Salah Mejri (C, DAL) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: With Dallas' frontcourt decimated by injuries, Salah Mejri is getting a chance at some regular playing time. He had periodic good games last year in good matchups, sandwiched between DNP-CDs when the Mavs played small ball. He's entered into the same pattern of late, except he's still getting 10 minutes even in the bad matchups. After averaging 3.1 blocks per 36 minutes last year, he's swatting 2.5 per 36 in 2016-17.  When Mejri gets playing time he blocks shots at an elite level. Look no further than Monday nights game against the Nuggets where he racked up 4 in 22 minutes. This weekend's opponents are actually not the best matchups for him, so don’t bet on him in DFS leagues, but as a pure blocks play in H2H leagues, it's hard to find a guy so widely available with such a good track record.