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Duncan Robinson has been a great source of points and threes off the waiver wire so far.<\/p>\n
With injuries wreaking havoc all over fantasy leagues, your friends from NBA Fantasy are here to help you find some replacement options. All of these options are available in over 50% of Yahoo fantasy leagues and could provide helpful short-term bandages. These players are targeted for specific needs such as points or steals, but all could become useful in any fantasy format.<\/p>\n
Points 45% rostered, 17.8 PPG<\/p>\n Jed: Robinson is a high-volume 3-point shooter in Detroit\u2019s starting lineup, and should receive plenty of opportunities to continue the production he created through the first few games of the season. The sniper started hot, an average of five 3s through his first three games. Tuesday\u2019s loss to the New York Knicks saw him hit just a pair, going 2-for-10 from beyond the arc. Even still, the floor is high for Robinson, and Cade Cunningham facilitating for the Pistons can only benefit his game.<\/p>\n Grayson Allen<\/a>\u00a0 \u2013 SG\/SF Charlotte Hornets<\/p>\n 36% rostered, 16.8 PPG\u00a0<\/p>\n Steve: With Coby White (calf) and Kon Knueppel (hamstring) both still out indefinitely, it\u2019s been Grayson Allen off the bench benefitting with an uptick in minutes and as a result points. He\u2019s off to a scorching start from three (48.3 percent) and should definitely be added for as long as the starting backcourt remains out.<\/p>\n Rebounds 13% rostered, 8.7 RPG<\/p>\n Jed: Across his first three games of the season, Williams has already posted one double-double. He\u2019s living in the paint so far, and while he\u2019s recorded less than 20 minutes in two of the three games, Portland\u2019s backup big man is on the floor to do one thing: protect the paint. Williams has had seasons like this in the past, so he\u2019s an easy selection to remain consistent.<\/p>\n Kyle Kuzma<\/a> \u2013 SF\/PF, Milwaukee Bucks<\/p>\n 32% rostered, 8.5 RPG\u00a0<\/p>\n Steve: Kuzma should be considered in leagues where you need another forward who can score and rebound. While it\u2019s not likely he\u2019s going to continue on with 8.5 rebounds a night like he has in his four games to start the season, he definitely can provide the 6.1 boards he\u2019s averaged for his career. We didn\u2019t know entering the season how the Bucks rotation would balance out, but the early returns show Kuzma as a starter averaging over 30 minutes a game. He should be highly motivated to keep putting up fantasy relevant numbers in a contract season and should continue to start at the power forward position for at least the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n Assists 30% rostered, 7.0 APG<\/p>\n Jed: If Yaxel Lendeborg can continue this stellar start to his NBA career, Green\u2019s job will be that much easier. He\u2019s not a scorer, but an excellent distributor, able to feed Stephen Curry coming off screens or find off-ball cutters at the rim. This is extremely dependent on the development and usage of Lendeborg, but Green could potentially have another high-level scorer by his side.<\/p>\n Dennis Schr\u00f6der<\/a> \u2013 PG\/SG, Charlotte Hornets<\/p>\n 25% rostered, 4.8 APG<\/p>\n Steve: Like Grayson Allen, Schr\u00f6der has benefitted from the increased playing time with the starting backcourt out indefinitely. Schr\u00f6der has played at least 34 minutes in three of the Hornets\u2019 last four games. The one game in the middle of that where he only played 20 minutes was a Charlotte loss by 47 points, so let\u2019s throw out the minutes distribution for that game. Schr\u00f6der has been a strong option for points and assists throughout his career when he gets a starter\u2019s workload. Schr\u00f6der has averaged over six assists a game three times in his career, so being a fill-in floor general isn\u2019t a ridiculous ask for the veteran guard, for as long as the Hornets aren\u2019t fully healthy.<\/p>\n Steals 46% rostered, 3.3 SPG Ja\u2019Kobe Walter<\/a> \u2013 PG\/SG, Toronto Raptors<\/p>\n 23% rostered, 2.3 SPG\u00a0<\/p>\n Steve: With Kawhi Leonard missing time with a knee injury, it\u2019s Walter who stands to benefit the most with an uptick in minutes. Walter started for the first time in 2026-27 in the Raptors last game, a loss to the Timberwolves, where Leonard didn\u2019t play. In that game he received over 30 minutes for the first time this season. Walter has seven steals over his last three games and while offensively he\u2019s still below Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley in the Raptors shot pecking order, he\u2019s an excellent find if you specifically need steals.<\/p>\n
\nDuncan Robinson<\/a> \u2013 SG\/SF, Detroit Pistons<\/p>\n
\nRobert Williams III<\/a> \u2013 C, Portland Trail Blazers<\/p>\n
\nDraymond Green<\/a> \u2013 PF\/C, Golden State Warriors<\/p>\n
\nKris Dunn<\/a> \u2013 PG\/SG, LA Clippers<\/p>\n
Jed: The Clippers need to keep Dunn in the starting lineup to balance out a score-first Darius Garland. Dunn has been a menace on the defensive end to start the season, including a ridiculous 5 steals against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. At 6-foot-3, Dunn has the intensity and instincts that so many organizations desire. He can contribute on the offensive end, but will get the toughest backcourt assignments on the other end. Feisty guards are perfect for steals.<\/p>\n