Danny G and Rui provide waiver wire wizardry
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Two of Sunday’s top pickups hails from Washington DC, where the Wizards are playing great basketball and have won five straight. We’ll add one caveat to this: Both of these guys are worth picking-up.
Washington is playing only two games next weekend, the fewest in NBA. It’s not a great week for guys ranked at around 100 per-game fantasy value. But both should be on the radar if they are to stream Tuesday against Milwaukee and drop for a rest-of-week streamer.
Rui Hachimura The most volatile moving forward is due to Bradley BealThe eventual return of the human race, however Daniel Gafford He should continue to provide a steady source of blocks and F% well into the future. Kristaps Porzingis. Gafford sustained an ankle injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s victory. We won’t consider it serious but will be keeping our eyes on him for Tuesday’s match with Milwaukee.
Rui Hachimura (36%): He has been a top-100 fantasy choice over the last two week and his last four games have seen him average 20.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.3 triples. Although these aren’t big numbers, Hachimura is extremely efficient. He shoots 59.6% from behind the arc and 87.5% from beyond the foul line with only one turnover per game. Hachimura is playing in rhythm, so he should be getting enough playing time to have the shot opportunities and continue to be a viable fantasy choice even when he’s not. Bradley Beal returns.
Daniel Gafford (38%): Just like Rui, Danny G aka “The Landlord” has been a top-100 guy over the last fortnight behind averages of 10.7 points, 6.0 boards and 1.8 blocks while shooting a ridiculous 79.4% from the field. He takes high percentage shots such as this one.
His success as a starter is not just a flash in a pan. Fantasy managers need to strike while the iron’s still hot and add Danny G before it’s too late.
There are three more:
Immanuel Quickley (48%): Quickley averaged 25.3 point, 9.7 dimes over his last three contests while clocking a ridiculous 44.7 minutes per match. While this level of play time is not possible forever, it’s evident that IQ has earned the trust of coach Tom ThibodeauHe should keep posting useful numbers, even if his minutes begin to fall back to the mean. Continue to stream until either of you are satisfied. Jalen Brunson Or RJ Barrett They are left out.
For the record: Immanuel Quickley He is the most valuable add and still rostered for less than half of Yahoo leagues. However, we have featured him before so we are showing some love to a few guys who are less well-known.
Victor Oladipo (17%): In Saturday’s victory over the Jazz Dipo was off. He played 35 minutes, posted 23 points, five boards and five dimes. He has been a good player when given plenty of playing time, averaging 1.8 steals in 26.3 minutes per game in 2022-23. Miami’s injury report, which is often the longest in NBA history, has a lot of key players listed ahead of Monday night’s game against the Spread. Clippers. If Oladipo is available, you should grab him and stream him Monday.
Tyus Jones (30%): Jones hit five triples as Memphis beat Sacramento 18-6/8 Sunday. His presence is well worth the effort, especially since the Grizzlies’ injury list was as complete as it was Sunday. Desmond Bane, Ziaire Williams, Santi Aldama And Brandon Clarke All of them missed the matchup against Sacramento, which left Jones plenty of time to play.