The fantasy basketball waiver wire always has players who can help fill holes in your roster. Here are the ones to add for the week ahead.

Bo Nix's 51-yard TD pass to Marvin Mims traveled 67.0 yards in the air, the longest completion by air distance of the season and the second-longest in the NGS era (since 2016), behind only P.J. Walker to D.J. Moore in Week 8, 2022 (67.6 yards). Powered by @awscloud pic.twitter.com/ZT8zABR7ll

Though he failed to throw a touchdown pass against Kansas City last week, the matchup in Week 18 is far more favorable. Wilson draws the Cincinnati Bengals, a defense allowing the fifth-most fantasy points per game (19.

Wrap Up The Lakers traded D’Angelo Russell and three second-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. The Kings fired HC Mike Brown and have lost six straight games Kawhi Leonard is eyeing a return on January 4 Luka Dončić (calf) will be re-evaluated in at least one month 🥇Top Players in Week 9 Points

Week 11 features a full schedule, with all teams playing either three or four games, except the Suns, who play only twice. The recent news that Luka Doncic (calf) is expected to miss extended time opens up a few opportunities to capitalize within the Mavs' roster.

Sharpe was excellent in a win over the Jazz on Thursday, producing 27 points, five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and five 3-pointers over 31 minutes. He shot 11-for-18 from the field in that game and is now shooting 45.6% from the field for the season. That’s a big improvement over his 40.6% shooting from the field last season.

Desperate fantasy managers who suffered crushing injuries last week can potentially fill the holes with these players as they pursue a title.

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