Anfernee Simons (PG/SG, POR): Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 11% of leagues

ANALYSIS: The best Anfernee since Penny Hardaway. Anfernee Simons is balling for the Blazers this season yet he's somehow heavily flying under the radar of most fantasy GMs out there. Damn. I could have understood that in years past if only because of Simons' unconventional path to the L, but it just doesn't make sense anymore.

Simons is part of a squad with a loaded backcourt (Dame + McCollum) that even though underperforming in the early season, is just not going to hit the pine any time soon. So that's the first thing you should know about Simons--he's just not going to start any game barring injury. Simons, though, is playing a healthy 22 MPG in the past two weeks while putting up an average 11-3-2-1 line. Not the greatest efficiency in the first three games of that Nov. 15-onward span, though, as Simons couldn't reach 10 points nor 3 rebounds in it, but he finally got things right in his last two outings through Friday.

Against Denver on Nov. 23 he finished with a fantastic 14-5-2 line shooting 50% on 12 FGA while facing Golden State two days later he reached a season-high 19 pops in also a season-high 5 treys to go with 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and another high with 3 steals. Simons started the year hitting shots at an unreasonable 54.4% from the field, then went through a little bit of a slump, but he seems to be getting back on track. If he can stay there you'll be getting a nice three-point shooter with very good rebounding prowess given his PG/SG eligibility and upside for good steal averages.

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