Ryan Rollins, Saddiq Bey among the waiver wire adds of the season

Very rarely are fantasy leagues won solely via the draft. Sure, a manager can hit on every pick regarding production and health, but successfully navigating the waiver wire remains essential. With that in mind, below are some of the top waiver wire pickups of the season, starting with a guard who was one of the NBA’s most improved players.

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While a few of the most valuable players made good on their expected value, others exceeded expectations in a major way.

G Ryan Rollins, Milwaukee Bucks

Rollins was one of the best waiver wire additions of the season, as his value did not fall off after the initial rush to pick him up. The Bucks guard posted career-best averages in points, rebounds, assists, steals and three-pointers. The one issue that may keep Rollins out of Most Improved Player conversations is Milwaukee’s lackluster season. But the team’s struggles don’t erase the fact that he was far more valuable than fantasy managers expected Rollins to be.

G/F Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Atlanta Hawks

While he did start two of the Hawks’ first three games, Alexander-Walker did not become a must-add player in fantasy leagues until Trae Young injured his knee during an October 29 game against the Nets. From Halloween onward, NAW started 69 of the 73 games he appeared in, averaging 21.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.5 blocks and 3.3 three-pointers in 33.6 minutes, shooting 46.2 percent from the field and 90.4 percent from the foul line. Yes, some took a late-round flier on Alexander-Walker. But he wasn’t hard to find on waiver wires in late October, either.

F Saddiq Bey, New Orleans Pelicans

After missing all of last season recovering from a torn ACL and moving to a new team, Bey was not on the radar of many fantasy managers last fall. That initially changed in December, with the Pelicans forward averaging 17.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.1 three-pointers per game. Bey would be even more productive from mid-January onward, averaging 19.9 points on 45.8 percent shooting in…

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