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ROSTERED IN: 42% of leagues
ANALYSIS: The Pelicans guard/forward Nickeil Alexander-Walker is a second-year man who has played 87 games in his pro career, and started 10 of those. In fact, if we remove games played from March 20 on, he'd have started just three games of his 80 GP at that point. Growing pains, is what I mean. NAW has gone from playing 18 MPG in the first 33 games of the season (up to March 18) with three starts back in mid-January to logging seven consecutive starts and a brutal 35 MPG. If only for the large runs, make NAW a WW priority.
Nickeil, as pretty much every other Pel not named Zion/Brandon/Lonzo, has been a great second-tier asset to have in fantasy rosters all year long, even more as the weeks have passed and New Orleans has started to trust their youngins more into what no one still knows if is a rebuilding or "contending" season. The truth is, though, that all of NWA, Josh Hart, and Kira Lewis have seen ample playing time as potential future role-players of the squad.
With Josh Hart out of the rotation probably ROS (torn thumb UCL), NAW will be used even more (as if that was possible). NAW's numbers in his last seven games are great, averaging a ridiculous 19-5-3-1 line, shooting 43% from the floor on a high 16+ FGA a night, and logging usage rates above 22% nightly. Even on a massive minute average, NAW is keeping up his efficiency with a 0.97 FP/min mark and hitting 32+ FP in six of his last seven matches. Must-add player ROS even for those in the slightest of deep leagues.
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