Montrezl Harrell (PF, HOU) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Montrezl Harrell started the season off as a backup frontcourt player who just cracked the rotation in Houston. However, that changed once Clint Capela suffered a small fracture in his left fibula, which was supposed to keep him out four to six weeks. The last report, on Dec. 20, said he would be reevaluated in four weeks, but there has been no news since then.

Harrell has taken advantage of the increase in playing time, with averages of 14.9 PTS (on 68.8 FG% and 62.2% from the charity stripe), 4.9 REB, 1.8 AST, 0.3 STL, 1.0 BLK and 1.1 TO in 27 minutes over 11 games since Capela's been out. In his last game on Jan. 8, he torched the Raptors with 28 points on 12-of-13 from the field, five boards, a swat and one turnover in just 26 minutes of action.

Harrell is a great streaming option for as long as Capela is out, but with the way he has been playing, it is quite possible that he gets enough minutes to produce for his fantasy owners even when Capela returns. Harrell is a good pickup for any team neglecting FT%.