Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 15

The waiver wire is where leagues are won and lost. The draft is long past and now your rosters feel completely different if you are even moderately active. Players come and go due to poor performances and/or injury all the time. Staying on top of your needs is essential to winning matchups and grinding your […]

NBA Weekly Streamers for Week 15 (Jan 27 - Feb 2)

Every new week in fantasy NBA brings new rivals and new challenges. Each different than the one before, but with the same goal - to beat us in our matchup. Streaming helps us adapt to the new circumstances, overcome them as best possible, and ultimately reach our regular-season goal of reaching the playoffs. Each week […]

Austin Rivers Drops Season-High 21 Points Across 41 Minutes

Houston Rockets point/shooting guard Austin Rivers set season highs all across the stat sheet during Monday’s win over the Utah Jazz. Rivers played a season-high 41 minutes, took a season-high 21 shot attempts and eventually finished with a season-high 21 points, despite his 7-for-21 shooting performance. With both James Harden (thigh) and Russell Westbrook (rest) […]

Robert Covington Scores Season-High 24 Points

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Robert Covington scored 24 points with seven rebounds and six triples in a 133-129 overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings. Covington was extremely efficient in this one, shooting 66.7 percent from the field and 60 percent from the arc en route to a season-high 24 points. He's averaged 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, […]

Bojan Bogdanovic Catches Fire From Deep, Goes For 30 Points

Utah Jazz small/power forward Bojan Bogdanovic reached the 30-point plateau for the 10th time this season during Monday’s loss to the Houston Rockets, shooting 10-for-18 from the field overall, including going 7-for-13 from behind the arc. His accurate marksmanship gives him seven threes made in a single outing for just the second occasion this year, […]

De'Aaron Fox Struggles With Shot, Records Eight Assists

Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox didn't shoot his best on Monday night, though he came up with a heady play late in the fourth quarter to tie the game and force overtime. Fox contributed 22 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, two blocks and a steal, but it was his intentional missed free throw, rebound and […]

Deeper Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds (Week 15)

This is hard to write so I'll do my best. There's a cloud looming over the entire NBA community, and I only wish the impact was that minimal. There's nothing that can be said to make it better and it seems like the more we talk about it, the sadder the whole situation becomes. Through […]

Donovan Mitchell Collects Team-High 36 Points In Defeat

Utah Jazz point/shooting guard Donovan Mitchell continued his recent scoring barrage by dropping 36 points during Monday’s loss to the Houston Rockets. Mitchell shot 14-for-25 from the field overall, including 3-for-10 from long range. After a slow start to January by his high-octane scoring standards, Mitchell has reeled off 28.9 points per contest over his […]

Nemanja Bjelica Flirts With Triple-Double In OT Win

Sacramento Kings forward Nemanja Bjelica nearly posted the first triple-double of his career in a 133-129 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was one of his best all-around games, as he tallied 20 points along with nine rebounds, eight assists, four triples, three blocks, and two steals. Bjelica has nearly been a top-50 player in […]

Danuel House Records First Double-Double Of Season In Win

Houston Rockets shooting guard/small forward Danuel House logged a career-high 46 minutes during Monday’s victory over the Utah Jazz, pressed into duty with the team strapped for healthy bodies. He utilized that time on the floor to collect his first double-double of the season, with 21 points and a season-high 11 rebounds to his credit. […]

Andrew Wiggins Makes Career-High Seven Threes

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Andrew Wiggins put forth a magnificent effort in Monday's loss to the Sacramento Kings. Wiggins dropped 36 points with nine rebounds, eight assists, a career-high seven threes, and one block in 43 minutes. He posted his best shooting percentages from the field and arc. The former number-one overall pick hasn't had a […]

Eric Gordon Drops Career-High 50 Points In Epic Showing

The Houston Rockets were extremely short-handed Monday against the Utah Jazz. But little did they know that shooting guard/small forward Eric Gordon was merely waiting in the wings for an opportunity such as this one to deliver the best scoring performance of his 12-year career. Gordon saw an enormous offensive workload with James Harden (thigh), […]

Buddy Hield Erupts For 42 Points In OT Win

Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield gave a fitting tribute to the late Kobe Bryant in a 133-129 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Hield scored 42 off the bench with nine threes, five rebounds, and three assists to lead a huge comeback. The 27-year-old grew up idolizing Bryant and looked an awful lot like him out […]

Dennis Schroder Plays A Season-High 41 Minutes

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder jumped into the starting lineup on Monday and filled up the box score against the Dallas Mavericks. Schroder was replacing Chris Paul, who missed the game due to personal reasons, and he conjured up the stat line of 21 points, seven rebounds, six assists, one block and one steal […]

Thon Maker Posts Decent Stat Line In 17 Minutes

Detroit Pistons forward Thon Maker only played in 17 minutes of a 115-100 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers but still had a solid stat line. Maker tallied nine points, six rebounds, two assists, one triple, one block, and one steal. He and teammate Christian Wood have formed a sort of committee to replace Blake Griffin […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Misses Season-High 15 Shots

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was not at his sharpshooting best on Monday night versus the Dallas Mavericks. Gilgeous-Alexander shot the ball 20 times, but only made five of his attempts. He is now 8-for-34 over his last two games, but it's too early to declare it a slump. Despite the ugly shooting performance, […]

Andre Drummond Stuffs Stat Sheet In Losing Effort

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond did something on Monday night that his fantasy owners have grown accustomed to: stuff the stat sheet. The big man posted 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks in 32 minutes of a loss to Cleveland. Drummond hit a minor bump in the road last week […]

Delon Wright Comes Off The Bench For First Double-Double

Dallas Mavericks guard Delon Wright came off the bench on Monday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder and was very impressive in 27 minutes. The fifth-year player had 14 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and one steal in the 107-97 win. He set a new season high in rebounds and has been performing above expectations […]

Luka Doncic Posts A Casual 29 Points And 11 Rebounds

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic continued to put up some mind-boggling stats on Monday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. In his team's 107-97 win, Doncic had 29 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and did not record a block or a steal for the first time in five games. The newly minted All-Star continues […]

Collin Sexton Stays Hot In Win Over Pistons

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton dropped 23 points in 38 minutes of a 115-100 win over the Detroit Pistons. Sexton kept up his excellent play, scoring 20-plus for the ninth time this month. The 21-year-old is arguably playing his best ball of the season, as he's been a top-100 player in 9-cat leagues over the […]

Kristaps Porzingis Tallies 13th Double-Double In Win

Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis had his best statistical night since returning from injury with 14 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal on Monday. It was his first double-double since Dec. 22 and 13th of the season. Porzingis shot poorly on Monday night with a 5-for-15 shooting performance from the field […]

Kevin Love Scores 20 Points With Six Threes

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love scored 20 points with seven rebounds, six triples, and two assists in a 115-100 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Love was hot in this one and posted his best three-point percentage- on five or more attempts- on the season. Most impressively, he did it in just 24 minutes because of […]

Tristan Thompson Records Fifth Double-Double Of Month

Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson recorded 17 points, 11 rebounds and an assist in a 115-100 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday. It's his fifth double-double and his fourth game shooting 70 percent from the field or better in January. Thompson has been a steady fantasy asset this year and a great source of […]

Aaron Gordon Struggles With His Shot Against Miami

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon shot just six of 15 in a loss to the Heat on Monday to finish with 13 points and seven rebounds in 33 minutes of action. Gordon has been one of fantasy's biggest disappointments in 2019-20 and hasn't been able to take advantage of the absence of Jonathan Isaac. He's […]

Duncan Robinson Torches Orlando For 21 Points

Miami Heat wing Duncan Robinson had his shot working for him against the Magic on Monday when he finished a victory with 21 points on six of nine shooting from beyond the arc along with five rebounds. The lack of complementary stats is a bit disappointing, but fantasy owners have to love the consistency Robinson […]

Nikola Vucevic Posts A Double-Double Against Miami

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic was five of 15 in a loss to the Heat on Monday but still managed to finish with 13 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Vucevic's efficiency has been a slight concern as of late, where the former All-Star big man has shot below 40.0 percent in each of Orlando's […]

Jimmy Butler Scores An Efficient 19 Points Against The Magic

Miami Heat wing Jimmy Butler shot seven of 11 in a win over Orlando to finish with 19 points, seven assists and three rebounds in 30 minutes of action. Butler's playmaking has been one of the biggest surprises in his game this season, where his 6.5 dimes per game are a career high, and he […]

LeSean McCoy Not Ready To Retire

Kansas City Chiefs running back LeSean McCoy, who hasn't had a touch since Week 15 and who was inactive for the AFC Championship against the Titans, said he's not ready to retire after this season. "Nah, I'm not ready to retire, yet," McCoy said. "I still can play. So, I'm not going to retire yet, […]

Bam Adebayo Posts A Triple-Double Against Orlando

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo was stellar in a win over the Magic on Monday with 20 points on 10 of 16 shooting to go with 10 rebounds and 10 assists. The performance marked Adebayo's third triple-double of the season, tied for the sixth-most across the NBA. He continues to chug along in a breakout […]