSIS: The Spurs are my go-to team for efficiency, and their bench is full of usable efficient bundles of 15-20 minutes a game with occasional starts – from Marco Belinelli to Cory Joseph to Baynes. Baynes has been gaining the trust of the coaching staff over the course of the year, as his […]

Rodney Stuckey (IND, PG/SG) – Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Shallow Leagues ANALYSIS: Stuckey is one of the streakiest guys in the league, as evidenced by his scoring totals in recent games – 22, 24, 9, 9 and 16 in five games between November 26 and December 4. One thing Stuckey has always done consistently well, however, is drive to the […]

Gary Neal (CHA, PG/SG) – Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues ANALYSIS: Neal is a reserve player on a low-profile team who is currently battling an injury, so now might be your best chance to grab him. He has combined some good shooting and nice moves around the basket to provide a solid package of scoring (12.3 points per game), […]

Patrick Mills (Guard) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Add Immediately Analysis: Meek Mill, General Mills...then there's the hottest Mills of them all at the moment -- Patrick Mills. As Tony Parker is sitting out with a back injury, Mills has been lighting it up offensively for the Spurs. Over the last 3 games, he's averaging 23.3 points, 2 three's, 3.3 boards, […]

Enes Kanter (Center) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Add if you need a serviceable Center Analysis: If you reached for Kanter early in the draft, you probably Kant stand him right now. However, if he's still around in your waiver wire and you  need a decent Center for the time-being, feel free to grab him. Derrick Favors is out with a […]

Dante Cunningham (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Short Term Add Analysis: Cunningham is a speculative short-term pick-up, as we don’t know the severity of the knee injury suffered by Ronny Turiaf on Wednesday night.  However, if Turiaf were to miss any amount of time with Nikola Pekovic already out, Dante would become one of the last men standing in the front court for the ‘Wolves […]

Cory Joseph (Guard) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Continue Scouting Analysis: Tony Parker's 2nd fill in, Cory Joseph is the guy starting at point for the Spurs, even if the minutes aren’t so different from Patty Mills.  Joseph does enough in assists and rebounds (3.1 and 2.9 per game in February, respectively), and more than enough in steals (1.5 per game in February) […]

Kyle Singler (Guard/Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Add in Most Leagues Analysis: There are certain players who stay under the radar, and Singler is one of them. He's not flashy, doesn't appear in the media, or blow up for monster games but he sure has been getting a ton of minutes with solid fantasy production. Singler is locked in as […]

Nate Wolters (Guard) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller move: Add in 12 team leagues. Analysis: Don't wait on Wolters. He has been domiNate'ing recently as Larry Drew has let him loose for increasing minutes each game while OJ Mayo sits on the pine. Okay, maybe not dominating but 11.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.8 blocks and 1.0 3-pointers in his […]

Patrick Beverley (Guard) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Add in Deep Leagues for Steals/Threes Analysis: If you’re just looking for steals and threes, Beverly can bring it, along with a few assists, though not much else.  What he brings is similar to PJ Tucker, as far as being a useful fantasy player who is underrated because of his scoring.  Tucker has got a […]

Jodie Meeks (Guard) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Add Immediately for Steals/Threes Analysis: He may have been dropped due to the sprained ankle that’s kept him out the last couple weeks, but he’s due back after the All-Star Break, and will likely reclaim a spot in the starting lineup from the uninspiring Wes Johnson.  In case you forgot how good Meeks […]

DeMarre Carroll (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add Immediately Analysis: DeMarre Carroll  – I don’t really think I need to say much about Carroll.  He’s been a top 20 fantasy player over the last month.  I’ll just file this in the “I can’t believe he’s still less than half-owned category.”  Whether it’s the great shooting (.567 since 1/13), the three pointers (2.0/game), […]