Hamidou Diallo (SG/SF, DET): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 29% of leagues

ANALYSIS: We're clearly not into 30+ minutes-per-game Hamidou Diallo anymore but after a little rough span of games from Jan. 21 to Feb. 3 in which Diallo could only average 20 MPG and even came off the pine twice in seven games, Diallo is now back playing much healthier minutes and featuring heavily for a Pistons team that used the deadline to add a big man while dumping a couple of wings. In other words, Diallo's here to stay, folks.

Sure thing, Diallo hit the pine on Friday after starting four games at the two-guard. Not a big problem for Hami, who put up a 16-7 with 3 steals to go while shooting 57.1% on 14 FGA. The freebies were horrid at zero-for-six, yes, but the overall performance was more than good to have Diallo blasting his way toward more starts asap. In fact, Diallo has played above-average FP/min basketball in seven games straight with an average figure of  1.15 (league average at 0.90, mind you).

Diallo is a bonafide scorer with five straight matches in the double-digit realm averaging 16.6 PPG. The shooting has been absolutely incredible in that five-game span at 49.3% from the field, and he's been good to hit three treys in those five (not high, but good considering his year-long 0.4 3PM per game). The turnovers have virtually vanished from Diallo's stat lines (from 1 TOPG before February, to just 0.4 in the seven games this month) while the steals are tasty at 1.3 SPG. Diallo never found his pace among pros, but Detroit handed him a pressure-free environment to develop into and he's not looked back.

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