text: wut are waivers in fantasy basketball? do we get points every week or some thing plzzzzzzzz help waivers are the place where players go after someone drops them.  depending upon how long the waiver time is set, they remain on waivers for at least that long.  if more than one person claims them while they are on waivers (before they become a free agent), then whoever has the best waiver priority number gets the player.