Derrick Rose (PG/SG, NYK): Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 58% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Derrick Rose and Tom Thibodeau, match made in heaven. I know the rostership is nearing 60% and that's a no-no for the WW column, but I just couldn't resist the urge. Rose started the season nicely, then came crashing down to Earth a bit, but he's now righted his early wrongs and putting up some regular but also some firework-worthy games in November. And hell, if only because of the bump up in playing time you should be licking our chops if you can still find him available for free.

Rose was logging a low 22 minutes off the pine prior to the flip of the calendar page. Since Nov. 1 game against Toronto, though, Rose has logged at least 18 minutes every game he's played and is now averaging a slightly higher 24 MPG (it'd be up to 25 MPG not counting Friday's night short stint as he was banged up in-game and thus limited a bit). As I said in the intro, Rose has put up some expected lines for a 22-minute reserve this season but has also gone nuts here and there with scoring bursts reaching the 23 pops (twice) or hitting 4/5/6 treys on a single day.

November has definitely been Rose's month so far, and in the past week of games (starting to count from Fri, Nov. 5 on) he's averaged 15+ PPG, 3+ RPG, 4 APG, and 1+ SPG. Rose has attempted as many as 61 total field goals in the past five games for an average of 12+ FGA per game in that span and he's hit them at a high 48.2% clip. Rose has 10 treys in the past five games he's been part of, and exploded for 6 treys against Milwaukee last Wednesday. Get some shares while they're still there, folks.

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