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Monday's Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Options: Zach Edey, Dominick Barlow, Daniel Gafford and More

Looking at several fantasy basketball waiver wire options at the start of the fifth week of the season.

Morgan Rode Nov 17th 12:01 PM EST.

Nov 15, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey (14) dunks in the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena. Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images
Nov 15, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey (14) dunks in the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena. Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images

After looking over some possible fantasy basketball waiver wire/streaming options based on weekly projections, let's go over some more traditional waiver wire adds.

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Should You Add Daniss Jenkins?

Jenkins is up 11.9% today, bringing his overall mark to 33.33%.

Jenkins has made a name for himself over the past couple games. After playing sparingly most of the year, he's been at 34-40 minutes played over the past three contests, the last two being starts.

He has 24, 18 and 19 points in that three-game stretch, while also having 23 assists, 15 rebounds and seven steals over that stretch. Jenkins is shooting 47.1% overall, along with a 56.3% clip from 3-point land.

His season averages are obviously much lower, but he's definitely worth some fantasy attention now. Jenkins is getting extra run of late with Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Tobias Harris, Jaden Ivey, Marcus Sasser, Ausar Thompson and others missing time.

Jenkins has delivered when he's been needed, but I don't expect him to remain a good fantasy asset all season. He is worth streaming for the time being, at least.

Give him an add in deeper leagues, but be ready to move on from him after his role and usage fizzles out.

Should You Add Jordan Clarkson?

Clarkson is rostered in 15.66% of leagues after a 6.58% increase.

He hasn't been playing a ton this season, but he logged 33 minutes off the bench in the team's last contest. Clarkson had 24 points, five rebounds and three assists in that game, so maybe he has a bit more gas in the tank.

Even with that big game included, Clarkson is averaging 10.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.2 blocks over 17.3 minutes. He is shooting 46.7% overall and he's 38.8% from 3-point land.

He's not playing enough most nights to deserve any fantasy usage. If he continues to play half of games or more moving forward though, he could be a useful fantasy asset.

With Jalen Brunson out with an injury and Miles McBride maybe out on Monday for personal reasons, there's some legit fantasy value in Clarkson for that game, at least. If McBride is out, I'd be willing to stream Clarkson in deeper leagues, and maybe even standard leagues in a pinch - Brunson would also need to be out for Clarkson to be a worthwhile add and play.

When Brunson and McBride are back, Clarkson won't play enough most nights to have fantasy value in any leagues. He's maybe worth rostering in super deep leagues, and is worth keeping an eye on in deep leagues, but there's probably better waiver wire options out there for you to add and utilize instead.

Should You Add Tristan da Silva?

Da Silva is owned in 31.82% of leagues after a 6.58% increase today.

He has started the past two games for the Magic, combining for 35 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and steals and two blocks in those contests.

Da Silva has played a decent role most of the season, playing between 14-25 minutes before these past two games. If he's starting or playing more minutes, he has a chance to be a legit fantasy asset. He was last season at times with the Magic battling injuries here and there.

Paolo Banchero being out is helping Da Silva's fantasy outlook the most right now. Once he's back, Da Silva will only be a worthwhile fantasy starter in really deep leagues.

Until Banchero returns though, Da Silva can be a deep-league streamer, and he's not a half-bad standard league streaming option too. 

Watch Da Silva's game logs and be ready to move on from him once his role regresses again. He's someone to keep in mind in case Banchero or Franz Wagner miss extended time though.

Should You Add Zach Edey?

Edey has been added in 5.88% of leagues and he now is owned in 77.78% overall.

He finally returned to the court, logging his first game on Saturday. Edey had 13 points, seven rebounds and two blocks and steals over 24 minutes in a start.

Most are expecting more from Edey in his second season. If his first game was an early indication of things, Edey might be a really good fantasy asset.

As long as he's playing half of games or more, he has a chance to be a legit fantasy asset, and that goes for all leagues. He's a good source of points and rebounds, and anything else he can add is just gravy.

He'll likely shoot a pretty high percentage, so that can work in some fantasy leagues as well.

Edey is worth adding in any deeper leagues where he's still available. I think he will remain a good deep-league option all season, even if he's not starting or playing at least half of games.

I like the idea of adding Edey in standard leagues as well, but he's not a must-add player yet. If you have an open roster spot, I'd be for adding the Memphis big man. If you are lacking at center, or need a nightly double-double threat, then that's even more reason to add Edey now.

If you aren't ready to add Edey yet, keep a close eye on him and be ready to pounce if the big man stars in a game to come. His own percentage should continue rising if he delivers like he did in his first game, and he could be scooped up in most leagues with another big game or two, so don't wait super long if you want to add him.

Nov 16, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA;  Dallas Mavericks forward Daniel Gafford (21) scores past Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III (35) during the second quarter at American Airlines Center. Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
Nov 16, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Daniel Gafford (21) scores past Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III (35) during the second quarter at American Airlines Center. Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

Should You Add Daniel Gafford?

Gafford is rostered in 62.12% of leagues after a 4.98% increase today.

He missed every game in October, but has played every game so far in November. Over nine games (all starts), he's averaging 10.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 1.1 assists and 0.9 steals over 23 minutes. He is shooting 66.1% overall and is 81.5% at the free-throw line so far.

There's a lot to like in those numbers, and he's trending up with three double-digit scoring outputs in a row. If that keeps up, you can guess that his own percentage will keep rising.

Right now, Gafford is worth a spot in all deeper leagues. Until he cools off a bit, he's also a decent standard league streaming option. I most often see him as a deep-league asset, but in his better stretches, he can be utilized in all league types.

He's another player you need to be watching closely, so that you move off him if his production drops off.

Should You Add Dominick Barlow?

Barlow is up 6.22% and he's sitting at 17.17% overall.

He played in the first two games of the season, then missed the next nine contests. Barlow returned to the court on Friday, and posted 10 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks over nearly 29 minutes off the bench.

Barlow played 34 minutes in the first game of the season, then was on the court for about 16 minutes in the second game before leaving with an injury. In his first game, he went for 13 points, eight rebounds, five assists and one block, so that and his most recent game matchup up pretty well.

His own percentage would be a lot higher if he hadn't missed time, so now is a time for deep-league owners to pounce on Barlow. He looks like he'll have a pretty solid role most nights for the Sixers, so deep-league owners could definitely benefit from adding the forward.

If he continues to log around 30 minutes and stuff the stat sheet most nights, there's a chance he eventually sneaks into some standard leagues too.

Philly is down Joel Embiid, Paul George and Kelly Oubre Jr., which helps Barlow out a bit, but even at full strength (which Philly never seems to be at), Barlow has a chance to factor in enough to be a good fantasy asset.

I at least see him as a good deep-league fantasy asset, and over time, he could prove to be a good standard leaguer too.

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