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BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 1% of leagues
ANALYSIS: The Wiz decided to move on from Russell Westbrook this past offseason, and in doing so they revamped their roster as they acquired a ton of players from multiple places. This meant a change in Washington's philosophy of pairing Bradley Beal with another superstar, instead now betting on depth coming from a larger group of contributors. One of the remaining players from years past: Raul Neto.
Another guard, this one acquired recently: Aaron Holiday. I mention Holiday because with Beal out of Friday's game he was the starter at the point over Neto. That shouldn't stay the same for long, though, with Neto doing more in the baby season than Holiday. Holiday played 13 minutes in G1 and then 25 (starting) in G2; Neto went for 23 in G1 and then 30 in G2. There is just a world of distance between these two's levels of production so far.
Neto, the man of the post here, is putting up an average 13-3-2-1 line in two outings, he's shot 50%+ from the floor on both matches (8 and 11 FGA) and his usage rate off the pine has sat at 20%+ in the two of them too. Neto was one of my favorite WW pickups last season, and everything points toward the same happening again this year. Don't get too hyped about Beal missing games like last Friday, of course, but even for a backup Neto should stay active and putting numbers reasonable to roster/play by those in deeper leagues.
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