Grayson Allen (SG/SF, MEM): Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 14% of leagues

ANALYSIS: It's funny how Grayson Allen drove all college basketball fans crazy back in the day due to his antics, how he kept those feelings heating once he became a pro, and how these days he's still driving Grizzlies (yes, his own team) fans mad because they thought it should be De'Anthony Melton and not him starting for Memphis. LOL. No hate around this crib, though, as we stan Allen here and have been telling you to roster him for long now.

Grayson, as you might imagine, is a daily feature on Memphis' starting lineups. It's been 13 in a row and 21 of his last 22 matches in which he has started. And, let's be real for a minute, he's been far from bad. At least far from bad as some folks out there want to make him look, that's for sure. Allen's 0.96 FP/min mark is above average (0.90) and he's reached at least 25 FP in five of the nine games he played in that span. He might not be the ultimate fantasy player (obviously, just look at his rostership; fantasy GMs are not all bad at this) but he's way better than the perception says he is.

Allen has scored 10+ points in six of his last nine games, and 15+ in five of those. He's a three-point threat (2.1 3PG on the season, 2.7 3PG since Mar. 22), comes with reasonable upside on both the rebounds and assists categories (considering he plays against a possession-hogger in Ja Morant, that is) and while he won't ever command high usage rates (again, the likes of Morant/Valanciunas/Brooks often eat more than him) he makes the most of his chances. I get the low rostership to an extent, but for someone super-stuck into starting lineups nightly as Allen is, the 14% looks incredibly low to me and I think this guy's worth a spot in most deep-league (starting at 10 or 12 teams) formats.

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 […]

Dan Palyo 9 months ago

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 […]

Antonio Losada 2 years ago

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 […]

Antonio Losada 2 years ago

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 […]

Antonio Losada 2 years ago

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 […]

Antonio Losada 2 years ago