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Memphis forward Xavier Tillman is a worthy consideration as a fantasy basketball waiver wire pickup heading into Week 5 of the NBA season.
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ANALYSIS: Through injuries and absences, the Memphis Grizzlies have had to call several players numbers that otherwise wouldn't have received an early opportunity. As a result, Xavier Tillman, a 2020 early second-round draft pick who ended up in Memphis via trade by Sacramento, has been playing close to 20 minutes per game. In that time, he has averaged 8.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game, and just put up 15 points and four rebounds against the Sixers through 28 minutes. Tillman has been shooting an ugly clip from distance, but thankfully hasn't been taking many threes, and has negated that figure with a 63.4% success rate from two-point territory.
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