Fantasy basketball managers are scrambling for short-term help, and today's waiver wire landscape reflects that urgency. With updated NBA injury reports, shifting NBA starting lineups, and NBA depth charts changing daily, it's more important than ever to stay on top of the latest fantasy basketball news. Whether you're building out lineups for NBA DFS, comparing fantasy basketball rankings, or checking NBA projections for the week, understanding which rising pickups actually matter is crucial. Below, we break down the most-added players on Yahoo today and evaluate whether they deserve a spot on your roster based on role, opportunity, and real fantasy value.
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Mitchell Robinson, Knicks 
Mitchell Robinson is skyrocketing up the add charts almost entirely because the Knicks are one of only four teams playing today in the NBA Cup slate. Add in the uncertainty around Karl-Anthony Towns' status, and it makes sense why managers are scrambling for any available center minutes. Robinson will rebound the basketball — that part is guaranteed. He's still a strong per-minute glass cleaner and should push double-digit boards simply by being on the floor.
The problem is everything else.
Robinson's scoring has completely evaporated this season, and perhaps more concerning for category formats, the blocks have dried up too. At this point, he is essentially a single-category specialist who gives rebounds and field-goal percentage with almost no upside anywhere else.
That still makes him entirely viable as a one-day stream, especially on a two-game slate where replacement-level production is challenging to find. But he's not someone you keep. Once today's game is finished, Robinson goes right back to the waiver wire.
Tristan da Silva, Magic 
Franz Wagner's ankle injury instantly created a surge of interest in Tristan da Silva. When a high-usage, high-minute forward goes down for multiple weeks, fantasy managers understandably race to grab the next man up. But the reality is more complicated than simply plugging da Silva into those minutes.
The sophomore has struggled badly over the past eight games, averaging just 6 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist in 22 minutes, shooting a brutal 37% from the field and just 24% from deep. Even when Wagner left early against the Knicks, da Silva still played only 18 minutes and shot 0-for-7. Orlando clearly doesn't view him as a must-play piece, and his skill set hasn't translated consistently to NBA-level production yet.
Even if he did jump to 30 minutes per game for the next month, projections would land him around 13/4/1 — usable in deeper formats but far from a player you must roster universally. If you want the higher-upside "next man up" in Orlando's rotation, that player is Anthony Black, who is already trending upward and sits around 30% rostered.
Da Silva is fine as a short-term streamer while the Magic sort through their rotation, but he's not someone you need to cling to.
Sandro Mamukelashvili, Raptors 
Sandro Mamukelashvili is also rising on the most-added list today, and like Mitchell Robinson, this is largely due to the tiny NBA Cup slate. But there's a meaningful difference: Mamu has actually been a productive deep-league streamer all season, and today's pickup isn't just about schedule desperation.
With the Spurs experimenting more and Jakob Poeltl struggling at times, Mamu has carved out a sneaky role, averaging 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in 20 minutes while shooting efficiently — 50% from the field, 39% from three, and 78% from the line. He even has the occasional pop-off game that gives him schedule-streamer value for season-long managers.
He's not a rest-of-season stash, but among today's top adds, he might actually be the most consistently useful player in deeper formats.
