Markelle Fultz (PG/SG, ORL): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 17% of leagues

ANALYSIS: The Orlando Magic knew they would stink all season long when things got started all the way back in October. And they, indeed, have sucked for good currently being in possession of the NBA's worst record and already looking at the top of their big board to decide who they'll be picking with the first overall pick next June. On the bright side of things, Orlando has quite a nice young core and one of its key members (and veterans, one can say) returned a month ago after missing months and months while recovering from injuries: reclamation project and much-maligned Markelle Fultz.

Fultz's story makes one drop tears of joy. It's been just 14 games for Fultz this season averaging 19 MPG always coming off the pine, but that makes all of the sense as forcing Fultz into a heavier workload would be malpractice with nothing on the line this season. That doesn't mean Fultz holds no value, far from it. The low minutes combined with the high production have Fultz as one of the better players on the FP/min front throughout the month of March: he's at 1.18 figure when the league average sits at around 0.90, so you get an idea of his extraordinary efficiency.

Kelle is putting up numbers on all fronts and filling the stat line nightly. He's leading the second unit with a ridiculous 33.7% usage rate, averaging a 14-2-5-2 line in just 20 MPG in his last four games, and shooting 46% from the floor (13 FGA) and 96% from the charity stripe (10 FTA in that span). The Magic won't obviously shut Fultz down, but they'll keep him under soft wraps getting those 20 minutes a day for their remaining four games. Fantastic late-season addition if you need a little bit of everything on low minutes but outstanding efficiency.

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