It’s time to Mann Up
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Week 14 of the fantasy basketball season is upon us, and, like every Monday, I’ll break down several players who are less than 50% rostered in Yahoo fantasy basketball leagues and should be considered in lineups. But before we get to this week’s waiver pickups, here are the games played by each team in Week 14.
Five games: One team (Raptors)
Four games: 14 teams (Cavaliers, Clippers, Grizzlies, Hawks, Heat, Knicks, Lakers, Nets, Pacers, Pelicans, Suns, Timberwolves and Warriors
Three games: 12 teams (76ers, Bucks, Celtics, Hornets, Jazz, Kings, Thunder, Knicks, Mavericks, Nuggets, Thunder and Trail Blazers)
Two games: Two teams (Magic, Spurs)
One game: Two teams (Bulls, Pistons)
In short, feel free to cut bait with any fringe players on the Bulls or Pistons this week. And even the Magic, since they don’t play until Thursday anyway.
Okay, now that you know which teams to target for streaming, let’s get to the pickups.
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Priority Add in Shallow leagues (10 teams or less)
TJ McConnell – PG/SG, Indiana Pacers (47% rostered)
McConnell is likely not available in 12+ team leagues but if he’s still available on waivers in shallow leagues, pick him up immediately. Tyrese Haliburton (elbow, knee) will be sidelined for at least two weeks, and McConnell’s been beyond serviceable despite still coming off the bench for the Pacers.
In his last two matchups without Haliburton, he is averaging 13.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting 60 percent from the field. He rarely has a game where he doesn’t have at least a 2:1 assist-to-turnover ratio, so I wouldn’t panic about the five turnovers he committed on Saturday against the Grizzlies. Still, McConnell finished Week 13 22nd in per-game value.
Andrew Nembhard (32% rostered) also stands to benefit from Halliburton’s absence, but I’d be more interested in McConnell if he’s on the waiver wire.
Advice: Add in all points and H2H leagues.
Priority Adds in Deep Leagues (12+)
Gabe Vincent – PG/SG, Miami Heat (33%…
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