Aleksej Pokusevski (PF/C, OKC) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 9% of leagues

ANALYSIS: When it comes to lowly-rostered players, Aleksej Pokusevski is one of the most efficient and better performers of the bunch. Just looking at guys rostered in fewer than 10% of all ESPN leagues, Poku is one of only four men with 229+ FP through Saturday while also averaging 23+ FPPG every night he's out there doing it on the floor. Not bad for the Slenderman.

With franchise cornerstone Chet Holmgren rehabbing for the season, Poku has found himself starting 6 of his 10 games played through Saturday. He's averaging 24 MPG while putting up nightly 9-5-1-1-1 lines (rounding up the 0.8 SPG he's posting). That's definitely not the worst you can do if you're hurting for big boys to aid your lineups.

You won't believe me, but you can go check the stats yourself: Poku's 9-5-1-(1)-1 line is something only nine other players have been able to sustain to date. Yes, Poku is the one having it under the fewest amount of minutes played (239) but even then Giannis is among those in the group and he's played just 297, so there's that. No need to mention Poku has the lowest rostership with Claxton boasting the second-lowest already at 68%.

Poku has started three games in a row leading up to the Sunday matinee against the Knicks. He got his first double-double a few days ago facing Milwaukee (17-10 with 4 triples, 2 dimes, 2 steals, and 2 blocks) and he's starting to fix his shot (he's hit 6+ field goals in for of his last six games).

A do-it-all player with limited upside but a solid floor and great per-minute efficiency.

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