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Cedi Osman (SF/PF, CLE) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
De'Anthony Melton (PG/SG, MEM) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of leagues ANALYSIS: When the Rockets traded De'Anthony Melton to the Suns last year, I -- a Rockets fan -- was upset. And when the Suns traded Melton before this season to the Grizzlies, I -- a Melton fan -- was upset. Memphis was a bad... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Pickups for Week 7
While fans and analysts work hard to discover the reason behind the decreased ratings for the NBA, it's important to remember all that still makes the league so great. For the first time in league history, two international players took home the respective Player of the Month awards in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Doncic. The... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Rotation Watch: Playing Time Updates For Week 7
Welcome to Rotation Watch! Each week this article will break down who is gaining and who is losing minutes around the NBA. You want the players on your team that are getting their opportunity to shine, not the ones who are sitting on the bench and watching from the sidelines. This week, this space will... Read More
Fantasy Basketball - Dynasty Rundown for Week 7
Welcome to RotoBaller's weekly dynasty league rundown! Dynasty leagues are becoming more and more popular, and we're here to keep you ahead of the game. Each week, we'll touch on topics and players that may not necessarily be relevant in single-year formats, but they can make a splash in keeper leagues. With that being said,... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups, Adds for Week 7
The waiver wire is where leagues are won and lost. The draft is long past and now your rosters feel completely different if you are even moderately active. Players come and go due to poor performances and/or injury all the time. Staying on top of your needs is essential to winning matchups and grinding your... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Weekly Streamers for Week 7 (Dec 2 - Dec 8)
A good way to gain an advantage over your next week's opponent is to "sacrifice" that poor sap at the bottom of your roster who really isn't contributing all that much, and convert his roster spot into a streaming one. This way you will maximize your games played and will have the opportunity to choose... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers: Week 6
Welcome to the fantasy basketball risers and fallers column, a weekly look at a few players whose stock is rising and a few who've been struggling with some analysis of why that's been the case. As always, this doesn't mean you need to drop these players who are struggling, but this could be a useful piece... Read More
Deeper Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds (Week 7)
Not as exaggerated of an introduction this time around, but that doesn't change anything about this article. There will always be deep waiver picks that need to be picked up before the consensus figures out their value. Looking at Week 7, with so many players resting and dealing with injuries, don't be afraid to take... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Week In Review: Week 6
Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight one key fantasy basketball takeaway from each night during the past week. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making. Fantasy basketball has a lot of moving pieces... Read More
Tim Hardaway Jr. (SG/SF, DAL) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In All Leagues OWNED IN: 39% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Dallas Mavericks are the NBA's biggest surprise, and one of the biggest surprises in Dallas has been the emergence of Tim Hardaway Jr. as the team's third best player. Is that sustainable? Probably not. Is he worth a roster spot for now... Read More
Jarrett Culver (SG/SF, MIN) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: Jarrett Culver was one of my favorite rookies heading into the season, but his first NBA campaign got off to a fairly slow start. That's changed recently though, and Culver's getting chances to show he can succeed. Culver's started eight games this year,... Read More
Marquese Chriss (PF/C, GSW) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: Marquese Chriss has gone from draft bust to rotation piece, albeit on this terrible Golden State Warriors team. Over the past couple of weeks, Chriss has basically been good for 10 points and five rebounds most nights, with a good number of assists,... Read More
Bismack Biyombo (C, CHA) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: You may have missed the train to pick up Biyombo and have him be relevant in shallower leagues now that Cody Zeller is due to return, but don't let Saturday's stinker against the Bucks (no points and two rebounds in 10 minutes) make... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Pickups for Week 6
There's so much to be thankful for in the NBA this Thanksgiving season. LeBron James and Anthony Davis have the Los Angeles Lakers back on their accustomed perch atop the NBA standings. Young studs like Luka Doncic, Brandon Ingram, and Pascal Siakam have continued their accelerated improvement to produce some incredible numbers. Giannis Antetokounmpo has somehow... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Rotation Watch: Playing Time Updates For Week 6
Welcome to Rotation Watch! Each week this article will break down who is gaining and who is losing minutes around the NBA. You want the players on your team that are getting their opportunity to shine, not the ones who are sitting on the bench and watching from the sidelines. RED ALERT! Carmelo Anthony is... Read More
Fantasy Basketball - Dynasty Rundown for Week 6
Welcome to RotoBaller's weekly dynasty league rundown! Dynasty leagues are becoming more and more popular, and we're here to keep you ahead of the game. Each week, we'll touch on topics and players that may not necessarily be relevant in single-year formats, but they can make a splash in keeper leagues. With that being said,... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups, Adds for Week 6
The waiver wire is where leagues are won and lost. The draft is long past and now your rosters feel completely different if you are even moderately active. Players come and go due to poor performances and/or injury all the time. Staying on top of your needs is essential to winning matchups and grinding your... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Week 6 Waiver Wire Specialists
Hopefully everyone had a great week in fantasy hoops. This season has been entertaining with many different story lines, and we're excited for what the rest of the season has to offer. This is a reminder that fantasy basketball is a marathon, not a sprint. In this early part of the season, it's super important... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Weekly Streamers for Week 6 (Nov 25 - Dec 1)
Welcome dear readers to Rotoballer's guide on how to best utilize your streaming spot (or two) in Week 6. Streaming can be the decisive factor on who wins your matchup, and when you use them well and complement your team's needs, more often than not, the winner will be you. However, it's difficult to predict... Read More
Deep Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds (Week 6)
How is your season going? Are you currently a fringe playoff team debating which category to punt to catapult you into the contender tier? To help with that, you are going to need to find some streamer plays deeper on the wire. Some players like Jae Crowder, Dwight Powell, Christian Wood, and Troy Brown Jr.... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Week In Review: Week 5
Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight one key fantasy basketball takeaway from each night during the past week. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making. Fantasy basketball has a lot of moving pieces... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers: Week 5
Welcome to the fantasy basketball risers and fallers column, a weekly look at a few players whose stock is rising and a few who've been struggling with some analysis of why that's been the case. As always, this doesn't mean you need to drop these players who are struggling, but this could be a useful piece... Read More
Nassir Little (SF, POR) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Portland Trail Blazers appear to have a good amount of depth at the wing position. Lately, rookie small forward Nassir Little has been able to stand out a bit from the pack and earn more playing time, which has led to some... Read More
Jaxson Hayes (PF/C, NO) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of leagues ANALYSIS: New Orleans Pelicans rookie power forward/center Jaxson Hayes has earned more opportunities lately and has been impressive. Over a four-game stretch from November 16 to November 1, Hayes played nearly 25 minutes per game and averaged about 10 points, over two blocks and... Read More
Duncan Robinson (SG/SF/PF, MIA) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: For anyone who needs a boost in three-pointers going forward, look no further than Miami Heat guard/forward Duncan Robinson. Leading up to this past Wednesday, Robinson was trending in a promising direction, hitting exactly three three-pointers in three straight games. Then, on Wednesday,... Read More
Daniel Theis (PF/C, BOS) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: Boston Celtics power forward/center Daniel Theis has grabbed double-digit rebounds in three straight games and appears to be the team's primary center for now. He's been consistently logging over 20 minutes per game, while Robert Williams has been seeing around ten minutes per... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Pickups for Week 5
Week 5 is an interesting turning point in the fantasy season. No, it's not time to start fretting about the playoff picture, but the NBA season has given us a big enough sample size -- roughly a month -- where skeptics begin to slowly pivot into believers and outlier starts to the season -- both... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Rotation Watch: Playing Time Updates for Week 5
Welcome to Rotation Watch! Each week this article will break down who is gaining and who is losing minutes around the NBA. You want the players on your team that are getting their opportunity to shine, not the ones who are sitting on the bench and watching from the sidelines. The dust of the early... Read More
Fantasy Basketball - Dynasty Rundown for Week 5
Welcome to RotoBaller's weekly dynasty league rundown! Dynasty leagues are becoming more and more popular, and we're here to keep you ahead of the game. Each week, we'll touch on topics and players that may not necessarily be relevant in single-year formats, but they can make a splash in keeper leagues. With that being said,... Read More
