Waiver wire pickups, lineup tips and more for Week 1
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Welcome to The Playlist: my new weekly column that lets you know who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball.
Each week, you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make, lineup notes (who’s in and out of rotations) followed by the must-watch games from across the league.
So press play and shuffle through the latest fantasy basketball info.
Contents
Pickups to make:
All players are rostered under 50% of Yahoo leagues
Jeremy Sochan, PF, San Antonio Spurs (47% rostered)
Don’t mess with the Sochan. The ninth pick of the 2022 NBA Draft came into the season listed as a PF, but Spurs head coach Greg Popovich is switching it up this season, running Sochan at point guard to start the season. He showed glimpses of his playmaking while at Baylor and flashed a bit more in his rookie year.
Jeremy Sochan is 19, true 6’9, beautiful foot speed, scary defensive upside, 15-7-3 on 50 FG% in his last 7…
What pops most is his feel & playmaking—unreal knack for perfectly leading teammates & using his size/understanding of space and angles to generate EASY buckets. Stud pic.twitter.com/x3IQjFmg9g
— NBA University (@NBA_University) January 2, 2023
He’s a plus-defender who is also a capable rebounder, so adding in the assists will take his fantasy production and value to the next level. He’s one of the most added players in Yahoo right now, and once he gains point guard eligibility, he’ll be moving into the cheat-code territory.
He has a versatile skill set, and when he played at least 30 minutes last season, he averaged 16.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists. He could be a Scottie Barnes-light. Pick him up if he’s on waivers immediately. If you still need to draft, make sure he’s a priority target after Round Eight.
Kyle Anderson, SF/PF, Minnesota Timberwolves (42% rostered)
Slo-Mo is worth streaming for as long as Jaden McDaniels (ankle) is out of the lineup (he just got paid too). McDaniels…
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