Malik Monk, Paul George Headline Top Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups

Let's put together our second round of fantasy basketball waiver wire/streaming options of the week.

Here is the first story we did, plus Tuesday's streaming article.

Waiver wire options can be found all season on FantasySP!

Malik Monk: Coming Off Big Outing

Monk has jumped over 4% from yesterday already, and sits near 50% owned now.

Monk has been a good fantasy asset at times this season. Not having several teammates active has helped his cause in the second half of the season.

Monk is coming off a game in which he produced 32 points, six assists, two rebounds and one block over nearly 30 minutes off the bench. He had just four points, five assists and one rebound over 15 minutes in the game before that, which was his first game back after missing the four games before that.

The Sacramento injury report is long, with the likes of De'Andre Hunter, Domantas Sabonis, Keegan Murray, Zach LaVine and Russell Westbrook on it. The more players that are out, the better the outlook for Monk becomes.

He's not a super consistent fantasy asset, but when he's active for consecutive games, Monk can get in a groove. Consider adding him in deeper leagues today, and streaming him in standard leagues.

If he stays healthy, Monk could be a hold in standard leagues too.

Yves Missi: Double-Double Threat

Missi is owned in about 23% of leagues, which is up about 6% from five days ago.

Over the past several games, Missi's rebounding numbers have increased. It helps that he's playing a bit more too.

He has reached at least 10 rebounds in four of the past six contests. Missi isn't the biggest scorer, but did have 11 points two games ago to deliver a double-double.

Over those six contests, Missi has averaged 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and blocks and 0.3 steals while playing 23.7 minutes. It's not a super great statline, but there's enough there to add and utilize him in some deeper leagues, especially if you need a big man.

Nobody of note is out for the Pelicans, so I'd expect Missi to keep playing enough for fantasy relevance. Keep watching him and be ready to move off him if his role decreases, but for now, he's a fantasy asset for sure.

Sam Merrill: Trending Up as Scorer

Merrill is rostered in about 27% of leagues right now - he is up about 3% from yesterday already.

Merrill has scored in double figures in four straight games, although he did miss two contests in that streak. He's averaged 14.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.5 steals and blocks over 30.3 minutes a contest.

The scoring he provides is where a lot of his fantasy value is coming from, but he does enough else to add more fantasy value too. It's worth noting that 10 of the 21 rebounds over that four-game stretch came in one game.

Speaking of, Merrill tallied 15 points, 10 rebounds and two assists across 32 minutes in his last appearance. It was his first double-double of the season, so don't be expecting that too much more this season.

Merrill is trending up though as a scorer, and if he can add in a few other rebounds, steals, assists and blocks, he has some fantasy value to take advantage of. Consider adding Merrill in deeper leagues, but look elsewhere for help in standard leagues.

Paul George: Nearing Return

George is rostered in about 61% of fantasy leagues right now. He dropped below 40% during his suspension, but is trending back up in a hurry as he nears a return.

George was suspended the past 25 games, but that's up now and he's expected back on Wednesday. There's a report out there that he won't need a ramp-up period either.

That's great news for the 76ers, who have Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubre Jr. and others on the injury list right now. Philly needs help in a desperate way, and George can provide the team with good play, and is actually a proven player.

George has played in 27 games so far, averaging 16 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.5 blocks over 30.5 minutes. There's a chance his averages increase with so many big-time players out around him.

He can be scooped up for free in a lot of leagues today after his long suspension. George is worth adding in all deeper leagues for sure, and a good amount of standard leagues. He could be a really good late-season addition, so add him and enjoy his production, especially until the Sixers get a little healthier.