Week 6 Fantasy Basketball Drop Candidates: Kevin Huerter, T.J. McConnell, Guerschon Yabusele, Davion Mitchell and Peyton Watson

After taking a look at some of the most-added fantasy basketball players on Monday, let’s now look at some of the most-dropped players.

These players were all pulled from the FantasySP Waiver Trends Most Dropped section, which can be located on any fantasy basketball page here at FantasySP.

I avoided anyone dealing with an injury or illness, as that explains the reasoning behind them being dropped recently. I also avoided anyone I talked about in my last drop article.

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Kevin Huerter Fantasy Outlook

Huerter has been dropped in 8.4% of leagues, bringing his overall percentage down to 29.

Across 27.2 minutes a game this season, Huerter is averaging 9.8 points, 2.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocks. He had been getting a healthy amount of minutes every night, but shifted to a bench role and played just 10 minutes on Monday.

If he’s not going to be playing anywhere close to 20 minutes a game, his fantasy value is going to drop significantly, and it makes sense to drop him. I am 100% on board with dropping Huerter in most deep leagues.

However, if he does get dropped in your league, I’d put Huerter on my watch list. He’s produced good fantasy numbers in the past, and could be given a bigger role with better play, an injury or a change of scenery, so I wouldn’t just write Huerter off.

But for now, only fantasy owners in the deepest of leagues should be rostering Huerter. He’s safe to drop.

T.J. McConnell Fantasy Outlook

McConnell is rostered in 41% of leagues after recently being dropped in 7.6% of them.

Across 18.3 minutes a game this season, McConnell is averaging 9.9 points, 4.1 assists, 2.6 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 0.2 blocks.

Scanning his game log, I don’t see any real reason why his own percentage has dropped so much over the past few days. He’s played between 20-22 minutes in each of his past three games, and accumulated 31 points, 11 assists, five steals, 11 rebounds and two blocks in those contests.

I expect McConnell to continue to produce modest numbers across the board in roughly 20 minutes of action. They aren’t big-time fantasy numbers, but they would be helpful to anyone in a deeper fantasy leagues.

I’d continue rostering McConnell if I had been already, and consider him as a waiver pickup if he becomes available in a deeper league of mine. While his minutes per game don’t jump off the page, solid production while on the court makes McConnell a pretty underrated fantasy option.

Guerschon Yabusele Fantasy Outlook

Yabusele saw a 7.1% drop in his own percentage, bringing him to just 13% overall.

This season, Yabusele is averaging 9.1 points, 1.8 assists, 5.3 rebounds, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks across 21.7 minutes. 

Looking at his game log, my best guess as to why he’s being dropped in leagues is because of inconsistent playing time. He’s getting extra minutes early in the season as Joel Embiid and Paul George, among others, miss time with injuries.

Over the past four games alone, Yabusele has played between 9-31 minutes. He’s turned in some good fantasy performances when given minutes, but his long-term fantasy outlook is murky without knowing how long Embiid and George might miss.

In the meantime though, I like Yabusele as a streaming option in deeper leagues. Check out the FantasySP Defensive Rankings page and add and play Yabusele when the matchups are favorable - I’d only do this if I had a roster spot to play with, and I’d of course compare him against other streaming options before adding and playing him, but Yabusele should definitely be part of the decision.

Davion Mitchell Fantasy Outlook

Mitchell has seen a 5% decrease in his own percentage, bringing his total percentage to 13.

In 28.4 minutes a game this season, Mitchell is averaging 7.7 points, 5.7 assists, 2.5 rebounds, 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocks.

A quick scan of his game logs and my guess as to why he’s being dropped in leagues is because of his point totals of late. He’s combined for just 12 points over the past three contests, while shooting 3-of-15 overall. He does have 14 assists, four rebounds and two steals over those games, but those numbers aren’t offsetting the poor shooting for fantasy owners.

I understand dropping Mitchell, and would be in favor of it, especially if there’s a more consistent player sitting on the waiver wire. Like in the case with Huerter though, Mitchell is one to keep on your watch list if he’s dropped in your league.

In Mitchell’s case, he’s playing enough minutes, but just isn't producing. He’s still a young player, and if he puts it all together at some point, he’ll be added back quickly in a bunch of leagues, so keep tabs on Mitchell.

Peyton Watson Fantasy Outlook

Watson has been dropped in 4.3% of leagues, bringing his overall percentage down to 36. 

He’s averaging 9.8 points, 1.2 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 0.8 steals and 1 block across 25.2 minutes a game.

Watson had been scoring in double figures pretty regularly, but only tallied six points in his last game. I’d guess that, along with only playing 22 minutes in that game, is the season behind Watson being dropped.

Watson had played 35 and 39 minutes over the previous two games, so 22 was a pretty big dropoff, and fantasy owners are deciding to bail on Watson now.

I think it’s a little premature to drop Watson. He’s scored in double figures in eight of the past 10 games, while filling up the stat sheet pretty well otherwise. It’s not enough to have him be rostered in standard leagues, but he’s definitely an option in deeper leagues.

Unless Watson continues performing and playing as few minutes as he did on Monday, I’d keep him on my roster. 

Like I said in my last drop story: I think fantasy owners react too quickly to poor performances, especially when it comes to deep-league options. One bad game shouldn’t diminish what a player has done over the first month of the season, and moving on too quickly could lead to you missing out on a good fantasy asset in the long haul.

So like in the case with Watson, exercise some patience and keep him on your roster. Bench him for a couple nights and see if he gets things turned around, but reacting to one poor outing is not a wise move.