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BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 50% of leagues
ANALYSIS: I was the first one to tell you about Chris Duarte all the way back to the start of the season. The rostership was measly back then, so Duarte was a must-add in pretty much all leagues at the start of his freshman season. Then, of course, the rostership skyrocketed because he was delightful but a little bunch of underperforming games has Duarte back at a fifty-percentage rostership these days; to which I say: rush to the WW and blast that Add button before it's too late!
Duarte started every game from tip-off to Nov. 19, then hit the pine, came back to the starting five, and excluding last Thursday's start against GSW, he had hit the pine once more for four straight. When Duarte starts he's averaging 31 MPG, when he doesn't he's at 26. The difference is not that large, and the usage rates sit at around 21% and 23.5% respectively. Duarte has been a little bit shaky when it's come to his shooting after missing all games between Dec. 30 and Jan. 7 (he's shooting 44% from the field from Jan. 8 on) but in the past week he's been able to hit 55% of his field goals while attempting 13+ in three games straight (the first time he's shot that many shots in three consecutive games since the start of the season when he did it in six straight).
Chris Duarte's splits are currently at 44/35/72, which only 18 players are doing this season while attempting 11+ FGA and 5+ 3PA per game, Duarte included. Duarte is scoring the fewest PPG among those in that group, but that's because of his volume more than anything. He's contributing 4+ RPG, 2+ APG, and 1+ SPG on top of that, which ultra-boosts his value making him much more of a rounded player than just your run-of-the-mill shooter. Duarte's last three games played through Friday: 20-6-4-2 per game on 35 MPG while shooting 55% from the field and a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe.
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