Bismack Biyombo (C, PHO): Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 51% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Raise your hand if you expected Bismack Biyombo to get back like he's done in any capacity. Now if you raised it, put it down because I don't believe you just one bit. Signing Biyombo has been a true winning move by a Suns FO that keeps flexing on the whole NBA. Biyombo's last time on a court came all the way back in mid-May of last season playing for the Hornets, he didn't find a team this past fall, went to the G League to keep fighting for a chance, and ultimately found it in Phoenix covering for Deandre Ayton/JaVale McGee absences and injuries of late. And things are going smoothly for The Mack at the very least.

It's been 10 games played for Biyombo in Zona since debuting back on Jan. 2. He's been on the court for a low average of 22 MPG, though the minutes have gone all the way up recently as to log 25+ in five consecutive outings (from Jan. 17 on) that ultimately ended in Biyombo's first start of the season last Wednesday against Utah with both JVMG/DA out. In the past two weeks of play, Biyombo has averaged a ridiculously solid 15-10-1-1-1 per-game line. I mean.

Biyombo is obviously not going to keep up those 15-10 numbers once Ayton and McGee come back (we have to assume, I guess) but he's proven to be a true game-changing bench player through his short tenure in an NBA roster this season. The shooting is insane as he just doesn't know how to stretch the floor so he only eats cookies near the rim (67.2% in the last five games) while attempting some 9 FGA a day. Just for fun, only six players are averaging a 10-7-1-1-1 baseline on the year this season: AD, Giannis, Embiid, KAT, LBJ, and Vooch. Biyombo is at 10-7-1-(0.8)-1. Land the Mack, reap the rewards.

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