Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source stats from free agency to maximize imaginary rosters.
A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster can prove rewarding. When curating this fluid collective of statistical contributors, it helps to consider your end-of-bench players in direct competition with the talent floating in free agency.
The goal of this weekly series is to identify players available in at least half of ESPN leagues at each position (exceptions are made). Some nominations are specialists capable of helping in one or two categories, while others deliver more diverse and important statistical offerings. In the breakdowns below, I’ve ordered players at each position with the priority of acquisition in mind, rather than roster percentage in ESPN leagues.
Point Guard
Jordan Poole, Golden State Warriors (Rostered in 51.2% of ESPN leagues): The fantasy market is finally warming up to Poole’s potential; with deep range and the ability to shoot off the dribble, Poole should play a prominent scoring and spacing role for the Warriors in the coming weeks. Empowered to find his own shot — confirmed by a career-high usage rate — Poole’s scoring pop appears real.
De’Anthony Melton, Memphis Grizzlies (15.7%): Awesome scoring efficiency has defined Melton’s strong start to the season. The minutes and shots could dip once Dillon Brooks is back in the mix, but it’s worth seeing if Melton can offset competition for minutes and touches with the sheer improvement of his game.
Ricky Rubio, Cleveland Cavaliers (38.5%): With 28 dimes and four steals through three games, Rubio is delivering strong numbers while Darius Garland heals from an ankle injury. Rubio’s role won’t be so…
Source : espn
