NBA Trade Deadline Aftermath: Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Targets

The NBA trade deadline has passed, and now it's time to figure out how trades have reshaped fantasy basketball values across the league. Let's start analyzing things by going over waiver wire adds.

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Big-Time Percentage Boosts

Chicago's Jaden Ivey, Phoenix's Jordan Goodwin and Golden State's Gui Santos are all up over 10% already today.

Ivey is rostered in 34.41% of leagues after a 14.69% increase today. Goodwin is up 14.2% and sits at 39.26% overall now. Santos has been added in 12.16% of leagues, bringing his overall mark to 29.1%.

Ivey was traded from Detroit to Chicago at the trade deadline - he already made his debut for his new team, starting and playing 33 minutes on Thursday.

Ivey went for 13 points, six assists, four rebounds, three steals and two rebounds in his time on the court. Chicago played without Josh Giddey, Tre Jones, Zach Collins, Collin Sexton, Nick Richards, Leonard Miller and Rob Dillingham, so it helped Ivey play more and produce a good showing.

Until Giddey, Jones and Sexton are back, Ivey should continue to log heavy minutes, which in turn makes him a good fantasy asset. We'll see if Ivey continues to start after those guys return, but he's at least worth adding and utilizing in deeper leagues until his role diminishes.

Goodwin had been in a nice groove, but only produced six points and two rebounds, assists and steals over 29 minutes off the bench on Thursday. He had been around 22-24 minutes in the several games before that, but he saw a slight boost in playing time for this one.

His role could drop a bit when Devin Booker and Jalen Green return from injuries. Grayson Allen also got hurt in Thursday's game, and Cole Anthony wasn't active, so that helped Goodwin's cause too.

I'm not really a huge fan of adding Goodwin, but he is OK to own/utilize in deeper leagues. I think there are better/more consistent options out there to take over him, but until his role diminishes a bit, it's fine to add/utilize Goodwin.

Santos is a depth forward for the Warriors, but has started the past two games and logged 25 or more minutes in three straight. He has scored in double figures in five straight contests.

Golden State is without Stephen Curry and the newly-acquired Kristaps Porzingis, but their returns won't directly affect Santos at his positions. He could keep playing heavy minutes after the season-ending injury to Jimmy Butler III.

Santos is flying under the radar a bit, and is worth streaming/holding in deeper leagues until he cools off. He could stick around, so I'm all for adding him today.

Added in 5% of Leagues or More

Los Angeles Clippers' Brook Lopez, Atlanta's Jock Landale, Portland's Scoot Henderson and Utah's Kyle Filipowski are up over 5% each.

Lopez has been added in 8.94% of leagues, while Landale is up 8.9%. Lopez is rostered in 22.17% of leagues now, while Landale sits at 34.89%.

Henderson is up 6.89% and now is owned in 22.86% of leagues. Filipowski has been added in 5.13% of leagues, bringing his overall mark to 44.57%.

Lopez got a huge fantasy boost after the team surprisingly sent away Ivica Zubac on Thursday. Lopez started the team's last game, but only posted five points, two rebounds and one assist and steal over 23 minutes.

He's averaged 17.3 minutes a game on the season, but has ample starting experience over his career. If Lopez indeed keeps starting and plays around 24 (or more) minutes a night, he could be a sneaky-good fantasy asset.

Don't expect him to be super consistent, but if he is, he could become a standard league fantasy asset. Right now, I like adding the Clippers' big man in deeper leagues - at least hold him until we see him in a couple games in his new role.

Landale is now on the Hawks after being traded a couple of times this week. He started in his first game with Atlanta, logging 32 minutes. He delivered 26 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four blocks along the way.

That's high-end fantasy production, but I wouldn't get too excited over it. The Hawks played without Onyeka Okongwu, who could be back shortly, and then Landale is likely coming off the bench behind him. That could limit Landale's playing time, and take away a good amount of his production.

Landale is fine to add, hold and utilize in deeper leagues, even after Okongwu returns to the court. Landale could do enough while playing around 20-24 minutes to still be a good fantasy asset in those leagues. For as long as Okongwu is out, Landale is also a standard league streaming asset, so keep him in mind.

Henderson has not played this season, but is probable for Friday's game, so that's why he's on the rise. He has averaged 13.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocks over 27.5 minutes a night in his first 128 NBA games over two years.

Henderson might not start for Portland, but if he plays enough, Henderson could be a good fantasy asset. He's worth adding in some deeper leagues, and he could continue to rise if he delivers when he finally starts playing, so everyone needs to keep an eye on him at least.

Filipowski has started two games in a row and three of the past four contests for the Jazz. He scored in double figures in all three starts, while also posting double-digit rebounds and a handful of assists, steals and blocks.

Utah is missing several players right now, including the newly-acquired Jaren Jackson Jr. When he makes his team debut, Filipowski's fantasy value is going to drop significantly. John Konchar and Kevin Love are other big men who are out and could take away minutes/production from Filipowski.

Filipowski is still worth adding/owning in deeper leagues, because even in a secondary role, he could put up good marks and be a good fantasy asset. When Jackson, Konchar and Love return though, I see Filipowski topping out as a deep-league asset, so don't get overexcited about Filipowski.

Other Notable Adds

Washington's Will Riley is up 4.79%, which brings his total mark to 18.71%.

Riley is a secondary forward option, but with Jaden Hardy, D'Angelo Russell, Tre Johnson, Anthony Davis and Trae Young all out, he's taken on more.

He's logged 25 or more minutes off the bench in four straight games. He's scored at least 13 points in all those games and is coming off a 20-point outing. Riley has a good amount of rebounds, assists and steals in those games too.

Even when some of his teammates return, Riley might have earned himself a bigger role. I'm definitely in favor of adding him in more deeper leagues, and he's one to watch in case the team decides to give the rookie a starting spot at some point.

Chicago's Anfernee Simons has been added in 4.54% of leagues and now sits at 72.75% overall.

Simons is another new member of the Bulls. Like Ivey, Simons started on Thursday, logging 32 minutes. That could change when the Bulls get healthier. 

Simons produced 22 points, three assists, two rebounds and a block in his Chicago debut. He can be a capable fantasy asset when given enough playing time, and he might get enough run with his new squad to boost his fantasy asset. Simons should be owned in all deeper leagues, and is a standard league streamer to possibly hold - at least until his role or production drops.

LA Clipper Isaiah Jackson is owned in 11.09% of leagues after a 4.13% boost today.

Jackson is now in LA after the swap for Zubac. He's expected to come off the bench behind Lopez. If Lopez is only playing half of games, Jackson could get the other half of games.

He had decent numbers over his time with Indiana this season, but hasn't been anything more than a deep-league fantasy asset. That shouldn't change in LA, but I agree with adding him in some deeper leagues in case the change of scenery is a positive for him.

Chicago's Guerschon Yabusele is up 3.48% and now sits at 4.17% overall.

Yabusele logged 33 minutes in his first game for his new team. He hadn't played in the Knicks' three games before he was traded, and logged single-digit minutes in his last four appearances.

Yabusele delivered 15 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two rebounds in his first game with Chicago. Again, a fully healthy team could limit his minutes/production, but I think he's worth some adds and fantasy ownership until that actually happens.