RADIO
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 31% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Because HC Tom Thibodeau is an odd man, he's started Alec Burks at the point in 22 games already. Alec Burks, who's a career two-guard/wing and has pretty much zero experience at the point guard position. Good for us fantasy GMs, playing for Thibs and having his blessings at least comes with a big positive: playing-time upside. That's why Burks is logging 27 MPG over the year, and that figure will only grow ROS with Kemba Walker/Derrick Rose most probably done for the season.
Burks started Friday's game against Miami at the point again. Not Immanuel Quickley. Not Quentin Grimes (also out for a month or so after getting injured then). Not Miles McBride. No, sir. Alec Burks. And of course, Burks played 34 minutes after averaging 23 MPG in the past 16 games (3-13 record, only two starts). Burks might not know how to orchestrate offensive plays nor how to play the point, but he can't be asked for more than he's doing if you ask me.
Burks is averaging an average 9-5-3 per-game line in February with 1.1 stocks per game. The shooting fluctuates game to game, going from 20% to 60% without any reasonable cause. The points should stay above 10+ per game going forward, there will be some treys here and there, and the rest of the cats will only be viable on the classic rebounds/assists front. Other than not, we're betting on bulky minutes here knowing Thibs will most probably operate that way.
More Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups
League Winners: Players To Stash For the Stretch Run - 2024 Fantasy Basketball
The All-Star Break is upon us and while it's nice to have some time off from setting lineups, making DFS lineups, and placing bets. It's also a nice time to look ahead and what moves you can make to put your team in the best position possible to win a fantasy basketball title. Remember, the […]
Trendon Watford (PF, POR) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 23
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: According to Shams Charania of The Athletic (reporting on Sunday morning), the Portland Trail Blazers are leaning toward shutting down Damian Lillard for the remainder of the season. The Blazers, mind you, have been without Jerami Grant, Anfernee Simons, Lillard, and Jusuf […]
Xavier Tillman Sr. (PF, MEM) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 23
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: With just a week and a half remaining in the regular season and Memphis sitting pretty in the no. 2 seed in the Western Conference, it's hard to envision Steven Adams returning before the playoffs and risking any sort of setback in […]
Deni Avdija (SF, WAS) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 23
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: The surge of Deni Avdija in all fantasy leaderboards has a very easy-to-grasp reason and that's Kyle Kuzma missing time with an injury. Ruled out Sunday, that made it four consecutive outings missed by the Kuz, which has clearly opened the door […]
Nick Richards (C, CHA) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 23
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 9% of leagues ANALYSIS: Rookie Mark Williams returned to the Charlotte Hornets' rotation on Friday and logged 21 minutes coming off the pine. Nick Richards started at center for the seventh consecutive time, but keep in mind Williams had done so for 12 straight games before […]
Download Our Free News & Alerts Mobile App
Like what you see? Download our updated fantasy basketball mobile app for iPhone and Android with 24x7 player news, injury alerts, lineup notifications & DFS articles. All free!
By popular demand, RotoBaller has aggregated all of our fantasy basketball NBA waiver wire pickups into a running list of NBA waiver options, so bookmark the page and check back often for updates.
