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BALLER MOVE: Target Around 64 Overall
CURRENT ADP: 78
ANALYSIS: The rumors finally became a reality, with 1) Oklahoma City entering full rebuild-mode and 2) Steven Adams being moved out of town as he didn't make much sense to keep there anymore. That's why Adams in now a Pelican and will share the court with Mighty Zion. In fact, Adams should be the starting center of New Orleans in 2021, so he would remain a viable fantasy player if only because of the minutes.
That doesn't mean Adams was mindblowing last season playing for the Thunder, though. He only was on the court 26.7 mpg, which limited his upside a bit, though he was efficient ranking as a top-75 player on a per-minute fantasy basis. It was actually incredible to see Adams get so close to averaging a dub-dub on the year, finishing with 10.9 ppg and 9.3 rpg averages. He added 2.3 dimes and 1.1 blocks per game to those marks, while only being used/finishing 17.3 percent of OKC's plays.
It is not that New Orleans doesn't have players that will keep taking from Adams' opportunities; far from it. Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, newly-added Eric Bledsoe, and the very own Zion Williamson will once more limit Adams' upside, but he has already proved to be a capable fantasy player and he ranked as a top-10 "true-center" last season. Not crazy to target around the start of the seventh round in 10-team drafts if you don't want to miss on him.
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