Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons (knee) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Utah Jazz. This marks the second game in a row that Simons has missed due to a left knee issue. Brandon Williams put together a career game while starting in place of Simons during their last contest. He is certainly worth looking at as a streaming option for Wednesday. Possibly, Josh Hart has streaming value as well since he should get a boost without Simons available.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons (quad) is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the Utah Jazz. He suffered a left quad contusion on Saturday and was forced to sit out of Monday's game because of it. Brandon Williams received the start and finished with 27 points in 34 minutes. He could very well be in for another start, assuming Simons sits again on Wednesday. Williams makes for an interesting streaming option if starting again. Also, Josh Hart would see a boost in ...

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Anfernee Simons (quad) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 22-year-old is nursing a left quad contusion. The timing of the injury is unfortunate as Simons is coming off of one of his best games of the year. On Saturday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, he dropped 38 points while matching a season-high with nine three-pointers. Rookie Brandon Williams is someone well worthy of DFS consideration on Monday. He could see...

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Anfernee Simons (personal) has been ruled out for Thursday's contest against Denver. Portland is set to be significantly shorthanded in the backcourt with Damian Lillard (abdominal) and C.J. McCollum (lung) also unavailable. Dennis Smith Jr. stands to have enormous DFS appeal, while Jusuf Nurkic and Nassir Little can also be seen as upside scoring options due to the Blazers' widespread absences. Even with his absence Thursday, Simons has emerged as a ...

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons has entered the league's health and safety protocols. At first glance, the loss of Simons might not seem too significant. Although, he has been a consistent and capable option off the bench for Portland this season. His absence means Damian Lillard and Norman Powell are likely to take on extended playing time. Also, CJ Elleby could see more playing time off the bench, but wouldn't be worth a look in fantasy formats.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons (ankle) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Boston Celtics. He was seen leaving the arena in a boot after Thursday's contest. The hope is that Simons won't miss significant time especially with Damian Lillard (abdominal) sidelined as well. That means, Dennis Smith Jr. will be tasked with taking on a bigger role. He is not exactly a great fantasy option, but should see plenty of minutes. Smith is worth rostering as a streaming option...

The deeper a fantasy basketball league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late-round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to help you pick up a winner.Here are my deeper league fantasy basketball waiver wire pickupsfor your fantasy basketball teams. These NBA players should be available in most leagues and they might just help you out, whether ...

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team LeaguesROSTERED IN: 11% of leaguesANALYSIS: The best Anfernee since Penny Hardaway. Anfernee Simons is balling for the Blazers this season yet he's somehow heavily flying under the radar of most fantasy GMs out there. Damn. I could have understood that in years past if only because of Simons' unconventional path to the L, but it just doesn't make sense anymore.Simons is part of a squad with a loaded backcourt (Dame + McCollum) that even though underperforming in the ...

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Anfernee Simons (illness) has been deemed questionable to play in Wednesday's contest against the Kings due to an illness. Simons has not yet missed a game this season, having become an integral member of the team's second unit while on pace for new career highs at 11.6 points per game and 45.1 percent shooting overall. Should Simons be forced to miss action Wednesday, Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum could see a slight uptick in minutes, while there would ...

We're getting into the meat of the fantasy season and guys are about to hit their strides. Many of the streamers we're suggesting in these articles wind up being fantastic guys to keep. Last week we had Luke Kennard, Anfernee Simons, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Nicolas Batum in this article. All of those guys should be kept for the time being.The Spurs are the only team with two games this week. Other than that, every team is pretty much fair game with a whopping 19 (!) out of the remaining 29 teams ...