The Playlist: Fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups and start/sit advice for Week 16 (Part 1)

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Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who to play when it comes to setting your lineup for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball.

Each week, you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make and a quick look at the schedule and lineup notes (who’s in and out of rotations).

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Who should fantasy basketball managers be adding and plugging into their lineups this week?

🏀Week 15 Wrap Up

🥇Top players for Week 14

🎧 Who’s in my rotation: Waiver pickups Under 50% rostered

There continue to be 10 or so players between 40% and 50% rostered who should be on all fantasy teams. Rather than rehash names like Kel’el Ware and Ausar Thompson, I’ll focus on the players under 40% who are more likely to appear in your waiver pools.

Top streams

Isaiah Collier – PG/SG, Utah Jazz (34%)

I doubt he’s available in 12-team leagues, so this is a final notice for anyone in shallow leagues who needs a guard. Collier has been putting up wild numbers lately, but since the calendar turned to February, it’s been on another level. In three games thus far, the rookie is averaging 14.3 points, 3.7 boards, 9.0 dimes and 1.0 steals per game in 31.5 minutes. He’s shooting 49% over that span, too and once the jumper starts falling, watch out. The Jazz found their franchise PG and he’s the most must-roster guy of all the names in the rest of this story.

Max Christie – SG/SF, Dallas Mavericks (26%)

As much as the world is still reacting to the Luka Dončić and Anthony Davis swap, Christie’s got lost in the sauce. In his first three games for the Mavs, he’s averaging 17.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.7 3s, and 1.0 stock in 31 minutes per game. The minutes, efficiency, plus versatility he’s shown across categories with the Mavs make him worth adding in points and 9-cat leagues. He’s playing an essential role in this new iteration of the Mavs, so don’t sleep. He’s battling a right shoulder strain and is questionable for Monday, so keep an eye out for updates, but it doesn’t seem like anything serious.

Aaron Wiggins – SG/SF, Oklahoma…

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Publish date : 2025-02-10 16:13:00

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