Fantasy Basketball Recap for January 29 and Waiver Wire Options: Harrison Barnes, Nic Claxton, Max Strus, Kevon Looney, Payton Pritchard and More
Looking over some of the better fantasy basketball performances from January 29 to maybe identify some waiver wire options.
Another day of NBA action is in the books. Let’s recap some of the top fantasy basketball performers from Wednesday, January 29, focusing on waiver wire options.
Here are the recaps from Monday and Tuesday. The top waiver wire targets can always be found on FantasySP.
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Nets 104, Hornets 83
Brooklyn’s Nicolas Claxton, rostered in 83% of leagues, totaled 12 points, eight rebounds, six blocks and one steal across 28 minutes.
Keon Johnson, owned in 15% of leagues, played 31 minutes and tallied 18 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block.
Ziaire Williams, rostered in just 5% of leagues, had 13 points, three rebounds and assists and two steals in 33 minutes.
Moussa Diabate posted 13 points, eight rebounds and one assist and steal across 27 minutes off the bench. He’s rostered in 11% of leagues.
Vasilije Micic, owned in 14% of leagues, played 28 minutes and had 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Pacers 133, Pistons 119
T.J. McConnell, owned in 28% of leagues, went for 14 points, six rebounds and three assists and steals across 21 minutes off the bench.
Ben Sheppard, available in just about every league, started and played 33 minutes, tallying 12 points, two rebounds, four assists and one steal.
Tobias Harris, available in about 13% of leagues, had 19 points, eight rebounds, two assists and one steal and block across 36 minutes.
Malik Beasley, owned in 70% of leagues, recorded 20 points, two rebounds and assists and one steal across 29 minutes off the bench.
Raptors 106, Wizards 82
Ochai Agbaji, owned in just 12% of leagues, had 12 points, three rebounds and steals and one assist and block across 24 minutes.
Bruce Brown, rostered in 24% of leagues, totaled 10 points, four rebounds, two assists, three steals and one block in 19 minutes off the bench.
Davion Mitchell, owned in just 4% of leagues, went for 10 points, four rebounds and nine assists in 27 minutes.
Justin Champagnie tallied 12 points, six rebounds, one assist and two steals and blocks across 15 minutes off the bench. He’s rostered in just 4% of leagues.
Celtics 122, Bulls 100
Payton Pritchard, who is available in about 17% of leagues, played 34 minutes off the bench. He had 10 points, two rebounds and steals, seven assists and one block.
Ayo Dosunmu, rostered in 60% of leagues, tallied 12 points, four rebounds and assists and one steal in 32 minutes.
Jalen Smith and Patrick Williams are both owned in 11% of leagues. Smith had nine points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and one assist in 23 minutes off the bench. Williams had 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and one block in 30 minutes off the bench.
Cavaliers 126, Heat 106
Ty Jerome, rostered in 35% of leagues, played 30 minutes off the bench, tallying 20 points, three rebounds, seven assists and one steal.
Max Strus, owned in 25% of leagues, had eight points, three rebounds and steals and six assists in 33 minutes.
Georges Niang went for 15 points, four rebounds and one assist and steal across 28 minutes off the bench. He’s only rostered in 4% of leagues.
Craig Porter Jr., barely owned in any leagues, had nine points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal and block across 21 minutes off the bench.
Haywood Highsmith, owned in just 4% of leagues, recorded 12 points, three rebounds and two blocks across 26 minutes.
Terry Rozier, rostered in 57% of leagues, had 22 points, four rebounds and assists and one steal across 33 minutes off the bench.
Knicks 122, Nuggets 112
Miles McBride, rostered in just 6% of leagues, finished the night with 12 points, two rebounds and four assists across 22 minutes off the bench.
Aaron Gordon, owned in 69% of leagues, went for 15 points, six rebounds and one assist in 30 minutes.
76ers 117, Kings 104
Kyle Lowry, only owned in about 1% of leagues, tallied 13 points, five rebounds and eight assists across 26 minutes off the bench.
Eric Gordon, rostered in just 18% of leagues, had 14 points, one rebound and two assists and steals across 22 minutes.
Mavericks 137, Pelicans 136
Quentin Grimes, rostered in 12% of leagues, finished with 17 points, one rebound and three steals across 20 minutes off the bench.
Spencer Dinwiddie, owned in 45% of leagues, had 11 points, four rebounds, seven assists and one steal in 28 minutes.
Klay Thompson, available in about 22% of leagues, totaled 20 points, four rebounds and one assist across 29 minutes.
Brandon Boston Jr., owned in just 5% of leagues, went for 12 points, one rebound and four steals in 21 minutes off the bench.
Clippers 128, Spurs 116
Nicolas Batum, available in just about every fantasy league, posted 12 points, five rebounds and one steal across 17 minutes off the bench.
Jeremy Sochan, rostered in 65% of leagues, ended the night with seven points, four assists, two steals and one block across 26 minutes off the bench.
Stephon Castle, owned in 41% of leagues, went for 20 points, three rebounds and two steals in 33 minutes.
Harrison Barnes totaled 15 points, three rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block in 30 minutes. He’s rostered in 44% of leagues.
Timberwolves 121, Suns 113
Jaden McDaniels, only available in about 13% of leagues, went for 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals in 37 minutes.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, rostered in just 4% of leagues, had 23 points, four rebounds and one assist in 35 minutes off the bench.
Grayson Allen, owned in 38.5% of leagues, posted 11 points, seven rebounds and one assist, steal and block in 29 minutes off the bench.
Warriors 116, Thunder 109
Kevon Looney, rostered in 6% of leagues, posted 18 points, three rebounds, two assists and four blocks in 25 minutes off the bench.
Gary Payton II, owned in just 1% of leagues, had 15 points, nine rebounds, three assists and one steal across 25 minutes.
Dennis Schroder went for nine points, four rebounds, seven assists and one steal in 26 minutes off the bench. He’s rostered in 75% of leagues.
Isaiah Joe, owned in 16% of fantasy leagues, recorded 17 points, two rebounds and one assist in 29 minutes off the bench.
Waiver Wire List
A good portion of the FantasySP Waiver Wire Pickups page are players we just talked about. Some others were discussed in stories the previous two days.
Josh Okogie is the most-added player of the day, up 8.69%. Strus and Jerome are each up over 6%. Zaccharie Risacher is also up 6%.
Barnes, Micic, Diabate and Castle are some other players inside the top-25 pickups who we already covered today.
Wendell Carter Jr., Tristan Da Silva, Kyle Kuzma, Keon Ellis, Goga Bitadze, Deandre Ayton, Dalton Knecht, Bilal Coulibaly, Jonas Valanciunas, Jaxson Hayes, Mike Conley, Larry Nance Jr., Jonathan Isaac, Derrick Jones Jr., Duncan Robinson, Ben Simmons and Andrew Wiggins are the other players to appear in the top-25 pickups.
As mentioned before, many of those players were mentioned in waiver wire stories the previous two days, so be sure to check those stories out to see why one of those guys is part of the waiver list today.
