The Cut List - Who To Drop for Fantasy Basketball Week 11

Happy holidays, RotoBallers! Christmas day games are here and All-Star voting is in full swing.

The Drop List returns for another week, and it might not be kind to some of your rosters. Each week, I'll take a look at a handful of NBA players that can be dropped from your fantasy team.

Without further ado, let's get to the fantasy basketball drop list. Every Saturday, we'll have a list of NBA players and a small dive into why they can be cut from some or all fantasy formats. Please take into account: each fantasy league is different. Make sure you check out the waiver wire and have a player in mind to replace one of the following players that you may drop.

Players to Consider Dropping or Replacing

Zach Collins (PF/C, SAS) - 18% rostered

The reasoning for Collins gracing this list can be simplified in one sentence. Jakob Poeltl is back on the court.

Collins was a solid streaming option at times when he was seeing close to 30 minutes. He even got all the way up to 171st in fantasy rankings at one point. Over the last two months, he has hovered right around 190th, which is what fantasy managers can expect more of while Poeltl is playing.

Don't forget there are rumors of a Poeltl trade, so let Collins chill on the waiver wire and scoop him back up when that trade hits.

Daniel Gafford (C, WAS) - 21% rostered

Essentially, this is just like Zach Collins except for the Washington Wizards. Gafford is a strong streaming option whenever Kristaps Porzingis is out, but he's also back on the court.

Gafford is a great source of efficiency, boards, and blocks whenever he gets the opportunity. The unfortunate reality is that he usually receives less than 20 minutes per game which severely limits his upside.

For those crazy deep leagues, he can help out in those areas as an end of the rotation type of guy. Everywhere else, he's not going to produce the type of value that is needed to keep a fantasy team afloat.

Chris Boucher (PF/C, TOR) - 32% rostered

Much like the Toronto Raptors as a team, Chris Boucher is struggling both on the boards and shooting the ball.

Over his last 15 games, the 29-year-old has registered 9.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks per game while shooting a horrid 39.2% from the floor and 18.4% from three on 2.5 attempts per game. A 6'9" center/power forward shooting 39.2% should be illegal, especially in fantasy basketball.

Two seasons ago, Boucher was a top 40 player in terms of per-game value in category leagues. This year he fell all the way down to 145 and in the last week alone he was as low as 162. The free fall doesn't have an end in sight.

Isaiah Stewart (C, DET) - 63% rostered

Beef Stew makes this list, probably, to everyone's surprise. Also, he has to have one of the best and most unique nicknames in the league.

Anyway, you might be scratching your head as to why one of the starting centers is on this list while productive big men are in the same type of rarity as running backs in fantasy football. Well, here's the quick answer, he's ranked 270th in per-game fantasy value over the past week and 219th in the past two.

He's still worth hanging on to in 14-team leagues or deeper. Every other league with fewer teams, can start to look toward different options for the timebeing until he returns to his level of play at the beginning of the season.

Since he returned on November 29th, Stewart has averaged 10.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 0.7 blocks on 44.2% shooting from the floor. Sure, that stat line isn't terrible, but it also isn't the best output for an up-and-coming starting center. Detroit also has a plethora of power forwards and centers that get some playing time with Marvin Bagley III, Jalen Duren, Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Livers, and occasionally Nerlens Noel.

Keep an eye on him, but let him hang out on waivers for a little while.

Bol Bol (PF/C, ORL) - 78% rostered

Bol Bol becoming playable in fantasy basketball was one of the best things to happen in 2022.

Now, we're starting to return to leaving him on the waiver wire in leagues up to 14 teams. Dynasty managers can still hang on and see how things work out, but for people that need to make the playoffs, there are some better options out there at the moment.

The biggest reason Bol's value took a hit is that the Orlando Magic are finally getting healthy again. Moritz Wagner and Wendell Carter Jr. are both back in the fold now. Mo Bamba has been around the whole time, Paolo Banchero gets most of his minutes at power forward, and Chuma Okeke still sees some opportunities.

Bol Bol's value reached a career-high at 67th this season, but has regressed down 131 and 133 over the last week and two weeks respectively. His total value compared to his per-game value is still higher because he's been available more often than not compared to a lot of the bigs in the league. Over the last week, he's only been able to post 9.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game.

Let him go like Rose did with Jack from the Titanic, but maybe let him float on the drift wood just in case another injury occurs.

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