Fantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Wednesday

ESPN's fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data, featuring ESPN's proprietary Basketball Power Index (BPI) to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. NBA game odds for Feb. 15 are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues.

Tanking to the top was a strategy Sam Hinkie made infamous, but has since been adopted by the likes of the Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs, to name a few. The premise has always been simpler than the actual process; lose games en route to amassing increased draft lottery odds and difference-making young talents.

The Spurs moved several veterans at the deadline, which has secured more minutes and increased fantasy impact for Zach Collins (92% available in ESPN leagues) and Devonte' Graham (92%). Just three games ago, Collins established a new career scoring peak and in the two games since has tallied 10 total dimes and five combined blocks and steals. Graham, meanwhile, has lofted an incredible 31 3-pointers in three appearances with San Antonio since coming over via trade from the New Orleans Pelicans. Both stand out as values for tonight's matchup against the Charlotte Hornets.

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Even teams that are unintentionally awful, like those Hornets, are seeing surges from young talents such as P.J. Washington, who is a free agent in nearly 30% of leagues despite averaging 20.3 points with stellar defensive rates over the past week. Rookie pivot Mark Williams (90% available) is no longer