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BALLER MOVE: Target Around 40 Overall
CURRENT ADP: 65
ANALYSIS: You won't believe me, but Hassan Whiteside has been around since 2011... when the very own Kings drafted him as a second-rounder! That's correct, and while Whiteside has become much better since, this marks his comeback to the city that welcomed him first to the NBA. And he has everything in him and this situation to thrive.
Last season, Whiteside finished the year as the 3rd-best center-eligible player in the NBA (he can be lined up in the PF slot too). His 2,751 total FP were only topped by Bam Adebayo and Nikola Jokic at the position, with Gobert ranking fourth as the first pure-center. That didn't have everything to do with Whiteside's playing time--even though it was high at 30 mpg on 67 games--as he averaged 41.1 FPPG for the 26th-bets mark league-wide, no position restrictions applied.
Whiteside's current ADP of 65 makes zero sense. Of the six players to finish 2020 with 35+ FPPG at the center position, the cheapest ADP other than Whiteside's is Drummond's at 39 already... Whiteside is a true steal these days to target at the start of the fourth round in 12-team leagues at the very latest if you don't want to get snipped. 15-13-1 average with blocking upside (2.9 bpg in 2020), no. 1 big man in Sacramento, and scorer of 51 dub-dubs last season. Draft him now, and rip the rewards later.
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