Wednesday's Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Options: Marcus Smart, Andre Drummond, Kyle Kuzma and More

In the middle of the work week, let's go over our third fantasy basketball waiver wire story of week four of the NBA regular season.

Here are the waiver stories from Monday and Tuesday, plus Wednesday's streaming article.

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Should You Add Marcus Smart?

Smart is up 5.22% today and now sits at 28.21% overall.

Smart has been playing a pretty notable role for the Lakers in the early going. He's logged 261 minutes over his nine games played, and he's started seven games in a row.

Smart is averaging 10 points, 3.6 assists, 2.3 steals, 2.2 rebounds and 0.2 blocks over 28.8 minutes a contest. He is shooting 41.8% overall and is just 26.3% on his 3-pointers.

He has scored in double figures five times this season - he's been in and out of double figures in the first five games of November. He fills the stat sheet pretty well most games, and showed his fantasy ceiling with 13 points, seven steals, six assists and four rebounds in his last contest.

That was a bit of an outlier performance, but he's playing enough and doing enough while on the court to roster in a lot of leagues. He's just a deep-league fantasy asset right now, and that's how he'll probably top out too.

He's worth a look in more deeper leagues though. At least utilize him in some more deeper leagues until his role or usage goes down a bit.

Should You Add Andre Drummond?

Drummond is rostered in 34.87% of leagues after a 3.32% increase today.

Unsurprisingly, he's played a pretty big role for the Sixers, who have the oft-injured Joel Embiid at the same position. Drummond has played 201 minutes over 10 games, and has played over 30 minutes in back-to-back games, while also starting those games.

He has scored in double figures three times, and had double-doubles in his past two games. Overall, he's averaging 7.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1 block and 0.7 assists and steals over 20 minutes a game. 

If he's starting and playing 30+ minutes a night, Drummond is a fantasy asset in all leagues because he's a double-double threat. That makes him worth adding in all deeper leagues right now, while being a standard league streamer for the time being.

He's not a must-add guy in standard leagues, but until Embiid is back, or the Sixers are healthier, Drummond has some legit fantasy value. Look into adding him for at least a short-term stint, especially if you need help at center.

Should You Add Sam Merrill?

Merrill is up 3.05% and is rostered in 32.31% of fantasy leagues overall.

Merrill has played pretty well this season, but missing three games makes him available in more leagues than he should be.

He's scored in double figures in seven of the eight games he's played in so far. Merrill is averaging 14.6 points, 2.5 assists, 1.8 rebounds, 0.5 steals and 0.1 blocks over 26 minutes. He is shooting 48.7% overall and is 47.8% on his triples.

Merrill might not do a ton outside of scoring, but on points alone, he's a pretty solid fantasy asset. He's playing enough and shooting healthy percentages, so he's worth deep-league roster spots at least.

When the Cavaliers are missing several regulars, Merrill has standard league streaming value. A perfect example is today, when the Cavs will be without Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley and more.

Strus is worth streaming in all leagues for Wednesday as a result. I'd already be adding and holding him in more deeper leagues.

Should You Add Ayo Dosunmu?

Dosunmu has been added in 3.01% of leagues as well, but it brings his overall mark to 47.68%.

Dosunmu has played pretty well to open the season, scoring in double figures in six of his eight contests so far. He's scored 20 or more points on three occasions, including his last time out.

So far across 25.9 minutes a game, Dosunmu is averaging 15.3 points, 3.1 assists, 2.5 rebounds, 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocks. He's shooting 54.3% overall and 48.4% from 3-point land.

His shooting percentages could dip in time, which would lower his scoring average, but for now, he's worth deep-league fantasy spots and starts. Dosunmu doesn't do a ton else on the court, but there's enough there for deep-league owners to utilize.

He's another standard league streaming option. Dosunmu is also taking advantage of Coby White being out, and Josh Giddey is banged up too, so if those two remain out, Dosunmu is a pretty good standard league streaming option for the time being.

More often than not though, Dosunmu will top out as a deep-league fantasy asset. Utilize him in the right situations or matchups in standard leagues though.

Should You Add Isaiah Collier?

Collier is up 2.96% and is now owned in 30.77% overall.

He's only played three games so far, and he's played between 15-27 minutes in those contests. Collier has scored 10, 5 and 14 points, while racking up 21 assists, nine rebounds and a block.

He's shooting it well so far, making 11-of-17 shots overall, and 2-of-5 from behind the 3-point line. 

His averages in three games are slightly better than the ones he delivered in his rookie season last year. Collier was a solid fantasy asset then on his scoring and assist numbers - anything else he added was a bonus.

His minutes per game are down so far, so that will be something to watch going forward. I like Collier quite a bit, and think he's a really good dynasty asset, but we'll see if the Jazz give him a chance to shine this season.

Right now, Collier is only worth rostering in deeper fantasy leagues. He's worth adding in more leagues than he's currently owned in.

He might need an increase in minutes and production to ever sneak into standard leagues though. He's an intriguing player to keep an eye on.

Should You Add Kyle Kuzma?

Kuzma is rostered in 44.1% of leagues after a 1.55% increase.

The Bucks were mocked for trading Khris Middleton for Kuzma at the trade deadline last year, with Kuzma failing to make much of a difference. After an offseason with the team, the Bucks seem to be knocking some of the bad habits out of Kuzma, and he's starting to emerge as a big piece for the team.

He has scored in double figures in eight of his 10 games, with him falling short in a game he hurt his ankle, and the game after he returned. Kuzma has scored 20+ points twice, including his last time out.

Overall, he's averaging 13.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.6 blocks and 0.5 steals over 25 minutes a game. He's only started once, but he's playing enough to make a difference. Kuzma is shooting 55.3% overall and 31.3% from deep - he's already taken 28 free throws, making 24 of them.

Kuzma has quietly been a really solid fantasy asset in the early going, and his role is likely to increase a little after Taurean Prince was injured and is expected to miss extended time. Even if Kuzma isn't starting, he looks to be playing just enough to turn in good fantasy results.

If he can stick at 28 or more minutes, like he's been the past three games, then his fantasy ownership and usage should increase. For now, he's a deep-league asset, but he could sneak into standard leagues if he produces enough. Definitely keep an eye on Kuzma if you aren't wanting to add him today.