Three weeks into the 2026-27 season, the waiver wire is being driven by the trainer’s room. Orlando is playing without Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs, Utah has been without Jusuf Nurkić since the preseason opener, and Memphis has been missing Scotty Pippen Jr. in the backup point guard role. Those absences have created real minutes, and the Week 4 schedule (Monday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 15) adds a second filter: 14 teams play four games, while Brooklyn and Minnesota play only twice. Here is where to spend your adds.
The Week 4 Schedule Map
Before chasing any single line, know who plays how often. The four-game teams for Nov. 9-15 are Cleveland, Dallas, Houston, Indiana, Memphis, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, San Antonio, Toronto, Utah and Washington. Everyone else plays three, except Brooklyn and Minnesota, which get just two games apiece.
In weekly-lock head-to-head leagues, that gap matters more than a hot week. A three-game player has to outproduce a four-game player by a third per game just to break even on volume. Use the list above as the tiebreaker on every add below.
Priority Adds
1. Brayden Burries, G, Milwaukee (four games)
The No. 10 overall pick had his breakout Friday against Toronto: 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists in 38 minutes on 8-of-14 shooting. That was the outlier in a quiet start — he is averaging 10.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 20.1 minutes across nine games — but two things make the spike worth buying.
First, the rebounding is real. A guard pulling 5.2 boards in 20 minutes is producing at a forward’s rate, and he grabbed nine at Minnesota on Nov. 2 in a 4-of-15 shooting night, so the floor holds even when the shot is off. Second, the competition for guard minutes is thin on production. Ryan Rollins is shooting 38.0% from the field, and Kasparas Jakučionis played under 10 minutes in the Toronto game. At 1-8, Milwaukee has every reason to let its lottery pick play through mistakes.
The Bucks play four times this week: at New York Tuesday, home to the Lakers Wednesday, at Orlando Friday and home to Atlanta Sunday. He is a priority add in 12-team leagues and a stronger one in points formats, where the rebounds carry more weight than his efficiency.
2. Anthony Black, G, Orlando (three games)
If Black is still available in your league, he should be the first call. In six games he is averaging 15.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.7 steals in 30.0 minutes, shooting 46.3% from the field. That is a well-rounded line for a player who was a spot starter a year ago.
The question is how long the runway lasts. Suggs was diagnosed with a mild right knee bone bruise on Oct. 26 with a two-week re-evaluation, which puts that check right around the start of this week. When Suggs returns, Black loses some ball-handling, but Banchero’s low-grade right high ankle sprain, suffered Oct. 23 with no timetable from the team, keeps the Magic short a primary creator for weeks either way. Black should stay rostered even after Suggs is back.
3. Tristan da Silva, F, Orlando (three games)
Da Silva is the steadier Orlando beneficiary. He has played all nine games, starting just one, and is still logging 30.6 minutes and 15.1 points per game on 45.5% shooting. The rebounds (3.7) and assists (1.7) are thin, so his value is points and perimeter scoring. He is a better fit for points leagues and category managers chasing scoring than for anyone who needs defensive stats — he is averaging 0.3 steals. Banchero’s return is the clock on this one, and that clock looks like weeks, not days.
4. Jaxson Hayes, C, Utah (four games)
Utah is 1-8, but the center minutes are real. Hayes is averaging 7.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.0 steal in 25.0 minutes on 57.5% shooting, and he has started most of the Jazz’s games with Nurkić out. The latest word on Nurkić, who suffered a partial plantar plate tear in his right second toe, is at least two more weeks before another re-evaluation. That gives Hayes a stable window, and the four-game week makes him one of the best block streamers available. Mo Bamba (8.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.6 blocks in 17.6 minutes) is the deep-league handcuff from the same depth chart.
5. Cam Spencer, G, Memphis (four games)
Spencer is the efficiency play. Coming off the bench for a 6-3 Grizzlies team, he is averaging 8.9 points, 5.1 assists and 1.8 threes in 19.7 minutes, shooting 51.8% with only 1.2 turnovers. Assists without turnover damage are hard to find on the wire. Pippen’s back injury has no firm return date, and Memphis plays four times this week, so Spencer is a solid add in 12-team category leagues and a must-roster in 14-team leagues.
Hold, Don’t Chase
Nolan Traoré, G, Brooklyn (two games)
Traoré has been one of the early sophomore stories: 12.8 points, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals in 22.2 minutes, shooting 53.8% from the field and 48.5% from three while starting in place of Egor Dëmin. If you already roster him in a deep league, hold. But he is a poor Week 4 pickup for two reasons. Brooklyn plays only Wednesday at New Orleans and Saturday at Memphis, and Dëmin (right leg bone bruise) is back on the court, with Jordi Fernández saying he is progressing well. A two-game week with a starter possibly returning is not where to spend an add.
Deeper Names to Watch
- Mo Bamba, C, Utah: covered above. Blocks and field-goal percentage in 17 minutes, with four games.
- Danny Wolf, F/C, Brooklyn: 9.8 points and 5.8 rebounds in 19.3 minutes over four games. The two-game week makes him a watch-list name, not an add.
- Jamal Cain, F, Orlando: the third Orlando name, at 19.6 minutes a night. Only for 16-team leagues until Banchero’s timeline clears.
The Bottom Line
If you have one move, make it Burries in most formats, or Black if he is somehow still free. Hayes and Spencer are the best pure four-game streamers. Leave Traoré on the wire until Dëmin’s status and Brooklyn’s schedule both turn in his favor, and keep checking Orlando’s injury report early this week — the Suggs re-evaluation is the next domino in the Magic backcourt.