This article is part of our NBA Waiver Wire series.
There's just an embarrassment of basketball to watch right now... so we'll get right to the picks.
Bojan Bogdanovic (55 percent) - Bogdanovic is picking up a lot of the offensive slack created by Joe Johnson's departure. Don't expect too many 44-point explosions, but he'll be one of the Nets' primary options for the rest of this season.
Lance Stephenson (52 percent) - Moves into the starting lineup, with D-League callup Briante Weber slated to be the first guard off the bench.
Matt Barnes (48 percent) - Defensive specialist is taking on an expanded role with most of the Grizzlies' roster sidelined by injury.
D.J. Augustin (21 percent) - Augustin is giving the Nuggets some nice scoring punch off the bench, having scored in double figures in 12 of 15 games, and is averaging 4.8 assists during that span.
Jerami Grant (17 percent) - Returned to the lineup on Thursday - and played his usual allotment of 30-ish minutes - after missing two straight games while recovering from a concussion.
Bobby Portis (15 percent) - Pau Gasol is still several games away and Taj Gibson is hurting as well, which leaves Portis and Nikola Mirotic (79 percent) as the only healthy bigs in Chicago's regular rotation.
Tim Frazier (5 percent) - Frazier has been one of the most productive point guards in the D-League for years, and he's finally getting a chance to prove himself at the NBA level thanks to Norris Cole's injury. (Incidentally, I saw Frazier
There's just an embarrassment of basketball to watch right now... so we'll get right to the picks.
Bojan Bogdanovic (55 percent) - Bogdanovic is picking up a lot of the offensive slack created by Joe Johnson's departure. Don't expect too many 44-point explosions, but he'll be one of the Nets' primary options for the rest of this season.
Lance Stephenson (52 percent) - Moves into the starting lineup, with D-League callup Briante Weber slated to be the first guard off the bench.
Matt Barnes (48 percent) - Defensive specialist is taking on an expanded role with most of the Grizzlies' roster sidelined by injury.
D.J. Augustin (21 percent) - Augustin is giving the Nuggets some nice scoring punch off the bench, having scored in double figures in 12 of 15 games, and is averaging 4.8 assists during that span.
Jerami Grant (17 percent) - Returned to the lineup on Thursday - and played his usual allotment of 30-ish minutes - after missing two straight games while recovering from a concussion.
Bobby Portis (15 percent) - Pau Gasol is still several games away and Taj Gibson is hurting as well, which leaves Portis and Nikola Mirotic (79 percent) as the only healthy bigs in Chicago's regular rotation.
Tim Frazier (5 percent) - Frazier has been one of the most productive point guards in the D-League for years, and he's finally getting a chance to prove himself at the NBA level thanks to Norris Cole's injury. (Incidentally, I saw Frazier play for the Maine Red Claws a couple of weeks ago - as he absolutely dismantled Jimmer Fredette and the Westchester Knicks.)
Sean Kilpatrick (2 percent) - Another D-League success story, Kilpatrick landed with the Nets on a ten-day contract and played his way into a two-year deal. He's getting 20-plus minutes a night for Brooklyn and consistently scoring in double figures.
Tim Hardaway (2 percent) - it was a minor surprise that Hardaway, and not Thabo Sefolosha, was given the start on Thursday when Kent Bazemore was unable to go, and Hardaway made the most of the opportunity with a season-best 21 points and solid all-around play. He may have won himself a more regular spot in the Hawks' rotation with that outburst.
Trey Lyles (1 percent) - Has scored in double figures in three of five games, showing that he's still worth a look even after Derrick Favors' return from injury.
