Mike Dunleavy (SG/SF, CHI) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add as a three point specialist OWNED: 35% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: Mike Dunleavy returned from injury two games before the All Star Break. He then got an additional week off for the extended All Star break. Though Dunleavy won't give you stats in many categories (rebounding, assists, steals, blocks), he does provide steady […]

Mitch McGary (C/PF, OKC) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; monitor in other leagues OWNED: 3% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Anyone watching the Thunder game against the Clippers on Sunday saw two things. First, Mitch McGary showed why he was considered a lottery pick before a back injury/failed marijuana test changed that with 19 points and 10 boards (5 […]

Jason Smith (PF/C, NYK) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues and as injury plug in OWNED: 8% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball league ANALYSIS: The tank job in New York is in full effect still and Jason Smith has been one of the biggest benefactors because of it. With a potential buyout on the horizon for Amar'e Stoudemire (one that the Knicks would […]

Spencer Hawes (C/PF, LAC) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 30% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: The rocky relationship between Spencer Hawes and the Los Angeles Clippers is about to be thrown into the fire. Following the news that Blake Griffin would need surgery to clean up a staph infection, Doc Rivers and management came to the realization that Hawes […]

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

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; consider in all leagues OWNED: 14% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: Cody Zeller finished January with a career game against the Nuggets with as well rounded a fantasy game you can expect (21 points on 10/11 shooting, eight boards, three assists, three steals, two blocks). His reward? A string of 30+ minute games […]

Khris Middleton (SG/SF, MIL) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 55% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: Please tell me that the 55% mark is not accurate. There is just no way. If you look into your waiver wire pool and see Khris Middleton floating around, you add him yesterday. The Texas A&M product is thriving in the improving Milwaukee […]

Patrick Patterson (PF/C) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; consider as a plug-in/injury replacement in other leagues OWNED: 28% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: The injury to Jonas Valanciunas catapults Patterson up at least one spot in the Toronto rotation.  He should see an increase in minutes even if he is not slated as the starter for the night.  Over the […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (SG/SF, DET) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 22% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: The second year guard is on fire right now and considering his lines last week (16.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 2.3 three pointers per game) he should be added in all leagues until he begins to cool off. Another player […]

Donatas Motiejunas (SF/PF/C, HOU) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 38% owned in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS:  D-Mo makes another appearance on this list. When Terrance Jones made his season debut earlier this month, owners everywhere worried that the young Lithuanian would watch his minutes and production drop to untouchable levels. Instead, we watched as Dwight Howard went […]

Tim Hardaway Jr. (SG/SF, NYK) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED:  24% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: It's a week for Knickerbocker waiver wire pickups. Hardaway did his best impression of his father on Saturday to the tune of 25 points with 6 boards, 5 assists and 5 triples in a losing effort. The former Michigan Wolverine will be one of […]

Lance Thomas (G/F, NYK) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; monitor in all leagues OWNED: 3% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: We are a few days removed from Thomas's 41 minute outing in Charlotte where he secured his second consecutive 16 point outing. A product of that Coach K fellow who just won his 1000th collegiate basketball game, it shouldn't be […]

Donatas Motiejunas (SF/PF, HOU) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 31% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: D-Mo has been on a tear of late, especially considering how low his own rate is. A player as good as this Lithuanian is should be considered by anyone in need of some numbers. Unfazed by the midseason addition of Josh Smith, Motiejunas has been […]

James Johnson (SF/PF, TOR) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED: 18% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball League ANALYSIS: James Johnson was given his first opportunity to start this season on Saturday and took full advantage of it to the tune of 15 points, 10 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Johnson has always been an interesting case when given the minutes to […]

Robert Covington (SF/PF, PHI) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 56% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball ANALYSIS: Philadelphia is very thin at the forward position and as a result, Covington has been thrust into the starting lineup where he has taken advantage of this role. The former Tennessee State Tiger's per game over the past five have been 17 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.2 […]

C.J. Miles (SG/SF, IND) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 31% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Miles has been given the green light to shoot in Indiana, averaging 17.2 points per game over his past six games and considering Rodney Stuckey watched his minutes dip during the last month and then sat out Wednesday's game in Oakland to […]

Wesley Johnson (Guard, Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12 Team Leagues Analysis: Nick Young's two week departure is a big hit to owners’ fantasy warships, and opportunities abound when new talent has a chance to flap its wings. One would-be high-flying eagle is Wesley Johnson, who stands to benefit most from the situation. Since January, in games where Johnson played heavy minutes […]

Ryan Kelly (Forward) - Waiver Wire Analysis

Ryan Kelly is a young forward for the Lakers, currently filling in as starter in place of Pau Gasol, out with a groin injury.  Kelly stands to keep the role– or at least a significant share of it– for the rest of the year if the rumors of Gasol being traded to a contender come true. Kelly […]

Khris Middleton (Forward) - Waiver Wire Analysis

Welcome back to relevance, Khris Middleton.  In the second half of December, with almost the entire Bucks frontcourt injured, Middleton enjoyed a stretch where he was red hot and averaging 40 minutes a game.  He put up top 40 fantasy stats in the process.  Now he’s back, playing much better again and averaging 30 minutes a […]

Terrence Ross (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Without a doubt, Ross jumped on a ton of fantasy radars with his 51-point game against the Clippers.  Ever since the Rudy Gay trade, Ross has been a solid contributor for the Raptors.  Over the last month, he has put in 12.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.  Along with that, he has made 2.4 […]

Anthony Bennett (Forward) - Waiver Wire Analysis

Bennett has not looked anything like a number one pick this year, but he did put a nice 15-point and 8-rebound line on Tuesday against the Pelicans.  With Anderson Varejao currently injured, Bennett should continue to see an increased role and may finally find his rhythm.  Although it is unlikely that he will turn into a relevant […]

Boris Diaw (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

With nearly every player on the Spurs roster struggling with some sort on injury, Diaw has seen his playing time rise over the past weeks.  He has scored in double figures in five of his last seven games, while also putting in his normal assortment of other stats.  Diaw is the rare center who does […]

P.J. Tucker (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

With a variety of players contributing for the Suns, Tucker has likely gone under the radar as a solid fantasy pickup.  However, in his last 15 days he has put up 10.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.6 three’s a game.  For a player getting nearly 31 minutes a game, those are […]

Matt Barnes (Forward) - Waiver Wire Analysis

Baller Move: Continue Scouting Analysis: Barnes is on the fringe of bringing some serious value in deep leagues. On Monday, Doc Rivers said that Matt is “one of our key intangible players, and we haven’t had that this year because of injuries.” The Clippers coach has since started Barnes over Jared Dudley for the past three games. In his last three games […]

Boris Diaw (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup

Baller Move: Add in Deep Leagues Analysis: Boris Diaw has quickly become an intriguing look in fantasy. As witnessed by the upset on Wednesday, the Spurs are struggling to maintain dominance in the West. With Splitter, Green and now Leonard all out with injuries, the bench has been called in.  Diaw’s minutes should skyrocket for the […]