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BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 26% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Malik Beasley hasn't stopped growing his playing time since the start of the season, and through 24 games he's gone from 26 MPG in the first eight, to 24 MPG in the next eight, and ultimately to a season-high 28 MPG in the last eight games he's played for the Wolves. The role is the same for him as he has stayed on the second unit (that won't change) but the playing time uptick is encouraging and it lets us consider Beasley one of the most valuable Wolves to come off the pine nightly.
Beasley has been a little bit up and down through the regular season in the first month-and-change of play. He's been able to have explosions of 15+ points six times, but he's also endured 13 games of not even reaching double-digit points. Anyway, Beasley's role doesn't allow him to play the volume-shooter character and he's more of a spot-up guy with a limited-but-healthy dose of shots per game (11+ FGA in the past two weeks) with fantastic three-point prowess.
That's where Malik finds his mojo: beyond the three-point line. Beasley has connected on 59 treys through Friday and is hitting 2.5+ 3PG. Since Nov. 15 and in the past three weeks of play (11 games) he's raised that bar to 3.0+ 3PG as he's scored at least 1 triple in every game since then and 4+ in six of those 11 matches. Add Beasley if you're looking for treys, points, low-volume free throws (and FT%) but keep in mind he's murdering his fantasy GMs in terms of FG% with a mark below 35-percent on the season.
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