Step three
The board it chose from
The waiver pool, ranked for this roster and this matchup — not a generic top-ten list.
Opportunity is scored separately from production, because a bench player who just
inherited a starting job is worth more than his season line suggests.
The move in step two does not have to come from this list's top row, and that is
deliberate. This board ranks free agents on their own; the Weekly Answer also weighs
who you would have to drop and which categories the move gains or costs you, so the
best move can be a player further down the pool.
replacement starter
high confidence
31.8 proj. min
4 recent starts
Opportunity signal (replacement starter): strong same-day role spike, about 6.0 more projected minutes than his season role, minutes up from 25.8 to 35.0, 4 starts in the last 7 games, 12 recent game logs averaging 30.1 minutes, last game at 41.4 minutes and 62.5 fantasy points, last 3 games at 41.1 minutes and 60.4 fantasy points, 2 core teammates out, starter-level recent role, same-day role spike evidence is strong, game-log proxy tied to Dejounte Murray (1 games with teammate out)
replacement starter
high confidence
30.6 proj. min
5 recent starts
Opportunity signal (replacement starter): proxy injury-created boost, 5 starts in the last 7 games, 9 recent game logs averaging 31.0 minutes, last game at 29.4 minutes and 37.7 fantasy points, last 3 games at 33.5 minutes and 42.6 fantasy points, 1 core teammate out, starter-level recent role, same-day role spike evidence is building, proxy same-team boost tied to Victor Wembanyama being questionable
replacement starter
high confidence
35.4 proj. min
7 recent starts
Opportunity signal (replacement starter): strong same-day role spike, about 8.9 more projected minutes than his season role, minutes up from 26.5 to 31.4, 7 starts in the last 7 games, 12 recent game logs averaging 32.5 minutes, last game at 37.4 minutes and 40.8 fantasy points, last 3 games at 34.2 minutes and 35.2 fantasy points, 6 core teammates out, starter-level recent role, same-day role spike evidence is strong, proxy beneficiary if Domantas Sabonis remains out
replacement starter
high confidence
34.7 proj. min
2 recent starts
Opportunity signal (replacement starter): strong same-day role spike, about 10.1 more projected minutes than his season role, minutes up from 24.6 to 33.0, 2 starts in the last 7 games, 10 recent game logs averaging 26.3 minutes, last game at 38.2 minutes and 41.0 fantasy points, last 3 games at 32.2 minutes and 32.2 fantasy points, 5 core teammates out, starter-level recent role, same-day role spike evidence is strong, proxy same-team boost tied to Kevin Porter Jr. being out
replacement starter
high confidence
29.7 proj. min
6 recent starts
Opportunity signal (replacement starter): same-day role signal building, about 6.0 more projected minutes than his season role, minutes up from 23.7 to 29.3, 6 starts in the last 7 games, 12 recent game logs averaging 28.2 minutes, last game at 28.4 minutes and 27.1 fantasy points, last 3 games at 29.8 minutes and 31.0 fantasy points, 2 core teammates out, starter-level recent role, same-day role spike evidence is strong, game-log proxy tied to Josh Giddey (2 games with teammate out)
replacement starter
high confidence
40.0 proj. min
2 recent starts
Opportunity signal (replacement starter): same-day role signal building, about 7.2 more projected minutes than his season role, 2 starts in the last 7 games, 11 recent game logs averaging 33.6 minutes, last game at 48.0 minutes and 43.3 fantasy points, last 3 games at 44.7 minutes and 51.7 fantasy points, 6 core teammates out, starter-level recent role, same-day role spike evidence is strong, game-log proxy tied to Elijah Harkless (1 games with teammate out)