RADIO
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 9% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Jaylen Nowell had his worst game of the early season against the Lakers of all teams last Friday. Even then, though, he put up an across-the-board contribution packing the stat line to the tune of 6 points, 5 boards, 5 dimes, a steal, and a block on top of everything. No turnovers and only two personal fouls on 20 minutes of playing time... but a putrid 25% shooting from the floor on 12 FGA.
Truth be told, Nowell has not been consistent at all when it comes to banging shots, but that doesn't mean he's been bad at shooting the rock. He's hit almost 44% of all shots he's hoisted and he's gone for 82 FGA through his first six games already, which is far from low volume. He's allergic to the free-throw stripe, though, with only nine trips in six games.
Prior to Friday's game, Nowell had put up at least 13 points in all five games playing off the bench and he hit a season-high 23 pops against the Spurs on the second leg of a home-and-away stint against SAS.
A lot of players averaging (at least) 14-4 lines nightly, yes, but only two (Nowell and Alperen Sengun) doing it in fewer than 25 MPG. Even removing that MPG filter, just 67 players in the whole league are putting up 14-4-2 outings on a game-by-game basis, and all but two (Lu Dort and Nowell) are rostered in at least 52% of all ESPN leagues.
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.
