RADIO
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 29% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Whatever food it is they serve in Denver, it's definitely not doing any good to the big-role players around the Rocky Mountains these days. The Nuggets, injury bug or not, keep thriving and winning games as to be on the verge of snatching the no. 3 seed from the Clippers and avoiding a first-round collision with the Lakers. And although that probably has more to do with MVP-to-be Nikola Jokic and the outstanding level of play of Michael Porter Jr., it also has to do with the likes of Facundo Campazzo and PJ Dozier leveling up their games of late in time for the home stretch.
You know how it went in Denver: Jamal Murray got injured, Monte Morris followed, and Will Burton joined the shelves to hurt an already thin Nugs rotation. Enter Facu and Dozier of all men. Dozier has been the starting SG for the team in the past four games, but he was meriting it in the prior five to that as he was already playing 29 MPG in the Apr.-14-to-Apr.-23 span coming off the pine in five games while putting up nightly 10-4-3-1 lines. He kept up his efforts this past week as a starter with heavier responsibility levels, with averages bordering the 12-3-3 on virtually the same playing time.
Even though he's sharing the floor with Denver's first-unit players, Dozier is attempting 10+ FGA per game and hitting 47% of them from the floor. The true shooting isn't very nice, as he barely goes to the line, and although he's scored 1.5 3PG in his last four from Apr. 24 on those are nothing otherworldly. For someone available in a ton of leagues, starting games nightly and without much competition given Denver's injury log, Dozier is a good flier to take with upside for 20-7-3 lines if all things go his way in this or that game. Don't let the starting role fool you, though, and target Dozier only in really deep leagues.
More Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups
Fantasy Basketball Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 24: Isaac Okoro, Kris Dunn, Josh Richardson, Corey Kispert, Delon Wright
The deeper a fantasy basketball league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late-round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to […]
Onyeka Okongwu (SF/PF, ATL): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Hawks are currently the 10th seed in the East but are also tied for 8th and 9th with Brooklyn and Charlotte respectively. There's even a chance (albeit small) that Atlanta could rise as high as to reach the 7th seed if […]
Immanuel Quickley (PG, NYK): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of leagues ANALYSIS: If we use common basketball sense, then the New York Knicks and Coach Thibs should try and see what the young guys such as Immanuel Quickley have in them and what they can provide the franchise with ROS, as the NYK are […]
Deni Avdija (SG/SF, WAS): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 37% of leagues ANALYSIS: One would reasonably think that a player seeing a playing-time boost such as that of Deni Avdija's this month would make said player drop his efficiency numbers. Well, not the case for the Wiz Wing by the looks of it. Avdija has […]
Nicolas Claxton (PF/C, BRK): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 24% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Nets can finally rest assured they'll make the play-in portion of the season. Not quite what you expected when the season got rolling back in October, but at least more than what the Lakers would have accomplished a week from now. […]
Download Our Free News & Alerts Mobile App
Like what you see? Download our updated fantasy basketball mobile app for iPhone and Android with 24x7 player news, injury alerts, lineup notifications & DFS articles. All free!
By popular demand, RotoBaller has aggregated all of our fantasy basketball NBA waiver wire pickups into a running list of NBA waiver options, so bookmark the page and check back often for updates.
