Trey Burke Cleared To Suit Up For Saturday’s Game

Dallas Mavericks point guard Trey Burke (illness) has been cleared to participate in Saturday's contest versus Orlando, ending an illness-related absence at one game. Burke's return is much needed, as Dallas is set to be down multiple players due to the league's health and safety protocols. Without Jalen Brunson in action, Burke should serve as […]

Pat Connaughton Cleared To Return For Saturday’s Game

Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard/small forward Pat Connaughton (groin) has been given the green light to return to action for Saturday's contest versus Cleveland, ending his absence at three games. Connaughton's return coincides with Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) missing an outing, which gives the returning wing some DFS upside at his low price tag. Having scored in […]

Jayson Tatum Set To Miss Time, Will Quarantine For 10-14 Days

Boston Celtics small/power forward Jayson Tatum will enter quarantine and be forced to miss the next 10-14 days of action after testing positive for COVID-19. Stemming from the incident, Boston could be down as many as seven players when they next take the court Sunday. In his quarantine window, the Celtics are on track to play […]

Collin Sexton Ruled Out For Saturday’s Contest

Cleveland Cavaliers point/shooting guard Collin Sexton (ankle) will miss Saturday's game versus Milwaukee due to a sprained ankle, marking his second straight absence. Without Sexton in the mix, Cleveland will be massively short-handed in the backcourt, as he joins Darius Garland (shoulder), Dante Exum (calf), and Matthew Dellavedova (concussion) on the sidelines. Damyean Dotson figures […]

T.J. McConnell Will Miss Saturday’s Contest

Indiana Pacers point guard T.J. McConnell (personal) has been ruled out for Saturday's game versus the Suns due to personal reasons. McConnell's absence indicates that Malcolm Brogdon and Aaron Holiday will handle PG duties against Phoenix, a group that has shown to be stout defensively during the early portion of the year. Having scored between […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Unavailable To Play Saturday

Milwaukee Bucks power forward/center Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Cavaliers as he battles back spasms. Antetokounmpo's absence opens up the Bucks as a DFS upside fun house, specifically for Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday, who figure to see larger roles in the offense. The absence is the first […]

Bradley Beal Ruled Out For Saturday’s Game

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal has been deemed a close COVID-19 contact of Boston's Jayson Tatum, ruling him out for Saturday's game versus Miami as a part of the league's health and safety protocols. Washington was already set to be down Russell Westbrook (quadriceps) on Saturday, allowing Raul Neto to enter the starting five. But […]

Evan Fournier Misses Fifth Straight Game Saturday

Orlando Magic shooting guard/small forward Evan Fournier (back) has been ruled out for Saturday's game versus the Mavericks, marking his fifth consecutive contest on the sidelines. With injuries having drastically changed Orlando's lineup structure as of late, Dwayne Bacon and James Ennis figure to continue benefiting from Fournier's absence, even as their fantasy production has […]

Russell Westbrook Will Miss Saturday’s Game; Raul Neto To Start

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook (quad) has been ruled out for Saturday's contest against the Heat due to a sore left quad, continuing his trend of missing one leg of back-to-backs to begin the 2020-21 season. Raul Neto has been tabbed to start at PG in Westbrook's stead, giving him considerable DFS upside, as […]

Dwight Howard Delivers Double-Double In Loss

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard got the start with Joel Embiid (back) out of the lineup and made the most of the opportunity. Howard recorded his first double-double of the season, with a season-high 11 points. Fellow center Tony Bradley actually played the same amount of minutes and pulled down more boards, but Howard has […]

Nikola Jokic Dishes Out 12 Assists In Victory

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic flirted with a triple-double in a 115-103 win over the 76ers. Jokic scored 15 points with 12 assists and nine rebounds in just 29 minutes. It was a smaller line than his fantasy managers are used to, though still a fruitful one for fantasy purposes. Besides, Jokic wasn't needed much […]

Tyrese Maxey Goes Off For Career-High 39 Points

Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey made the most of his first NBA start, dropping a career-high 39 points in a losing effort. Maxey added seven rebounds, six assists, three triples, and two steals in 44 minutes. Philadelphia was severely shorthanded in this contest, with only seven healthy players after Seth Curry's positive COVID-19 test and […]

Kawhi Leonard Scores 24 Points In Losing Effort

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard delivered 24 points on seven of 17 shooting from the field in a 115-105 loss to the Warriors. Leonard added four assists, three rebounds, three triples and a pair of steals in 34 minutes of action. While it was an inefficient performance, Leonard's fantasy managers are probably thrilled to […]

Paul George Continues Hot Shooting From Deep

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George continued his hot three-point shooting in a loss to the Warriors on Friday night. George poured in 25 points and made 5 of 7 triples, the third time he's hit at least each mark in the past four contests. While he's mixed a couple of off nights in, the […]

Kelly Olynyk (PF/C, MIA) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 28% of leagues ANALYSIS: Kelly Olynyk has carved out enough of a role in the Miami Heat frontcourt to be playing a career-high 25.2 minutes per game, and while Maurice Harkless could eat into those minutes upon his return, Olynyk has likely established his presence in the […]

Stephen Curry Scores 38 Points With Nine Treys In Win

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry exploded for 38 points and 11 assists in a 115-105 win over the Clippers. Curry added nine threes to cap off his third game with at least 30 points and five triples in his past four contests. He is absolutely on fire right now- excluding a dud against the […]

Taj Gibson (PF/C, NYK): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of leagues ANALYSIS: The ultimate under-the-radar addition to your squad, folks. The Knicks just announced that they have waived Omari Spellman to make room for newly signed Taj Gibson. Both parties came to an agreement after not reaching one last November, so it looks like two […]

Shake Milton (PG/SG, PHI): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of leagues ANALYSIS: Somebody please explain to me how in the world such a beast as Shake Milton is just part of a roster in one of every three Yahoo leagues. I don't need to make any deep study here to make you see the upside […]

Eric Paschall (SF/PF, GSW): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 9% of leagues ANALYSIS: Eric Paschall had a rather stunning start to his career playing as a rook last season for the Warriors. That contrasted to his start to the 2021 season, as he started the first two games of Golden State at PF, played 21 and […]

Robert Williams (C, BOS): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 28% of leagues ANALYSIS: Robert Williams is still a ways away from becoming a Jaylen Brown-caliber player, sure, but as many voices as are calling for Jaylen to get more recognition than he usually gets are also claiming Boston to play Williams for longer stretches of minutes […]

Saddiq Bey (SF, DET): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: Detroit is the closest to a pure rebuilding franchise we have in the Association these days. The Pistons have plenty of young, unproven players in their squad, and also a bunch of veterans (namely Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose) they'd be better off […]

Tyus Jones (PG, MEM): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 21% of leagues ANALYSIS: Sixth-year vet (already!?) Grizzly Tyus Jones has started every game since Ja Morant went down injured at the end of the 2020 calendar year. From that day on, Jones has logged five starts at the point and averaged almost 28.5 MPG of playing […]

Justin Holiday (SG/SF, IND): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: It looks like fantasy GMs are finally catching up to Justin Holiday's potential in this Indiana Pacers team. Holiday, even playing off the bench for Indy, is logging 29.5 MPG on the season and a pretty heavy 35 MPG in the past week […]

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers for Week 3

Welcome back. If you're reading this, you either love my writing (I love you guys), are dominating through two weeks and continue to look for edges (hat tip to you), or are desperate to scratch and claw to victory lane for the first time (Everything gonna be alright). That's why I'm here, to break down […]

Nico Batum (SF/PF, LAC): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 42% of leagues ANALYSIS: This is probably the last time I write about Batum as a WW-target over here, basically because he keeps putting up numbers while starting for the Clips and his rostership is growing by the day. But given Batum is still available in almost 60% […]

Kyle Kuzma Struggles In Good Spot Against Bulls

With Anthony Davis (adductor) out, it seemed like Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma might be able to find some more offensive possessions and make something happen on Friday against the Bulls. But Kuzma took just five shots, finishing with six points, one rebound, and one assist. His scoring average on the year is a […]

LeBron James Powers Lakers To Win Over Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James scored 28 points on 11-for-21 shooting in Friday's win over the Chicago Bulls. While he was 0-for-5 from three, he did add seven rebounds and seven assists to the ledger as well. It was a pretty classic James game, and it came with Anthony Davis (adductor) out. Still one […]

Zach LaVine Goes Off Against Lakers

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine scored 38 points on 14-for-22 shooting in Friday's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was 4-for-7 from deep and also added five rebounds and six assists, as well as a pair of steals. LaVine has been on fire for much of this season, averaging 26 points per game through […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Scores Game-High 35 Points Friday Night

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo went for a game-high 35 points in Friday's 131-118 loss to the Jazz, shooting 14-for-25 from the field and 2-for-5 from outside. His line included eight rebounds, four assists, and one block. Khris Middleton put up 31 points and Jrue Holiday's good all-around performance included 17 points, but Milwaukee's bench […]

Jordan Clarkson Sinks Five Treys In Friday's Win

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson had a big game against Milwaukee on Friday, finishing a 131-118 win with 26 points off the bench on 10-for-20 shooting. He went 5-for-12 from downtown and ended up being one of five Jazz players with at least four made triples, which set an NBA record. Clarkson also had six […]