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BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 50% of leagues
ANALYSIS: The Memphis Grizzlies don't need any more scorers than those leading the team in points these days. Makes sense when you have the likes of Ja Morant, Dillon Brooks, and Desmond Bane dropping buckets in bunches. That's why Steven Adams has scored just 256 total points this season for a low average of 8.0 PPG.
The good thing about that? The Kiwi doesn't know what stretching the floor means, hoists low-volume shots and hitting virtually all of them, and is supremely valuable in all other statistical categories thanks to his specialized role in the Grizzlies' lineup.
So unique is Adams that he's the only player in the NBA with 10+ RPG and fewer than 10 PPG. Just in case that doesn't make it quite clear that Adams is unique for the good, and for context, there are only 11 players currently pulling down 10+ RPG, Adams being one of them.
Adams is also contributing 2+ APG and 1+ BPG per game this season. The RPG/APG/BPG slash Adams is currently averaging is at the reach of only Anthony Davis. Again, don't expect points on Adams' nightly outcomes but count on all other categories getting filled on a per-game basis.
Of course, scoring points is the easiest way for NBA players to rack up fantasy points and that hurts Adams' overall impact and fantasy upside. It's the only thing keeping his rostership depressed to 50% in ESPN, and the only stat forcing us to recommend him only in 12+ team leagues instead of all of them. That said, Stevie A is great.
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