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BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 6% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Alec Burks does what Alec Burks does, no matter what. Of course, that wasn't entirely the case last year because 1) he played for the Knicks and you never know what's around the corner in New York, and 2) his coach was Thibs and Thibs doesn't follow any rhyme nor reason, and turned Burks into the Knicks' starting PG because nobody knows why.
This season in Detroit, though, Burks has brought his years-past tendencies back to the table. He's playing 24 MPG off the pine and it's been like that for nearly a month now. He's hoisting some 8-to-11 shots per game, hitting them at a nice 44% clip. He's handing his fantasy GMs at least 1+ 3PM per game (actually, he's averaging 2.2 3PM per game in his last 10 games).
Burks doesn't provide many stats in all other cats but he's neat at scoring the rock, hitting triples, and bagging freebies at a reasonably high volume for a reserve. He goes to the line more than four times per game and his averages are fantastic from the charity stripe (81% on the season, 93% in January alone).
The role won't change ROS but there might be a trade if Detroit decides to tank the tank, because they're already trailing all living souls in the NBA at this little thing called winning. They most probably decide to just hold onto him because it's not that they will get a bounty in exchange for the vet via trade, so at least you know what you're getting for your fantasy squad.
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