Category: Pickups

23/24 Week 21 Pickups
March 15th, 2024 | Pickups

Standard League (12 Team) Strong Adds  Amen Thompson – It’s still early, but Amen does look like the biggest beneficiary of the Alperen Sengun injury. He’s starting, and it looks like he’s going to be playing minutes in at least the mid-20s most nights. Thompson could be a top-100 player in a role of that size […]

23/24 Week 18 Pickups
February 23rd, 2024 | Pickups

Standard League Low-end Adds Grant Williams – Williams has looked like a completely different player in Charlotte. His efficiency has been very solid and his usage rate has gone through the roof. Over his four appearances with his new team, the forward has averaged 18.8 PPG, 3.0 3PG, 5.5 RPG, 2.0 APG, and 0.8 SPG while […]

23/24 Week 17 Pickups
February 9th, 2024 | Pickups

Standard League (12 Team) Strong Adds  Andre Drummond – The big minute outing against the Wolves was not that exciting. We could chalk that one up to the matchup. However, the 31 minutes against a Memphis team lacking quality frontcourt options should get our attention. That was a surprise, as we haven’t seen that much of […]

23/24 Week 16 Pickups
February 2nd, 2024 | Pickups

Deep League (14+ Team) Adds Mo Bamba – Reed is the priority add in Philadelphia, but Bamba could prove to be useful too. He’s been behind Reed all year, but that could change if he starts to play well. For now, Bamba looks like he’s going to play about 18 MPG as the Sixers’ backup five. […]

23/24 Week 15 Pickups & Deadline Stash Suggestions
January 27th, 2024 | Pickups

Standard League (12 Team) Strong Adds  Josh Hart – Julius Randle’s separated shoulder should move Hart back into the standard league conversation. With Randle out, Hart’s minutes should jump into the low-to-mid-30s. With that much run, he has the potential to put up a big number in rebounds while providing, low-end but useful numbers elsewhere. Hart […]

23/24 Week 14 Pickups
January 19th, 2024 | Pickups

Deep League (14+ Team) Adds Zach Collins – Collins is on the verge of return and should be added in deeper leagues. His ceiling is capped as long as Victor Wembanyama is healthy, but the veteran should have a large enough role to post top-175 numbers and a line that is much more well-rounded than most […]

23/24 Week 13 Pickups
January 13th, 2024 | Pickups

Cam Whitmore – Whitmore is coming off a dud against the lowly Pistons, but his performance in the five games leading up to the off-night makes him worth a look in 14+ team leagues. Over those five games, the rookie managed an impressive 12.2 PPG on 53.5 FG%, 1.6 3PG, 3.6 RPG, and 1.6 SPG in […]

23/24 Week 11 Pickups
December 29th, 2023 | Pickups

Standard League Low-end Adds Jaden Ivey – Ivey is currently starting and playing major minutes. Since being promoted to the starting lineup five games ago, he’s played 32.0 MPG. The extra run has allowed him to average an impressive 18.6 PPG, 1.6 3PG, 6.4 RPG, 5.2 APG, 1.2 SPG, and 1.2 BPG. He won’t continue to […]

23/24 Week 10 Pickups
December 22nd, 2023 | Pickups

Standard League Low-end Adds Derrick Jones – The Mavericks’ outstanding schedule during the early parts of Week 10 makes Jones a strong short-term add in 12-team leagues. He may not be useful in two weeks, but as far as low-end options go, it’s going to be hard to do better than Jones over the first few […]

23/24 Week 9 Pickups
December 15th, 2023 | Pickups

Standard League (12 Team) Strong Adds Caris LeVert – LeVert is your top add this week. With both Darius Garland and Evan Mobley out for the long term, LeVert is likely going to step into a high-usage 35 MPG role. Expect some very nice numbers in points, threes, assists, and steals. Given what LeVert has […]

23/24 Week 8 Pickups
December 8th, 2023 | Pickups

Deep League (14+ Team) Adds Donte DiVincenzo – The Knicks have moved DiVincenzo into the starting lineup at the expense of Quentin Grimes. That move doesn’t guarantee big minutes for DiVincenzo, but it will likely lead to enough of a bump to make him a solid 14-team league piece. If he can lock down 28+ […]

23/24 Week 7 Pickups
December 1st, 2023 | Pickups

Anyone in a decent-sized role on an in-tournament team: Unless you have gotten lucky and your squad is full of players on the teams still alive in the in-season tournament, your only path to extra games in Week 7 will be through targeting the low-end options on the Lakers, Suns, Kings, Pelicans, Celtics, Pacers, Knicks, […]

23/24 Week 6 Pickups
November 24th, 2023 | Pickups

Standard League Low-end Adds Kyle Anderson – Anderson is the Wolves backup to add with Jaden McDaniels out for the next week or two. Nickeil Alexander-Walker is going to start in McDaniels’ absence, but it should be Anderson who produces standard league numbers. When given heavy run, Anderson has the ability to produce a much […]

23/24 Week 5 Pickups
November 17th, 2023 | Pickups

Deep League (14+ Team) Adds Brandin Podziemski – Podziemski likely won’t play enough when Steph Curry is healthy to be more than a so-so deep league option, but given how good he’s looked the last couple of games, he’s worth a flier in most leagues in case Kerr surprises. It’s not like the Warriors have […]

23/24 Week 4 Pickups
November 10th, 2023 | Pickups

We’ve got a good list this week. This list is light on long-term 12-team difference-makers, but it contains plenty of names that could give us top-100 numbers or so (and mid-round numbers in friendly builds) for at least a couple of weeks. If you play in a 12-team league, be sure to check out the […]

23/24 Week 3 Pickups
November 3rd, 2023 | Pickups

As expected, Week 2 was a much quieter week for pickups than Week 1. However, there were quite a few strong short-term adds that popped up, as well as some interesting long-term options that won’t win you your league but could end up as top-100 options or better in friendly builds. I’ve added a previous […]

23/24 Week 2 Pickups
October 28th, 2023 | Pickups

It’s been an interesting start to the year. While there haven’t been a ton of potential difference-makers popping up on the wire, there have been quite a few potential top-100 players. That’s a nice change from last season when the top Week 1 pickup was Santi Aldama. Most of the players on the below list […]

Players To Watch in Week 1
October 23rd, 2023 | Strategy

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