More Week 14 Fantasy Basketball Drop Candidates: Brandon Miller, Isaiah Collier, Trayce Jackson-Davis and More

To end the 14th week of the fantasy basketball season, let’s go over the top-dropped fantasy basketball players.

These players were all taken from the most dropped waiver trends section, which can be found on any FantasySP fantasy basketball page.

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Brandon Miller Fantasy Outlook

Miller is down 20% and sits at 65% overall. It’s easy to see why Miller is being dropped, because he was ruled out for the season after having surgery on his wrist.

In his second NBA season, Miller averaged 21 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks across 34.2 minutes in 27 games (all starts). He shot 40.3% overall and 35.5% from 3-point land.

It’s a shame a young, promising player like Miller had his season shut down. He had improved a lot of his numbers from his rookie season and was emerging as one of the better players in the leagues.

For all of you not in dynasty or keeper leagues, Miller should be dropped. 

Isaiah Collier Fantasy Outlook

Collier is down 10.7%, bringing his total mark to 37%. He had been at nearly 54% just two days ago.

The rookie scored eight points in two of his past three games (on 3-of-10 shooting both nights), and that’s the biggest reason why he’s being dropped. He also played 23 minutes in his most recent appearance, so that doesn’t help matters.

I still think that dropping Collier is a bit premature. He’s been in waiver wire articles here all week, and has been trending up over the past few weeks. In his past five games (three starts), Collier is averaging 14 points, 4.2 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks across 31.7 minutes.

I can understand why fantasy owners want to move on, but that’s really good fantasy production, especially when talking about a deep-league option/standard league streaming option. 

If anything, I’d just bench Collier. If he continues to struggle from the floor, or sees his playing time or production fall off, then I’d be more inclined to drop him. He’s a rookie though, and so ups and downs should be expected.

If he gets dropped in your league, it might be worth adding Collier. At the very least, keep a close eye on him, in case his production picks up again.

Noah Clowney Fantasy Outlook

Clowney was dropped in 5.6% of leagues and sits at 19%. His own percentage has been up and down pretty much all of January.

His own percentage was on the rise after scoring 14 or more points in four of five games earlier in the month, but it’s falling again after scoring 11 or less points in the previous five contests - Clowney has failed to reach double figures in three of those games.

Unlike in the case with Collier, there’s enough evidence here to drop Clowney. I wouldn’t completely write him off, because he’s playing a healthy amount of minutes and getting up enough shots each night to be a decent fantasy asset.

The second-year NBA player is just 20 years old, so more ups and downs are probably coming for Clowney. I think he’s worth holding in really deep fantasy leagues, along with dynasties/keepers. 

When he heats back up, his own percentage should rise again, and then I’d advocate for picking up because we saw some of his potential earlier in the month. Put Clowney on your watch list and utilize him when it makes sense to for the remainder of the season.

Trayce Jackson-Davis Fantasy Outlook

Jackson-Davis is down 4.4% and sitting at 66% overall. He started the team’s last game, but only played 10 minutes. He’s been dealing with some injuries of late.

Even though he’s started six of the past seven games, Jackson-Davis is averaging just 6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.6 steals and blocks across 22.9 minutes. He’s shooting 46.9% from the floor, so he’s simply not getting enough shots up to score more than he is.

Jackson-Davis can be a pretty good fantasy asset on his scoring and rebounding alone, but his recent lower averages in points makes him not nearly as good an option. It’s hard to keep rostering a player with those averages in standard leagues.

It’s also hard to move on from Jackson-Davis because he’s a young player and has done some solid things this season. I do think there’s probably some better fantasy options available to you on your waiver wire, so I think it’s time to move on from TJD.

I’d keep a close eye on him in case his role or production picks up again, but for now, he shouldn’t be starting in standard leagues, and probably shouldn’t be on many rosters. Keep rostering him in deeper leagues and dynasties, but maybe bench him until things start moving in his favor.

Tim Hardaway Jr. Fantasy Outlook

Hardaway is also down 4.4% today, bringing his total mark to 21%. His own percentage rises and falls with his scoring, so you can guess what’s happened of late with Hardaway.

The Pistons’ guard was just 1-of-8 from the floor in his last game and tallied three points - that came in 32 minutes. It was definitely a rough shooting game, but I also think the move to drop him is the wrong one. Let me explain.

In the seven games before his three-point showing, Hardaway averaged 17.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.4 steals and 0.1 blocks across 30.5 minutes. He shot 49.3% overall in that span, and was 52.1% from 3-point land.

Sure, Hardaway isn’t likely going to shoot that well for long stretches at a time, but it also shows what he’s capable of when he’s going well. On his scoring alone, Hardaway is a good deep-league fantasy option.

I’d do my best to keep rostering Hardaway, and think he’s actually pretty undervalued looking at his current own percentage. He’s a player I’d try to roster throughout the season, starting him when he’s in a groove and sitting him when he’s in a cold stretch.

I can’t imagine there’s too many better scoring options available to you in deep leagues. Don’t cast Hardaway off just because of one off showing. He’s pretty much a 3-point specialist, but he’s a pretty good one, and deserves some more love in fantasy leagues.

Svi Mykhailiuk Fantasy Outlook

Mykhailiuk was dropped in 4% of leagues and is rostered in 6% now. He was over 10% a day earlier.

In his most recent game, he came off the bench and played 16 minutes. He tallied six points and one rebound in that game. Mykhailiuk had started and played 26 and 28 minutes over the previous two games, tallying 35 points, nine rebounds, two assists and three blocks combined in that span.

He’s had inconsistent playing time, but scored in double figures in eight of nine games between December 21-January 20. Utah has a number of players out with injuries, and Mykhailiuk has played pretty well when given the opportunity.

Most of the team’s injuries are not long-term ones, so I can’t sit here and say you need to be adding or dropping Mykhailiuk. Instead, he’s a player you’ll need to watch injury reports for if you are looking into starting him.

If the Jazz are missing a couple forwards, Mykhailiuk is a decent streaming option in deeper fantasy setups. When the team is at full health, it might be tougher for him to play big minutes, or deliver decent results.

If you are looking for a more permanent long-term fantasy option, you’d be better off looking elsewhere.