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BALLER MOVE: Target Around 60 Overall
CURRENT ADP: 73
ANALYSIS: Eric Bledsoe is entering his 11th season in the NBA, and he's also getting to his fifth different city wince debuting for the Clippers more than a decade ago. With Giannis and Middleton the clear go-to players of the Bucks for the past couple of seasons, and the low-minutes approach of coach Mike Budenholzer, you might have not noticed the fact that Bledsoe started every game during his Milwaukee days--that's 210 matches, for those counting.
Bledsoe, now a Pelican--and not having to share the court with Jrue Holiday, who was traded in exchange for him--will keep starting games in New Orleans. Playing 27 mpg for the Bucks did Bledsoe no favors last season, and that low playing time is what killed his fantasy upside (he finished averaging 30.9 FPPG). Even in that situation, though, Bledsoe did enough to close 2020 as the 65th-best fantasy player in total FP, which has everything to do with his bonkers efficiency.
The Bucks stuck to their plan of not playing any of those players for long, and that made Bledsoe one of the worst utilized players in the NBA. Among players with <27 mpg and 1,000 minutes over 2020, Bledsoe ranked fourth in FP/min only bested by three centers and Derrick Rose. On a healthier diet of opportunities next season, and without players like Giannis or Middleton cutting his upside, Bledsoe should be even better than he was last season when he averaged a 15-4-5-1 per-game line shooting 47+ percent from the floor and 79 percent from the free-throw line.
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