Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for this Week’s Fantasy Basketball Playoffs

Just about every league I’m in is starting the playoffs this week, and if you need a little help, the following list of players might fill some holes in your roster for the stretch run.  These guys aren’t stars and most of the time they’ll have mediocre nights, but if you’re in a daily transaction league and need to gamble on a big fantasy playoff performance, these guys are solid bets for some big numbers this week.

 

Point Guard

CJ Watson (CHI) – If the Bulls continue to hold Derrick Rose out with his groin injury, Watson is a must play in leagues that allow daily transactions.  He’s had some solid games in Rose’s absence and can put up decent points, assists and steals.

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New Posting Schedule for the Fantasy Basketball Playoffs

Baseball season is almost here and my posting at Fantasy Basketball Daily will now only consist of fantasy basketball playoff advice a couple of times a week for the rest of the regular season.   I got out of the flow by missing last week and I’ve got to miss a few days this week too, so I figure it’s best to move to weekly playoff advice now since I was going to scale back posting anyway once opening day of baseball season got here.

I’ll also be maintaining the blog and putting up weekly posts in the offseason about the NBA draft, trades, starting position battles, etc., so keep me in your favorites tab!

I’ve enjoyed posting the Pre-Game report for all the daily fantasy cash game players out there and I hope you guys have a great remainder of the season.  Don’t forget that all the daily sites like Fanduel, Daily Joust and DraftStreet will be having daily fantasy baseball cash games and tournaments, so definitely check them out!  I’ll be playing daily, so say hello if you see me around  the chatrooms.

Good luck the rest of the season and I’ll hit you guys up with some fantasy basketball playoff advice later this week.

 

Fantasy Basketball Daily Pre-Game Report for Thursday, March 15

Small schedule out there tonight and the trades are happening pretty quickly, so be careful if you are playing cash games tonight.

Thursday’s Fantasy Basketball Daily Cash Tournament Schedule:

Fanduel $3000 NBA Dunk – 8:00 PM EST, $100 Entry, Top 4 Teams Paid
Fanduel $4000 NBA Slam – 8:00 PM EST, $25 Entry, Top 16 Teams Paid
Fanduel $2000 NBA Shot – 8:00 PM EST, $2 Entry, Top 120 Teams Paid
Fanduel Two Player Head to Head Matches – 8:00 PM EST, $1 to $535 Entry

 

Thursday’s NBA Schedule, Lines, Probable Starting Lineups, Daily Fantasy Tournament Picks

Washington @ New Orleans (-3.5)   193.5 Total
WAS:  J. Wall, N. Young, C. Singleton, T. Booker, J. McGee
NOR:  J. Jack, M. Belinelli, T. Ariza, G. Ayon, C. Kaman

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NBA Fantasy Basketball Trade Deadline

No report tonight guys.  I’m not playing any daily cash games with the trade deadline approaching.  It never fails that I always seem to have a traded player in my lineup and get crushed in daily cash games because of it.  No cash games for me tonight.  See you tomorrow.

Fantasy Basketball Daily Pre-Game Report for Tuesday, March 13

Tuesday’s Fantasy Basketball Daily Tournament Schedule:

Fanduel $1500 NBA Assist – 7:00 PM EST, $5 Entry, Top 36 Teams Paid
Fanduel $2500 NBA Shot – 7:00 PM EST, $2 Entry, Top 123 Teams Paid
Fanduel $4000 NBA Rebound – 7:00 PM EST. $10 Entry, Top 53 Teams Paid
Fanduel $4000 NBA Slam – 7:00 PM EST, $25 Entry, Top 16 Teams Paid
Fanduel Two Player Head to Head Matches – 7:00 PM EST, $1 to $535 Entry

 

Tuesday’s NBA Schedule, Probable Starting Lineups, Lines, Injuries and Daily Fantasy Tournament Cash Game Picks

Miami (-4)  @ Orlando    189.5 Total
MIA:  M. Chalmers, D. Wade, L. James, C. Bosh, J. Anthony
ORL:  J. Nelson, JJ Redick, H. Turkoglu, R. Anderson, D. Howard

  • Jason Richardson is out.  JJ Redick will get the start.
  • Jameer Nelson has a decent matchup and could be a nice daily play if the Heat focus too much on Dwight Howard.
  • Daily Fantasy Tournament Sleeper Pick:  JJ Redick

Toronto @ Cleveland  (-4)   194 Total
TOR:  J. Bayless, D. DeRozan, J. Johnson, A. Johnson, A. Bargnani
CLE:  K. Irving, A. Parker, A. Gee, A. Jamison, R. Hollins

  • Jose Calderon is out.  Jerryd Bayless will get the start at PG and makes a solid daily play.
  • Jerryd Bayless could have some problems covering Kyrie Irving.
  • Andrea Bargnani has a nice matchup against the soft interior of the Cavs.
  • Daily Fantasy Tournament Sleeper Pick:  Jerryd Bayless

 

Portland @ Indiana (-3.5)   190 Total
POR:  J. Crawford/R. Felton, W. Matthews, G. Wallace, L. Aldridge, M. Camby
IND:  D. Collison, P. George, D. Granger, D. West, R. Hibbert

  • Daily Fantasy Tournament Value Pick:  Roy Hibbert

 

LA Lakers @ Memphis (-1)   182 Total
LAL:  D. Fisher, K. Bryant, M. Peace, P. Gasol, A. Bynum
MEM:  M. Conley, T. Allen, S. Young, M.  Speights, M. Gasol

  • Rudy Gay is out with a concussion.  Sam Young will get the start.
  • Look for OJ Mayo to pick up some extra minutes as the Grizz will need someone to pickup the offense with Gay out.
  • Zach Randolph is doubtful.
  • Kobe Bryant draws the tough coverage of Tony Allen.
  • Daily Fantasy Tournament Value Pick:  Pau Gasol

 

Houston @ Oklahoma City (-11)   204 Total
HOU:  G. Dragic, C. Lee, C. Parsons, L. Scola, S.  Dalembert
OKC:  R. Westbrook, D. Cook, K. Durant, S. Ibaka, K. Perkins

  • Jordan Hill is out with the flu.
  • Kevin Martin is a gametime decision.  Courtney Lee would get the start if Martin can’t go.
  • Kyle Lowry could be out for the next two weeks.
  • Daily Fantasy Tournament Sleeper Pick:  Goran Dragic
  • Daily Fantasy Tournament Value Pick:  Russell Westbrook

 

Washington @ Dallas (-12.5)   198.5 Total
WAS:  J. Wall, N. Young, C. Singleton, T. Booker, J. McGee
DAL:  J. Kidd, V. Carter, S. Marion, D. Nowitzki, B. Haywood

  • Brendan Haywood is probable.
  • Daily Fantasy Tournament Value Pick:  Dirk Nowitzki

 

Atlanta @ Denver (-5.5)   195.5 Total
ATL:  J. Teague, K. Hinrich, J. Johnson, J. Smith, Z. Pachulia
DEN:  T. Lawson, A. Afflalo, D. Gallinari, Nene, K. Faried

  • Rudy Fernandez is probable.
  • Daily Fantasy Tournament Value Pick:  Josh Smith

 

Golden State @ Sacramento (-2.5)   207.5 Total
GSW:  S. Curry, M. Ellis, D. Wright, D. Lee, E. Udoh
SAC:  T. Evans, M. Thornton, I. Thomas, J. Thompson, D. Cousins

  • Stephen Curry is a gametime decision with an ankle injury, as usual.
  • Daily Fantasy Tournament Value Picks:  Monta Ellis, David Lee