Josh Hart (SG/SF, NO): Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 38% of leagues

ANALYSIS: I have seen all types of opinions about Josh Hart's value in the league, both in real and fantasy terms. If I had to give my two cents on the man, I'll still recommend adding him to fantasy rosters for cheap as a still-mostly-available WW target before it's too late. In fact, fantasy GMs seem to be slowly but surely catching up to his potential upside ROS as his rostership keeps growing by the day.

At this point through the season, entering the AS break, we all know that New Orleans is looking to get out of Lonzo/Redick/Bledsoe's deals and send them packing to other franchises via trade if the opportunity arises before the deadline. That will mean that the likes of Hart, Kira Lewis, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker will undoubtedly see a bulkier role getting handed to them. Not that Hart isn't already valuable as things stand.

Hart is playing 29 MPG on the year and an even higher 31 minutes in the past couple of weeks. He is not starting any game, sure, but he's still dropping 10-7-2-1 lines nightly with a still-low usage rate of around 13% as part of New Orleans' second unit. The past four games have seen Hart racking up a monster 133-of-192 minutes of playing time, averaging more than 33 MPG. In March games, Hart's scoring went up to almost 13 PPG. Hart keeps TOs at bay, is a lock to score 8+ points a night, and has great upside on the boards. Good deep-league target with upside for more if the Pels are "forced" to feature him more heavily in the second half of the season.

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