Fantasy Basketball Week 16 Waiver Wired: Bilal Coulibaly, Nikola Jovic worth targeting

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The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, with it being far more impactful than many anticipated. While some of the teams lower in the standings have made their intentions clear for the rest of the season, others (hello, Portland) decided to stand pat and see what their current group can get done.

The busy trade market has put some players in a good position to provide added fantasy value, whether they were on the move or not. Here is this week’s waiver wired column, and keep in mind that Week 16 (Yahoo) spans two weeks due to the All-Star break.

Priority Adds

1. Andrew Nembhard

2. Nikola Jovic

3. Bilal Coulibaly

4. Scoot Henderson

5. Ayo Dosunmu

6. Isaiah Collier

7. Dalton Knecht

8. Toumani Camara

9. Matas Buzelis

10. Tari Eason

SG/SF Bilal Coulibaly (51%), Washington Wizards

The Wizards were one of the more active rebuilding teams at the trade deadline, moving Kyle Kuzma and Jonas Valanciunas. Coulibaly, who has been a starter all season long, is one of the players who stands to benefit from the changes. He recorded his first triple-double in Wednesday’s win over the Nets, and the ball should be in his hands even more as Washington plays out the remainder of its schedule. The Wizards will play four games during Week 16, two on each side of the All-Star break.

PG Scoot Henderson (48%), Portland Trail Blazers

Henderson has offered top-75 value in 8-cat formats over the past month, playing nearly 28 minutes per game. Surprisingly, Portland was not the “seller” many anticipated them being at the trade deadline, but the team’s recent run (10-1 in their last 11 games) had much to do with that. Henderson has been a key contributor, whether he comes off the bench or gets the occasional start, and the efficiency has improved. Now three games back in the loss column for the final play-in spot, Portland plays three of its four Week 16 games against the Nuggets (twice) and Lakers.

SF/PF Tari Eason (41%), Houston Rockets

Since returning to the Rockets’ lineup on January 16, Eason has offered 7th-round value in 8-cat formats while performing one round better in 9-cat. The concern is the left leg injury that sidelined him for 13 games, as…

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Publish date : 2025-02-07 18:21:00

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