The waiver wire is a critical component of fantasy basketball regardless of the format you play. It is important to strike early when rotations have not been established. Similarly, trades and in season injuries will make irrelevant players on the wire viable options.
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | POS | GP | MPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | ST | BLK | TO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Anderson | MEM | SF | 25 | 28.0 | 5.0 | 10.6 | 47.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 79.4 | 1.7 | 13.8 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | |
| 2 | De’Andre Hunter | ATL | SF | 18 | 31.7 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 51.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 87.7 | 1.7 | 17.2 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | |
| 3 | Harrison Barnes | SAC | SF | 27 | 35.1 | 5.3 | 11.0 | 48.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 84.3 | 1.7 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | |
| 4 | Jordan Clarkson | UTA | SG | 30 | 26.2 | 6.8 | 14.8 | 45.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 95.8 | 3.2 | 18.2 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | |
| 5 | Nicolas Batum | LAC | SF | 28 | 29.9 | 3.2 | 7 | 48.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 86.7 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | |
| 6 | Eric Gordon | HOU | SG | 22 | 29.4 | 6.2 | 13.5 | 46.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 84.8 | 2.7 | 18.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | |
| 7 | Jeremy Lamb | IND | SF | 16 | 25.1 | 4.1 | 8.1 | 50.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 92.3 | 1.9 | 12.4 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | |
| 8 | Enes Kanter | POR | C | 29 | 25.4 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 58.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | |
| 9 | Mason Plumlee | DET | C | 27 | 28.1 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 59.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 69.1 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.2 | |
| 10 | Keldon Johnson | SA | PF | 27 | 30.1 | 5.3 | 11.4 | 46.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 77.8 | 1.0 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 |