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NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

The best streaming adds for the current week — ranked by Streaming Score, the product of per-game quality and games remaining. A guard with a Start Score of 75 and 3 games (225) outranks a guard with a score of 90 and 2 games (180). Both components are shown so the ranking is never a black box.

Nov 2 – Nov 82 game days remaining · next: Nov 7
Streaming Score = Avg Start Score × Games This Week
136 eligible guards4 games ·3 ·2 ·1
#PlayerTeamGamesAvg ScoreStreaming Score
1Nolan TraoreB2BBKN266132
2Mikel Brown Jr.B2BBKN263126
3Keon EllisB2BBKN252104
4Jamal MurrayDEN19999
5Luka DoncicLAL19999
6Darius Acuff Jr.SAC19999
7Dejounte MurrayNOP19898
8Jalen BrunsonNYK19898
9Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderB2BOKC19898
10Ayo DosunmuMIN19898
11Tyrese MaxeyPHI19797
12Davion MitchellMIA19696
13Darius GarlandLAC19696
14Cade CunninghamDET19696
15LaMelo BallMIN19696
16Jaylen BrownPHI19595
17Trae YoungB2BWAS19595
18Christian BraunDEN19595
19Stephen CurryGSW19494
20Zach LaVineSAC19494
21Devin BookerPHX19393
22Jeremiah FearsNOP19393
23Kris DunnLAC19292
24Donovan MitchellB2BCLE19292
25Keyonte GeorgeUTA19292
26Derrick WhiteBOS19191
27Desmond BaneORL19191
28Brandin PodziemskiGSW19090
29Ajay MitchellB2BOKC19090
30Damian LillardB2BPOR18989
31James HardenB2BCLE18787
32Andrew NembhardIND18787
33Amen ThompsonHOU18787
34VJ EdgecombePHI18787
35Fred VanVleetHOU18686
36Austin ReavesLAL18686
37Nickeil Alexander-WalkerB2BATL18484
38Anthony BlackORL18484
39Darryn PetersonUTA18484
40Kyrie IrvingDAL18383
41Tyler HerroMIL18383
42Ace BaileyUTA18383
43Dylan HarperB2BSAS18383
44Payton PritchardBOS18282
45Pelle LarssonMIA18282
46Dyson DanielsB2BATL18282
47Jrue HolidayB2BPOR18080
48Stephon CastleB2BSAS18080
49De'Aaron FoxB2BSAS17979
50Norman PowellCHI17878
51Devin VassellB2BSAS17878
52Ausar ThompsonDET17878
53Kobe SandersLAC17878
54Max StrusLAC17777
55Jalen GreenPHX17676
56Josh GiddeyCHI17676
57Keaton WaglerLAC17676
58Peyton WatsonB2BCLE17575
59Jared McCainB2BOKC17575
60DeMar DeRozanDEN17373
61Klay ThompsonMIA17373
62Terance MannB2BBKN236.573
63Landry ShametNYK17272
64Aaron WigginsB2BATL17171
65CJ McCollumB2BATL17070
66Mikal BridgesNYK17070
67Collin GillespiePHX17070
68De'Anthony MeltonGSW16969
69Luguentz DortB2BATL16969
70Reed SheppardHOU16969
71Bilal CoulibalyB2BWAS16868
72Marcus SmartHOU16767
73Aaron NesmithIND16767
74Quenton JacksonIND16666
75Baylor ScheiermanBOS16464
76Daniss JenkinsDET16464
77Alex CarusoB2BOKC16363
78Meleek ThomasB2BCLE16363
79Jase RichardsonORL16363
80Brandon WilliamsGSW16060
81Kenrich WilliamsB2BOKC15959
82Ryan RollinsMIL15959
83Sidy CissokoB2BPOR15959
84Brayden BurriesMIL15959
85Matisse ThybulleLAL15858
86Anfernee SimonsPHI15858
87Scoot HendersonB2BPOR15858
88Kingston FlemingsB2BATL15858
89Malik MonkSAC15757
90Tre JonesCHI15656
91Kevin HuerterDET15454
92Quentin GrimesLAL15454
93Miles McBrideNYK15454
94Tre JohnsonB2BWAS15454
95Bennett StirtzB2BOKC15353
96Jordan PooleNOP15252
97Jaylen ClarkMIN15252
98Bones HylandMIN15252
99Josh OkogieUTA15151
100Braden SmithIND15151
101Emanuel SharpSAC15151
102Kentavious Caldwell-PopePHI15050
103Kelly Oubre Jr.IND14949
104Sam MerrillB2BCLE14949
105Jordan WalshBOS14848
106Javonte GreenDET14747
107Walter Clayton Jr.DAL14747
108AJ GreenMIL14646
109Micah PeavyB2BOKC14646
110Bub CarringtonB2BWAS14646
111Luke KennardPHX14545
112Will RichardGSW14545
113Max ChristieDAL14444
114Tyrese ProctorB2BCLE14444
115Gradey DickLAC14444
116Kobe BrownIND14242
117Josh GreenUTA14242
118Bennedict MathurinNOP14141
119Isaiah CollierUTA14141
120Kasparas JakucionisMIL14141
121Josh DixB2BOKC14040
122Hugo GonzalezBOS14040
123Svi MykhailiukUTA13939
124Collin SextonLAL13939
125Tyler KolekNYK13838
126Ryan ConwellMIA13737
127Tim Hardaway Jr.MIA13636
128Marcus SasserDAL13636
129Jordan ClarksonNYK13535
130Jevon CarterORL13535
131Buddy HieldCHI13434
132Tyus JonesDEN13434
133Jose AlvaradoNYK13333
134Bogdan BogdanovicHOU13232
135Gary Payton IIGSW13131
136Daeqwon PlowdenSAC13131

How the Waiver Wire Pickups tool works

The Streaming Score formula:

Streaming Score = avg NBA Start Score × games remaining this week

avg Start Score is the mean of the player's NBA Start Score across all upcoming games in the current Monday–Sunday window. The Start Score is a 0–100 per-game rating based on projected minutes, per-36-minute efficiency, matchup quality, and availability — see the NBA Start Score for the full methodology.

games remaining is the count of games left to play in the current week, from today through Sunday. A player who played 3 games Mon–Wed with 1 game left on Sunday contributes only that 1 game to the score — the tool reflects real remaining value, not the full-week projection.

Why multiply? In NBA fantasy, a player on a 4-game team this week is worth up to twice as much as an identical player on a 2-game team. The multiplication is the only honest way to capture that asymmetry. The maximum theoretical Streaming Score is 400 (Start Score of 100 × 4 games). Typical top streamers in an active week score 150–300.

Eligibility. Players appear in the list only if they have at least one upcoming game this week, are not flagged as OUT in the ETL's availability gate, and have a projected role of at least 10 minutes in at least one game. This filters out DNP candidates without real roles.

B2B flag. If any of a player's upcoming games this week is a back-to-back second leg, a B2B label appears beside their name. A b2b game contributes a lower Start Score (the ETL applies a rest-risk multiplier to projected minutes), so the effect is already reflected in the Avg Score column — the flag is additional context, not a separate deduction.

Position tabs. G covers guards (PG/SG), F covers forwards (SF/PF), C covers centers — the same three buckets used across all NBA tools. Positions follow the ETL's normalization of ESPN data and may differ from platform-specific labels.

Availability. This tool does not know who is available in your specific league. It ranks all eligible players — check your platform's waiver wire for actual availability before adding. Always verify injury status immediately before roster moves; the ETL runs daily but injury news can break between runs.

Informational only — not betting, DFS, or lineup advice. Streaming Score = avg Start Score × games remaining; both components are shown and deterministically computed. Does not reflect your league's waiver availability. Always verify injury status before roster moves. Data via ESPN. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the NBA.