Last Updated on November 12, 2026 11:57 am by Mike Passador | Published: November 12, 2026

Happy Thursday in the midst of Week 4! We’re at the point in the season where all the early season breakout players have already been scooped up, and you may be seeing the same repeat streamers and other middling fantasy players as your only waiver wire options.

I’m here to tell you that there are still plenty of intriguing names on the wire! We have some rookies and younger prospects that are starting to push their way into larger roles, yielding plenty of upside for savvy fantasy managers. We also have a number of players who are ramping up from injury returns who could present some value if other managers have forgotten about them. And of course, we do have some usual suspects whom we’ll list out as well. Whatever your cup of tea, you’ll be sure to find it here.

A note on some potential drops (since that’s the reverse of an add): this is around the point of the season where you can drop “sleepers” who are still…umm…laying dormant (yeah you thought I was going to say sleeping huh). Kel’el Ware? Never knew him. Khaman Maluach? Malua-may-still-need-a-few-months-more. Reed Sheppard? Shepherd him out of your squad. I’m not saying these players can’t or won’t emerge as fantasy options later, but they aren’t doing enough today to warrant a stash when there are equally enticing options floating out there.

We’ll first list some players who should already be on standard league rosters in the Double-Check Zone before highlighting some of the Top Adds for Standard Leagues. We’ll identify some On the Rise options for those seeking some more boom-or-bust adds before finishing off with Deep League Adds.

All stats are taken before games played on 11/11.

Double-Check Zone

We’ll keep this section short and sweet. These names have been heavily discussed. If for some reason these players are floating on the wire (or you are in a shallower league), there are the first adds.

Double-Check Zone:
Duncan Robinson (63%)
Rui Hachimura (62%)
Saddiq Bey (52%)
Daniel Gafford (51%)
Devin Vassell (49%)

Top Adds for Standard Leagues

Aday Mara (50%)

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Mark C

After years of playing redraft fantasy basketball leagues with my friends, I branched out to dynasty leagues. As my hunger for competitive leagues grew, I found myself having lengthy conversations in various forums and developing my own thoughts on rookies and veteran players alike. Among the dynasty community, I found a gap in understanding on-court play and valuing transactions properly and thought to myself “I have a lot to say that could help dynasty managers!” I eventually came onto Sports Ethos as the Dynasty Lead, producing Dynasty Fantasy Basketball content such as rankings, rookie profiles, and other sorts of articles to enable managers to make informed decisions on their own squads. I pride myself in marrying on-court NBA and fantasy basketball analysis, giving readers and listeners of my content a holistic knowledge base of not only dynasty basketball projects but also the NBA itself.

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