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BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 46% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Finally, reasonably, Chauncey Billups came to his senses and threw Larry Nance Jr. into the starting unit from Dec. 12 on. It's been two weeks since then (six matches), and Nance has logged at least 26 minutes in each of those six games averaging 30 MPG but a very very low 11% usage rate. That should stay the same with LNJ manning the PF spot next to Jusuf Nurkic at C.
Nance is putting up an average 7-8-2-1 line on a game-by-game basis. He's only reached double-digit points in two games, yes, but he's compensating that with a little bit of everything in all other cats--yes, including a low amount of turnovers good for those in 9-cat formats. The usage is low and that won't change, though the good news on that front are about Nance's numbers in defensive contributions: steals and blocks.
We have yet to see what Portland deems is the best approach ROS to please Dame and make a postseason run. That will inevitably involve trades, and collateral damage (read as: players to trade away along with McCollum/Nurkic). There will be changes here and there, surely, but until that happens and assuming Billups keep doing reasonable things with his lienups, Nance should retain a sizable role in this roster as part of the starting unit.
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