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BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 4% of leagues
ANALYSIS: After getting so close to leaving the Houston Rockets franchise this past summer, Kenyon Martin Jr. and the Rockets decided to keep it going for a while and the truth is that the decision seems to be truly paying off for both parties. The Rockets have (re)found a top-effort player and Martin is doing everything to keep his place in the team and the rotation intact.
Martin's usage and minutes have not varied that much through the first month of play. He's posted MP between 17 and 34 but, removing those range-end outliers, he's actually logged something in the 20-to-30 MP clip more often than not averaging 26 MPG at a low 15.8 USG%.
The great thing about KMJ is that he doesn't predicate his game on scoring, though he's still been good to put up 11+ PPG (13 games played) through Saturday. Martin does a little bit of everything while keeping his scoring to a pure microwave-role type of usage.
He comes off the pine, bangs some 7+ FGA, hit some treys, and goes home happy. That is, of course, on top of adding 5+ RPG, 1+ APG, and 1+ stock per game to those scoring numbers. Martin's shooting might actually decrease a bit as the season grows older considering his 51/34/67 splits on 8 FGA and 3.5+ 3PA per game.
Either KMJ is a genius or an outlier: he's one of five players hitting 51%+ of his FGA while attempting 3.5+ 3-point shots a game. The others are Embiid, Beal, Durand, Steph, Fox, and Markkanen. You see the upside, though, so now make sure your roster it before it's too late!
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