Last Updated on December 26, 2025 12:33 pm by Keston Paul | Published: December 26, 2025

Coming off a strong Christmas outing and returning to the standard NBA ways on this Friday, the standings are getting even tighter in both NBA conferences, and probably your fantasy league as well. Which is why as always, we deliver the best pickups, notes and info that you might need to lock that W down for the week. Let’s get it going.

Top Pickups

This is the “general must-add” section regardless of the slate. If these players are being overlooked and remain chilling on the waiver wire, consider adding them to your squad.

Tyler Kolek (5%)

The sophomore guard once again had an amazing game to complete the comeback for the Knicks: 16 points, nine assists, four three-pointers and three dimes in 25 minutes of play. And this happened with most of New York’s rotation being available and playing their usual set of minutes. While this doesn’t mean Kolek is poised for stardom just yet, for those who are in deep leagues and are looking to cash in on a chance, you could do much worse than him right now.

Tari Eason (29%)

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