Ty Jerome (PG/SG, OKC): Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: Always keep an eye on under-the-radar, low-maintenance players widely available out there, folks. The Thunder tanking effort has been sublime, as OKC has gone a stupid 1-19 in their past 20 games going all the way back to Apr. 2. LOL. That some […]

Kent Bazemore (SG/SF, GSW): Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Warriors are, miraculously, this close to making it to the play-in as a top-8 seed, which means they are closer than ever to making the postseason pretty much on the ridiculous performances from Stephen Curry. That's cool and expected, but what about Golden […]

Kenyon Martin Jr. (SF, HOU): Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: There could be safer moves to make for the last week of the season, but if you're still fighting for something entering the last week of play, KJ Martin is looking as a monster-add for anyone managing in deep leagues stretching the competition […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for May 8th, 2021

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for May 8th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Donovan Mitchell Out At Least One More Week

Utah Jazz point/shooting guard Donovan Mitchell (ankle) has been ruled out for another week of contests, giving him a very slim window to return if he is to play in a regular season game. The team made it clear that Mitchell has been progressing, so there remains optimism that he could return in time for […]

Christian Wood, Jae'Sean Tate Will Miss Friday’s Game

Houston Rockets center Christian Wood (ankle) and shooting guard/small forward Jae'sean Tate (knee) have been ruled out for Friday's contest, putting the team in a massively short-handed scenario. Injuries have eviscerated Houston's roster to wrap up the year, with Wood and Tate figuring to be two future pieces that the team hopes to keep as […]

Steven Adams, Nickeil Alexander-Walker Remain Out Friday

New Orleans Pelicans center Steven Adams (toe) and point guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (ankle) have both been deemed unavailable for Friday's contest against the 76ers. Adams continues to push his back onto the floor, having returned Tuesday, but he was ultimately held to just 24 minutes and one point; Alexander-Walker has not suited up since April […]

Tristan Thompson Returns Friday, Won’t Face Minutes Limit

Boston Celtics center Tristan Thompson (pectoral) has been cleared to get back into the mix Friday against the Bulls and will not have his minutes restricted. While Thompson missed Wednesday's game and started three of the team's four prior contests, he averaged just 24.7 minutes per outing. The absence of Robert Williams III (toe) paves […]

Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro Will Suit Up Friday

Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler (illness) and shooting guard Tyler Herro (foot) have both been given the green light to take the floor for Friday's game versus Minnesota. Butler missed just one contest with an illness, while Herro is returning to the mix after a six-game absence. The combination of both his return from […]

Robert Williams III Out Friday, Without Timetable For Return

Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III (toe) has been ruled out for Friday's game against Chicago and may not be back on the floor in the near future. Head coach Brad Stevens was unsure of Williams' availability for any time over the next seven days, which essentially represents the remainder of the regular season. Williams' […]

Brandon Ingram Sidelined Indefinitely By Ankle Injury

New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram (ankle) has been hit with the undesirable "out indefinitely" tag by executive vice president David Griffin. Ingram is dealing with a left ankle inversion sprain, with his future on the sidelines announced the same day as Zion Williamson's (finger). Correspondingly, the Pelicans made the Naji Marshall multi-year contract […]

Zion Williamson Sustains Broken Finger, Out Indefinitely

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson (finger) has a broken left ring finger, an injury that threatens to sideline him for the remainder of the 2020-21 regular season. With just six games left on the docket for New Orleans (over the next nine days), Williamson faces a difficult path to returning to action unless […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for 5/7 (Premium Content)

  NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 5/7 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard   CORE PLAYS MARKED IN GREEN ABOVE   Best of the Rest PG - Lonzo Ball, LaMelo Ball, Goran Dragic SG - Buddy Hield, Eric Bledsoe SF - Bojan Bogdanovic (FD), Naji Marshall PF - Marvin Bagley […]

Dwight Howard (C, PHI): Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 21% of leagues ANALYSIS: If Dwight Howard is not the best backup center widely available and with more than a reasonable path to fantasy points these days, then I don't even know... While the Sixers are still pretty much fighting to retain the no. 1 seed from […]

Oshae Brissett (SF/PF, IND): Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 51% of leagues ANALYSIS: What a gem did the Pacers found in Oshae Brissett, man. Not surprising, though, considering he's a former Raptor and Toronto development-program alum, and you know how the Raps system pumps out talent on a yearly basis. Brissett's short 2021 NBA run started […]

Daniel Theis (PF/C, CHI): Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 47% of leagues ANALYSIS: Daniel Theis was a daily fixture in Boston's starting lineups from the start of the season to the trade deadline. Not because Boston stopped playing him, but rather because they cut ties with him entirely as they moved him to Chicago. Theis then […]

Kyle Kuzma Leads All Scorers In Battle Of Los Angeles

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma scored a game-high 25 points in Thursday's 118-94 loss to the Clippers, taking charge of the offense following Anthony Davis' (ankle) exit from the game after only nine minutes of action. Montrezl Harrell was the only other Lakers player in double figures in scoring with 14 points as the […]

Trevor Ariza (SG/SF, MIA): Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of leagues ANALYSIS: I might be alone in Ariza's Island, but I'm going to die on it if that's what needs to be done. Ariza is a great player, full stop. Is he going to finish the season as a top-tier player? No. Is he the […]

Khem Birch (PF/C, TOR): Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's a little disappointing to have the Raptors missing on the postseason, even more after they got the chip just two (!) seasons ago, but that's the world we live in, folks. The Raps got a gift in the shape of Khem Birch […]

Kawhi Leonard Has 15 Points With Eight Boards And Six Dimes

Los Angeles Clippers small forward Kawhi Leonard put together a 15-8-6 line in Thursday's 118-94 win over the Lakers, shooting 4-for-9 from the field and 2-for-6 from outside with a 5-for-6 record at the charity stripe. He swatted away one shot as well and had five turnovers in 30 minutes. Kawhi is taking it very […]

Frank Jackson (PG, DET): Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 27% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Pistons took a flier on Frank Jackson after Oklahoma City cut him on Dec. 21. It took him more than three months to start getting noticed, but once he did (right after the AS break) he just couldn't stop putting on nice […]

Kyle Kuzma (SF/PF, LAL): Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 54% of leagues ANALYSIS: If we know something about the Los Angeles Lakers, that is that they are on a very middling run that has them fighting to avoid the play-in due, mostly, to a bunch of injuries hitting them hard during the past few weeks. LeBron […]

Paul George Scores Team-High 24 Points Versus Lakers

Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Paul George went 8-for-12 from the field and 5-for-5 at the foul line en route to a team-high 24 points in Thursday's big victory over the Lakers. He nailed three triples with five attempts and completed his night at the office with seven rebounds, five assists and five turnovers. George […]

Dwight Powell (PF/C, DAL): Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 14% of leagues ANALYSIS: Don't look know, but it's been three games in a row (all taking place this month) for Powell hitting 30+ FP every time he's been on the court, and coming off the pine in two of them he's logged back-to-back 27+ minutes of […]

Ty Jerome Scores Team-High 23 Points Thursday Night

Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard Ty Jerome contributed with a team-high 23 points in Thursday's 118-97 loss to Golden State, shooting 8-for-14 from the floor and 3-for-6 from downtown. Darius Bazley led the starters with 22 points. Jerome finished things off with four rebounds, three assists and one steal. The 23-year-old has impressed with his […]

RJ Hampton (PG, ORL): Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of leagues ANALYSIS: Is there a hotter player in the Association these days? No, seriously. In the month of May, all RJ Hampton has played are three games. The average fantasy tally in those three--coming off the pine!--has amounted to a total of 43 FP in […]

Facundo Campazzo (PG, DEN): Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of leagues ANALYSIS: At the risk of sounding like a broken record, there is no point in skipping talking about Facundo Campazzo as an absolute steal if you're still managing in a super-long, deep league. Facu has taken the reins of the Nugs since Jamal Murray […]

Mychal Mulder Nails Seven Treys During 25-Point Night

Golden State Warriors guard Mychal Mulder made his best Stephen Curry impression in Thursday's win over the Thunder, shooting 7-for-13 from downtown to finish with 25 points in just 20 minutes off the bench. He was 9-for-15 overall from the field with a lone assist the only other thing on his stat line for the […]

Stephen Curry Notches 34 Points In 31 Minutes

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry shot 11-for-21 from the field and 6-for-13 from downtown en route to a game-high 34 points in Thursday's victory over OKC. He also had seven assists, four rebounds and one steal with three turnovers in 31 minutes. The rest of the Warriors starters combined for only 38 points. […]