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BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 36% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Jae Crowder is growing into the Suns' system as much as the very own Phoenix squad is improving as the goes along. Phoenix is entering 2021 with a great 4-1 record and only lost a game to Sacramento by three points. Crowder himself has started all of the team's five games so far in the frontcourt along with Deandre Ayton, and that shouldn't be changing any time soon.
The best thing about Crowder, again, is that his numbers and contributions are getting better steadily and on a nightly basis. Crowder has gone from playing around 25 minutes to 36 in his last game on New Year's Eve. His usage is rather low with an average rate of 17 percent, but it's not that he needs much more than that as he's already putting up a season-line of 12-5-2, he's adept at hitting triples (9 in his last two games combined, 2.6 3PM per game on the year), and he only has 3 TOs in five games compared to 11 dimes.
With the likes of Chris Paul, Ayton, and Devin Booker playing heavy minutes and leading the team while sharing the floor with Crowder, the forward will remain a secondary option on this unit. That being said, though, the environment can't be much better for him and that will keep his numbers up and boosted as long as he holds onto the starting role. A great addition for slightly-deep-league GMs' rosters with eligibility at two positions.
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