Welcome to my weekly Fantasy Basketball Forecaster! In here you’ll find:
- Top 3 waiver wire adds (among all players under 50% rostered ESPN)
- Leaders in each stat category over the last week
- Each team’s schedule ranking, based on opponent’s points allowed, where the #1 ranked team plays the easiest DFS schedule for the week
Top 3 Waiver Wire Adds
- Danilo Gallinari (45% rostered) — Coming out of the All-Star break, Gallinari is averaging 18.3 PPG/5.7 RPG/1.3 StPG while playing 29 minutes. Gallinari started Sunday with Clint Capela out.
- Dwight Howard (19% rostered) — With Joel Embiid set to miss 2-3 weeks, Howard is likely set to see a bit more playing time. Since the All-Star break, he’s been averaging 10.7 PPG/10.0 RPG/2.0 StPG.
- Kelly Olynyk (28% rostered) — Kelly O has been heating up as of late, scoring 20+ points in 3 of his last 4 games. Post All-Star break he’s averaging 15.7 PPG/7.7 RPG/3.0 APG/3.3 StPG and shooting 44% from 3.
Stats Leaders (Last 7 Days)
| Player | % Rostered | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | % Rostered | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Damian Lillard | 100% | 31.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 99% | 31.0 | - | - | - | - |
| De'Aaron Fox | 99% | 31.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Terrence Ross | 52% | 31.0 | - | - | - | - |
| DeMar DeRozan | 99% | 30.0 | - | 11.0 | 4.0 | - |
| Rudy Gobert | 99% | - | 20.0 | - | - | 5.0 |
| Clint Capela | 99% | - | 16.5 | - | - | 3.5 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 95% | - | 15.0 | - | - | - |
| Domantas Sabonis | 99% | - | 13.5 | - | - | - |
| Kyle Kuzma | 46% | - | 13.0 | - | - | - |
| Luka Doncic | 100% | - | - | 12.0 | - | - |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 100% | - | - | 10.5 | - | - |
| LeBron James | 100% | - | - | 10.0 | - | - |
| Russell Westbrook | 99% | - | - | 10.0 | - | - |
| Jimmy Butler | 99% | - | - | - | 4.0 | - |
| Dennis Schroder | 86% | - | - | - | 4.0 | - |
| Matisse Thybulle | 3% | - | - | - | 3.7 | - |
| Draymond Green | 94% | - | - | - | 3.0 | - |
| Robert Williams | 27% | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Myles Turner | 97% | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 92% | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
Strength of Schedule
Great week for the New Orleans Pelicans and Chicago Bulls, but a tough stretch for the Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors.
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