Mason Plumlee (PF/C, CHA): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 52% of leagues

ANALYSIS: The Charlotte Hornets didn't light any fireworks this past trade deadline, but they did a very solid move in acquiring super-sub Montrez Harrell to bolster the big-men rotation while not losing that much going the other way. Montrezl will go from playing a starting role in Washington to an off-the-pine player in Charlotte, so that means Mason Plumlee will retain his starting gig--and it's been 48 starts for Plumlee on the year already, which is to say every game he's played he's done so starting.

The 26 MPG over the season have stayed pretty much the same all year long, with slight variations here and there. In the past two weeks of play, Plumlee has seen as many as 38 minutes and as little as 22, but those are outliers than anything else with a more realistic average of 27 MPG in that span. Plumlee, the most classic of classic big men, is just not going to give you goodies on the three-point front because he doesn't know what "stretching the floor" means. Looking at the bright side, he's sustaining a year-long 63% field-goal percentage on a low 5 FGA a game.

Plumlee's upside is to be found on the boards (7+ RPG), surprisingly the assists (for a big man; nearly 3 APG), and the steals (almost 1 SPG) cats. The only reason not to roster Plumlee is the lack of scoring, but other than that the rest of his contributions are absolutely staggering. There are around 20 players averaging his RPG/APG/SPG/BPG this season, and all of them (except Steven Adams) are playing 30+ MPG easily. Sublime addition for every fantasy GM, going way under the radar these days.

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