Warriors' Jordan Poole highlights late-season fantasy basketball pickups

Yahoo Sports' Dalton Del Don suggests three players to grab this week, including a guard who's averaging nearly 11.0 PPG.

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DALTON DEL DON: I'm Dalton Del Don from Yahoo Sports talking fantasy hoops pickups, and our first waiver-wire recommendation is Jordan Poole on the Warriors. He's looked like a completely different player since returning from the G League when he's averaged more than 20 points and been a top-50 fantasy player over the last eight games. Poole is instant offense off the bench, and his short-term upside is actually even greater while Stephen Curry continues to sit at least another week with a bruised tailbone.

Starting or not, Poole could quickly become one of Golden State's leading scorers if and when Kelly Oubre gets traded as rumored, and he's become a must add in fantasy leagues for those needing points. The Warriors actually run the NBA's second-highest pace, and the sophomore breakout is about to see far more minutes in the second half regardless of Curry's health.

Next up is Moses Brown on the Thunder. OKC is missing numerous players, shopping Al Horford, and going young, so Brown really looks like the team's starting center down the stretch. The young big is averaging nearly 13 rebounds and 2.3 blocks when starting this year, and he's also going to help your field-goal percentage quite a bit. Brown looks intriguing and like a rebounding machine who's going to get a real opportunity now, yeah he remains available in nearly 60% of Yahoo leagues.

And finally, our last pick up recommendation is Talen Horton-Tucker on the Lakers. He's suddenly seeing nice minutes with Anthony Davis and LeBron James sidelined. Neither is expected to return any time soon, and Horton-Tucker had been productive off the bench before admittedly a quiet game Tuesday night. THT's minutes should remain on the upswing, however, while James deals with a serious high ankle sprain that's likely to keep him out weeks. Horton-Tucker is still out there in more than 60% of Yahoo leagues.