"The NBA Cup dominated last week's NBA scheduling, with a relatively sparse number of games around the league to support the tournament. This trend continues to start this week, with only five games on the schedule Monday and only eight total games played through Wednesday, including Tuesday night's NBA Cup Final. For fantasy managers, this will mean another week where every game is a premium because there aren't as many games as in a typical week."
"It's always important to work the waiver wire to your team's advantage, but on weeks like this intelligent use of the wire could easily be the difference between a win and a loss. That's what we do, here: help you to work the waiver wire to your team's advantage. As usual, in this article we look beyond the obvious big name stars and identify lightly-rostered players that deserve more attention and can help your fantasy squads thrive."
"Jordan Walsh fights off defender for and-1 Power forward Bobby Portis, PF, Milwaukee Bucks (43.6%): Portis has maintained his sixth man role even with Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined, but his frequency of popping for big games seems to have increased. Portis is averaging 12.0 PPG on the season, but he scored at least 18 points in five of the last seven games with Antetokounmpo out."
The NBA Cup compressed the schedule, leaving only a handful of games early in the week and increasing the value of each matchup. Limited games make roster construction and daily decisions more impactful for fantasy managers. Intelligent use of the waiver wire can swing weekly results, especially when replacing or supplementing scarce active players. Lightly-rostered role players can produce high-value outings during these stretches. Bobby Portis has taken on a larger scoring role with Giannis sidelined, averaging 12.0 PPG and posting at least 18 points in five of seven games without Antetokounmpo, illustrating the kind of target worth adding.
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