Robert Williams III Perfect From Floor

Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III returned from a one-game absence on Friday, starting at center for the Celtics against Houston and going 9-for-9 from the floor, scoring 20 points as well as adding nine rebounds and eight assists. The Celtics center rotation has been a big question all year, but Williams is starting to […]

Avery Bradley With Strong Showing Off Rockets Bench

Houston Rockets guard very Bradley scored 15 points on 6-for-12 shooting in Friday's loss to the Boston Celtics. He was 2-for-7 from deep while also adding six rebounds and three assists. This was Bradley's third game in a Rockets uniform, and while he was 1-for-6 from the floor in his debut, he's now taken double-digit […]

Harrison Barnes Nearly Perfect From The Field

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes bounced back from a shaky shooting performance in his last game in a big way on Friday night. Barnes dropped 26 points on 9-for-10 shooting from the field and 3 of 4 shooting from distance while making all five free throws in a loss to the Lakers. The 28-year-old compiled […]

Dennis Schroder Stuffs The Stat Sheet

Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder filled up the box score in Friday's victory over Sacramento. Schroder was effective on both ends of the court, tallying 17 points, eight assists, four rebounds, four steals, and three triples in 31 minutes. The 27-year-old has been excellent since taking more responsibility in the Lakers' offense, as he […]

Kyle Kuzma Drops Season-High 30 Points

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma had one of his best games of the year in a 115-94 win over the Kings on Friday. Kuzma dropped a season-high 30 points on 11-for-18 shooting from the field, 4 of 7 from beyond the arc, and 4 of 5 from the charity stripe. He added five rebounds […]

Jrue Holiday Notches Second Double-Double Of Season

Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday put together a strong effort on both ends of the court in Friday's win over Portland. Holiday scored 22 points with 10 assists, his second double-double of the year while chipping in four boards, two three-pointers, and a pair of steals in 33 minutes. The veteran guard has probably made […]

Damian Lillard Pours In 32 Points With Five Threes

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard scored 30-plus points for the second consecutive game on Friday. Despite the 127-109 loss to the Bucks, Lillard poured in 32 points with five assists, five treys, four boards, three steals, and a block in 34 minutes. The All-Star guard was in the midst of a three-game shooting slump […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Dominates With Monster Outing

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was unstoppable in Friday's 127-109 win over the Trail Blazers. Antetokounmpo matched his season-high with 47 points on 18-for-21 shooting from the field, along with 12 rebounds for his second straight double-double. He continued his excellent foul shooting, knocking down 11 of 13 attempts, rounding out his line with three […]

Chris Paul Double-Doubles With Perfect Shooting Night

Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul had an excellent overall line in a win over the Thunder. Paul scored 17 points while making all eight of his shot attempts, adding 12 assists for his second consecutive double-double. The future Hall-of-Famer committed just one turnover in 22 minutes of action and rounded out his line with five […]

Devin Booker Scores 30-Plus For Second Straight Game

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker stayed red hot in Friday's 140-103 blowout win over the Thunder. After scoring 45 points on 70.8 percent shooting in his last game, Booker dropped 32 on 11-for-20 shooting from the field. The former Kentucky Wildcat made 3 of 5 three-point attempts and all seven free-throws while adding five assists […]

Dario Saric (PF/C, PHO): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: Dario Saric has been kind of an underrated player in all of his NBA tenure after arriving in the L all the way back in 2017 as a 12th-pick via the 2014 (yes, that's correct) NBA draft. This season, playing for a contending […]

Theo Maledon Goes Off For Career-High 33 Points

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Theo Maledon went off for a career-high 33 points in Friday's loss to Phoenix. Maledon was a model of efficiency, shooting 10-for-18 from the field, 5 of 7 from deep, and 8 of 10 from the free-throw line while chipping in five rebounds, three assists, and a steal in 31 minutes. […]

D.J. Augustin (PG, HOU): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of leagues ANALYSIS: Imagine operating a machine fully built on faulty pieces and mechanisms. That's what D.J. Augustin is doing to do in Houston. Actually, not only that but also on Houston's second unit. Ugh... Augustin came to Rocket Town when Milwaukee traded for P.J. Tucker in […]

Nickeil Alexander-Walker (SG/SF/PF, NO): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 42% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Pelicans guard/forward Nickeil Alexander-Walker is a second-year man who has played 87 games in his pro career, and started 10 of those. In fact, if we remove games played from March 20 on, he'd have started just three games of his 80 GP […]

Jae'Sean Tate (SG/SF/PF, HOU): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 44% of leagues ANALYSIS: The fact that Jae'sean Tate played only 22 minutes on Friday for the Rockets against the Celtics is a true oddity in his year-long game log. Saying that about a WW target is definitely going to sound insane, but here we are with […]

Kelly Olynyk (PF/C, HOU): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 50% of leagues ANALYSIS: When Houston force-traded Victor Oladipo away for Miami, one of the pieces they got in return was big-man Kelly Olynyk. Prior to that trade, I had been preaching the Word of Kelly in these posts for a few weeks, as Olynyk kept flying […]

Jaden McDaniels (PF, MIN): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 36% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Wolves tested the Jaden Waters all the way back on Feb. 17, and in 37 minutes McDaniels wasn't that productive, putting up a rather low 11-4-1 line with 3 blocks. Minny proceeded to send him back to the pine. Then, a month later on […]

Rudy Gay (SF/PF, SAS): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 14% of leagues ANALYSIS: For some reason, I still hold an image of Rudy Gay playing for the Grizzlies in the 2012 postseason in my mind. That version of Rudy Gay--the one getting to use 25% or more of that team possessions as a starter--is definitely long gone, […]

Dean Wade (PG/PF/C, CLE): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: If you're new, welcome to Dean Wade's world, the one where players are eligible at the PG and C position! That's Wade for you, and that already speaks of what Wade can do on a basketball court. Wade, just in case, is a […]

Hamidou Diallo (SG/SF/PF, DET): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 42% of leagues ANALYSIS: Three games for Hamidou Diallo as a Piston and this is the rundown so far for him donning Detroit's threads: one game for the check-in and tune-up, two to showcase his true talents. Diallo was off basketball courts from Feb. 24, when his […]

Terance Mann (SF, LAC): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 11% of leagues ANALYSIS: Rostering a second-unit Clipper might not feel like a sound decision, considering how top-heavy the team is. With Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, and second-level players such as Marcus Morris Sr., Serge Ibaka, and Ivica Zubac alternating minutes between units, opportunities are limited, to […]

Cory Joseph (PG, DET): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: I'm writing this post six games into Cory Joseph's tenure as a Piston. If you remember, Detroit traded for Joseph a couple of weeks ago in exchange for Delon Wright. Not a move to swing the path of either Detroit's or Sacramento's seasons, […]

Chuma Okeke (PF, ORL): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 46% of leagues ANALYSIS: Chuma Okeke couldn't have a worse closure to the 2020 calendar year: an injury that left him out of basketball courts all the way up until Feb. 2. That probably hurt, but that also made Okeke come back a much stronger and better […]

Robin Lopez (C, WAS): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Robin of the Lopez twins has been all around the place this season. He started slowly with 10 off-the-pine games for the Wiz at the start of the season, then went on to rack up starts with nine consecutive such games, and […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Friday, April 2

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 […]

Anthony Edwards Extends Streak Of 20-Point Games

Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Anthony Edwards notched 20-plus points for a fourth consecutive game on Friday, going for 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting in a loss to Memphis. He was 2-for-3 from downtown and perfect at the line with two attempts. Edwards also had six assists in the game with three rebounds, two blocks and one […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Picks Up 30 Points, 16 Boards

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns had a fine evening against Memphis on Friday, notching a game-high 30 points and 16 rebounds in a 120-108. He added two assists, one steal and one block with 11-for-25 shooting from the field. KAT hurt his efficiency badly with a 1-for-8 effort from three-point range. He was a perfect […]

Jonas Valanciunas Grabs Ninth Consecutive Double-Double

Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas needed only 22 minutes of action to net his ninth consecutive double-double on Friday, finishing a 120-108 win over Minnesota with 19 points and 11 rebounds. He made his only three-pointer and shot 7-for-14 from the field. It was a real team effort by the Grizzlies, who had eight players […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for April 3rd, 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 3rd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Thaddeus Young Scores Season-High 25 Points

Chicago Bulls forward Thaddeus Young played one of his better games of the season in Friday's loss to Utah. Young scored a season-high 25 points, adding seven boards, three assists, and a steal while committing just one turnover in 33 minutes. The veteran forward shot 11 of 17 from the field and made 3 of […]