Zaza Pachulia (C, DAL) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add for REB and consistency

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ANALYSIS: Zaza Pachulia is one of those players where you know exactly what you’re going to get from him. It’s nice to know that almost every night Zaza will sniff a double double; averaging 9.5 points, and 10.2 rebounds a game. He also doesn’t commit very many turnovers, and shoots a very high FT% (89.3%). Unfortunately, he doesn’t do much in any other categories, averaging only 1.3 assists, and less than a steal and a block a game.

I don’t believe that there are that many teams out there that couldn’t use a double double every night at the end of their roster. Although having high ceiling guys on your bench can be fun every once in a while, its guys like Zaza Pachulia who will contribute more consistently week to week. He is particularly useful as a center for a team punting blocks and/or FG%.