Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Quentin Grimes among “Silly Season” targets

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The All-Star break is here, so the stretch run for fantasy basketball leagues is rapidly approaching. One way for managers to improve their teams is to target players on teams that are on the outside looking in regarding the postseason picture. Some teams still have a legitimate shot of making the postseason, while others have already shifted their focus to their younger players getting more playing time. This edition of the weekly waiver wired column will focus on those teams, picking one low-rostered (below 50%) player from the five teams in each conference that went into the break outside the postseason places.

Eastern Conference

Philadelphia (20-34): SG/SF Quentin Grimes (18%)

Even with the 76ers suffering a disappointing loss in Brooklyn on Wednesday, Grimes went into the All-Star break on a high. Shooting 10-of-18 from the field and 6-of-9 from the foul line, he finished with 30 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals, one block, and four three-pointers in 36 minutes. Of course, this happened on a night when the 76ers were without Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid, and Paul George was at less than full strength.

Given the money spent last offseason, Philadelphia appears unlikely to pull the plug, but Grimes is a player whose fantasy value would increase if the front office decided to pivot. Especially with it being reported during Philadelphia’s February 9 loss to the Bucks that Embiid believes he’ll eventually need another knee surgery (and extended rest) to get healthy.

Brooklyn (20-34): PG/SG Keon Johnson (19%)

The Nets traded Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith earlier this season, and those moves had the desired effect regarding improving the franchise’s draft lottery process. Therefore, it isn’t difficult to envision scenarios in which D’Angelo Russell and Cameron Johnson play less after the break. Johnson is one of the players who would benefit, and he’s worth rostering despite the field goal percentage issues. Despite shooting 36.8 percent from the field, he’s provided ninth-round value in nine-cat formats over the past two weeks. For managers willing to punt that category, Keon was close to a…

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Publish date : 2025-02-14 19:30:00

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