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BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 50% of leagues
ANALYSIS: There are only two types of fantasy GMs and they are perfectly evenly split in ESPN leagues: those who like Kelly Olynyk (50 percent of them) and those who don't (the other half). Can't be more perfect than that, folks.
Olynyk well merits more than getting a 50-percent rostership considering his exploits, though. Even better is the fact that his role has been steadily increasing and so has his production in the past month of play. Olynyk has gone from averaging 25 FPPG in the first 15 games of the season to 30+ FPPG in the last 14.
Olynyk keeps starting games nightly for the Jazz and he's put together nine consecutive double-digit scoring games, averaging almost 15 PPG in that span (starting on Nov. 25) while he's also hit at least one 3-point shot in each of those nine outings.
While Olynyk doesn't usually put up double-doubles (only one through Saturday), he makes up for that with fantastic all-around shooting and above-average steals/assists numbers. Olynyk is only of only six players with either PF/C eligibility dishing out 3+ APG and adding 1+ SPG this season.
He is good to stretch the floor (3.5 3PA per game hitting 1.5+ of them) though the overall shooting volume is mediocre at just eight FGA per game.
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