Delon Wright (PG, WAS) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 19

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 7% of leagues

ANALYSIS: The Washington Wizards have run with Monte Morris at the point for all of the season. Nothing should change that going forward barring injuries, which is the case these days and which has thrust Delon Wright into the starting lineup of the Wiz for their last game on Sunday and a couple of others prior to that.

While it would not be very reasonable to expect Wright to snatch the starting role from Morris, the truth is that DW is a very competitive veteran giving plenty of production on an off-the-pine role. In fact, his start on Sunday against the Bulls produced fewer FP (19.5) than his prior four matches on both ends of the AS break (20, 24, 30, and 32 in order).

Wright was eased into the rotation after missing two months from Oct. 25 through Dec. 23 playing only 17 MPG for the first two weeks after his return. From Jan. 11 on, though, DW has logged a much healthier 25 MPG while coming off the bench in 16 of the 19 games he's played through Sunday.

No matter the unit he finds himself at, the usage rates are hella low but that doesn't really matter that much. You might be asking yourself why that's the case. Well, if you're even remotely interested in Wright, that should only be because of his 3&D chops. Wright scores fewer than 7 PPG and only 0.9 3PM per game but he hoists a meager 5 FGA (2.4 3PA) a pop, so he's just waiting for his few chances to hit paydirt.

More important than that, though, is the production on the ancillary steals category to go with his gaudy rebounds/assists numbers considering the low playing time. Wright is stealing 1.9 SPG per game and he's adding 3.2 RPG and 3.5 APG to those thefts on a per-game basis.

Only Delon Wright and Jimmy Butler are putting up 3+ RPG, 3+ APG, 1.9+ SPG through the season. Even lowering the bar to 1.5+ SPG, the list stops at 14 names including Wright's, and he's the only player turning the ball over only 1.0 TOPG among those making the cut.

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