NBA Rookie Fantasy Profile: Dejounte Murray

In preparation for the 2016-17 Fantasy Basketball season, it's time to get to know some of the new guys in the player pool.  The 2015 draft brought in a massive influx of fantasy relevant NBA talent, from a burgeoning super-star at the top of the draft (Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns) to a hidden jewel in the […]

NBA Rookie Fantasy Profile: Caris LeVert

In preparation for the 2016-17 Fantasy Basketball season, it's time to get to know some of the new guys in the player pool.  The 2015 draft brought in a massive influx of fantasy relevant NBA talent, from a burgeoning super-star at the top of the draft (Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns) to a hidden jewel in the […]

NBA Rookie Fantasy Profile: Wade Baldwin

In preparation for the 2016-17 Fantasy Basketball season, it's time to get to know some of the new guys in the player pool.  The 2015 draft brought in a massive influx of fantasy relevant NBA talent, from a burgeoning super-star at the top of the draft (Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns) to a hidden jewel in the […]

NBA Rookie Fantasy Profile: Denzel Valentine

In preparation for the 2016-17 Fantasy Basketball season, it's time to get to know some of the new guys in the player pool.  The 2015 draft brought in a massive influx of fantasy relevant NBA talent, from a burgeoning super-star at the top of the draft (Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns) to a hidden jewel in the […]

NBA Rookie Fantasy Profile: Georgios Papagiannis

In preparation for the 2016-17 Fantasy Basketball season, it's time to get to know some of the new guys in the player pool.  The 2015 draft brought in a massive influx of fantasy relevant NBA talent, from a burgeoning super-star at the top of the draft (Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns) to a hidden jewel in the […]

NBA Rookie Fantasy Profile: Jamal Murray

In preparation for the 2016-17 Fantasy Basketball season, it's time to get to know some of the new guys in the player pool.  The 2015 draft brought in a massive influx of fantasy relevant NBA talent, from a burgeoning super-star at the top of the draft (Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns) to a hidden jewel in the […]

NBA Rookie Fantasy Profile: Buddy Hield

In preparation for the 2016-17 Fantasy Basketball season, it's time to get to know some of the new guys in the player pool.  The 2015 draft brought in a massive influx of fantasy relevant NBA talent, from a burgeoning super-star at the top of the draft (Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns) to a hidden jewel in the […]

High Profile NBA Rookies to Avoid in Fantasy Leagues

The NBA Draft is a time of rebuilding, rebirth, and gap filling for both NBA teams and the players who are moving on to the next stages of their careers. For some players, they will advance from college/international stardom to professional stardom in the NBA from the very start of their rookie years.  I took […]

NBA Rookie Fantasy Profile: Kris Dunn

In preparation for the 2016-17 Fantasy Basketball season, it's time to get to know some of the new guys in the player pool.  The 2015 draft brought in a massive influx of fantasy relevant NBA talent, from a burgeoning super-star at the top of the draft (Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns) to a hidden jewel in the […]

J.J. Barea (PG/SG, DAL) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 33% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: He may be little, but he's playing big right now. J.J. Barea has played exceptionally well while Deron Williams has been shelved. Over the last eight games Barea has scored double digit points seven times. He only shot under 43% in one […]

Sean Kilpatrick (SG, BKN) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: It's late in the season, and many of you are locked in playoff battles. The waiver wire is likely very thin. You're going to need to dig deep, and that's why Sean Kilpatrick could be a good pickup for you. The […]

Tim Frazier (PG, NO) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Short Term Add In Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Normally I wouldn't advocate for such a short term add, but it's crunch time. Tim Frazier has been playing really well for the decimated Pelicans in Norris Cole's absence. He's played 20+ minutes in all four games so far, and […]

Matt Barnes (SG/SF, MEM) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 48% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: With the Grizzlies having a lot of injuries to growl about lately, Matt Barnes (along with others) has been asked to shoulder a bigger offensive responsibility. This comes with some good and bad. The good: Barnes has upped his scoring of late, […]

Lance Stephenson (SG/SF, MEM) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 38% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: After being acquired from the Clippers back in February, Lance Stephenson has found new life with the Grizzlies. In 10 games since the move, the 25-year-old swingman has averaged 25.0 minutes, 14.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists, despite having to share […]

Tony Allen (SG/SF, MEM) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 49% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: You guys probably think I'm losing it when I recommend Tony Allen as a pickup, but hear me out. The Grizzlies are hurting...literally. The injury bug has bitten them badly and they're turning over every stone to find some offense. Enter […]

Mario Chalmers (PG/SG, MEM) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Short Term Add OWNED: 30% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues Throughout his 8 year career, Mario Chalmers has been the type of player that both NBA teams and fantasy owners have classified as “useful” but not necessarily “reliable”. After being drafted towards the top of the second round back in 2008 by the […]

D.J. Augustin (PG, DEN) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: D.J. Augustin continued a mini-streak of strong play with a 26 point performance against the Lakers on Wednesday. He shot 63% from the field, hitting three 3-pointers and adding five assists. The incredible part of this performance was that 22 of his […]

Bojan Bogdanovic (SG/SF, BKN) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 38% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: With Joe Johnson gone, Bojan Bogdanovic has been starting for the Nets and has played well. In his last four games, he's scored in double digits three times. On Tuesday, Bogdanovic scored 18 points with seven rebounds and three assists. He […]

Josh Richardson (SG/SF, MIA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Yet another rookie from this awesome draft class has started looking like a keeper -- this time it's Josh Richardson, a second-rounder out of Tennessee. He's been great for the Miami Heat at a time where the team is really thin on […]

Gary Harris (SG, DEN) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED: 22% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues Gary Harris has been one of the better stories in the NBA so far. He is has greatly improved as a player and is one of the bright spots on a young Nuggets team ticketed for the lottery once again. Despite being […]

Markel Brown (SG, BKN) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Markel Brown has spent the last year and a half largely in a reserve role for the Brooklyn Nets. Even though he has started 33 of the 86 games in which he has played, he has averaged just 14.6 minutes per contest. […]

E'Twaun Moore (PG/SG, CHI) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: E'Twaun Moore was a late second-round pick back in 2011, but never really found much success with any of his three NBA teams until this season. Bulls star swingman Jimmy Butler has battled injuries all season, most notably a knee injury that […]

Langston Galloway (PG/SG, NYK) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: The other "Gallo" (I bet New York has started wishing they still had their original "Gallo," Danilo Gallinari, since he's suddenly turned into a better player than Carmelo Anthony) looks like he could be earning a slot in the starting lineup […]

Donald Sloan (PG/SG, BKN) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Shane Larkin has frankly stunk it up at point guard this season for the Nets, so it's Donald Sloan's job now. This isn't breaking news, it's just that Sloan seems to have established a stranglehold on the point guard job. He won't […]

Shelvin Mack (PG, UTA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 21% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Shelvin Mack started on Tuesday against the Rockets, and scored 17 points in 32 minutes of play. Aside from that his stats weren't great, but Coach Snyder seemed to indicate that Mack would be the starting point guard moving forward. The six […]

Patty Mills (PG, SA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 18% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Patty Mills is starting to heat up for the Spurs, and is back on fantasy radars. Coach Gregg Popovich has stated that Mills is "starting to look like he did the year before, before his injury." He's looking confident on the court […]

Brandon Jennings (PG, ORL) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add for Point Guard Depth OWNED: 42% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues Back in December, I wrote a waiver wire piece about stashing Detroit point guard Brandon Jennings, an All-Star caliber talent who was several days away from working his way back from an Achilles injury last January. Despite the historically bleak outlook […]

NBA Guards: Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

After a lackluster trade deadline day there are only so many days until the basketball season comes to a close. The few moves that did happen changed things enough on certain teams, most notably Detroit and Orlando, that there are a few waiver wire guards worth considering. Position Eligibility & Ownership Rate Based on Yahoo! […]

Week 20 DFS Hockey Buys and Don’t Buys: Phaneuf, Pavelec, Luongo and Hall

Whether you are in a season-long league or a DFS league, buying low on players still helps you win in fantasy hockey! We are now taking this column in a slightly different direction! Instead of focusing on buy-low, sell-high players in season-long fantasy hockey leagues, now the focus will be on good buys and high-priced […]

Jeremy Lamb (SG/SF, CHA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Jeremy Lamb was playing more than 20 minutes per game for the Charlotte Hornets throughout November, December and early January before injuring his toe. He was averaging 11.2 points at the time of the injury. Upon his return, Nicolas Batum had already come […]