Jerami Grant (SF/PF) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add for BLK and REB OWNED IN: 10% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Jerami Grant is owned in a tenth of Fantasy Basketball leagues, yet he is most likely the best defensive forward on 100% of waiver wires. Although Grant's time in the NBA out of Syracuse has been spent with atrocious […]

Will Barton (SG/SF, DEN) is No Chicken Nugget

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 66% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: The title says it all, as Will Barton is a pedal to the metal player for the Denver Nuggets. He plays aggressively and tries to get to the rim as much as possible. Naturally this fearless (hence the "no chicken") style of […]

Omri Casspi (SF, SAC) a Deep League Stud

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Yahoo! Fantasy Leagues ANALYSIS: Omri Casspi has been on a nice roll lately. DeMarcus Cousins will naturally draw a lot of defensive attention, so this has been creating opportunities for Casspi, as has the fact that the Kings now have Rajon Rondo's elite passing skills. […]

Will Barton (SG/SF, DEN) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED: 46% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues Will Barton, a former second round pick in 2012 for Portland, has been way off the fantasy radar for most of his brief career. As part of a 5-player deal at last year’s trade deadline, Barton was sent to Denver for Arron […]

NBA Waiver Wire: Forwards (Week 3)

Welcome to Week 3 of the NFL season. Today on RotoBaller, we will be taking a closer look at four forwards available in most leagues who can provide a spark in the coming week.  Be sure to also check out our Week 3 Waiver Wire Centers and Guards. Position Eligibility & Ownership Rate Based on […]

Kent Bazemore (ATL, SG/SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 41% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Kent Bazemore has been playing very well for an Atlanta Hawks team that is off to a hot start. We saw last season that the Hawks distribute the ball well and play a bit like an Eastern Conference version of the Spurs. […]

NBA Waiver Wire: Forwards (Week 2)

Finding productive guys on the wire that are long term options at the forward spot is a difficult task after just a week. This list focuses on two sets of guys. The first two, Marvin Williams and Gerald Green, are guys that won't "wow" by any means but are consistently dependent. The next two, Jeremy […]

Rodney Hood (SG/SF, UTA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add for PTS and 3PM OWNED: 54% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: I’ll be honest. I was definitely skeptical of Rodney Hood as a viable fantasy option this season, but he is growing on me. Hood has won the starting SG spot (for now) over Alec Burks, and if he continues to shoot this […]

Marvin Williams (SF/PF, CHA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 46% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Pretty surprised Marvin Williams is owned in less than half of Yahoo leagues. After losing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist for the season, Marvin Williams has been forced into a much larger role on both sides of the ball in Charlotte. Unless Frank Kaminsky or Cody […]

Fantasy Basketball Sleepers: Dark Horse NBA Forwards

It's the final day of the NBA preseason, which means the end of draft season (boo!) and the start of the NBA season (hooray!).  RotoBaller's got one last slate of sleepers for you before starting our regular season NBA fantasy coverage.  If you are looking to think outside the box for your league's last second […]

2015 NBA Draft: Team's Draft Pick Grades for Picks 1-15

Owen Elle breaks down the top fifteen picks of the 2015 NBA draft. Want to know what Owen thought before the draft? Find a look back at his first round mock draft with comparisons to the actual picks.   1: Minnesota Timberwolves: C Karl-Anthony Towns It was no secret that Towns was going to be the first […]

2015 NBA Draft: A Look Back at A First Round Mock

Editor's Note: Yes, we know the draft already happened. However, we thought it would be fun to look back in a Back to the Future kind of way to see what we thought before the big night in comparison to what actually happened. Staff writer Owen Elle was kind enough to share his pre-draft thoughts […]

P.J. Hairston (SG/SF, CHA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Monitor in All Leagues / Add as a Plug-In OWNED: 0% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Call it my North Carolina favoritism. Call it hopeful thinking for one of the more talented players to play at Chapel Hill during the past few seasons. Maybe its my hopeful thinking that the D-League might eventually become a […]

Nikola Mirotic (SF/PF, CHI) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add and start in all leagues OWNED: 44% in Yahoo! Fantasy basketball leagues ANALYSIS: Wildly regarded as the top talent not playing in the NBA a year ago, Mirotic has used his rookie season as the perfect audition reel for those questioning his place in the League. With Taj Gibson out, Mirotic is the […]

Jonas Jerebko (SF/PF, BOS) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; monitor in all leagues OWNED: 3% in Yahoo! Fantasy basketball leagues ANALYSIS: The four year veteran from Sweden was sent to Boston in the Tayshaun Prince homecoming deal with Detroit and he is proving to be a well designed piece to fit in Brad Steven's spread offense.  Though cooling off after a […]

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (SG/SF, CHA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED: 30% of Yahoo! Fantasy basketball leagues ANALYSIS: Steve Clifford decided to entrust the starting point guard job to newly acquired Mo Williams over the incumbent Brian Roberts, and believe it or not, having a competent point guard on a night to night basis is benefiting the entire team. Michael […]

Henry Walker (SG/SF, MIA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; monitor in all leagues OWNED: 1% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: The artist formerly known as Bill Walker has reemerged in Miami now that Chris Bosh will miss the rest of the season with blood clot complications. Henry Walker, who has spent the last two seasons toiling in basketball wastelands, has […]

Tony Snell (SG/SF, CHI) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; monitor in all leagues OWNED: 10% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues ANALYSIS: Some experts believed the Bulls to get a gem when they nabbed Tony Snell with the 20th pick in this year's draft. An athletic specimen out of New Mexico (whose team went 79-26 and won two conference championships while he […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Week 2 NBA & Fantasy Basketball Trends, Breakouts, Notes & Player Updates

We are just at the beginning of the NBA season, but there are already a number of important storylines to discuss. Without further ado, here is the first installment of Rotoballer's weekly NBA Roundup.   The Return Of Kobe Bryant Heading into this season, we all didn’t know what to expect when it came to […]