The WNBA season hits the unofficial halfway point this week, as the league enters its All-Star break.
As we move further into the second half of the season, the name of the game remains the same: opportunity yields increased value.
Last week, in one of my leagues, I had three different starters injured going into Sunday’s games. I was able to pick up two of the players on the list below, and salvaged a tie out of what would have otherwise been a loss.
I’ve found that streaming is necessary to win in these fantasy hoops leagues, so let’s look at the best free agent pickup options for this week.
Tianna Hawkins, Washington Mystics (rostered in 47.1% of ESPN leagues): Hawkins is about to cycle out of this article by dint of getting rostered in more than half of ESPN leagues, but this week she still sneaks under the (waiver) wire… heh. Hawkins has started the last nine games for the Mystics due to injuries to Elena Delle Donne and Shakira Austin. In those starts, she has averaged 12.1 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.8 3PG and 0.3 BPG in 30.7 MPG.
Dorka Juhasz, Minnesota Lynx (28.9%): Juhasz has had a productive rookie season, but in the last week she has really stepped up her production on defense and on the…
