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Week 5 Fantasy Basketball Projections and Waiver Wire Options: Bilal Coulibaly, Isaiah Collier, Naji Marshall and More

Checking out week 5 fantasy basketball projections and identifying some possible pickups or streaming options.

Morgan Rode Nov 17th 8:26 AM EST.

Nov 16, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz guard Isaiah Collier (8) attempts to block Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu (11) during the second half at Delta Center. Credit: Peter Creveling-Imagn Images
Nov 16, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz guard Isaiah Collier (8) attempts to block Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu (11) during the second half at Delta Center. Credit: Peter Creveling-Imagn Images

A new week of fantasy basketball is here, which means it's time to go over weekly projections and see which waiver wire/streaming options are projected highly.

We will cover players with own percentages under 90. Let's dive right in!

Weekly fantasy basketball projections can be found on FantasySP all season! Daily projections are also available!

Shooting Guards

Philadelphia's Quentin Grimes is projected for 27 fantasy points over four games this coming week. He's currently rostered in 84% of fantasy leagues.

Memphis' Cedric Coward is at 86% owned and he's set for 27 points over just three contests.

Golden State's Brandin Podziemski is projected for 25 fantasy points over three games. He is currently rostered in 68% of leagues.

Boston's Anfernee Simons is owned in 80% of leagues and is set for 25 fantasy points over three games.

San Antonio's Devin Vassell is rostered in 81% of leagues and is projected for 25 points over three games as well.

Sacramento's Malik Monk is another player set for 25 fantasy points over three contests. He's currently rostered in 61% of leagues.

Minnesota's Donte DiVincenzo is projected for 24 points over three games. He is owned in 83% of leagues now.

Washington's Bilal Coulibaly is set for 23 points over three games, and is rostered in 39% of leagues.

Chicago's Kevin Huerter is rostered in 63% of leagues and is projected for 23 points over four contests.

Power Forwards

Dallas' P.J. Washington is set for 29 points over four contests this week. He's rostered in 84% of leagues now.

Golden State's Draymond Green is projected for 27 fantasy points over three games. He is owned in 81% of fantasy leagues.

Houston's Jabari Smith Jr. is set for 26 points over just two games. He is owned in 88% of leagues too.

Portland's Jerami Grant is projected for 25 points over four contests. Grant is rostered in 85% of leagues.

Los Angeles Clippers' John Collins and Milwaukee's Kyle Kuzma are each projected for 24 fantasy points this week.

Collins has four games and is owned in 74% of leagues, while Kuzma has three games and is rostered in 59% of leagues.

Memphis' Santi Aldama and Golden State's Jonathan Kuminga are each set for 23 fantasy points over three games. Aldama is owned in 83% of leagues, while Kuminga is down to 64% now.

Centers

Memphis' Zach Edey and Minnesota's Naz Reid are each projected for 26 fantasy points over three games. Edey is owned in 77% of leagues now, while Reid is at 82%.

Orlando's Wendell Carter Jr. and Charlotte's Ryan Kalkbrenner are set for 25 points over four contests each. Carter is rostered in 63% of leagues, while Kalkbrenner is up to 79%.

Dallas' Daniel Gafford is projected for 24 points over four games this coming week. He's owned in 61% of fantasy leagues.

Portland's Donovan Clingan and Utah's Jusuf Nurkic are each set for 23 points this week.

Clingan has four games and is currently owned in 84% of leagues. Nurkic has three games on tap and is rostered in 76% of leagues.

Small Forwards

Cleveland's De'Andre Hunter, Phoenix's Dillon Brooks and Washington's Khris Middleton are all projected for 25 fantasy points in week 5 of the NBA regular season.

Hunter is rostered in 85% of leagues and has four games he could play in. Brooks is up to 86% rostered and could play three games this week. Middleton is only rostered in 16% of leagues, and he too has three games on tap.

Dallas' Naji Marshall, Portland's Toumani Camara and San Antonio's Keldon Johnson are all projected for 24 fantasy points in week 5.

Marshall is owned in 54% of leagues and has four games, while Camara has four games as well, but is rostered in 83% of leagues. Johnson sits at 28% rostered and has three games this coming week.

Detroit's Caris LeVert is set for 23 points over three games. He is rostered in just 8% of fantasy leagues right now.

Point Guards

Dallas's D'Angelo Russell is projected for 26 points over four games. He's rostered in 51% of fantasy leagues now.

Chicago's Tre Jones, Utah's Isaiah Collier and Charlotte's Collin Sexton are projected for 25 fantasy points each for the coming week.

Jones has four games on tap and is owned in 77% of leagues. Collier is at 52% owned and has three games this week. Sexton has four games and is currently rostered in 65% of leagues.

Los Angeles Lakers' Marcus Smart, Miami's Davion Mitchell, Sacramento's Dennis Schroder, Chicago's Ayo Dosunmu and LA Clippers' Chris Paul are all set for 23 fantasy points this coming week.

Smart has two games and is only rostered in 32% of leagues. Paul is at just 13% rostered and has four games on tap.

Mitchell is rostered in 75% of leagues and has four games. Dosunmu has four games as well, but is owned in 50% of leagues. Schroder has three games this coming week, and he sits at 68% rostered. 

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