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BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 3% of leagues
ANALYSIS: I have followed Josh Christopher aka Jaygup since his HS days, and I have always loved his game and his attitude on and off the court. Kid just gets it. JC won't end up making an All-Star, nor the HoF, nor whatever, but he always looked to me like a solid player poised to have a long NBA career and by what has gone on recently I guess I'm getting at least a little bit vindicated.
If we believe the last few events taking place in H-Town, then there is no reason in leaving Christopher sitting on the WW shelves. Christopher has played 29, 23, and 26 minutes in the last three games while dropping 16, 21, and 17 games respectively. He's hit 3, 3, and 1 three-point shots in that little span, too. All in all, it's been four in a row for Jaygup shooting above 47% from the field (average 57% in that span) while shooting nearly 12 FGA a game. Those numbers have nothing to do what his usage during the first five months of play (17 MPG, 6 FGA), mind you, so we have yet to see if this sticks.
That said, with the season lost and boasting the worst record in the Association and pretty much a locked-in shot at a top-3 pick next summer, well, it's not that the Rockets lose anything by running with their youngsters. Christopher is a bucket getter with some rebounding upside (4 RPG in the past week) and nice steal numbers (0.8 SPG over the full season).
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