Malik Monk (SG, SAC) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8

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ANALYSIS: Kevin Huerter is stealing most headlines but Malik Monk has kept working on his game, producing results, and giving the Kings all they asked for when they signed Monk this summer before trading for the Red Velvet. In fact, the main difference between the two has come down to the games they have started (20 to none for Huerter) as the averages are actually in favor of Monk.

MM is putting up a 14-2-4 per-game line in 22 MPG. KH is at 16-3-3-1 in 32 MPG. In other words, Monk has been the better player per 36 minutes and it's not even close: 23+ P36, 3.5 R36, and 7 A36 (!) are adorning Monk's fictitious per-36 line, no least.

Monk's shooting 49% from the field and 36% from beyond the arc. You might think that latter mark is "bad" but considering he's attempting 5+ 3PA per game and combined with his 49% from the floor, Monk is one of only 45 players reaching those percentages on that volume of shots per game.

The heat has gone up and up of late with Monk scoring at least 14 points in four of his last five games and averaging 20 PPG in that five-game span covering the last week of play. The shooting has gone bonkers with Monk hitting 38, 66, 70, and 66 percent of his shots in those four games.

Not a lot of rebounds in his nightly outcomes but tons of dimes considering he's out there mainly to shoot and hit buckets. The steals have come out of the blue but are a nicely addition to his overall line with Monk committing at least one theft in six consecutive games and averaging an actual 1.5 SPG in that span.

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