Fantasy Basketball Week 15 Waiver Wired: Jaden McDaniels, Scoot Henderson among the targets

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Week 15 in Yahoo leagues has the potential to be frantic, as the NBA trade deadline is Thursday, February 6, at 3 PM Eastern. While some may want to conserve a few transactions to make moves once the dust settles, a better time to target potential “silly season” standouts would be during the final days of Week 14. However, in addition to young players whose opportunities will likely increase after the deadline, some established talents should be targeted due to injuries/suspensions that teammates have been sidelined by. Let’s look at this week’s Waiver Wired.

Priority Adds

1. Kel’el Ware

2. Jaden McDaniels

3. De’Andre Hunter

4. Scoot Henderson

5. Guerschon Yabusele

6. Tari Eason

7. Toumani Camara

8. Nikola Jovic

9. Malik Beasley

10. Isaiah Collier

SF/PF Jaden McDaniels (50%), Minnesota Timberwolves

McDaniels’ production has picked up recently, with the Timberwolves wing being a top-50 player in 8- and 9-cat formats over the past two weeks. Minnesota losing Donte DiVincenzo has been a factor, and during Thursday’s win over the Jazz, Julius Randle exited with a sore groin. While Naz Reid is already rostered in 85% of Yahoo leagues, McDaniels will be easier to find on waiver wires. The offensive production isn’t the best (although he has shot 51.3% from the field over the past two weeks), but the defensive stats will be there most nights. Also, keep an eye on Rob Dillingham (3%) after he put up 19 points and eight assists (both career-highs for the rookie) on Thursday.

SF/PF De’Andre Hunter (44%), Atlanta Hawks

Earlier this week, the Hawks announced that Jalen Johnson would undergo season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. While Zaccharie Risacher played well in his return to the starting lineup on Thursday, scoring 30 points in a loss to Cleveland, Hunter is the more reliable target for managers needing more consistent offensive production. For category league managers hoping for defensive stats, this may not work. However, Hunter should be picked up for those who aren’t as concerned about that, especially with Bogdan Bogdanovic (leg) also being out of the Hawks’ lineup.

PG Scoot Henderson (42%),…

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