Closing the Week Strong: Top Fantasy Basketball Waiver Adds

Let's put together one more fantasy basketball waiver wire/streaming story for the week.

Here are the stories we did on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, plus Friday's streaming article.

Waiver wire options can be found all season on FantasySP!

GG Jackson II: Delivering Big Repeatedly

Jackson is sitting at 48% rostered, after being below 40% earlier in the week.

He's missed some games of late, which is why his own percentage is lower. Jackson has played three straight contests, and four of the past five games, and he's delivered big in all those contests.

Jackson is averaging 20.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.8 blocks and assists and 0.5 steals over 27.5 minutes over those four contests. Memphis is missing a ton of players, which is helping Jackson and his fantasy outlook.

When he's going well, like he is now, Jackson is worth rostering/utilizing in more fantasy leagues. He's a very good deep-league asset, and worth standard league adds too. I'd keep rostering Jackson until his production falls off, or he isn't active.

Julian Reese: Coming Off Monster Double-Double

Reese is up to 9% rostered right now. He was barely owned earlier in the week.

He hasn't played a ton of late, but got in the team's last contest. Reese started and played 30 minutes, tallying 26 points, 17 rebounds and one block and assist.

Washington is another team missing a ton of players right now. The biggest injury for Reese's sake is the one to Alexandre Sarr. He is questionable tonight, and if he's out again, Reese could shine again.

Be watching the Washington injury report and react accordingly. Reese is worth streaming if Sarr is out. While Reese is a better deep-league asset, I wouldn't mind trying him in some standard leagues, especially after looking at what he did in that last game.

Treat Reese as a streaming asset, not a guy to add for the remainder of the season, unless Sarr remains out.

Gui Santos: Coming Off Monster Showing

Santos is rostered in 73% of leagues at the moment. He was around 65% earlier in the week.

Santos has been a good fantasy asset for several weeks now, but had a dud showing about a week ago. He tallied two points and steals, and had six rebounds in that game.

Santos got back on track with a game in which he posted 16 points, six rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block. He then erupted for 31 points, three rebounds, two steals and one assist and steal in his last appearance.

Golden State is missing several players, the most important being Stephen Curry. The more teammates that are out, the better the fantasy outlook for Santos gets.

He's a very good deep-league asset, and when he's going well, he's worth spots in standard leagues. I have no issues trying him in standard leagues after what he did in his last game. Hold him until his production dips.

Brook Lopez: Trending Up

Lopez is owned in 32% of leagues right now. He was at 24% rostered earlier this week.

Lopez has taken on a bigger role after the trade of Ivica Zubac, and he's delivering more over the past three games. He has 10, 19 and 14 points over the past three, while also tallying 17 rebounds, nine blocks, five assists and three steals.

He's been starting for a while now, but his minutes are all over the place. Lopez played 34 minutes in the first game of that stretch, but then dropped to 21 and 25 minutes over the past two.

He's still delivered even in the lower-minute games, so it's fair to see him on the rise as a fantasy asset. Lopez is a good deep-league asset, but probably not worth too many spots in standard leagues.

Only consider adding him in standard leagues if you are desperate for big man help. I bet there's better options out there, but in a pinch, Lopez could work too.

At least add/stream him in deeper leagues until his production tails off.

Leonard Miller: Continues to Score it Well

Miller is rostered in about 8% of fantasy leagues right now. He's been closer to 5% the rest of the week.

Miller hasn't started the past three games for the Bulls, but he's still scored in double figures in each contest. He's now scored in double figures in eight straight. 

Miller is averaging 13.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.4 blocks over 27.9 minutes in that eight-game stretch. While he isn't starting, several injured teammates are helping Miller's fantasy cause.

Now that he's not starting, his fantasy production isn't quite as consistent, but he's still delivering enough to try him out in some deeper leagues. Give him some consideration in some deeper leagues, but he's by no means a must-add waiver wire option in all deeper leagues.