Eric Bledsoe (PG/SG, LAC): Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 38% of leagues

ANALYSIS: In any other season, or in an injury-disabled sort of 2K-simulated league, Eric Bledsoe would probably be coming off the pine for the L.A. Clippers. Not this season, though, and not for the Kawhi-less Clips. Not only is Bledsoe starting games at the SG position, but he's also breaking the clock averaging 28 MPG nightly and putting up spicy numbers while contributing all across the board even though he's finishing just an average 19.7% of L.A.'s offensive possessions.

Perhaps the best news about Bledsoe (and all other Clips) and his fantasy upside was dropped by HC Ty Lue a few days ago when he said the starters will stay the same until Kawhi comes back--welcome 2022 season! Now, truth be told, Bledsoe was absolutely unrosterable through the first few games of the year when he was averaging a paltry 29.8% shooting from the floor on  9.5+ FGA through last week's Friday game. The last three have been much better, though, as Eric B has raised the shooting bar up to a tasty 46.4% average from the floor on a 9+ FGA per game diet while scoring 1, 2, and 2 once more treys in his last three games through Thursday.

Bledsoe can lit opponents up for 20+ points if he goes for it (he's hit 9+ points in all games in which he's attempted double-digit FGA this year with two 20+ performances), but that's not what he's asked to do in Cali. He's more of a do-it-all-even-on-a-low-volume gadgety player. He's averaging 3.5+ RPG, 4+ APG, 1.5+ SPG, and 0.8+ BPG and he's been very good from the free-throw line (21-of-26). Only 19 players are putting up such counting-stats averages, and all of them (except Caris LeVert) are reaching those levels on larger MPG than Bledsoe's 28 minutes per game. Don't expect huge tallies on any cat, but expect every cat to be filled nightly.

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