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BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 4% of leagues
ANALYSIS: At this point into the season, with more than 60 percent of all games already played, there is little doubt Memphis has opted to take the Grayson route when it comes to its starting SF. Allen missed time from late-February to right after the break, but he's been the starter since Feb. 12 and only fell off the starting unit on the day of his comeback on Mar. 15.
Allen is playing 28 MPG since getting that starter role for the Grizzlies, and although the large runs have killed his efficiency a bit, they are also helping him put up counting stats easily on a daily basis. Allen is a little bit bouncy when it comes to scoring, yet he's averaging almost 10+ PPG in the past month and a half, and an even better 12 PPG since the break. It's not surprising to watch Grayson hit a couple of triples a night, as that's his season average, and it's very rare to find a game in which he hasn't scored at least one long-ranger.
Allen provides his fantasy GMs with points and rebounds, the three-point tallies, and is also kinda viable in 9-cat leagues as his TOs sit at just 1.0 per game on the year. The usage rate is often low and that makes Allen a coin flip (it's a make or miss league, I guess), but for someone starting and getting his opportunities nightly, he should be rostered in way more leagues.
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