Fantasy basketball waiver wire: Naz Reid is stepping up with Karl-Anthony Towns out

Injuries are always tough for fantasy owners to swallow, particularly when they hit a player as productive as Karl-Anthony Towns had been this season. However, one thing to make them a little easier to manage is when there’s an obvious replacement who can reasonably fill the scoring void.

That’s the exact scenario with Towns ruled out for the remainder of the regular season, because although the Timberwolves aren’t inserting someone into the starting lineup who can replace his production, they’ll need more from Naz Reid off the bench and he’s more than capable of giving it to them.

It’s been a small sample size of three games without Towns, but the early returns are promising. That’s why Reid highlights this week’s list of top players to add in your fantasy leagues.