I put a claim on him as soon as I read that he was dropped. Will I lose out on him because my record is too good? The way it works as the waiver order is determined initially by draft order, though the waiver order is reversed. (ie pick one gets last waiver spot, etc). After someone uses their waiver spot, they automatically go to the back of the line. That's why, if you have a primo waiver spot, you don't want to waste it on someone like Brendan Haywood, because at some point during the season somebody might get dropped that's actually good. That's why I have the number two spot, since I picked 11th out of 12.