Let’s cover some streaming options for week 10 of the fantasy basketball season, December 17th-23rd. Note: The ultimate goal of streaming is to maximize the number of games played by players who can help you win closely contested categories.
For an overview of streaming strategy, please visit the Fantasy Basketball Streaming Strategy: Overview. For daily streaming recommendations, follow me on Twitter @BasketBlogBoy. For longer-term waiver wire options, visit our week 10 waiver wire rankings.
Let me know if there’s anything you’d like me to cover in next week’s post.
Top 20 Streamers:
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Games | Q. Games | Y! Own |
| 1 | Nemanja Bjelica | SAC | F | 4 | 0 | 42% |
| 2 | Allen Crabbe | BKN | G/F | 4 | 1 | 47% |
| 3 | Moe Harkless | POR | F | 4 | 0 | 2% |
| 4 | Patrick Beverley | LAC | G | 4 | 1 | 14% |
| 5 | Wesley Matthews | DAL | G/F | 4 | 2 | 49% |
| 6 | Reggie Bullock | DET | G/F | 4 | 0 | 6% |
| 7 | JaMychal Green | MEM | F/C | 4 | 0 | 34% |
| 8 | P.J. Tucker | HOU | F | 4 | 1 | 30% |
| 9 | Tomas Satoransky | WAS | G | 4 | 1 | 3% |
| 10 | Marvin Williams | CHA | F | 3 | 0 | 46% |
| 11 | Cody Zeller | CHA | F/C | 3 | 0 | 31% |
| 12 | Garrett Temple | MEM | G/F | 4 | 0 | 11% |
| 13 | Richaun Holmes | PHO | F/C | 4 | 0 | 24% |
| 14 | Iman Shumpert | SAC | G/F | 4 | 0 | 5% |
| 15 | Nerlens Noel | OKC | F/C | 4 | 0 | 12% |
| 16 | Kevon Looney | GSW | F/C | 4 | 0 | 5% |
| 17 | Alec Burks | CLE | G | 4 | 1 | 15% |
| 18 | Terrence Ross | ORL | G/F | 3 | 0 | 44% |
| 19 | Luke Kennard | DET | G | 4 | 0 | 4% |
| 20 | Noah Vonleh | NYK | F | 3 | 0 | 44% |
Context and a tip:
- These rankings are based on 9-category formats & all players are available in at least 50% of Yahoo! leagues.
- “Q. Games” stands for quality games. That means games played on a day with a light NBA schedule, typically 5 games or less.
- Follow injury news closely throughout the week and stream players who get unexpected opportunities. Injuries and rotation changes can significantly alter the streaming landscape.
Top 20 Monday-Saturday Streamers:
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Games | Q. Games | Y! Own |
| 1 | P.J. Tucker | HOU | F | 4 | 1 | 30% |
| 2 | Nemanja Bjelica | SAC | F | 3 | 0 | 42% |
| 3 | Allen Crabbe | BKN | G/F | 3 | 1 | 47% |
| 4 | Noah Vonleh | NYK | F | 3 | 0 | 44% |
| 5 | Derrick White | SAS | G | 4 | 0 | 10% |
| 6 | Mitchell Robinson | NYK | C | 3 | 0 | 14% |
| 7 | Moe Harkless | POR | F | 3 | 0 | 2% |
| 8 | Jakob Poeltl | SAS | C | 4 | 0 | 22% |
| 9 | Patrick Beverley | LAC | G | 3 | 1 | 14% |
| 10 | Davis Bertans | SAS | F/C | 4 | 0 | 3% |
| 11 | Jae Crowder | UTA | F | 4 | 0 | 43% |
| 12 | JaMychal Green | MEM | F/C | 3 | 0 | 34% |
| 13 | Tomas Satoransky | WAS | G | 3 | 1 | 3% |
| 14 | Fred VanVleet | TOR | G | 3 | 0 | 46% |
| 15 | Marco Belinelli | SAS | G/F | 4 | 0 | 9% |
| 16 | Reggie Bullock | DET | G/F | 3 | 0 | 6% |
| 17 | Wesley Matthews | DAL | G/F | 3 | 2 | 49% |
| 18 | Garrett Temple | MEM | G/F | 3 | 0 | 11% |
| 19 | Marvin Williams | CHA | F | 2 | 0 | 46% |
| 20 | Mason Plumlee | DEN | F/C | 2 | 1 | 16% |
More context and tips:
- Why Monday-Saturday streamers? To maximize the number of games played by “weekly” streamers while also affording you roster flexibility for additional moves on Sunday, depending on what categories are close. Or, if your matchup is already decided by Sunday, you can proactively acquire players for next week, both conserving roster moves and giving you first dibs on streamers.
- Hold the following streamers if they’re on your roster: Wesley Matthews, Cody Zeller, Terrence Ross, & Mitchell Robinson. Hold Matthews, Zeller, and Ross for their steady production, and Robinson for his upside. The other players are churnable.
- Consider a consolidation trade if your streamers get too good to drop and cramp your streaming. Sometimes you’ll be too deep to roster every serviceable player and will have to cut bait. It happens. But when you can, first attempt to extract some value by trading more players for fewer players, so long as you’re clearly getting the best player(s) in return. Someone recently tweeted me about a THJ + Lou Williams for Marc Gasol deal (they got Gasol). That is a great example of a consolidation trade.
- Stash quality injured players if you have an IR spot. Injuries make fantasy managers nervous, often leading them to drop players they shouldn’t. If you have the small luxury of an IR spot, stash any player who could become fantasy-relevant at some point this season. Bogdan Bogdanovic was an injury stash to start the year, and now he looks like a top-80 player at worst. Others to monitor:
- Caris LeVert is now under 50% ownership. Check his availability in your league.
- Same goes for Kristaps Porzingis and Elfrid Payton. Why not take a flier?
Possible Week 10 injuries and DNPs with streaming implications:
- Kyle Lowry (stream Fred VanVleet)
- Jimmy Butler (stream Furkan Korkmaz)
- Kyle Anderson (stream Shelvin Mack)
Other helpful streaming resources:
- The Week Ahead by Jonas Nader at Rotoworld
- NBA Weekly Streamers by Milos Zvekic at RotoBaller
- Weekly Schedule Primer by Tyler Watts at Hashtag Basketball
- Fantasy Basketball Reddit usually has a weekly thread or two on streaming
- Weekly Schedule Grid for planning out moves (remember to manually select the correct week)
Please share your feedback with me on Twitter @BasketBlogBoy.
