February 14 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Options and Thursday's Recap: Jose Alvarado, Keon Ellis, Caris LeVert, Ben Simmons, Kessler Edwards and More
Looking over some of the better fantasy basketball performances from February 13 to maybe identify some waiver wire options.
The NBA All-Star break is here, but before the festivities begin, we need to go over the top fantasy performers from Thursday, February 13.
We'll also look at the top fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups before we wrap up. The top-25 pickups can always be found on FantasySP.
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Mavericks 118, Heat 113
Dante Exum, rostered in just 3% of fantasy leagues, went for 27 points, three rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block across 24 minutes.
Max Christie, owned in 76% of leagues, added 19 points, five rebounds and assists, three steals and one block across 38 minutes.
Naji Marshall, rostered in 45% of leagues, totaled 12 points, nine rebounds, four assists and one steal in 32 minutes off the bench.
Kessler Edwards, owned in 15% of leagues, posted 15 points, nine rebounds and three assists in nearly 40 minutes.
Spencer Dinwiddie, rostered in 40% of leagues, had 18 points, three rebounds and six assists across nearly 36 minutes.
Alec Burks, owned in 10% of leagues, contributed 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and one steal in 28 minutes off the bench.
Kel'el Ware, available in 25% of leagues, started and played 32 minutes, tallying 17 points, nine rebounds and one assist, block and steal.
Kyle Anderson, rostered in about 2% of leagues, tallied 15 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 27 minutes of action.
Warriors 105, Rockets 98
Brandin Podziemski, owned in 64% of leagues, started and played 39 minutes. He posted 18 points, five rebounds, four assists and steals and one block.
Draymond Green, available in about 8% of leagues, recorded 13 points, four rebounds, eight assists, two steals and one block across nearly 30 minutes.
Moses Moody, rostered in 15% of leagues, went for 10 points, six rebounds, one assist and two steals and blocks across 33 minutes.
Nate Williams, barely owned in any leagues, contributed 11 points, two rebounds, three assists, one steal and two blocks in 18 minutes off the bench.
Jock Landale, rostered in barely any leagues, posted 13 points, eight rebounds and one assist and steal in 15 minutes off the bench.
Aaron Holiday, also barely owned in any leagues, started and played 37 minutes. He totaled 25 points, eight rebounds, four assists and one steal in 37 minutes.
Timberwolves 116, Thunder 101
All the OKC performances over 25 fantasy points were accomplished by players already rostered in 100% of leagues.
Jaden McDaniels, only available in 6% of leagues, was the only Minnesota player over 25 fantasy points who wasn't already owned in every league. McDaniels posted 21 points, six rebounds and five assists in nearly 37 minutes of action.
Pelicans 140, Kings 133 (OT)
Jose Alvarado, owned in 49% of leagues, recorded 18 points, five rebounds, eight assists and three steals in 34 minutes.
Javonte Green, rostered in 2% of leagues, added nine points, seven rebounds, two assists, five steals and one block across nearly 34 minutes.
Karlo Matkovic, owned in 13% of leagues, had 13 points, five rebounds, two assists and steals and three blocks in nearly 27 minutes off the bench.
Jordan Hawkins, rostered in 5% of leagues, went for 16 points, two rebounds and blocks and four assists in 26 minutes off the bench.
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, owned in just 2% of leagues, contributed 16 points, two rebounds and one assist and steal in 18 minutes off the bench.
Keegan Murray, available in about 5% of leagues, totaled 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists and one steal in 35 minutes of action.
Clippers 120, Jazz 116 (OT)
Ben Simmons, rostered in 37% of leagues, finished the night with 12 points, seven rebounds, six assists, three steals and one block in 27 minutes off the bench.
Kris Dunn, owned in 9% of leagues, had four points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in 37 minutes.
Kyle Filipowski, rostered in 7% of leagues, started and played 37 minutes, tallying 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Isaiah Collier, available in 25% of leagues, went for 16 points, four rebounds and steals and eight assists in 31 minutes.
Waiver Wire Pickups
Most of the top-25 waiver wire pickups on Friday are players we discussed at some point this week.
Alvarado is the top pickup at the time of publication, up 12.43%.
Keon Ellis is No. 2, up 11.44% and sitting at 47.26% overall now.
Caris LeVert checks in third, up 11.2% and owned in 56.22% of leagues overall.
Simmons is up 10.95%, while Edwards is up 10.72%.
Luguentz Dort is up 9.95% and rostered in 49.75% of leagues. Donovan Clingan is up another 9.45% and up to 61.44% overall now.
Marshall is up 6.97%, while Christie is up another 6.47%. Dillon Brooks got a 5.98% boost and is owned in 52.99% of leagues now.
Podziemski, Green and Moody are all up 5.47% today. Collier got added in 5.23% of leagues, as did Keyonte George. Burks is up 5.22%.
Dinwiddie was added in 3.98% of leagues. Jaime Jaquez Jr. got a 3.48% boost, while his teammate Davion Mitchell is up 3.24%.
Yves Missi is up 3.24% today, while Dunn is up 3.23%. Quentin Grimes was added in 2.98% of leagues.
Derrick Jones Jr. and Georges Niang are both up 2.74%. Jusuf Nurkic got a 2.49% increase.
