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BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 38% of leagues
ANALYSIS: One more week without Tyrese Maxey and just a couple of games played by James Harden has allowed De'Anthony Melton to retain a starting position in Philly's depth chart, one he has not relinquished since he grabbed hold of it all the way back on Nov. 18.
Melton has missed games here and there (the last one last Tuesday) but he had also started five more before he started his ongoing 13-game run, so there is no reason for concern, and even if/when he gets demoted to the pine, he should still produce nice numbers.
The guard has been phenomenal in this no-Maxey/no-Harden run. From Nov. 18 on, Melton is averaging 15+ PPG, nearly 5.0 RPG, 4.0 APG, and an absolutely ridiculous 2.7 SPG per game. That's not a typo. That's more than 2.5 steals per game coming from this man. In fact, he's stolen a ball in each but one of the last 12 games he's played while averaging an even higher 3.0 SPG in that span.
OG Anunoby (11) is the only player with more games stealing 3+ possessions than Melton (nine) this season. Melton is putting up a season-wide 12-4-3-2 line. Only OG is close to those averages, as the Raptor has higher scoring numbers but misses on the assists front at just 2.0 APG a pop.
Melton is coming off one of his most productive weeks of the season, putting up an über-efficient 1.13 FP/min even though he's played 43, 29, and 38 MP in his last three games. The average line in those three is 20-5-3-3 with five (!) 3PM per game. Scorching hot.
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