Week 6 Fantasy Basketball Projections and Waiver Wire Options: Brandin Podziemski, Bobby Portis, Andre Drummond and More
Checking out week 6 fantasy basketball projections and identifying some possible pickups or streaming options.
We are starting a new fantasy basketball week today, so it's time to go over weekly projections and see who stands out as possible waiver wire/streaming options.
We will break things down by position, and discuss players under 90% owned.
Weekly fantasy basketball projections can be found on FantasySP all season! Daily projections are also available!
Power Forwards
Dallas' P.J. Washington is projected for 30 fantasy points over three games this week. He is currently owned in 84% of leagues.
Los Angeles Clippers' John Collins is owned in just 66% of leagues, but is set for 28 points over three games.
Milwaukee's Kyle Kuzma is set for 26 fantasy points over four contests in the sixth week of the season. He's currently rostered in 47% of leagues.
Golden State's Draymond Green is projected for 26 points over three games. He's owned in 75% of leagues.
Sacramento's Keegan Murray is rostered in 78% of leagues after recently returning to the court. He's set for 25 points over four games.
Milwaukee's Bobby Portis is projected for 25 points over four games. He's owned in 52% of leagues.
Portland's Jerami Grant is another player projected for 25 points this coming week. He's rostered in 83% of leagues and has three games scheduled.
Memphis' Santi Aldama is projected for 24 fantasy points. He's owned in 87% of leagues and has four games this week.
Houston's Jabari Smith Jr., New Orleans' Saddiq Bey and Los Angeles Lakers' Rui Hachimura are all projected for 23 fantasy points in week 6 of the season.
Smith has three games this week and is rostered in 85% of leagues. Bey is at just 19% owned and has four games on tap. Hachimura has three games and is rostered in 46% of leagues.
Shooting Guards
Philadelphia's Quentin Grimes is set for 28 fantasy points over three games this coming week. He's currently rostered in 84% of leagues.
Memphis' Cedric Coward is projected for 27 points over four contests. He is owned in 83% of leagues.
Golden State's Brandin Podziemski is projected for 26 points over three games. He's rostered in 64% of fantasy leagues right now.
San Antonio's Devin Vassell falls just below 90% owned. He's projected for 24 points over three games.
Washington's Bilal Coulibaly, Boston's Anfernee Simons, Sacramento's Malik Monk, Minnesota's Donte DiVincenzo and Chicago's Kevin Huerter are projected for 23 fantasy points each.
Coulibaly is owned in 41% of leagues and has just two games this week. Simons has three contests and sits at 70% rostered.
Monk is rostered in 50% of leagues and has four games on tap. DiVincenzo has four games as well, and is up to 82% owned. Huerter is rostered in 33% of leagues and has three games this coming week.
Centers
Memphis' Zach Edey is projected for 28 fantasy points over four contests in week 6 of the fantasy season. He is rostered in 86% of leagues.
Toronto's Jakob Poeltl, Utah's Jusuf Nurkic, Minnesota's Naz Reid and New Orleans' Derik Queen are all projected for 26 points this week.
Poeltl is rostered in 89% of leagues and has four games this week. Nurkic has three games and is rostered in 75% of leagues.
Reid is also at 89% rostered, and has four games coming up. Queen has four games, and sits at 88% owned.
Dallas' Daniel Gafford is set for 23 points over three games, as is Philly's Andre Drummond. Gafford is rostered in about 54% of leagues, while Drummond is at 68%.
Point Guards
Washington's CJ McCollum is projected for 30 fantasy points over two games. He's rostered in 84% of leagues now.
Dallas' D'Angelo Russell is set for 26 points over three contests. He's owned in 47% of leagues.
Charlotte's Collin Sexton sits at 57% rostered and is projected for 25 points over three games.
Chicago's Tre Jones is set for 24 points this week. Jones has three games and is rostered in 43% of leagues.
New Orleans' Jeremiah Fears, Sacramento's Dennis Schroder, Utah's Isaiah Collier and Chicago's Ayo Dosunmu are all projected for 23 fantasy points.
Fears is at 63% owned and has four games this week. Schroder has four games as well, and is rostered in 69% of leagues.
Collier and Dosunmu have three games each. Collier is at 37% owned, while Dosunmu is rostered in 53% of leagues.
Small Forwards
Detroit's Tobias Harris is projected for 27 fantasy points over four contests. He's owned in 73% of leagues.
Dallas' Naji Marshall is set for 25 points over three contests. He's rostered in 37% of leagues right now.
San Antonio's Keldon Johnson and Cleveland's De'Andre Hunter are each projected for 24 fantasy points over three games. Johnson is rostered in 55% of leagues, while Hunter sits at 80% owned.
Washington's Khris Middleton, Portland's Toumani Camara and Chicago's Matas Buzelis are all projected for 23 points over three games.
Middleton has two games and is rostered in just 16% of leagues. Camara is up at 79% and has three games. Buzelis has three games as well, and is owned in 89% of leagues.