The Playlist: Week 3 fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups and start/sit advice

Welcome to The Playlist: my 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, a quick look at the schedule and lineup notes (who’s in and out of rotations).

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🏀 Week 2 wrap up:

▶️ Sticky – Tyler the Creator feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne

🏆 Top performers:

Top category player: Nikola Jokić (surprise second, Devin Booker)

Most points fantasy points in Week 2: Nikola Jokić (surprise second, Jalen Johnson)

🎧 Who’s in My Rotation: Waiver Pickups

Five players under 50% rostered on Yahoo who should be rostered in all leagues:

Andre Drummond – C, Philadelphia 76ers (44%)

Santi Aldama – PF/C, Memphis Grizzlies (46%)

Tre Mann – PG/SG, Charlotte Hornets (44%)

Christian Braun – SG/SF, Denver Nuggets (42%)

Payton Pritchard – PG, Boston Celtics (39%)

Other adds to make:

Bilal Coulibaly, SG/SF, Washington Wizards (50% rostered)

Coulibaly is showing no signs of cooling off, averaging 19 points with six boards, nearly three assists and a steal over his first five games. With Kyle Kuzma (groin) expected to miss a few weeks, the demand for Coulibaly’s scoring is at a premium and he’s delivering. He’s shooting an unsustainable 61% from and 48% from 3. Still, he should be rostered in all leagues, considering his upside as a defender and secondary scoring option for the Wizards.

Tari Eason – SF/PF, Houston Rockets (26% rostered)

For years, Eason’s had a category-league-friendly skillset. He just hasn’t been able to stay healthy. It also doesn’t help that the Rockets have one of the deepest squads in the league. Still, Eason is worth adding in 12-team leagues because he continues to be productive in various areas on a per-minute basis. He’s off to a great start, averaging over three stocks in 20 minutes per night along with 11 points, 4.5 boards and shooting 56% from the field. He’s legit and will continue being a fixture of the rotation. Houston plays four games this week, too.

Alex…

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Publish date : 2024-11-04 16:20:00

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