| 19 February 2012
The waiver wire... an extremely important tool that must be used by all fantasy teams no matter your level of experience. While there are a number of options available at the start of the season, as the season progresses, it becomes harder to find those diamonds in the rough.
Unless you are in a very shallow league, or you have some inexperienced fantasy owners, it is virtually impossible to find players off the wire that are matrix-like, that this, they fill-up the box score. Instead, you are better off working out 1-2 categories you want to be better off in, and then target accordingly. Perhaps you be looking to add someone on the last day to help you win a matchup.
In this article, we have identied five players you should target within each category (we have removed the %'s and turnovers from the analysis):
Figures below based on season averages and less than 50% ownership.
Threes:
Richard Jefferson (2.0 pg), Jodie Meeks (1.9 pg), Kyle Korver (1.8 pg), Matt Bonner (1.8 pg), Mickael Pietrus (1.8 pg)
Points:
Gerald Henderson (15 pg – back within a week), Corey Maggette (13.2 pg), Tayshaun Prince (12.5 pg), Leandro Barbosa (11.8 pg), Brandon Bass (11.6 pg)
Rebounds:
Udonis Haslem (8.2 pg), Amir Johnson (6.7 pg), Brendan Haywood (6.7 pg), Marreese Speights (6.6 pg), Zaza Pachulia (6.3 pg)
Assists:
Ramon Sessions (5.6 pg), Earl Watson (4.7 pg), Goran Dragic (3.6 pg), Luke Ridnour (3.6 pg), Derek Fisher (3.6 pg)
Steals:
Iman Shumpert (2.0 pg), James Johnson (1.3 pg), Alonzo Gee (1.3 pg), Chandler Parsons (1.2 pg), Corey Brewer (1.2 pg)
Blocks:
Ekpe Udoh (1.7 pg), Tyrus Thomas (1.7 pg), Jermaine O'Neal (1.5 pg), Bismack Biyombo (1.5 pg), Chris Anderson (1.3 pg)
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