Waiver Wire Explosion & Drop Zone Decisions After Wednesday

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🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Aaron Bruski and Dr. A break down the biggest fantasy takeaways from Wednesday night’s action. From surprise stat lines and emerging waiver targets to concerning performances from established names, the guys sort through what’s actionable and what’s noise. They also dive into the Drop Zone, identifying potential buy-lows and cut candidates, before closing with the top streamers to help you win Thursday’s slate in both standard and deep leagues.

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. Welcome to Fantasy NBA today.
0:04.1	Sports Ethos show brought to you by our great partners at Fandul.
0:06.7	I'm Aaron Brewski, joined as always by the great Dr. A.
0:09.3	Today's show, we're diving into top ads, breaking down players in the drop zone
0:12.4	and highlighting the best streamers to help you win your week.
0:15.3	Let's go. Doc, how are you doing?
0:17.0	And who is your top ad after last night?
0:20.1	Brew, I'm good.
0:20.8	And I had Dennis Schroeder. and who is your top ad after last night. Brew, I'm good.
0:28.9	And I had Dennis Schroeder in two or three deep league lineups.
0:32.9	Just because I couldn't find anybody on a waiver wire.
0:34.7	I liked more than Schrooter.
0:38.6	So I've just been hanging on to him since he moved to Cleveland.
0:39.5	He's been kind of quiet.
0:47.0	But last night, uh, 26 points, two boards, five dimes, a steel on three, three pointers.
0:51.2	Uh, we got to remember James Hardin as that thing in his wrist.
0:54.8	He's, I, the last thing I saw is he's going to play through it.
0:56.3	So, by the way.
1:14.4	What's that? Or probably a finger. It's a finger. Is it a finger? Yeah. I thought he was going to play through it, but he didn't, I don't think he played last night. And Dennis Schrooter kind of went off. So if Hardens, health is up in the air at all, I think Schrooter is a good option.
1:15.9	Yeah.
1:21.3	I mean, it's not like he was going to try to play through it, but then they decided against that.
1:24.9	And it opens everything wide open for the Cleveland Cavaliers. In fact, my second, our first ad of the night is Jalen Tyson,
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