
Alex Barutha, Shannon McKeown and Ken Crites discuss waiver wire moves for Week 5. Aleksej Pokusevski looks ready to finally shine as OKC's starting power forward.

With the Bucks projected to miss two of their stars, Mike Barner has selected others from the team who should post plenty of fantasy stats.

The Trail Blazers are on the second night of a road back-to-back without Damian Lillard. The Pelicans should be able to take advantage.

Michael Spero recaps Wednesday night's packed slate, including an update on LeBron James departing yet another ugly Lakers loss with a groin injury.

With James Harden out for the foreseeable future and the Sixers having multiple days off leading up to Thursday's contest, Joel Embiid could be positioned for a big showing versus the Hawks.

With James Harden set to miss multiple weeks, Tobias Harris should remain in an expanded scoring role for Philadelphia, who play at the Hawks Thursday.

While Alex Caruso's scoring is inconsistent, his upside as a passer and defender makes him a worthy streaming option in many leagues.

Fred VanVleet is coming off a pair of impressive showings in the first two games since returning from a back injury. He should continue to shoulder a heavier scoring load while Pascal Siakam remains sidelined.