February 28 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Options and Thursday's Recap: Bol Bol, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Terrence Shannon Jr., Karlo Matkovic, Zach Collins and More
Looking over some of the better fantasy basketball performances from February 27 to maybe identify some waiver wire options.
There were just five NBA games played on Thursday, February 27, but we'll still go over the top fantasy basketball performances from waiver wire options.
We'll wrap this story up by looking at the FantasySP's waiver wire page.
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Warriors 121, Magic 115
Quinten Post, rostered in 4% of fantasy leagues, recorded 18 points, five rebounds and one assist, steal and block across 24 minutes off the bench.
Brandin Podziemski, available in 19% of leagues, went for eight points, four rebounds, seven assists and two blocks across 32 minutes in a start.
Wendell Carter Jr., owned in 46% of leagues, finished with nine points, 14 rebounds, four assists and one steal across 27 minutes.
Cole Anthony, rostered in 25% of leagues, tallied 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks across 26 minutes.
Bucks 121, Nuggets 112
Kyle Kuzma, available in just 14% of leagues, finished the game with 16 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two blocks across 37 minutes.
Gary Trent Jr., rostered in 17% of leagues, went for 15 points, three steals, two rebounds and one assist in 24 minutes off the bench,
Taurean Prince, owned in 10% of leagues, added 10 points, four rebounds, two steals and one assist in 30 minutes.
Christian Braun, available in just 2% of leagues, contributed 13 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals across 31 minutes.
Mavericks 103, Hornets 96
Moses Brown, rostered in 2% of leagues, totaled 20 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and two blocks in 31 minutes.
Dante Exum, owned in 3% of leagues, had 12 points, four steals and three rebounds and assists across 25 minutes off the bench.
Klay Thompson, available in 14% of leagues, added 18 points and two rebounds and blocks across 28 minutes.
Nick Smith Jr., owned in 17% of leagues, went for 12 points, seven assists and three rebounds across 33 minutes.
KJ Simpson, rostered in just 1% of leagues, tallied 11 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals across 31 minutes.
Pelicans 124, Suns 116
Jose Alvarado, available in 30% of leagues, closed with 14 points, five assists, three steals and one rebound across 20 minutes off the bench.
Karlo Matkovic, rostered in 19% of leagues, posted 17 points, 10 rebounds and one assist across 36 minutes.
Nick Richards, now owned in 45% of leagues, went for 10 points, 16 rebounds, two assists and one block across 31 minutes.
Bol Bol, rostered in 51% of leagues, played 29 minutes, tallying 15 points, six rebounds, two blocks and one assist.
Tyus Jones, owned in 63% of leagues, contributed 15 points, 12 assists, five rebounds and one steal across 39 minutes.
Lakers 111, Timberwolves 102
All of the Lakers' top fantasy performances came from players already rostered in 100% of leagues.
Jaden McDaniels, available in 2% of leagues, totaled 15 points, eight rebounds, two steals and one assist across 37 minutes.
Terrence Shannon Jr., owned in 10% of leagues, posted 25 points, five rebounds and two assists across 29 minutes off the bench.
Donte DiVincenzo, rostered in 60% of leagues, contributed nine points, six assists, five rebounds and one steal in 23 minutes off the bench.
Mike Conley, owned in 37% of leagues, added 10 points, four assists, two steals and one rebound and block across 26 minutes.
Top Waiver Wire Options
Bol is the top waiver wire pickup at the time of publication, up 15.56% today.
Phoenix's Grayson Allen is up 6.98% and rostered in 47.3% of leagues. Royce O'Neale is owned in 40.63% of leagues after a 2.53% increase and Richards is up 2.22%.
Minnesota's Nickeil Alexander-Walker is up 13.01% today, bringing his total mark to 44.76%. Shannon got a 4.13% increase, while DiVincenzo is up 1.9%.
Chicago's Zach Collins is third on the waiver list. He's up 7.3% and rostered in 20.95% of leagues.
Brooklyn's Day'Ron Sharpe was added in 6.35% and is up to 34.92%. Killian Hayes is up 2.54% and owned in 8.57% of leagues now.
New Orleans' Yves Missi got added in 6.35% of leagues and is rostered in 53.65% of leagues now. Matkovic is up 3.17%, while Alvarado is up 2.22%.
Dallas' Thompson got a 4.13% bump today. Golden State's Buddy Hield is up 2.93% and owned in 56.58% of leagues now. Moses Moody is rostered in 38.73% of leagues after a 2.22% increase, while Podziemski is up 1.9%.
Orlando's Carter got a 2.54% increase. Portland's Shaedon Sharpe is up 2.22% and owned in 66.03% of leagues now.
LA Lakers' Rui Hachimura got a 2.22% boost and is up to 84.44% overall. Dorian Finney-Smith is up 1.9% and owned in 15.87% of leagues, while Jaxson Hayes is up 1.83% and at 34.21% overall.
New York's Mitchell Robinson is rostered in 21.12% of leagues after a 2.07% increase. Denver's Russell Westbrook got added in 1.9% of leagues and is up to 87.94% overall.
Milwaukee's Kuzma also got a 1.9% increase today.
