Zaza Pachulia (C, MIL) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add if need of a center; monitor otherwise

OWNED: 17% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues

ANALYSIS: Big men out in Milwaukee have been dropping like flies, with Larry Sanders probably out for the rest of the season with his issues and John Henson turning his ankle against the Spurs on Sunday. If John Henson's injury proves to be worse than originally expected, Zaza Pachulia is going to hear his name called. While he is not going to get you those blocks or threes, he is an excellent rebounder and a decent scorer who gets to the line a lot, where he shoots well. He is also quite a nifty passer for a big man. In heavy minutes, Pachulia can contribute decent numbers in points, rebounds, assists, and free throw percentage out of the center spot. His upside is still too low for me to give him a blanket endorsement in all standard leagues, but he can be valuable if you are desperate for a short term fill-in or if you are punting certain big man statistics, like FG% or blocks.