Last Updated on February 4, 2026 6:36 pm by Mike Passador | Published: February 4, 2026

The trade deadline is less than 24 hours away and we’ve already got a handful of deals with massive fantasy implications. More are coming, and most of them are trades that you can’t possibly be able to predict. The Wizards have been the league’s biggest buyers this season, and the Jazz aren’t far behind… and both teams are still going to tank to keep this season’s lottery picks. It’s a crazy time. With more moves on the horizon and plenty of activity on the waiver wire in fantasy leagues right now, you might be able to stack some marginal gains while everyone is thinking about the trade-related frenzy.

This week’s edition of Buy Low, Sell High features 10 names who are producing outside their usual range over the last couple of weeks, with anomalies in their stat lines or something new in their situations that’s sparking change. If you can find the outlier stats in small windows during the thick of the marathon that is the NBA season, you can find your way into some good value. That’s the dirty work that makes the season a grind, but it’s also what leads to a lot of championships.

For the uninitiated, buying low refers to the act of acquiring a player at a discount because their recent performance — which is below their standards/expectations — has changed their perceived value for the player’s current manager. Essentially, it’s trying to trade for a player that you know is going to be a lot better than he has been lately, and capitalizing on his current manager’s anxieties to do so at a lower cost than you would normally anticipate.

On the flip side, selling high is the opposite; trading away a player at the height of their perceived value thanks to a recent run of good fortune. That could be the result of several things, but at the end of the day you’re trying to get off at the top and extract more value than you would normally anticipate from your trade partner. It’s a simple concept but hard to do, especially if you’re playing with seasoned competition who know the tricks of the trade.

Please note that the stats and values here are accurate as of January 7, prior to games starting.

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Mike graduated from Boston University’s Dual Degree Program with a BA in Economics and a BS in Business with Concentrations in Marketing and Operations Management. He is a faithful supporter of Toronto sports and the Detroit Lions and is always ready to be let down. Tweet to him @Mike_Pandador, but if you badmouth Jose Calderon you might get blocked.

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