BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 12% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Nickeil Alexander-Walker has done it all this season: he was extended (fifth-year option picked by NOLA) prior to the start of the year, then proceeded to play seven games coming off the bench, and finally he started at the point this past Wednesday... and put up a monster 37-point game against the Clippers, pretty much keeping the Pelicans in the game all by himself.
See, NAW is not going to win you the league, and that 33-minute, 37-point game as a starter was only possible because of the absences of Zion and Lonzo. That being said, NAW should be a nice addition for those in deeper leagues looking for a good shooter/rebounder eligible at both guard and forward positions, something the minority of NBA players can say.
NAW doesn't log a lot of minutes (17 MPG on the year) but in his last three games through Wednesday he's averaged 24 MPG while scoring 55 total points, hitting 6 combined triples, and averaged 4.6/1.3/1.0 rebounds/assists/steals per game. The usage while in NOLA's second unit for Alexander-Walker is at a rather nice 28.2 and he's averaging 7.7 FGA per game off the bench while shooting 42.1 percent from the floor and committing a low 1.3 TOPG. Über-efficient player for those in 14-Team and deeper leagues.
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