D.J. Augustin (PG, HOU): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 2% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Imagine operating a machine fully built on faulty pieces and mechanisms. That's what D.J. Augustin is doing to do in Houston. Actually, not only that but also on Houston's second unit. Ugh... Augustin came to Rocket Town when Milwaukee traded for P.J. Tucker in mid-March and he's played eight games already for the Rockets. He's become Houston's bench-point, is playing 20+ MPG, and although he struggled a bit early he's finally getting it right.

Any player doing it in Houston is poised to fail these days. As simple as that. And a point-guard looking to handle an offense built around kinda-mediocre players is always going to struggle. Good for Augustin, though, he can do stuff by himself, and that's clearly benefiting his game and fantasy upside. Looking at Augustin's last five games, he's been able to put up a nice 13-2-3 line that would read an even better 14-3-4 had it not been for a lowly game on Friday against Boston.

Augustin is relying on shooting to make things work for him and his fantasy GMs. He's hit a triple in five of his last six games, going from 1 to 2 (three times), then 3 against Brooklyn on March 31. Augustin is pretty much a 10-to-20-point scorer off the bench, has relatively nice numbers on the boards for a PG, and he's making the most of his playing time when it comes to dishing out dimes considering his teammates. The shooting percentages are sublime at 53% in the last five (and 64% from the floor in the first four of those), and the turnovers aren't overboard, which is also a nice addition to his upside. Augustins has been super-efficient on a per-minute basis since Mar. 26, posting up a 1.06 FP/min mark way above league-average (0.90).

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