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BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 24% of leagues
ANALYSIS: We all knew it would happen. As soon as Karl-Anthony Towns came back from injury Naz Reid was sent packing to the pine, and it's been five games there already for the second-year man out of LSU. That is bad in that Reid has gone from starting and playing 27+ minutes to being part of Minny's second unit while logging fewer than 20 minutes nightly. That is good in that he hasn't lost a beat and he's still making the most of his chances and putting up reasonably good numbers.
In the past five games through Wednesday, Reid has played a total of 85 minutes off the bench and averaged a more than palatable 12-4-2 line while shooting 50% from the floor. Reid has been able to score 10+ points in three of those five games, and he's had two performances of 5+ rebounds and two more in which he dished out 3+ dimes.
While Reid is far from a winning play, he's a great target for those hurting for centimeters and big men in the deeper-format leagues out there. It wouldn't surprise anyone if KAT misses more time down the road due to injury, and even if he doesn't there is a chance Reid gets more minutes as the season grows old given Minny's precarious situation and the need of testing the waters and see what and what not the Wolves have in their young guys.
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