X
Lost password?

Don't have an account?
Gain Access Now

X

Receive free daily analysis

NFL
NBA
NHL
NASCAR
CFB
MLB
MMA
PGA
ESPORTS
BETTING

Already have an account? Log In

X

Forgot Password


POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Draft Rankings
Draft Simulator
Enter League Settings
Compare Any Players
Rookies & Call-Ups
24x7 News and Alerts

NBA Waiver Wire: Standard Leagues (Week 8)

Week 8 – the injury bug is on a rampage this season, leaving many fantasy owners with empty hands and thinning patience. You never know when the injury bug will pop and lay its teeth into your best laid fantasy plans, which is why its always a good idea to be active on the wire. Here are three remedies for week 8.

This year, we're tossing out our old convention of separating waiver wire posts into positions, and instead, we're separating them into of league -- standard, shallow, deep, etc. The NBA is trending to positionless basketball, so we at RotoBaller should too.

For standard (10-12 team) league adds, we use a general rule of thumb of an ownership rate of under 50% on Yahoo. All position eligibility based on Yahoo leagues.

Upgrade To VIP: Win more with our NBA and DFS Premium Pass, get expert tools and advice from proven winners! Jamie Calandro and Dan Palyo lead the RotoBaller team in 2024-25 with exclusive DFS picks, Prop picks and more. Gain VIP access to our Lineup Optimizer, Research Station, DFS Cheat Sheets and VIP Chat Rooms. Go Premium, Win More!

 

Standard League Adds for Week 8

Alec Burks, PG/SG  Utah Jazz

Ownership: 48%

9.8 PPG / 3.0 REB / 1.1 AST / . 433FG%

Alec Burks is one of the hottest players in the West right now, and with the Jazz banged up, he seems like a solid pickup and good bet to keep it up in the near future. He is coming off what is coming off of a week where he scored 24 is three straight games, and given that he has gone on hot streaks like this in the past, we know he is capable of keeping it going.

He scores and grabs boards, but recently he has also been dishing dimes, nailing treys, and ripping steals, with 2.3, 1.9, and 1.6 respectively, per game over the past two games. He is contributing all over the floor, and he doesn't miss many free throws, sitting at .904 % on the season. His ownership rates are skyrocketing right now, so grab him while you can.

 

E'Twaun Moore, PG/SG/SF  – New Orleans Pelicans

Ownership 26%

12.5 PPG / 2.5 REB / 2.0 AST / .525 FG%

Coming off a career-high 27 point game, in which he hit five three-pointers and grabbed six boards, Moore is a prime waiver wire target this week, with Anthony Davis (thigh) on the sidelines. Moore has been further integrated into the offense this year, as the Pelicans have opted to surround their version of the Twin Towers with shooters, and Moore has taken advantage of his opportunity, posting a career year so far.

Moore has averaged 31 MPG this season, but since Davis went down, he hasn't played less than 35, while scoring over 18 in each contest. He is a lethal three-point shooter, who is also killing it from the field right now. Over the past two weeks, Moore is shooting .559% from the floor, with 2.6 3PM and 14.0 PPG. The issue with Moore, however, is his free throw shooting. It is a bit strange for a three point shooter to struggle from the line, so be sure to take that into consideration before blindly adding him. Still, with an increasing role in the Pelicans offense, a point guard who is knowing for dishing the rock, and a lethal three-point shot, Moore is worthy of an add.

 

Josh Richardson, PG/SG/SF – Miami Heat

Ownership 39%

9.7 PPG / 2.9 REB / 1.2 STL / .400 FG%

Those season-long numbers are pretty scary, so it might seem weird that I am recommending Richardson in Standard leagues, but over the past week, he has been putting up good enough numbers, which seem to suggest he is turning back into the player you drafted him to be. There is a good chance his fantasy owner cut bait already, leaving you in a good position to pick him up as he returns to form and works to build on his solid sophomore season from a year ago.

Richardson is a defense-first type of player, but as he picks his game up, his offense is coming along as well. He put up a career-high 27 points last Friday against the Hornets, and over his last four games he is scoring 16.8 PPG on .563% shooting from the field, and even 2.5 3PM. He is also chipping in across the floor again, adding a bit to each stat category as he is finally playing for Erik Spoelstra with confidence. Now is the time to buy low.

 

More Fantasy Basketball Analysis

 

NBA DFS Premium Subscription

Get a free trial of our powerful NBA Premium Tools. Our famous DFS Cheat Sheets, and NBA Lineup Optimizer & Generator with daily matchup projections.

Win more. Try the most advanced lineup optimizer in daily fantasy basketball.

Sign Up Now!


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.



POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Draft Rankings
Draft Simulator
Enter League Settings
Compare Any Players
Rookies & Call-Ups
24x7 News and Alerts
RANKINGS
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
SP
RP

RANKINGS

QB
RB
WR
TE
K
DEF

REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

Dalton Rushing34 mins ago

Wears The Platinum Sombrero On Thursday
Shohei Ohtani58 mins ago

Still Without Timeline To Face Live Hitters
Jordan Lawlar1 hour ago

Collects Three Hits, Three RBI On Thursday
Carlos Carrasco1 hour ago

Strikes Out Five, Picks Up Win
Merrill Kelly1 hour ago

Gets Lit Up By Yankees
Luis F. Castillo1 hour ago

Expected To Start Friday
Owen Caissie1 hour ago

Triples In Three-Hit Game At Triple-A
Weston Wilson2 hours ago

Set To Face Live Pitching
Ranger Suárez2 hours ago

Ranger Suarez Could Throw Live Batting Practice This Week
Brady House2 hours ago

Belts Home Run No. 1 On Thursday
Nick Lodolo2 hours ago

Delivers Quality Start
Shay Whitcomb2 hours ago

Homers Twice On Thursday
Charlie Morton3 hours ago

Strikes Out 10 In Loss
J.T. Realmuto3 hours ago

Collects Three Hits
Nikola Jokić3 hours ago

Nikola Jokic Expected To Play On Friday
Hunter Brown4 hours ago

Registers Eight Strikeouts
Jonathan Kuminga4 hours ago

Back On Thursday Night
Christian Walker4 hours ago

Mashes Homer In Win
Freddie Freeman4 hours ago

Heading To Injured List
Miles Boykin5 hours ago

Heading To Chicago
Jalen Wilson6 hours ago

Sidelined On Thursday
Baker Mayfield6 hours ago

Tampa Bay Restructures Baker Mayfield's Deal
Case Keenum6 hours ago

Chicago Signs Case Keenum To One-Year Deal
Kyshawn George6 hours ago

Unavailable For Thursday
Richaun Holmes6 hours ago

Out Versus Magic
Khris Middleton6 hours ago

Out Again Thursday Versus Magic
D'Angelo Russell7 hours ago

Good To Go On Thursday
Noah Clowney7 hours ago

Done For Rest Of The Season
Jordan Poole7 hours ago

Unavailable For Thursday
Scottie Barnes7 hours ago

Available On Thursday
Cedric Mullins7 hours ago

Goes Deep In Loss To Boston
Jonathan Drouin7 hours ago

Martin Necas, Jonathan Drouin Unavailable Thursday
Tyrese Maxey7 hours ago

Expected To Miss Rest Of Season
Alexandar Georgiev7 hours ago

Nursing An Upper-Body Injury
Henry Thrun7 hours ago

Returns From Nine-Game Absence Thursday
Taijuan Walker7 hours ago

Blanks Rockies For Six Innings To Earn First Win
Tanner Houck7 hours ago

Picks Up No-Decision In Four-Inning Outing
Olli Määttä7 hours ago

Olli Maatta Returns To Utah Lineup Thursday
Alex Bregman8 hours ago

Fills The Box Score In Win Over Orioles
Dylan Guenther8 hours ago

Ready To Go Thursday
Anthony Duclair8 hours ago

Takes Leave Of Absence
Alex Pietrangelo8 hours ago

On Track To Return Thursday
Brady Tkachuk8 hours ago

Out On Thursday
Trey McBride8 hours ago

Cardinals Making Trey McBride The Highest-Paid Tight End In NFL History
Geno Smith9 hours ago

Raiders, Geno Smith Agree To Two-Year Extension
10 hours ago

Tyler Shough Could Be Day 2 Pick In NFL Draft
Dallas Cowboys10 hours ago

Shemar Stewart Meeting With Cowboys Staff
New York Giants11 hours ago

Travis Hunter The Likely Pick For Giants?
Dallas Cowboys11 hours ago

DeMarvion Overshown Aiming For Comeback Player Of The Year Award
Washington Commanders11 hours ago

Commanders Sign T.J. Maguranyanga
Kansas City Chiefs12 hours ago

Mike Edwards Reunites With Chiefs
New Orleans Saints12 hours ago

Saints Could Take A Quarterback Early In The Draft
Joe Milton III15 hours ago

Traded To Cowboys
Anfernee Simons16 hours ago

Could Be Absent Again Thursday
Scoot Henderson16 hours ago

Misses Third Consecutive Game Thursday
Scottie Barnes16 hours ago

Iffy For Thursday
Immanuel Quickley16 hours ago

Takes Thursday Off
Jakob Poeltl16 hours ago

Sits Out Thursday's Game
Damian Lillard16 hours ago

May Return To Action Sooner Than Expected
Giannis Antetokounmpo16 hours ago

Likely To Suit Up Thursday
LeBron James16 hours ago

Probable Thursday
Jared McCann18 hours ago

Tallies Three Helpers On Wednesday
Jackson Blake18 hours ago

Scores Twice In Victory
Artemi Panarin18 hours ago

Tallies Three Points In Overtime Victory
Andrei Svechnikov18 hours ago

Exits Early On Wednesday
Jake McCabe18 hours ago

Suffers Injury On Wednesday
Jonathan Drouin18 hours ago

Exits Wednesday's Contest
Los Angeles Chargers1 day ago

Chargers Sign Tight End Jordan Petaia
1 day ago

Matthew Golden Making Pre-Draft Visit To Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals1 day ago

Trey Hendrickson Not Looking For Short-Term Deal
Tutu Atwell1 day ago

Rams Plan To Give Tutu Atwell A Bigger Role In 2025
Tampa Bay Buccaneers1 day ago

Bucs Restructure Antoine Winfield's Deal To Free Up Cap Space
Jrue Holiday1 day ago

Won't Play Against Miami
New York Jets1 day ago

Xavier Newman-Johnson Re-Signs With New York
Al Horford1 day ago

Sidelined Versus Heat
Evgeni Malkin1 day ago

Joins Penguins For Road Trip
Filip Chytil1 day ago

Could Miss Rest Of Season
Declan Chisholm1 day ago

Back In Action Against Rangers
Samuel Girard1 day ago

Exits Avalanche Lineup Wednesday
Joel Kiviranta1 day ago

Returning Against Blackhawks
Eeli Tolvanen1 day ago

Misses First Game Of The Season
Jaden Schwartz1 day ago

Unavailable Against Canucks
1 day ago

Kyle McCord Rising Up Draft Boards?
1 day ago

Ashton Jeanty To Raiders Continues To Gain Steam
Cameron Young2 days ago

A Player To Avoid At Valero Texas Open
Kurt Kitayama2 days ago

In Search Of Consistency At Valero Texas Open
Si Woo Kim2 days ago

Looking To Bounce Back At Valero Texas Open
Tom Hoge2 days ago

Looking To Build Off Strong Performance At The PLAYERS Championship
Matt Fitzpatrick2 days ago

Looking For Consistency At Valero Texas Open
Corey Conners2 days ago

Continues Strong Form Ahead Of Valero Texas Open
Patrick Cantlay2 days ago

Eyeing Victory At Valero Texas Open
Gary Woodland2 days ago

Showing Great Form Ahead Of Valero Texas Open
Akshay Bhatia2 days ago

Aiming For Repeat At Valero Texas Open
Alejandro Tosti2 days ago

A Volatile Choice At TPC San Antonio
Jordan Spieth3 days ago

Needs To Find Consistency At TPC San Antonio
Jake Knapp3 days ago

Making First Appearance At Valero Texas Open
Michael Kim3 days ago

Looking To Find The Magic Again In San Antonio
Tommy Fleetwood3 days ago

Is Nearly A Must-Play At Valero Texas Open
Tony Finau3 days ago

Hoping For Better Approach Play In San Antonio
Eric Cole3 days ago

Trending In Right Direction Ahead Of Valero
Sam Stevens3 days ago

Enjoys Nice Result In Houston
PGA3 days ago

J.T. Poston Seeks To Contend At Valero Texas Open
Denny McCarthy3 days ago

Keeps Making Cuts But Needs To Make More Putts
Brian Harman3 days ago

Off To A Subpar 2025 So Far
Ryan Preece3 days ago

Has Three Straight Top-10 Finishes For First Time In His Career
NASCAR3 days ago

Bubba Wallace After Third-Place Finish At Martinsville: "What a Great Day"
Todd Gilliland3 days ago

Has Mistake-Free Day At Martinsville, Grabs Another Top-10 Finish
Brandon Moreno3 days ago

Wins Back-To-Back Fights
Steve Erceg3 days ago

Losses Third Consecutive Fight
Drew Dober3 days ago

Gets Knocked Out At UFC Mexico City
Manuel Torres3 days ago

Gets Back In The Win Column
Harry Hall3 days ago

Bounces Back In Houston Last Week
CJ Vergara3 days ago

Gets Submitted
Édgar Cháirez3 days ago

Edgar Chairez Gets Submission Win At UFC Mexico City
Vince Morales3 days ago

Drops Decision At UFC Mexico City
Raul Rosas Jr.3 days ago

Gets Decision Win At UFC Mexico City
Saimon Oliveira3 days ago

Still Winless In The UFC
David Martinez3 days ago

Wins His UFC Debut
Kevin Borjas3 days ago

Earns His First UFC Win
Ronaldo Rodríguez3 days ago

Ronaldo Rodriguez Suffers His First UFC Loss
Christopher Bell4 days ago

Powers His Way To A Second-Place Finish At Martinsville
Chase Elliott4 days ago

Strong Martinsville Performance Ends With A Top-Five Finish
Kyle Larson4 days ago

Collects A Top-Five Finish At Martinsville
William Byron4 days ago

Places 22nd After Struggles At Martinsville
Joey Logano4 days ago

Claims His First 2025 Top-10 Finish After Up-And-Down Performance
Tyler Reddick4 days ago

Fails To Place In The Top 10 At Martinsville
Denny Hamlin4 days ago

Silences Doubters After Crew-Chief Change
Ty Gibbs4 days ago

Earns Best 2025 Finish At Martinsville Despite Failing Cool Suit
Ross Chastain4 days ago

Has A Great Day At Martinsville
Chase Briscoe4 days ago

Has Solid Run At Martinsville
Erik Jones4 days ago

Disqualified At Martinsville For Weight Violation
Josh Berry5 days ago

Has Top-10 Upside At Martinsville
Joey Logano5 days ago

Don't Overlook Joey Logano This Weekend
Ryan Preece5 days ago

Could Get First Three-Race Top-10 Streak Of His Career
Chase Elliott5 days ago

Looking To Continue Great Runs At Martinsville
Christopher Bell5 days ago

Wins Pole At Martinsville, But Can He Stay Up There?
Ryan Blaney5 days ago

Fast In Practice But Skeptical About Car
Denny Hamlin5 days ago

New Crew Chief Has Terrible Martinsville Record