Brandon Clarke (PF, MEM): Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 28% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Another week gone, another Sunday I find myself begging you to roster this monster of a bargain. Let me put it in a different way than you'll find elsewhere, just to see if I can finally convince you: Brandon Clarke has posted above-average per-minute FP in 12 of the 15 games he's played since the start of February while averaging 1.17 (league average at 0.90) FP/min in that stretch. Now, if you're not down for smashing that "ADD" button after reading that, well, then I don't have an answer for you. Sorry, not sorry.

So let's make something clear here: Clarke doesn't log huge minutes (22 MPG from Feb. 2 on) and he won't be doing so any time soon as the Memphis Grizzlies keep thriving as they are currently constructed and that has them as the freaking no. 2 seed in the NBA, not just the West. Jesus. Clarke is a staple in Memphis' second units, commands a high-enough 17% usage rate, and attempts nearly 7 FGA that are yielding 10 PPG for him.

Of course, given Clarke's limited range, he's always going to put up massive percentages from the floor (he's shooting 65% on the full season and 68% in the past week of play--four games). Clarke's numbers on the boards (5.5 RPG) and swatting shots (1.1 BPG) are fantastic for someone doing it on fewer than 20 MPG, with his marks pro-rating to a 19-10 dub-dub on a per-36 basis to go with a couple of blocks. Efficiency is Clarke's calling card for this year, so don't expect bulky runs of PT from him ROS. Still a super-valuable off-the-pine performer.

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