Week 8 Fantasy Basketball Droppables: Should You Drop Andrew Wiggins, Jalen Suggs and Kevin Huerter

It’s time to discuss some NBA players that are drop candidates in the eighth week of the season.

We’ll discuss Golden State Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins, Orlando Magic’s Jalen Suggs and Sacramento Kings’ Kevin Huerter.

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Andrew Wiggins Fantasy Outlook

Wiggins has had a horrid start to the season, and his averages are pretty much all down. He’s started all 21 games he’s appeared in and averaged 26.9 minutes per game.

Wiggins is also averaging 12.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.3 blocks and steals, while committing 2.4 fouls and 2 turnovers per contest. He’s shooting just 41.3% overall, 27.9% from deep and 62.7% from the line.

With his shooting percentages down, it’s no surprise that he is averaging five less points per game than a season ago. His poor play has him playing over five minutes less than last year, so his other averages are all down as a result.

Wiggins has still reached double digits in points in 14 games, with two games over 20 points. He’s only got a steal in four games and a block in six. 

At some point, the Warriors are going to need to make a call on Wiggins. In the team’s last game, he only played 14 minutes, so it’s possible his minutes will go way down moving forward.

Verdict: What makes moving on from Wiggins tough is that fantasy owners spent a pretty decent draft pick on him - his average draft position according to our charts was 75. I’m not quite ready to bail on Wiggins yet, but if his playing time continues to dip, or he starts coming off the bench, then I’ll be ready to move on. Make sure you keep tabs on Wiggins if he’s available in your league’s waiver wire - he’s a talented player and could snap back into form any game.

Jalen Suggs Fantasy Outlook

Suggs has improved pretty much across the board in his third NBA season, but it maybe hasn’t been as big a step as some had hoped. He’s started all 21 games and is averaging 26.1 minutes.

Suggs is also averaging 12.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.6 blocks, while committing 2 turnovers and 2.8 fouls per contest. He’s shooting 45.6% overall and 37.1% from deep. Suggs is also 82.1% from the line.

The third-year player got injured a couple games back and then was inactive for a game, which contributed a bit to some owners dropping him. He tallied 12 points, four boards, three assists and a block in his first game back.

Verdict: Suggs fills the stat sheet pretty well, but the numbers are fairly underwhelming considering how many minutes he’s playing. I’m not quite ready to move on from Suggs either, but if his averages remain roughly the same over the next couple of weeks, then I’d be OK trying to fill his roster spot with a more well-rounded option. I think a trade of Suggs makes more sense than simply dropping him.

Kevin Huerter Fantasy Outlook

Huerter has taken a bit of a step back this season. He’s started all 21 games he’s appeared in, but is playing over three minutes less (29.4-26.3) than a season ago.

The lack of minutes has Huerter’s points (11.6) total down considerably from last season (15.2). Huerter is also averaging 4.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 steals, while committing 2.3 fouls and 0.8 turnovers.

He is shooting 42.9% overall (down from 48.5%) and 36.8% from deep (down from 40.2%). Another concerning trend is that he’s only playing between 16-17 minutes the past three games.

Verdict: I’m close to being ready to drop Huerter, but I’d probably want to see his minute totals for the next couple games before actually dropping him. All it takes is one strong shooting game to get a guy like Huerter back on track, and you don’t want to move on, then have him go off and then lose him to an opponent. Just be a bit more patient, and I think he’ll get things turned around.