Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Options for Tuesday, December 30: Jonas Valanciunas, Jake LaRavia, Jusuf Nurkic and More

Let's put together a second fantasy basketball waiver wire article of the 11th week of the season.

Here's the first waiver wire article we did this week.

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Should You Add Jonas Valanciunas?

Valanciunas is up 23.19%, bringing his overall mark to 31.37%. He's on the rise because of the injury sustained by Nikola Jokic.

Jokic was diagnosed with a hyperextension in his left knee and will miss the next four weeks at least.

Valanciunas is the first in line to help replace Jokic. He might be on the back end of his career, but with the Nuggets needing to replace a ton of production, Valanciunas could turn into a nice fantasy piece over the next four weeks.

Over 32 games this season, he is averaging 8.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.5 blocks and 0.2 steals over 13 minutes per contest. He's shooting 58.5% overall and is 25% on 3-pointers.

Valanciunas was a double-double threat in his best years, and it's possible he returns to that level of play in the coming weeks. He's worth adding in deeper leagues in case that happens, and he could become a standard league add if he gets to that level of play.

Should You Add Jake LaRavia?

LaRavia is up 10.88% and he's now rostered in 21.57% of leagues. He's on the rise after the news that Austin Reaves would miss approximately four weeks with a gastrocnemius strain.

Over 30 games and nine starts this season, LaRavia is averaging 8.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.4 blocks over 25.1 minutes a night. LaRavia is shooting 45.2% overall and he's 31.5% from 3-point land.

LaRavia was a good fantasy asset earlier in the season, and with Reaves and other Lakers out, LaRavia could return to that level of player for the next few weeks.

He's worth an add in some deeper leagues now, and is worth watching the next few games in case he does take off. He should be added in a bunch more fantasy leagues if that ends up happening.

Should You Add Jusuf Nurkic?

Nurkic is owned in 83.01% of leagues after a 10.68% increase.

Nurkic has been trending up over his past several games. He has missed two of the team's past eight contests, but has scored in double figures in five of the six games he's played in. 

He's averaging 13.5 points, 10.8 rebounds, 6 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks over 29 minutes in that span. Nurkic is shooting 58.5% overall and is 54.5% from deep.

There's several Jazz players out with injuries, which allows Nurkic to take on more and produce better as a fantasy asset for the time being. That makes him worth adding or streaming in more leagues.

He's a good deep-league asset, and has been for a while. He's been a decent standard league asset for a while too, and is worth streaming until further notice. I think you could stream and then just hold him until his production drops off.

Should You Add Brice Sensabaugh?

Sensabaugh has been added in 6.78% of leagues, bringing his overall mark to 13.07%.

Sensabaugh is another Jazz player on the rise of late. He's logged 33 and 34 minutes over the past two contests, with a start in his last appearance. He has 31 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals across those two contests.

On the year, he is averaging just 17.7 minutes a contest, so it's easy to see why he's being added. For a short time, he's worth adding/streaming in more deeper leagues.

I don't see him getting to standard league levels, unless several big-time Jazz players miss extended time. At the very least, he can be a useful deep-league fantasy player.

Should You Add Dennis Schroder?

Schroder is up 5.61% and is now rostered in 65.36% of leagues.

Sacramento is down a couple big players, with Zach LaVine, Keegan Murray and Domantas Sabonis all on the injury report. That's giving others a chance to contribute, and Schroder has been of late.

He's played in seven straight games, averaging 14.1 points, 5.7 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 0.1 blocks over 24.3 minutes a night in that span. 

Schroder has played 20 or less minutes in three straight, but is still delivering good fantasy marks in that stretch. A little more playing time could help him up his fantasy value even more.

Right now, I think his own percentage is about as high as it should go. Schroder is a good deep-league asset, and has standard league streaming value, but I don't think he's a must-add player in standard leagues.

He's worth keeping an eye on, but I'm not super high on Schroder. I see it more as a time to cash in on his value, not be expecting this kind of production from him all season.

Should You Add Jaden Ivey?

Ivey is rostered in 27.45% of leagues after a 5.44% increase today.

Ivey saw a big uptick in playing time in the team's last game. He played nearly 29 minutes, tallying 11 points, three assists and rebounds and one steal. 

He has scored 11 points in three of the past four games. He has just 11 assists, six rebounds and three steals and blocks in that stretch. 

Ivey has come off the bench for all 17 games he's appeared in this year. He's averaging 8.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocks over 15.7 minutes. Ivey is shooting 45.5% overall and is 39.6% from deep.

Caris LeVert is injured right now, which helps Ivey get a little more playing time. That makes Ivey worth streaming in some deeper leagues for the time being.

Add and utilize Ivey in deeper leagues until his usage and production drops off. Be watching his game logs and be ready to move off him if his production starts going in the other direction.

Other Waiver Options

Miami's Nikola Jovic is up 6.77%, bringing his overall mark to 29.41%.

Philadelphia's Quentin Grimes is owned in 63.4% of leagues, which is up 4.91% today. New Orleans' Saddiq Bey has been added in 4.6% of leagues, bringing his overall mark to 71.9%.

Sacramento's Maxime Raynaud is up 4.57% and sits at 71.24% overall. New Orleans' Jordan Poole is rostered in 84.97% of leagues after a 4.47% increase.

Denver's Spencer Jones is up 4.39%, bringing his overall mark to 16.34%. Boston's Hugo Gonzalez is owned in 9.8% of leagues, which is up 4.14%.

Boston's Neemias Queta (70.59% overall) is up 3.92%, while Utah's Isaiah Collier (33.99%) is up 3.8%. Los Angeles Clippers' Kris Dunn (27.45%) has been added in 3.55% of leagues, while Sacramento's Nique Clifford (10.46%) is up 3.54%. Sacramento's Malik Monk (35.95%) is up 3.25%.

Golden State's Draymond Green (76.47%), Chicago's Ayo Dosunmu (24.18%), Utah's Kyle Filipowski (40.52%), Chicago's Tre Jones (49.02%), Indiana's T.J. McConnell (30.72%), Phoenix's Jalen Green (94.12%) and Denver's Aaron Gordon (77.12%) are all up over 2%.