Dario Saric (PF/C, PHO): Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 7% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Dario Saric has been kind of an underrated player in all of his NBA tenure after arriving in the L all the way back in 2017 as a 12th-pick via the 2014 (yes, that's correct) NBA draft. This season, playing for a contending squad in Phoenix, he's been used in limited minutes but he's had a couple of spells of über-high production, including the one taking place these days.

Saric played from Dec.29 to Jan. 11 but was forced out of Suns' games until a month later, coming back on Feb. 13. Since then, Saric has played in all but one game for a total of 23 appearances. There have been up and downs in that span, sure, but the line reads a good 10-4-1, which is great if we take into account he's played just 19 MPG on average in all of those matches, and he's topped 20 minutes just eight times. Those numbers, put next to the playing time, are what makes Saric an efficient guy to roster in deeper leagues: he's putting up an above-average 1.00 FP/min mark since Feb. 13 (league average is 0.90) and in the last three games he's raised that mark to a ridiculous 1.35 FP/min.

Saric is one of only two players (3+ games played) averaging a 10-4 line in under 20 MPG this season, which speaks volumes of his efficiency, even more considering he's not a "true" big man but rather a floor-stretching forward with center length. Saric field goal percentage sits at a good 46% from the floor this season, great considering he's hitting 1.2 3PG and has 7 total treys in the past three games combined. Saric is a low-maintenance guy with some 15-5-2 ceiling nightly and thrives off efficient performances. Forget about wild counting stats, because he just doesn't get enough playing time, but bank on him if you trust (and need/are happy with) his per-minute numbers.

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