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Josh Christopher is worth considering as a fantasy basketball waiver wire pickup heading into Week 21 of the NBA season.
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ANALYSIS: I have followed Josh Christopher aka Jaygup since his HS days, and I have always loved his game and his attitude on and off the court. Kid just gets it. JC won't end up making an All-Star, nor the HoF, nor whatever, but he always looked to me like a solid player poised to have a long NBA career and by what has gone on recently I guess I'm getting at least a little bit vindicated.
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That said, with the season lost and boasting the worst record in the Association and pretty much a locked-in shot at a top-3 pick next summer, well, it's not that the Rockets lose anything by running with their youngsters. Christopher is a bucket getter with some rebounding upside (4 RPG in the past week) and nice steal numbers (0.8 SPG over the full season).
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