Saddiq Bey (SF/PF, DET): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 43% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Shout-out to Saddiq Bey because he's flexed on the odds and truly defeated them. Back in January, Bey had started all of five games by the end of the month and accrued 342 total minutes of playing time in 18 games (19 MPG, that is). From the start of February to this day, though, the minutes are already at 1,500+ on the year, Bey has started 36 more games (and all of the last 34 going back to Feb. 14), is playing 31 MPG, and he's dropping nightly gems. Kudos on that All-Rookie Team callup, Bey.

A rookie playing 30+ MPG is no joke, folks. While Bey's actual season-long number is lower than that, his "true" average is right there since he became a staple in Detroit's lineups. Only Anthony Edwards and Isaac Okoro are above 30 MPG this season, and just five-to-six rookies do so each year on average. Bey is definitely one of the chosen ones to make it big in the L. His calling card is definitely his scoring, as he's dropping 13 PPG since he became a starter and an even greater 15+ PPG in the past couple of weeks. He does it inside-and-out, too, averaging 2.6 3PG as a starter and having just one game (of 13 GP) without a single triple in the month of April.

Not only does Bey score, but he also comes with upside on the boards having a couple of 10-or-more-rebound games already and averaging almost 4 RPG on the year. The rest of the cats fall a little bit short, but for his low usage in Detroit and the chances he gets, his 24 FPG in April are far from bad from those managing in deep formats. With the Pistons done and just looking to get a good draft pick this season, odds are he keeps racking up starts and minutes, so you know you're getting a guy that will keep getting playing time no matter what.

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