🎧 The Playlist: Week 6 Fantasy Basketball Pickups & Advice

Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who to add off the waiver wire and what to play — when it comes to setting your lineup or music in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball.

[High Score is a new way to play Fantasy Basketball on Yahoo with simple rosters and scoring. It’s not too late to create or join a league]

Each week, you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make in various scoring formats and how the schedule could impact your start-sit decisions. So press play and shuffle through the latest fantasy basketball info.

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🎧 Who’s in My Rotation: High Score

Vince Williams Jr. – G/FC, Memphis Grizzlies (21% rostered)

The Grizzlies are running low on guards, leaving Williams as their best option to facilitate the offense. He’s hit at least 38 fantasy points in High Score the past three games and will have additional runway to deploy across all formats in Week 6. Even with his struggles shooting the rock, he’ll generate plenty of counting stats in rebounds, assists and steals.

Anthony Black – G, Orlando Magic (19% rostered)

In this condensed fantasy week, you have to find edges to get players into your lineup. Over the past five games, Black has provided 15 points with 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 swipes per game. The Magic play on a small Tuesday slate, so you can drop him afterwards if need be.

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Noah Clowney – FC, Brooklyn Nets (19% rostered)

Clowney’s finally getting consistent minutes and he’s delivering — especially in scoring and with stocks. Despite the Nets running a deep rotation, Clowney has averaged 16 points with nearly 3 stocks per game over the past two weeks. With two games over 34 fantasy points in High Score, he can be plucked off waivers.

Peyton Watson – FC, Denver Nuggets (21% rostered)

Aaron Gordon will miss 4-6 weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury against the Rockets, elevating Watson to must-roster territory across formats. He’s played at least 34 minutes in each of his last four matchups, producing an average of 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and almost 2 stocks per contest. Given the length of…

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Author : Dan Titus

Publish date : 2025-11-24 15:00:00

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