Isaiah Roby (PF/C, OKC): Week 23 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 17% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Tale of two completely different seasons that of Isaiah Roby. From opening day to Christmas, Roby appeared in 14 games playing a grand total of 172 minutes. From Dec. 28 through Friday he's appeared in 22, started 18 of those, played an average of 24 MPG, and that is without mentioning he missed more than a month (January in full and some days from February) in the middle of that run. Oklahoma City is at a point where the Thunder is playing for nothing more than a good draft pick, so nothing will prevent the young kids – enter, Isaiah Roby – from staying on the court as much as possible.

Roby already featured heavily for OKC last season playing 23 MPG over 61 G on his second season as a pro. His 2021-22 campaign has been a bit shaky in terms of finding his way to health and the court by extension, but he's been good to go virtually every day from Feb. 11 on. Roby's 18 games and 25 MPG since that day are a clear sign of OKC trusting the third-year man and trying to see whether he should stay with the squad or not going forward.

Roby is not just your typical center/big man. He has high shooting percentages but stretches the floor a bit too (49/41/74 on 6+ FGA and nearly 2 3PA per game), pulls down 4+ RPG a game, and most importantly contributes in scarce cats such as steals (0.8 SPG) and blocks (0.6 BPG). His numbers of late are even better, with I-Rob putting up 1.3 steals and nearly 1.0 blocks per game since Feb. 11 when he finally grabbed hold of the starting C spot. There is nothing to fear a trip back to the pine from Roby at this point given he's played 25+ minutes a night and averaging gaudy stats all across the board in the past week of play.

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