Lakers 5 Game Week: Best Waiver Adds and What To Avoid

Week 13 is the perfect waiver week: no crazy 14 game slates, plenty of back to backs, and a massive Lakers 5 game week to exploit.

In this episode we break down how to use your waiver adds based on your matchup position (protecting a lead vs chasing categories), which teams only play twice, and the best short term streamers versus the guys worth giving a “forever home” for the next month.

We cover:

• Week 13 schedule breakdown and back to back planning
• Lakers 5 game week stream targets
• Best adds for immediate value
• Longer term pickups that can stick through the finals build
• Catch and release drops: who to move on from right now

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00:00 Week 13 plan: past, present and future waiver decisions

00:36 Intro banter + follow on socials

01:20 How to work the waiver wire if you are ahead (or chasing)

02:27 Week 13 schedule breakdown (balanced slates + back to backs)

03:09 Teams only playing twice: why it feels bad and how to fix it

03:48 Don’t concede the matchup: build a plan from Day 1

04:07 Lakers 5 game week primer (who benefits from injuries/rest)

05:18 Stream of the week: Jake LaRavia (role, minutes, safe add)

07:55 Next add: Peyton Watson (Denver value without Jokic)

11:09 Value add: Aaron Nesmith (minutes rising, usage bump)

14:42 Forever home section begins: players worth holding longer

15:01 Naji Marshall (Dallas role spike, why it can stick)

17:12 Daniel Gafford (center minutes, default value, last man standing)

19:30 Zeke Nnaji (deep league big, rebounds, blocks, waiver glue)

21:11 Sam Merrill (threes specialist, why the role is stable for now)

22:50 Cavaliers context: scoring needs, Mobley talk, team structure

25:06 Rex Hunt catch and release explained (when to move on)

26:56 Drop: Quentin Grimes (Philly getting healthy, role dries up)

29:20 Drop PSA: Spencer Jones (good run is over)

30:16 Drop: Isaiah Collier (minutes squeezed, Keyonte priority)

35:36 Patreon plug + how to get the weekly waiver article

36:05 Wrap up

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