Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire, Pickups: Thomas Bryant, Quentin Grimes top the list
But before we get to this week's waiver pickups, here are the games played by each team in Week 10. Bryant is averaging 13.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.7 threes, 2.4 stocks and one turnover per game in three starts for the Lakers this season. The Lakers play four games in Week 10, and if he can stay healthy, he'll be worth holding onto through mid-January. The Knicks are 10-5 with Grimes as a starter this season, and he's been quite productive in fantasy over the past two weeks. He dropped his first double-double versus the Knicks on Sunday, too, so his arrow is pointing up if you need points, rebounds and threes.
wftv.comFantasy Basketball Pickups: Clean up the glass with Jalen Duren
Playoff pictures, both in real life and fantasy leagues, are beginning to take shape. However, his career-high 15.5 points per game and ability to sink threes (1.5 3PG) and free throws (82.6% FT) make him a decent option in most leagues. If you’re already rostering Morant, and Jones is available on the waiver wire, what are you waiting for? His minutes have been on the rise of late, having earned 40-plus minutes twice during the team’s current five-game winning streak. Recent recommendations: Malik Monk, Caleb Martin, Kyle Anderson, Reggie Jackson, Markelle Fultz, Jalen McDaniels, Moritz Wagner, Deni Avdija
wftv.comFantasy Basketball Pickups: Last call for Isaiah Jackson off the waiver wire
By Gabe Allen, RotoWireSpecial to Yahoo SportsFantasy basketball managers have a lot to be grateful for these days. A week ago, the waiver wire seemed like it had hit its first legitimate lull. Plus, he’s averaging almost a minute per game less than last season through 12 games. He averages 9.1 points (on 60.3 percent shooting from the field), 9.1 boards and 4.2 assists in about 26 minutes per night. He has made a significant leap as a distributor, having averaged a career-best 2.9 dimes in over 28 minutes per game last season.
wftv.com2022-23 Fantasy Basketball: The one mid-round center you should try to leave every draft with
[Get in on the fun this fantasy hoops season: Create or join a league now!] The good news is both those players are attainable with inviting ADPs at 119 for Okongwu and Kessler at 148. Try to draft Alperen Sengun for the 2022-23 NBA seasonAnyone following the Houston Rockets has been enamored by the (then) 19-year-old Turkish big man since the 2021 Summer League. Rockets and fantasy managers were going to get to see Sengun settle into the Rockets rotation in a backup role behind Christian Wood. I've already expressed my infatuation with his per-36 numbers and he'll be an exciting foundational piece for fantasy managers this season.
wftv.comSorry, not sorry: Heat aren't fazed by the lack of believers
Hawks Heat Basketball Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) passes the bal as Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 8, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) (Lynne Sladky)MIAMI — (AP) — Udonis Haslem started the Miami Heat postseason with an apology. Haslem, like many other Heat players, is amused by the notion that the No. “It might not be the sexiest,” Haslem, the longtime Heat captain and 19-year veteran, said of Miami's 53-29 regular season mark. 1 seed.”Miami opens the playoffs at home on Sunday afternoon; the Heat will find out their opponent on Friday night.
wftv.comDeRozan continues streak with 37 points, Bulls beat Hawks
Hawks Bulls Basketball Chicago Bulls' DeMar DeRozan scores past Atlanta Hawks' De'Andre Hunter (12) and Onyeka Okongwu during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) (Charles Rex Arbogast)CHICAGO — (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 37 points while extending an NBA-record streak and the Eastern Conference-leading Chicago Bulls squeezed by the Atlanta Hawks 112-108 on Thursday night. DeRozan pushed his league mark of scoring at least 35 points while shooting 50% or better to eight consecutive games. Zach LaVine scored 20 points after missing the final three games prior to the All-Star break because of his ailing left knee. Tristan Thompson provided a lift off the bench, scoring 11 points in his Bulls debut.
wftv.comHawks rally to beat Bucks 121-114, snap 10-game home skid
Bucks Hawks Basketball Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) dribbles past Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu (17) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, in Atlanta. Danilo Galinari gave the Hawks their first lead of the game, 104-103, on a 3-pointer with 4:37 to go. TIP-INSBucks: G Jrue Holiday (left ankle soreness) missed his sixth straight game, but coach Mike Budenholzer indicated that Holiday is close to returning ... Hawks: G Bogdan Bogdanovic (sore right knee) missed his second straight game. ... G Kevin Knox did not play in his second game since being acquired in the trade for Cam Reddish.
wftv.comRefs facing new pressure to keep count on Giannis at FT line
Antetokounmpo's habit of taking longer than the maximum 10 seconds allowed by NBA rule is not new. “Everyone knows Giannis gets 10-second violations at the free throw line. The league's 10-second rule is clear. 9, Section 1-a, “When a free throw is awarded, an official shall put the ball in play by delivering it to the free throw shooter. The shooter shall be above the free throw line and within the upper half of the free throw circle.
wftv.comJames jaws with Atlanta fans, leads Lakers past Hawks 107-99
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) is restrained by an official as he reacts to a fan in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Atlanta. Anthony Davis scored 25 points and James dominated down the stretch as the Lakers held off the Atlanta Hawks 107-99 on Monday night. There was a socially distanced crowd of 1,341 for the lone Atlanta visit by the reigning NBA champions. Atlanta appeared to be taking control, ripping off eight straight points late in the third for a 76-70 lead. AdCARUSO'S ROLECaruso again had the best plus-minus rating on the Lakers, who outscored Atlanta by 13 points while he was the court.
Wolves select Edwards with No. 1 pick in delayed NBA draft
The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Edwards with the first pick in the NBA draft Wednesday, Nov. 18. Tears flowed freely for those and many more players Wednesday night when their long-awaited, months-delayed NBA dreams were finally realized. 1 pick in an NBA draft delayed multiple times because of the coronavirus pandemic. 12 pick Tyrese Haliburton of Sacramento, whose blue, floral suit had the words “Black Lives Matter” on the inside. Duke didn't have a player picked in the first round after having 39 since the league went to a two-round draft in 1989.