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BALLER MOVE: Target Around 25 Overall
CURRENT ADP: 40
ANALYSIS: Andre Drummond was traded from Detroit to Cleveland last season, and all of the time he had to adapt to a new system came down to eight games. Not the best of situations, that's for sure. Good for fantasy GMs, though, Drummond had already shown more than enough to consider him a top-asset to roster come the 2021 season. And it is not that Drummond's ADP is entirely low these days...
With a 40 ADP at the time of this writing, Drummond is still a draft value. Dre finished 2020 as the 18th-best player in total fantasy points, averaged 47.3 FPPG, and even better, his 1.43 fantasy points per minute on the court ranked 13th league-wide. That's nuts, but Drummond is one of the last remaining true-centers in the NBA and we all know biggies know no better than putting up monster fantasy tallies. Drummond put up an average 17-15 line on the year, averaging a double-double (he logged 47 in 57 games) and paired those two marks with a pretty nice 2.7 apg, 1.9 spg, and 1.6 bpg.
Of all players eligible at the center position in Yahoo leagues, Dre was the only one to average 2+ dimes, 1+ steals, and 1+ blocks per game--and that group of players includes the likes of Giannis, Embiid, KAT, Jokic, or Anthony Davis; none of whom could reach those averages on the season. You would need to pay a high price to get your hands on Drummond, but he's clearly worthy. Oh, and the Cavs have no more centers on the roster after losing Tristan Thompson to Boston. Just in case you needed more reasons to draft Drummond...
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