Fantasy Basketball Monday Adds and Drops: Aday Mara, Jeremiah Fears, and More

Let's open a new week of NBA regular season action by going over some fantasy basketball add and drop candidates!

We have several players to get into, so let's dive right in!

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Adds 

Aday Mara - Oklahoma City Thunder

Mara is rostered in 47.71% of fantasy leagues right now. He was at 22.44% on October 30, so he's been a quick riser.

His role has expanded after several Thunder injuries to start the season. Mara played between 11-14 minutes in his first three games, but has been between 19-27 minutes over the past three. He continues to come off the bench, but the extra minutes are adding fantasy value to the rookie big man.

Over six games so far, Mara has totaled 35 points, 30 rebounds, 11 blocks, eight assists and one steal. He posted a double-double three games ago, and is certainly a better option when he's getting more minutes.

I still like him best in deeper leagues only. He's not producing enough to be more than a standard leagues streamer, but that could change quickly, so keep close tabs on the big man.

Collin Gillespie - Phoenix Suns

Gillespie is currently owned in 54.22%, which is a bit lower than his season high, but also up about 10% since October 30.

He has come off the bench for all four of the team's games so far, logging between 21-33 minutes. Gillespie has tallied 36 points, 23 assists, 12 steals, nine rebounds and a block, so he can stuff the stat sheet a bit.

Gillespie is on the rise after delivering a double-double in his last game. He was a solid fantasy asset a season ago, and could be settling in a bit this season.

He's a better deep-league asset for now, but he too has standard league streaming value. Gillespie is worth adding today, definitely in deeper leagues, and also in some standard leagues. If he keeps producing, he could become a must-roster player in all leagues, so be ready to make that move if you aren't quite ready to pick him up today.

Jeremiah Fears - New Orleans Pelicans

Fears' own percentage has risen to 74.7%, after being at 41.15% on October 28.

He's started all six games for New Orleans, logging between 20-30 minutes. Fears has scored 20 or more points in two straight and is now up to 78 points on the season. He has 27 assists, 26 rebounds, six steals and four blocks as well.

Fears can stuff the stat sheet, and with a starting role, he's a sneaky-good fantasy asset. He needs to be added in all deep leagues right now, and he has some solid standard league value as well. Don't wait too long to add him, as he is being scooped up quickly.

Drops 

Collin Murray-Boyles - Toronto Raptors

Murray-Boyles is sitting at 49.88% overall right now. He was as high as 65.68% this season.

He's come off the bench for all six of the team's contests so far, tallying between 14-23 minutes of play. Murray-Boyles has scored in double figures twice, but has tallied four, three, six and eight points in the other four games. He has 28 rebounds, eight assists, seven steals and two blocks as well.

Murray-Boyles is a better deep-league asset as he comes off the bench, so if you are still rostering him in standard leagues, he's droppable today. He needs to produce more consistently to stick in all deeper leagues as well, so be watching that and ready to move off him if the consistency doesn't come.

John Collins - Detroit Pistons

Collins is rostered in 82.17% of leagues right now. He was near 100% earlier this season.

He's a starter for Detroit in the early going, playing between 18-33 minutes, so his role/playing time isn't very consistent yet. He opened the year with a six-point effort before tallying 23 and 16 points in the next two contests. Collins has combined for 10 points across the past three games, which is obviously not good for his fantasy outlook.

Collins has 43 rebounds, six blocks, three assists and two steals as well. The rebounds are solid, but he's also not doing much else, aside from scoring.

If his scoring isn't at least in double figures, Collins isn't worth nearly as much fantasy ownership as he has now. He could quickly be only worth rostering in deeper leagues so keep tabs on him. Collins has shown the ability to score at a higher clip already too though, so maybe be ready to add/stream him in all leagues if that picks back up ever.