NBA Waiver Wire: Deeper League Pickups (Week 10)

Further into the season, harder it is to find decent help from the waiver wire in deeper leagues. Most of the pleasant surprises have already been rostered and most options that are left are either inconsistent, contribute in only a few categories while hurting in some others or just have short term value. We will take […...

Buy, Sell or Hold: Nicolas Batum and Aaron Gordon?

All aboard the NBA fantasy value roller coaster! Getting a good player currently undervalued in a trade for an overpriced guy who is going to drop in performance in the near future can make a world of a difference come fantasy playoffs. Below are my Week 10 fantasy basketball buy low and sell high candidates. Let's […...

Jon Leuer (PF/C, DET) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 51% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: Jon Leuer started the season as a backup in the Detroit Pistons’ rotation. Two months later and his good play earned him a start in his last game. Detroit is on a five-game losing streak and coach Stan Van Gundy is trying to […...

Brandon Ingram (SG/SF, LAL) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 46% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: Brandon Ingram is full of potential, and the second overall pick in this year's draft is in a pretty nice spot with a Lakers team that has a nice mix of talent and experience. He hasn't been great so far this season, […...

NBA Waiver Wire: Wings (SG/SF, SF, SF/PF) for Week 10

This year, RotoBaller is separating its waiver wire recommendations by position a little differently. In our three position breakdowns, we'll be separating players into GUARDS, including point guards (PG), shooting guards (SG), and combo guards (PG/SG); WINGS, including small forwards (SF), swing men (SG/SF), and small ball fours (SF/PF); and BIGS, including power forwards (PF), […...

NBA Waiver Wire Bigs (PF, C, PF/C) for Week 10

This year, RotoBaller is separating its waiver wire recommendations by position a little differently.  In our three position breakdowns, we'll be separating players into GUARDS, including point guards (PG), shooting guards (SG), and combo guards (PG/SG); WINGS, including small forwards (SF), swing men (SG/SF), and small ball fours (SF/PF); and BIGS, including power forwards (PF), […...

NBA Waiver Wire: Deeper League Pickups (Week 9)

The deeper a fantasy league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to […...

Buy, Sell or Hold: Jeff Teague and Otto Porter?

NBA players sometimes get smoking hot and then it seems they can't miss a shot. But then again, at other times they "stink up the place" and can't hit an open jumper. And even though an NBA team GM knows that his player's value is at an unreal high at that moment, or that a […...

Courtney Lee (SG/SF, NYK) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 41% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: Courtney Lee is a starter for the Knicks, playing a consistent 30 minutes per night. He is currently averaging 10.1 PTS on 45.4% shooting with an 86.4% free throw percentage. He has also contributed 2.8 REB, 1.9 AST, 0.9 STL, 0.2 BLK, […...

Tim Hardaway Jr (SG/SF, ATL) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: The Atlanta Hawks have a deep rotation at the two and three positions with Kyle Korver, Kent Bazemore, Thabo Sefolosha, Tim Hardaway Jr. and even Malcolm Delaney all fighting for minutes. Hardaway is playing pretty well lately. In his lasts five games, he […...

Larry Nance Jr (PF, LAL) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: Larry Nance Jr. has become a big part of the young Lakers rotation, but he is still the backup power forward behind Julius Randle, and is sitting on so many waiver wires as a result. Nance is a decent contributor to any […...

Cody Zeller (PF/C, CHA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 48% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: Although the Hornets' frontcourt is crowded with Roy Hibbert, Frank Kaminsky and Spencer Hawes all in the mix, Cody Zeller made room for himself by playing pretty well. With Hibbert playing just 16 minutes per game and Hawes sitting out four of […...

NBA Waiver Wire: Wings (SG/SF, SF, SF/PF) for Week 9

This year, RotoBaller is separating its waiver wire recommendations by position a little differently. In our three position breakdowns, we'll be separating players into GUARDS, including point guards (PG), shooting guards (SG), and combo guards (PG/SG); WINGS, including small forwards (SF), swing men (SG/SF), and small ball fours (SF/PF); and BIGS, including power forwards (PF), […...

NBA Waiver Wire Bigs (PF, C, PF/C) for Week 9

This year, RotoBaller is separating its waiver wire recommendations by position a little differently.  In our three position breakdowns, we'll be separating players into GUARDS, including point guards (PG), shooting guards (SG), and combo guards (PG/SG); WINGS, including small forwards (SF), swing men (SG/SF), and small ball fours (SF/PF); and BIGS, including power forwards (PF), […...

NBA Waiver Wire: Deeper League Pickups (Week 8)

The deeper a fantasy league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to […...

Buy, Sell or Hold: Rudy Gobert and Tobias Harris?

NBA players are full of surprises. Hot and cold streaks, injuries and playing time all have an impact on a players current fantasy value. If you are a good merchant, you could sell a player for more than he is worth based on just him getting more playing time and stringing together a couple of […...

Jamal Crawford (SG/SF, LAC) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 49% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: Jamal Crawford is an established scorer with three-point range. He is also a great free throw shooter and while he doesn't rebound well and is not much of a shot blocker, he can also get you a few assists. This season, he […...

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (SF, CHA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 53% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has had his share of injury woes throughout his career. He's had trouble with his back, hand, ribs, hamstring and ankle over his first three years in the NBA, and then missed 75 games with a shoulder injury last season. This […...

NBA Waiver Wire: Roto Wings (SG/SF, SF, SF/PF) for Week 8

This year, RotoBaller is separating its waiver wire recommendations by position a little differently. In our three position breakdowns, we'll be separating players into GUARDS, including point guards (PG), shooting guards (SG), and combo guards (PG/SG); WINGS, including small forwards (SF), swing men (SG/SF), and small ball fours (SF/PF); and BIGS, including power forwards (PF), […...

NBA Waiver Wire Bigs (PF, C, PF/C) for Week 8

This year, RotoBaller is separating its waiver wire recommendations by position a little differently.  In our three position breakdowns, we'll be separating players into GUARDS, including point guards (PG), shooting guards (SG), and combo guards (PG/SG); WINGS, including small forwards (SF), swing men (SG/SF), and small ball fours (SF/PF); and BIGS, including power forwards (PF), […...

Kyle O'Quinn (PF/C, NYK) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% Yahoo! ANALYSIS...

Dwight Powell (PF/C, DAL) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: Dwight Powell started the season playing 15-20 minutes per game. However, with Dirk Nowitzki injured and Andrew Bogut, who has already missed five of Dallas’ 21 games, scheduled to miss between 10 days and four weeks with a bone bruise in his […...

Buy, Sell or Hold: Marc Gasol and Ricky Rubio?

Life is full of ups and downs. All of us have our good days and our bad. That is especially true in professional sports and therefore in NBA basketball. Hot and cold streaks are inevitable. If fantasy basketball owners read into them the right way, and use them wisely in their trade politics, that could […...

NBA Waiver Wire: Deeper League Pickups (Week 7)

You and your friends love fantasy basketball? Each and every one of you got a few more mates who love it too and would like to join your league? With deeper leagues, some of the players that we own are bound to let us down at some point. If you're ready to move on from those […...

NBA Waiver Wire: Punting Small Stats (FT%, 3PM, AST) for Week 7

Got a craving for some good old fashion punting? Some of your players haven't work out as well as you hoped, or you just figure you're better off with using a roster spot for streaming? Well, if you crave punting threes, free throws and/or assists, here are some suggestions. Below are my Week 7 fantasy basketball waiver […...

NBA Waiver Wire: Deep League Options (Week 6)

If you're in too deep (a league) and you're trying to keep (a playoff spot) up above (your friends) instead of going under again, here are some deep league waiver wire options for Week 6 of the fantasy basketball season. Below you will find some NBA players for you to consider adding to your rosters, […...

NBA Waiver Wire: Punting Small Stats (FT%, 3PM, AST) for Week 6

Is your team is big heavy? Do you own DeAndre Jordan or Andre Drummond? Your first few picks can't shoot from distance or pass very well? Did you decide to punt any or all of those categories at which usually guards excel? If so, here are a few players who might fit your team like […...

NBA Waiver Wire: Deep League Options (Week 5)

Many a man, nay, many a soul have chosen poorly during their fantasy drafts. The last few picks are always a gamble. If we don't like the initial hand luckily we can fold and get another one, from the waiver wire that is. The deeper and more competitive your league is the less chance there […...

NBA Waiver Wire: Punting Small Stats (FT%, 3PM, AST) for Week 5

Traditional centers are becoming nearly extinct. Small ball, many three point shoots, a lot of running and high scoring is threatening to change the game of basketball for good. But some of us still remain faithful to our dominant, post up bigs. Bigs who can't shoot from distance, don't pass a lot and find it […...

NBA Waiver Wire: Deep League Options (Week 4)

Most of us drafted someone who hasn't lived up to our expectations, right? That guy tests our patience day after day, dud after dud. And we would have dumped him a long time ago, but it's just that we're in such a deep league, no real talent is left on the waiver wire. Well, do not despair! […...