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 this upcoming week. These NBA players should be available in most leagues and they might just help...

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team LeaguesROSTERED IN: 12% of leaguesANALYSIS: The Grizzlies will welcome Ja Morant back this week but that won't be the case for Steven Adams, who might actually miss the remainder of the regular season. Luckily enough for Memphis and even more for fantasy GMs out there hurting for late-season help, Xavier Tillman Sr. is doing more than enough to cover for the missing big man.Tillman has started all games this month while averaging a healthy 28 MPG in which he's been ...

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 this upcoming week. These NBA players should be available in most leagues and they might just help...

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team LeaguesROSTERED IN: 10% of leaguesANALYSIS: It's been 15 games for the Grizzlies since Feb. 1 and in 13 of those Xavier Tillman got the start at the C position. Steven Adams was expected back in a few days but a setback in his recovery was announced last Thursday and he will now be re-evaluated in four (!) weeks, potentially missing all of the regular season.All of the above, paired with Brandon Clarke's injury leaving him out of the rotation too, means that Xavier ...

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team LeaguesROSTERED IN: 4% of leaguesANALYSIS: The Memphis Grizzlies probably didn't plan to feature Xavier Tillman Sr. as much as they've been forced into doing of late judging by the playing time the big man got through the first three months of the season.Tillman logged a total of 311 MP through January 16 (28 games) but he's played 439 since then in 17 games through Sunday's outing against the Clippers. He only started one game in the first span compared to 12 in the...

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 this upcoming week. These NBA players should be available in most leagues and they might just help...

Memphis Grizzlies forward/center Xavier Tillman Sr. will get the starting nod over Brandon Clarke on Wednesday. The Grizzlies face off against Jusuf Nurkic and the Portland Trail Blazers, and Memphis has opted to start Tillman due to the matchup. If this is the trend moving forward, we could see a rotating center spot between Tillman and Clarke until Steven Adams is able to return.

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team LeaguesROSTERED IN: 1% of leaguesANALYSIS: Through injuries and absences, the Memphis Grizzlies have had to call several players numbers that otherwise wouldn't have received an early opportunity. As a result, Xavier Tillman, a 2020 early second-round draft pick who ended up in Memphis via trade by Sacramento, has been playing close to 20 minutes per game. In that time, he has averaged 8.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game, and just put up 15 points and ...