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BALLER MOVE: Target Around 84 Overall
CURRENT ADP: 117
ANALYSIS: While Dragic was a key piece in Miami's run to the Finals, the truth is that he inflicted most of his 2020 damage once the Heat arrived in the bubble. Prior to that, Dragic had riden the pine all year long ceding starting-PG duties to Kendrick Nunn--Dragic only started one game prior to August. That didn't cut his upside any short, though, as Dragic was still able to finish inside the top-85 fantasy players of the year while also being an above-average player on a per-minute basis.
It is going to be hard as hell for Miami to pull off another season as good as its last one. But the Heat have kept the core together, and although they have lost some wings (mainly Jae Crowder) they have added replacements in those positions. The only newcomer that could impact Dragic's playing time is Avery Bradley, although he's more of a finisher than a creator.
Coming off the bench, Dragic averaged a 16-3-5 line in just 28.2 mpg last season. That production, translated to fantasy points, was only bested by five other guard-eligible players. Looking at "pure stats" instead of fantasy performance, only Lou Williams mimicked Dragic's average line for the Clips (Steph Curry did too but on a super-small sample of just five games and 139 minutes). Dragic won't be a league-winning asset, but you can do much worse than rostering him and he's very well worth a higher pick than his ADP suggests.
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