Last Updated on November 13, 2025 7:20 pm by Keston Paul | Published: November 13, 2025

This one is dropping a little later than usual, so sorry about that. I tried to rip through as quickly as possible since I didn’t get much time to prep it this week before Thursday.

As usual, the article will be broken down as follows:

• Double-Check Zone: Players who should be on a 12-team roster, but whose roster percentages suggest you need to make sure they’re not on your wire.
• Standard Leagues: Players worth an add in standard leagues with a potential path to value over a decent stretch of time (or the season).
• Streamers, Maybe More: Players on a hot streak or a path to short-term value with a smaller chance of long-term upside if certain things break their way.
• Watch-List: Players who may not quite be surefire adds yet, but those who should be monitored in case they trend up.
• Deep Leagues: Lower-rostered players who should be available in 14-team or 16-team leagues and beyond.
• Weekend Watch: A quick look at teams with strong weekend schedules if you’re planning on some very short-term pickups.

Double-Check Zone

Most of these players will be rostered in competitive leagues, but we get just enough questions about them to warrant another call-out. These are your priority adds and if anyone on this list is still available, thank your lucky stars.

John Collins (84%)
Key Note(s): Bradley Beal’s season is over and Ty Lue is “rolling with Collins” for a while as a starter

Collins has not budged from 84% on Yahoo since the news above, so either those leagues are all dead or people are sleeping. Just double-check to make sure he is on a roster.

Dereck Lively II (68%)
Key Note(s): Daniel Gafford is clearly still battling the right ankle sprain

Gafford is playing through the ankle stuff, but his limp seems to become more evident after every game. That seems likely to force time off at some point. The issue is that Lively might be a bit restricted himself whenever he returns from the right knee sprain, but he is worth a roster spot regardless if you aren’t hampered by other injuries already.

Honorable Mention(s): Ryan Rollins, Jaden McDaniels, Grayson Allen, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Jrue Holiday, Ajay Mitchell, Jerami Grant, Jabari Smith Jr. should generally just be on a roster but their roster percentages say differently. 

Standard Leagues

These players are either approaching 12-team value or have already seized it but every fantasy league may not have caught on to that yet. They may not be guaranteed to hold ROS value but they are worth a look nonetheless as it may be a possibility, or there may at least be some medium-to-long-term appeal.

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