Naz Reid (C, MIN) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 20

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 4% of leagues

ANALYSIS: As long as Rudy Gobert is healthy, Naz Reid won't be getting remotely close to starting games for the Wolves. That said, he's been the ultimate off-the-pine big man in terms of fantasy per-minute efficiency, putting up gaudy numbers while logging fewer than 20 minutes on a daily basis.

Reid has played more than 20 minutes just five times (in 13 games) since the start of February. Of those games, he started three. Also, he topped 22 minutes just twice (36 MP in two of those starts). In those two outings, Reid finished as a top 10 fantasy performer with fantasy tallies of 52 and 61 FP. No joke.

The great thing about Reid is that he's an absolute possession eater in the Wolves' second unit with a usage rate around 26% from February 1 on and topping 28% in six of the last seven games he's played. Reid is averaging a ridiculous 1.18 FP/min through the full season, and an even more impressive 1.24 since February 1. After the All-Star break? 1.49 FP per minute. That's bonkers, folks.

Reid has scored 10+ points in five consecutive games, all after the break, and is putting up nightly 16-7-2-1-1 stat lines. Again, this man has been good to do that while playing an average of just 22 MPG. He's basically an unstoppable basketball machine these days, so take advantage while the glitch remains there.

Reid is scoring points in bunches, grabbing boards like a madman, hitting triples from distance, dishing out the odd dime, and stealing possessions like his life depended on it. Must add ROS with question marks floating about KAT's return to the court.

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