Kendrick Nunn (PG/SG, MIA): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 38% of leagues ANALYSIS: If you remember what happened last season, which I'd understand you don't because it's a weird world we lived in, the Heat opted to run Nunn as their starting point guard leading up to the postseason while keeping Goran Dragic on the bench […]

Danny Green (SG/SF, PHI): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of leagues ANALYSIS: Let's forget that putrid Thursday game against Milwaukee. Okay. Now, let's start writing about Danny Green. Green has been the starting forward of the (check numbers) no. 1 team in the East all year long. That's not bad for a start. Green is […]

Saddiq Bey (SF/PF, DET): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 43% of leagues ANALYSIS: Shout-out to Saddiq Bey because he's flexed on the odds and truly defeated them. Back in January, Bey had started all of five games by the end of the month and accrued 342 total minutes of playing time in 18 games (19 MPG, that […]

Marcus Morris Sr. (PF/C, LAC): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 37% of leagues ANALYSIS: Let's all take a moment of silence for the resting Marcus Morris... Okay, that's it. The Clippers rested Morris yesterday in facing the Rockets, and it is not that they truly missed him as they ended getting another W into their bag and […]

Bruce Brown (SG, BKN): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: What is Bruce Brown, really? If you go by Yahoo's position designations, you'll find yourself a forward/center masquerading as a SG. That is not optimal in that it gives no flexibility to Brown's GMs when it comes to putting him in this or […]

Jusuf Nurkic Collects Big Double-Double Versus Grizzlies

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic had 26 points on 11-for-15 shooting in Friday's loss to Memphis, and he added 17 rebounds for a big double-double in 29 minutes. He made his only three-point attempt and finished 3-for-4 at the foul line with five assists, one steal and one block. Centers are currently having a […]

Reggie Bullock (SG/SF, NY): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 18% of leagues ANALYSIS: I'd add Bullock to all of my teams if only to tell him to let Julius Randle know I'm very pleased with the latter's performance of late. Oh, boy, is Randle thriving... Anyway. That's the story making headlines around New York these days, […]

Drew Eubanks (PF/C, SA): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tale of two seasons that of Drew Eubanks. From the tip-off of the year to Apr. 11, Eubanks played 33 games averaging a below-average 0.87 FP/min. From Apr. 12 on, though, Eubanks' per-minute fantasy-point mark is sitting at a beautiful 1.35 FP/min, which […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. Provides 23 Points In 25 Minutes

Memphis Grizzlies forward/center Jaren Jackson Jr. continued his comeback from injury with a 23-point effort in Friday's victory over Portland. He needed only 25 minutes off the bench to rack up the points, shooting 10-for-14 from the field and 3-for-4 at the foul line. Jackson Jr. also recorded three rebounds, two assists, one steal and […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (PG/SG, LAL): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Lakers have just welcomed Anthony Davis back to the lineup, and not only that, but they already put him in the starting five this past Thursday against the Mavs when he manned the PF position from the get-go. That, good for us […]

Ja Morant Delivers Big Double-Double Friday Night

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant dropped a game-high 33 points and had 13 assists in Friday's 130-128 victory over Portland, hitting 11-for-17 from the floor and 10-for-12 at the foul line. His work included five rebounds and one steal with zero turnovers in 36 minutes. It was an excellent performance from the young guard […]

Michael Porter Jr. Scores Team-High 26 Points

Denver Nuggets small forward Michael Porter Jr. led the team with 26 points in Friday's 118-97 loss to Golden State, shooting 8-for-18 from the field and 7-for-14 from downtown. Nikola Jokic had a rare quiet night with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists. Porter Jr. pulled down five rebounds and added two blocks to […]

Draymond Green Matches Career High With 19 Assists

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green posted only two points in Friday's victory over Denver but matched his career high with 19 assists and completed a double-double by notching 12 rebounds. He missed both of his attempts from downtown and took just three shots in the game, making one. With Stephen Curry going off […]

Stephen Curry Regains Scoring Form In Friday's Win

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry bounced back from Wednesday's 18-point performance with a game-high 32 points on 11-for-18 shooting in Friday's 118-97 win over Denver. He was 4-for-9 from outside and added eight rebounds and three assists to his line with three turnovers. Curry now has 11 30-point efforts in April, the most […]

Darius Bazley Notches 20 Points, Five Steals In Losing Effort

Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Darius Bazley had a quiet start against Washington on Friday but ended up posting 20 points with six rebounds and five steals in a 129-109 loss. He shot 6-for-12 from the field with a 3-for-5 record from downtown and made five shots at the free-throw line with six attempts. Bazley […]

Bradley Beal Drops 33 Points On Friday Night

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal had a 33-point performance with 12-for-24 shooting in Friday's victory over OKC. He nailed four triples with six attempts and finished 5-for-5 at the foul line with six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal. He also posted a season-high seven turnovers. Beal has dominated the league's scorers […]

Russell Westbrook Posts 30-Point Triple-Double

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook continued his triple-double tour with a 37-11-11 line in Friday's win over OKC, shooting 14-for-23 from the field and 6-for-7 at the line with a 3-for-4 effort from deep. He now has 16 triple-doubles in his last 20 games. It's been a spectacular run as Westbrook seems to be […]

Christian Wood Records Career-High 19 Rebounds

Houston Rockets center Christian Wood notched an impressive double-double in Friday's loss to the Clippers, scoring 24 points on 8-for-22 shooting and grabbing a career-high 19 rebounds. His line included two assists and four turnovers with 2-for-7 shooting from deep and with a 6-for-8 effort at the charity stripe. Wood is generally an efficiency scorer, […]

John Wall Has Nice Double-Double Friday Night

Houston Rockets point guard John Wall ended an eight-game double-double drought on Friday with 27 points and 13 assists in a 109-104 loss to the Clippers. He also picked up three rebounds, two blocks and one steal while shooting 9-for-22 from the field and 8-for-9 at the foul line. Wall had a rough night with […]

Paul George Has Second Consecutive 33-Point Performance

Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Paul George continued to crush it in Friday's matchup against Houston, leading all scorers with 33 points in a 109-104 win. He added a team-high 14 rebounds to notch his seventh double-double of the year and collected four assists and two steals. George shot 10-for-27 from the field and 10-for-10 […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Friday, April 23

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

Collin Sexton Scores Game-High 28 Points In Friday's Loss

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton had a 28-point night to lead all scorers in Friday's loss against Charlotte. Darius Garland came right behind him with 27 points. Sexton shot 11-for-19 from the field and was 3-for-8 with the three-ball while collecting seven rebounds, two assists and one steal in 34 minutes. The 22-year-old has become […]

P.J. Washington Puts Up 25 Points As Starter

Charlotte Hornets power forward P.J. Washington re-entered the starting lineup on Friday and had it going offensively, finishing a 108-102 win over Cleveland with 25 points on 9-for-18 shooting. He had most of his makes from behind the arc, going 5-for-9 with the three-ball. Washington completed his line with five rebounds, two assists, one steal […]

Miles Bridges Adds Another Double-Double To His Tally

Charlotte Hornets small forward Miles Bridges picked up his second double-double in three games on Friday, notching 25 points and 10 rebounds in a 108-102 win over Cleveland. He also had a pair of assists and steals while shooting 9-for-15 from the field and 4-for-6 from deep. Bridges is currently on a very impressive run […]

Jayson Tatum Enjoys 38-Point Night Versus Brooklyn

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 38 points on 14-for-27 shooting in Friday's 109-104 loss to Brooklyn. Marcus Smart was the only other starter to get into double figures as he finished with 19 points on 7-for-17 shooting. Both Kemba Walker (rest) and Jaylen Brown (shoulder) were missing, which gave Tatum all the […]

Joe Harris Has 20 Points In Friday's Win

Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Joe Harris went for 20 points on 6-for-12 shooting in Friday's win over Boston, finishing 4-for-7 with the three-ball and 4-for-4 at the line. He grabbed four rebounds, dished out three assists and swatted away two shots in 35 minutes on the color. Harris is among the best three-point shooters in the […]

Kyrie Irving Flirts With Triple-Double Again

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving was shooting bricks all night against Boston on Friday but still managed to please fantasy managers with a full line. He had 15 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds, four steals and one block in a 109-104 win with 4-for-19 shooting. Irving missed all six attempts from deep but shot […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/24/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a solid six-game NBA slate on tap tonight, at least on the surface. Once we look closer, it becomes less appealing. John Wall will rest after playing last night. With Kevin Porter Jr. on the COVID list, the Rockets are going to be really thin at guard. Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis, Donovan Mitchell, […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for April 24th, 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 April 24th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]