2026-27 fantasy basketball · Waiver wire
NBA waiver wire pickups for Oct 19–25
Players rostered in under 50% of ESPN leagues, ranked by our rest-of-season value. Plus this week's best streamers by games played, and who's getting added fastest.
Best pickups, rest of season (9-cat)
Full rest-of-season rankings →| # | Player | Value | Rostered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalen Suggs G · ORL 14.3 pts · 3.9 reb · 4.8 ast · 2.5 stl+blk · 2.2 3pm |
1.42 | 27% |
| 2 | Cason Wallace G · OKC 11.8 pts · 3.6 reb · 3.5 ast · 2.5 stl+blk · 1.7 3pm |
1.10 | 14% |
| 3 | Ajay Mitchell G · OKC 16.2 pts · 3.7 reb · 4.6 ast · 1.6 stl+blk · 1.4 3pm |
-0.45 | 6% |
| 4 | Robert Williams III C · POR 7.6 pts · 7.2 reb · 1.2 ast · 2.2 stl+blk · 0.2 3pm |
-0.52 | 2% |
| 5 | Devin Vassell G · SA 14.8 pts · 3.9 reb · 3.0 ast · 1.4 stl+blk · 2.6 3pm |
-0.63 | 37% |
| 6 | Tre Jones G · CHI finished strong 12.6 pts · 3.1 reb · 5.7 ast · 1.2 stl+blk · 0.9 3pm |
-1.05 | 6% |
| 7 | Ayo Dosunmu G · MIN 15.0 pts · 3.5 reb · 4.0 ast · 1.2 stl+blk · 1.9 3pm |
-1.10 | 47% |
| 8 | Christian Braun G · DEN 15.1 pts · 4.9 reb · 3.0 ast · 1.3 stl+blk · 1.3 3pm |
-1.15 | 29% |
| 9 | Dereck Lively II C · DAL 6.8 pts · 5.7 reb · 1.6 ast · 1.6 stl+blk · 0.0 3pm |
-1.22 | 5% |
| 10 | Fred VanVleet G · HOU injury year 11.2 pts · 2.9 reb · 4.5 ast · 1.6 stl+blk · 2.1 3pm |
-1.22 | 49% |
| 11 | Herbert Jones F · NO 9.6 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.6 ast · 2.0 stl+blk · 1.4 3pm |
-1.27 | 2% |
| 12 | Neemias Queta C · BOS 9.2 pts · 7.4 reb · 1.7 ast · 1.8 stl+blk · 0.0 3pm |
-1.27 | 22% |
| 13 | Santi Aldama F · DAL new team 12.3 pts · 6.0 reb · 2.8 ast · 1.3 stl+blk · 1.6 3pm |
-1.28 | 17% |
| 14 | Jrue Holiday G · POR 12.5 pts · 4.2 reb · 5.0 ast · 1.3 stl+blk · 2.2 3pm |
-1.30 | 31% |
| 15 | Dylan Cardwell C · SAC 5.9 pts · 7.7 reb · 1.6 ast · 2.0 stl+blk · 0.2 3pm |
-1.31 | 0% |
Streamers: Oct 19–25
Schedule planner →Per-game value times games this week, so a decent player with four games beats a better one with two.
| Player | G | Rostered |
|---|---|---|
| Jalen Suggs G · ORL ATL, MIN, @NY | 3 | 27% |
| Cason Wallace G · OKC @SA, DEN, LAC | 3 | 14% |
| Ajay Mitchell G · OKC @SA, DEN, LAC | 3 | 6% |
| Robert Williams III C · POR PHX, @SAC | 2 | 2% |
| Devin Vassell G · SA OKC, HOU, @DAL | 3 | 37% |
| Christian Braun G · DEN @OKC, NO | 2 | 29% |
| Toumani Camara F · POR PHX, @SAC | 2 | 24% |
| Neemias Queta C · BOS @DET, NY | 2 | 22% |
| Collin Gillespie G · PHX @POR, GS | 2 | 33% |
| Jrue Holiday G · POR PHX, @SAC | 2 | 31% |
Points leagues
Yahoo default scoring, projected fantasy points per game (players expected to play most of what's left).
| Player | FP/G | Rostered |
|---|---|---|
| Jalen Suggs G · ORL | 31.5 | 27% |
| Ajay Mitchell G · OKC | 30.5 | 6% |
| Anthony Black G · ORL | 29.9 | 19% |
| Jeremiah Fears G · NO | 28.9 | 36% |
| Maxime Raynaud C · SAC | 28.2 | 2% |
| Christian Braun G · DEN | 28.1 | 29% |
| Kyle Filipowski F · UTAH | 28.1 | 7% |
| Saddiq Bey G · NO | 27.8 | 16% |
| P.J. Washington F · DAL | 27.6 | 9% |
| Cason Wallace G · OKC | 27.5 | 14% |
Hype check: getting added fastest
Biggest jumps in ESPN roster percentage, next to our value. A big add with a low value usually means news (a starter hurt, a rotation change) that the numbers haven't caught up to yet.
| Player | Added | Rostered | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aday Mara C · OKC | +2.5% | 6% | 213 |
Rostered % from ESPN leagues (updated 2026-10-09). Someone just went down? See who gains when a starter sits.
How the pickups are chosen
- Who's eligible
- Players rostered in under 50% of ESPN leagues who aren't expected to miss the next few games.
- The ranking
- Rest-of-season 9-category value from our projection model. Streamers are ranked by per-game value times games this week.
- The reasons
- A jump in minutes over the last five games, a teammate ruled out (with how this player has scored with and without him), and four-game weeks.