The Playlist: Week 21 fantasy basketball waiver pickups and lineup advice with playoffs here

Dalano Banton has been a multi-category fantasy basketball contributor while getting more playing time with Jerami Grant hurt. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)

Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball.

Each week, you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make, lineup notes (who’s in and out of rotations), followed by key takeaways on the schedule.

So press play and shuffle through the latest info for the fantasy basketball playoffs!

The Playlist for the playoff quarterfinals.

🏀Week 20 wrap up:

Prayers up for RJ Barrett and his family

Desmond Bane is back… But why??

Deandre Ayton actually dominated, averaging 27 points with 14 rebounds in Week 20 (four games)

Tyler Herro (foot) is likely a wrap for the rest of the fantasy playoffs

Kyrie Irving = too much sauce

🏆 Top performers

Nikola Jokić led the way, scoring 224.8 fantasy points in Week 20. Jokic was also the top player in nine-category formats, finishing the week with a dominant and efficient stat line.

🗓️Schedule things you need to know

Stream away! It’s a pretty even distribution of games throughout the week

Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday have the lightest slates

The Pelicans play on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday

The Mavericks and Hornets play two games each

Drop fringe Hornets players after Tuesday since they won’t play again until Saturday. You can hold onto fringe Mavericks players since they’ll play on Tuesday and Thursday, but feel free to drop them afterwards since they won’t help you over the weekend.

🎧 WHO’S IN MY ROTATION: players to pick up on waivers who are less than 50% rostered in Yahoo leagues.

Shallow league streamers for Week 21:Duncan Robinson – SG/SF, Miami Heat (53%)Robinson, who moved above 50% overnight, has played the most games of any Heat player this season (61) and he’ll continue to get a ton of burn with Herro out for at least another one-to-two weeks. He’s been a top-90 player in nine-category formats for much of the season and is showcasing more than just his shooting ability. He’s been an asset for points and threes but is quietly averaging a career-best three assists per game this season. Add him if he’s available because he has value for the rest of the fantasy playoffs.

“Shooter” – Lil Wayne feat Robin Thicke

Caris LeVert – SG/SF, Cleveland Cavaliers (53%)LeVert, who also moved above 50% overnight, has been hit-or-miss from the field recently but should still be rostered in all leagues. He can easily fill the box score, as seen by his averaging close to eight assists, four assists, and 2.5 steals in his last seven games. The Cavs will be without Donovan Mitchell on Monday in their first of four games in Week 21, so LeVert should get fantasy managers off to a good start to the week. Invest the FAB money because he’ll be worth it.

“For the Love of Money/Living for the City” – Troop, Levert & Queen Latifah

Simone Fontecchio – SF, Detroit Pistons (49%)Since coming over from Utah at the deadline, Fontecchio has been a reliable scorer in fantasy, putting up 15.6 points and 2.7 threes per contest. It doesn’t matter whether he’s starting or coming off the bench since he’s provided a spark offensively, posting an efficient 48/44/84 shooting split in 15 games with the Pistons. He’s been 61st in nine-category formats over the last 30 days, 45th over the past two weeks and should be rostered in most leagues with his role locked in the rest of the way.