NBA - 2009-2010 Week 16 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Watch

Posted by: DaveGawron

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Below, we look at the happenings from the past week in the NBA and apply what we learn in order to assist us in our waiver wire moves and trades. Our Games-per-Week Schedule Grid is especially useful throughout the season, so make sure you download it, print it, and keep it by your side to consult for every decision you make. Personally, I like to take a blue highlighter and "blue out" the column for the current week each Tuesday as to easier see the good and bad stretches on the horizon.

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TOP FIVE PLAYER NEWS BITS FROM THE PAST WEEK

We tell you whether you should ADD, WATCH, IGNORE, or DROP the player based on the recent news and upcoming schedule. When you see something like 4-3-3-4 referring to the upcoming schedule, each number refers to games per week with the upcoming Monday as the starting point. A "shallow" league is 130 players deep. A "deep" league is 154 or more players deep.

5. Jerebko, Jonas F DET

ADD him in deep leagues. He's been solid enough lately, and we wouldn't be surprised if the Pistons move a vet by the deadline. Plus, DET plays a nice 4-4-4-3-4 h2h schedule coming right up.

4. Lee, Courtney SG NJ

Lee has been pretty irrelevant for most of the season, but his time may finally be coming. He flashed a 24-7-4 game on Tuesday, and though he followed it with a mediocre game on Wednesday, the hope is that he provides a consistent 15-5-2-1-1 PTS-REB-AST-STL-3PM line from here on out. ADD him.

3. Stojakovic, Peja SF NO

Granted, his numbers were inflated this week with Marcus Thornton hurt, but the old man proved he still has something left in the tank. He'll drain threes for you and is actually worth an ADD in shallow leagues, at the moment. His schedule reads 3-4-3-4-4 over the next month.

2. Thomas, Tyrus PF CHI

Tyrus teases often, with flashes of brilliance in limited minutes. He has done some good things lately, with Joakim Noah out. If he's still out there in a shallow league, it's time to ADD him, as he will not only get minutes with Noah out, but he could flourish if traded to a new team by the deadline.

1. Morrow, Anthony SG/SF GS

Morrow has had two massive games this week, going 33-11-4 on Wednesday after going 26-10-6 on Monday. Granted, this overlapped with Maggette and Ellis missing time, but Morrow is certainly worth an ADD in a four-game week next week. You should expect a line more like 13-5-3-2-1 PTS-REB-AST-3PM-STL, but that'll work for you in all leagues. GS finishes the year with a strong 4-3-4-2-4-4-4-4-2 schedule.

ALSO

We mentioned Nazr Mohammed C CHA last week, but after a 20/20 performance last night, making him an ADD bears mentioning again. However, expect him to settle into a 50/50 timeshare with the recently activated Tyson Chandler, so expect both of their upsides to be capped at about 10-8-1 PTS-REB-BLK... Don't be fooled by POR PG Steve Blake's big game before the break. He'll fade away when Brandon Roy returns... Milwaukee plays 3 games next week and then 5 the week after. Make sure you ADD and stash guys like Ridnour, Moute, and Bell now, depending on your roster situation and league size of course. If you wait too long, you'll miss your chance on the big 5-gamer.

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