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BALLER MOVE: Target Around 85 Overall
CURRENT ADP: 135
ANALYSIS: With the addition of Andre Drummond last season, the paint of the Cavs' squad was getting a little clogged. Thompson, a free agent this offseason, thus opted to bolt away and pack his bags to land in Boston where he will be the no. 1 biggie and he will be tasked with manning the paint all by himself.
God blessed us fantasy GMs with this development, as TT was already good in a putrid Cleveland environment that looks horrid compared to what Thompson will have to play next to in Boston. Sure, better teammates mean fewer/shared opportunities, but they also mean better overall-play. For a forward/center that finished 2020 as a top-80 fantasy player last season, it makes no sense to find him at a ridiculous 135+ ADP these days. Take advantage of that before other GMs catch up.
Thompson, in case you're not aware, averaged a dub-dub for the Cavs to the tune of 12.0 ppg and 10.1 rpg, one of only 16 players closing last season pulling off the double-double feat. Of those 16 players, only seven of them are eligible at both the PF and C positions, adding flexibility to your lineups. Thompson showed vision with his 2.1 apg too, which should only go up in a much better squad like Boston's is, and he also finished 2020 just shy of averaging one block per game (0.9 bpg).
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