PJ Tucker (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Add in Deep Leagues for Rebounds Analysis: PJ Tucker is averaging a solid 7.5 rebounds over the last month.  Pair that with percentages and turnover rates that are very reasonable and a solid trickle of about a trey and a steal per game, and you’ve got a guy who can help without hurting […]

Chris Kaman (Center) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Add Immediately Analysis:  The big bald man is on fire over the last couple games, putting up back-to-back 20+/10+ games in points and rebounds, as well as blocking multiple shots and even putting up a 3 or 4 assists.  This is obviously not going to last – Chris Kaman has not suddenly turned into LaMarcus […]

Anthony Bennett (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller move: Monitor closely Analysis: Remember the first overall pick in last year's draft? Yes, Anthony Bennett may actually become fantasy relevant. He is averaging 9.2 PTS 5.2 REB 0.7 STL  in 19.7 MPG in February; obviously not stellar, but there's upside. He backed up his recently improved play with a nice double double (19 PTS/10 […]

Zaza Pachulia (Center) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Speculative add in 12+ team leagues Analysis: The Bucks are a mess this season and Larry Drew's rotation is never set in stone, but with both Larry Sanders and John Henson out with injuries, that leaves Pachulia to take over a decent amount of minutes at the Center position. Over the past 5 […]

Patrick Beverley (Guard) – Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Add in Deep Leagues Analysis: Beverley is currently only owned by 19% of teams in Yahoo fantasy leagues, which makes him an underrated player considering the fact that he holds top 80 value this season. Although Beverley won't score in bunches, he is great for any team looking to add 3PTM and STLS along […]

Wesley Johnson (Guard, Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12 Team Leagues Analysis: Nick Young's two week departure is a big hit to owners’ fantasy warships, and opportunities abound when new talent has a chance to flap its wings. One would-be high-flying eagle is Wesley Johnson, who stands to benefit most from the situation. Since January, in games where Johnson played heavy minutes […]

Ryan Kelly (Forward) - Waiver Wire Analysis

Ryan Kelly is a young forward for the Lakers, currently filling in as starter in place of Pau Gasol, out with a groin injury.  Kelly stands to keep the role– or at least a significant share of it– for the rest of the year if the rumors of Gasol being traded to a contender come true. Kelly […]

Khris Middleton (Forward) - Waiver Wire Analysis

Welcome back to relevance, Khris Middleton.  In the second half of December, with almost the entire Bucks frontcourt injured, Middleton enjoyed a stretch where he was red hot and averaging 40 minutes a game.  He put up top 40 fantasy stats in the process.  Now he’s back, playing much better again and averaging 30 minutes a […]

Nick Calathes (Guard) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Add Immediately Analysis: Calathes is a great short-term add for anyone in need of PTS, AST, and 3PTM at the guard position. He started in place of an injured Conley and played a whopping 40 minutes against the Bucks (22 PTS, 4 3PTM, 5 RBD, 3 AST, 1 STL, 0 TO). Those are great numbers, […]

Terrence Ross (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Without a doubt, Ross jumped on a ton of fantasy radars with his 51-point game against the Clippers.  Ever since the Rudy Gay trade, Ross has been a solid contributor for the Raptors.  Over the last month, he has put in 12.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.  Along with that, he has made 2.4 […]

Ronny Turiaf (Center) - Waiver Wire Analysis

The injury to Nikola Pekovic has opened up a huge hole for Turiaf in Minnesota.  The veteran big man has had two straight productive games in Pekovic’s absence with a combined 18 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks.  He is by no means an offensive threat, but if plays north of 30 minutes in a given night […]

Anthony Bennett (Forward) - Waiver Wire Analysis

Bennett has not looked anything like a number one pick this year, but he did put a nice 15-point and 8-rebound line on Tuesday against the Pelicans.  With Anderson Varejao currently injured, Bennett should continue to see an increased role and may finally find his rhythm.  Although it is unlikely that he will turn into a relevant […]

Boris Diaw (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

With nearly every player on the Spurs roster struggling with some sort on injury, Diaw has seen his playing time rise over the past weeks.  He has scored in double figures in five of his last seven games, while also putting in his normal assortment of other stats.  Diaw is the rare center who does […]

Steve Blake (Guard) - Waiver Wire Analysis

In case Blake is available in your league, be sure to watch the next week to see if he returns.  Prior to his injury, Blake was playing spectacular basketball and had gotten up to 10 points and 7.7 assists per game on the year.  With the emergence of Kendall Marshall, Blake will see less playing time, […]

Tyson Chandler (Center) - Waiver Wire Pickup

A player who remains available in leagues who should be 100% owned, Chandler has had four double-doubles in his past seven games.  Since his return on January 14th, he has returned to his dominant low-post presence for the offensive-minded Knicks.  Chandler has not been as dominant of force in the blocks category as most would […]

Marcus Thornton (Guard) - Waiver Wire Analysis

Thornton has always been one of the most inconsistent players in the NBA; this week was a great example, as he had a game of 42 points to start the week and a game of just 2 points to end it.  If the Kings are forced to play without Rudy Gay and DeMarcus Cousins, they will […]

Mario Chalmers (Guard) - Waiver Wire Pickup

With Dwyane Wade seemingly becoming a part-time player, Chalmers has stepped up his game since returning from injury on January 17th.  In seven games since, he has scored in double figures four times while putting up at least three assists in each contest.  Chalmers has always been a player who specializes in a roto league, as he […]

J.R. Smith (Guard) - Waiver Wire Pickup

After being an absolute failure for most of the first half of the season, Smith has returned to being a solid fantasy player in the last two weeks, during which time he is averaging 16 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists a game.  The best news, however, is that he is again a main cog […]

Terrence Ross (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

The upside is obvious.  Ross is capable of scoring 51 (!!!) points in a game, raining down threes, and contributing a decent tally of steals.  And in the short term, while DeMar DeRozan is out with an ankle injury, Ross will be locked into 30+ minutes/game while the reserve wings are busy filling in for DeMar.  Ross […]

James Johnson (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Add for Blocks Analysis: Johnson is a guy who keeps jumping on and off people’s radars, when he puts up the occasional big game before going quiet again.  His problem is that he’s only averaged about 8 points a game, and points per game is usually the biggest number and the first stat people look […]

Matt Barnes (Forward) - Waiver Wire Analysis

Baller Move: Continue Scouting Analysis: Barnes is on the fringe of bringing some serious value in deep leagues. On Monday, Doc Rivers said that Matt is “one of our key intangible players, and we haven’t had that this year because of injuries.” The Clippers coach has since started Barnes over Jared Dudley for the past three games. In his last three games […]

Boris Diaw (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Add in Deep Leagues Analysis: Boris Diaw has quickly become an intriguing look in fantasy. As witnessed by the upset on Wednesday, the Spurs are struggling to maintain dominance in the West. With Splitter, Green and now Leonard all out with injuries, the bench has been called in.  Diaw’s minutes should skyrocket for the […]

D.J. Augustin (Guard) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Add in Deep Leagues Analysis: The second option point guard has been making it rain over the past week. Augustin has had a bunch of 10+ point/8+ assist games, and recently he has been playing like an early round hot agent. In Monday's game, he put up 27 points (5 threes) to go with 4 […]

Jason Thompson (Forward) - Waiver Wire Analysis

Thompson has been all over the board during the last few weeks.  He has games with 16 rebounds and 8 points while also having games with just 2 points and 1 rebound.  Thompson sees plenty of playing time, currently at 28 minutes a game, however he can be the victim of DeMarcus Cousins' ability to do everything […]

Greg Oden (Center) - Waiver Wire Analysis

The former number one overall pick was able to get back on the floor for the first time this season on Wednesday.  In just 8 minutes he went 2/2 from the floor and had 6 points and 2 rebounds. Oden is not likely to see big minutes in the near future, however the Heat have […]

James Johnson (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

With Tony Allen on the injury list, Johnson has taken over the role of defensive stopper for the Grizzlies.  Johnson has posted 7 steals and 10 blocks in Memphis’ last three games.  Along with his defensive prowess, he has also produced solid all-around numbers as shown in his last game where he had 15 points, […]

Kris Humphries (Center) - Waiver Wire Pickup

After a disappointing season in Brooklyn last year, fantasy owners were hopeful that a change of scenery would rejuvenate Humphries.  Early in the season that was not the case, as he was getting very little playing time and not doing much while he was in the game.  However recently he has been moved into the […]

Ersan Ilyasova (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Much like last season, Ilyasova came into the season with high expectations only to struggle out of the gate.  Again like last season he has started to show flashes of brilliance at the halfway mark of the year.  On Monday he put up 29 points on with 3 three point makes and then was able […]

Marco Belinelli (Guard) - Waiver Wire Analysis

News that Danny Green is out for a month with a broken finger means Belinelli needs to be on your watch list.  He has scored in double figures in seven of his last eight games, while also putting up solid rebounding and assist totals.  If Manu Ginobili sits any games, Belinelli could easily move into must own status. By […]

Courtney Lee (Guard) - Waiver Wire Analysis

Lee has been a revelation since his trade from Boston.  The new Grizzlies guard has scored at least 8 points in all five games with his new team.  Lee’s production should go down when Tony Allen returns, however for a Memphis team that struggles to score, Lee may get an extra-long look. By popular demand, RotoBaller has […]