Kevon Looney (C, GSW) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13

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ANALYSIS: I have been fading Kevon Looney for a while now. Not anymore, though. Looney might be one of those super-particular, special types of players in the NBA and the fantasy realm, but he's doing more than enough to consider adding and playing him at least in some deeper leagues.

As a big man in the ever-small Golden State Warriors, it's not that Looney profiles as the best fantasy asset out there. That's why I have not been so convinced about recommending an addition/start of his talents. Things have not really changed that much for him as of late, but his numbers have been up a tick, throwing him into consideration for those struggling in the classic big-man cats.

Looney's minutes have gone from 23 MPG in the first 20 games of the season to a similar 24 MGP in the last 20. Again, not a lot has changed. His production, though, has been getting better for a while now on a per-minute basis, with Looney going from a league-average 0.90 FP/min to a much better 1.07 FP/min in those two aforementioned spans.

Having his first dub-dub of the year on Nov. 25, precisely on his 20th game of the season, Looney has since dub-dubbed three more times. In the last 20 games, Looney has scored 10+ points five times (average of 7.5 PPG) while he's pulled down 10+ rebounds in 10 different outings.

In games played after Christmas (seven of them), Looney is averaging a season-high 13+ RPG to go with 8+ PPG. He's grabbed 9+ rebounds in six consecutive games through Saturday and he's pulled down 11+ in his last five outings. Just last Monday, he had his second-best game of the season in fantasy terms to the tune of a 14-20-4 with a block to spare.

Don't expect a huge usage rate nor tons of shots per game, but clearly count on some reasonable points and mostly gaudy rebounding numbers nightly getting into Looney's stat line. The Warriors are a very known commodity and they won't change a thing ROS, Stephen Curry back or not.

Looney should keep his production steady without much fluctuation, so pounce if he offers what your team is lacking.

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