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Jeremy Lamb was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. A few days before the start of the regular season, Lamb was traded in a package for James Harden to Oklahoma City. Sacrificial Lamb? In three years with the Thunder, Lamb never averaged more than 19 minutes per game and was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in 2015. The first two years in Charlotte didn’t seem much different, as he averaged 18 minutes per game in each season. Then, in 2017 Lamb received close to 25 minutes per game and averaged over double-digits for the first time in his career, but during the 2017 NBA draft, the Hornets selected Malik Monk with the 11th overall pick. Sacrificial Lamb? Signs were pointing to Monk taking the starting shooting guard duties away from Lamb, as he seemed to have a higher upside. Well…..

PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV 3PT FG FT
31 6 3 2 0 0 3/3 11/18 6/7

Lamb played a team-high 49 minutes in a double-overtime game. For the season, he’s averaging 14.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.1 steals, and 1.4 threeecolas per game. He’s shooting 43% from the field and 34% from downtown. Don’t expect many assists or blocks. Just solid top 60 production. No sacrificial Lamb this time because he’s baaaaaaaaad.

Here’s what else I saw last night:

 

Trevor Ariza

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16 5 1 3 0 1 5/10 5/14 1/1

Since acquiring Ariza, the Wizards are 1-4, with the lone win coming against the Suns in triple-overtime. Since acquiring Ariza, he has been a top 25 player for fantasy. Since the powers that be in Washington seem to be living in a fantasy world, that is the stat they probably focus on. My NSA buddy texted me a convo that one of their Google Home devices picked up last night: “We’re already paying hundreds of millions for that freaking Wall. Let’s give Ariza the super max. Why? Because we can market the fact he’s a top fantasy player and his name sounds exotic, un-American. That should buy us some good will with….ummmm….those people.”

John Wall

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21 7 8 0 1 6 2/7 9/19 1/1

Man, a dollar sure isn’t worth what it used to be.

Bradley Beal

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21 4 1 2 2 2 1/7 10/23 0

Played a team-high 45 minutes. Scott Brooks has obviously never played video games. When utilizing a sniper, you can only run so far then shoot, as the elevated heart rate makes it difficult to steady the scope for long-range hits.

Ian Mahinmi

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10 5 1 3 1 2 0 4/5 2/3

Played 28 minutes. He had played a total of 48 minutes in the month of December, a period in which the Wizards played 12 games. But….

My NSA guy texted me this exchange: “Four years, $64 million. It was all worth it.”

Blake Griffin

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23 9 6 2 1 4 4/9 9/19 1/1

A block! I just hired a bunch of Oompa Loopmas to dance around my room. Blake contributes points, threeecolas, rebounds, and assists. Unfortunately, he doesn’t provide the D and the turnover rate is high. As a result, he’s been a top 100 player over the past six games. Back to the blocks, you know how ridiculously low the number is? He has 15 on the season. Pat Connaughton has 15 blocks. Damian Lillard has 19. De’Aaron Fox has 20!

Bruce Brown

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8 4 0 1 0 0 1/3 3/7 1/2

Replaced Luke Kennard in the starting lineup and played 22 minutes. It’s about time.

Langston Galloway

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22 4 0 0 0 0 4/7 8/12 2/2

Played 23 minutes. A 3 & __ specialist.

Suns defeated the Magic, 122-120 in OT.

Devin Booker

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35 5 8 2 1 4 5/6 13/20 2/3

Since returning from injury, Booker has averaged 38.3 minutes, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 0.6 blocks, and 1 steal per game. He’s shot 65-for-133 (48%) from the field and 16-for-43 (37%) from downtown. He’s been a top 15 player over that span. I once had Booker in the same tier as Andrew Wiggins. If I could wash my brain out with soap, I would. I’ve been super impressed with how Booker has developed his game and am optimistic for both his real-life and fantasy prospects going forward.

Deandre Ayton

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8 12 3 0 3 3 0 4/7 0

Had double-dubbed in five straight prior to last night. Also, that was only the fifth time all season that Ayton had failed to score in double-digits. So, basically, shit happens. What’s been very encouraging has been the improvement in blocks as the season has progressed. October – 0.6 per game. November – 0.9. December – 1.2. Has been a top 25 player over the past seven games.

T. J. Warren

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24 4 0 2 0 2 3/5 9/18 3/4

Hope you mounted up when he called out for you earlier in the season. Warren is a professional getter of buckets. The increase in threeecolas has been a boon.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

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19 2 2 1 1 2 3/6 6/13 4/4

Played 31 minutes off the bench. Since coming over from Washington, Oubre has seen an uptick of three minutes per game, yet the fantasy value has remained relatively the same.

Elie Okobo

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9 1 0 0 0 1 1/2 4/7 0

Played 24 minutes. He’s baaaaaaack. Don’t be a bobo for Okobo.

Nikola Vucevic

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22 13 2 2 0 4 2/5 10/20 0

The past five games, Vucevic has been a top 45 player. Earlier in the season, he was producing top 10 value. There’s been a drop in assists and field goal percentage, but I wouldn’t sweat it. He did have a kid after all. Going through the experience twice, I know it’s a hectic time.

D. J. Augustin

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27 2 6 3 0 3 3/8 8/18 8/9

Played 41 minutes. Shockingly, the 27 points weren’t even close to a career-high. Color me surprised, as D. J. has scored 35 points twice in his career. He’s a top 150 player who will contribute assists and threeecolas. Let’s just enjoy what he did last night.

Terrence Ross

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18 2 1 2 0 0 4/9 6/14 2/3

Played 36 minutes. Ross is a discount store for a reason. Sometimes you’ll find treasure, while most of the time you’ll get what you pay for.

Thaddeus Young

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21 5 0 3 0 2 1/1 9/12 2/3

Young has been on quite the heater recently, as he’s been producing at a top 50 level. The Hawks play at the fastest pace in the league. 1+1=2.

Darren Collison

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11 5 8 1 1 1 2/4 4/7 1/2

By now, you should know my disdain for Collison. If you didn’t know….Hi, my name is Son and I am not a fan of Darren Collison. With that said, he provides a handful of assists and is a top 125 player.

Domantas Sabonis

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19 8 2 1 1 3 0 7/12 5/8

Played 29 minutes. On the season, he’s played at least 30 minutes only four times. Regardless, still a top 80 player. It’s always cool when a trade is mutually beneficial.

Tyreke Evans

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19 1 5 1 0 1 4/4 7/9 1/2

Has scored at least 20 points only once all season. Tyreke is not even a top 200 player. P. U.

John Collins

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21 11 0 0 1 2 2/3 9/13 1/2

Has double-dubbed in nine of the last 10 games. Doesn’t contribute the D, which makes the ladies frown and fantasy owners sad.

Dewayne Dedmon

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18 15 3 2 1 4 2/5 6/13 4/4

Played 37 minutes. With Alex Len and Miles Plumlee out, Dedmon had to wake up and played a season-high in minutes. Dedmon is an intriguing fantasy asset because he can contribute across the board. The minutes have been the issue. That doesn’t look to be a problem for the foreseeable future.

Kent Bazemore

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32 1 4 2 1 1 4/9 14/25 0/2

Got the start and played 31 minutes. Taurean Prince is not coming back for at least a few weeks, so more and more Bazemore. Has been a top 35 player over the past six games. I like his game because he does contribute across the board, which gives him a relatively high floor, and access to ceiling when the shot is falling.

Nets defeated the Hornets, 134-132 in 2 OT.

Marvin Williams

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14 12 0 1 2 0 3/7 5/11 1/1

We’re always starvin’ for a Marvin game. No? Fine. Over the past six games, he’s been a top 40 player, averaging 13.3 points, 2.7 threeecolas, 5.8 rebounds, 1.2 dimes, 1 steal, and 1 block per game.

Kemba Walker

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35 6 5 2 0 2 4/9 13/26 5/6

He’s heating up. After going through a cold spell, Kemba has been a top 10 player over the past three games, as he’s shot 51% from the field.

Willy Hernangomez

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7 11 2 0 0 1 0/1 1/6 5/8

Played 14 minutes, which is disappointing in a double-overtime game, especially when he had received 23 and 20 minutes the prior two games. Just cage his ass so my emotions don’t get played with.

Joe Harris

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27 6 2 1 0 2 5/8 11/14 0

Not-Your-Average Joe has been a top 40 player over the past seven games. He’s playing over 32 minutes per game and contributing in everything but the D. The boys at Local 213 are proud of you!

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson

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16 15 6 0 3 2 0/1 7/16 2/2

Awwwww shit. Y’all know what time it is. Monday…….Tuesday…….Wednesday….Thursday…Friday..Saturday.Sunday

RONDAE!!!!!

Mainly a points and rebounds guy, and is a top 150-ish player, but whatever….We can still party!

Rodions Kurucs

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13 12 3 3 1 3 1/3 6/9 0

Continues to start and played 39 minutes. I’ve written him up plenty over the past week, and even gushed over him on a pod with Craig, so I’ve been impressed. Use the Google machine to see my thoughts on him.

Jared Dudley

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6 3 2 0 1 2 2/4 2/5 0

Played 36 minutes. I thought this Jared thing was a fad, but I guess I’m wrong. Over the last seven games, he’s been a top 90 player, averaging 25 minutes per game. Shrug emoji.

Spencer Dinwiddie

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37 2 11 0 0 1 7/16 12/29 6/8

Played 41 minutes. Top 60 player over the past seven games. Inwiddie doesn’t provide the D, but everything else is muy bueno.

Kawhi Leonard

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30 8 2 2 0 2 2/5 9/20 10/11

The quietest top 10 season I can remember. Imagine if his alien overloads fully unleashed him.

Fred VanVleet

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16 1 2 0 0 1 4/8 5/12 2/2

Got the start because Kyle Lowry was out and played 38 minutes.

Justise Winslow

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21 2 4 1 0 1 3/6 9/16 0

With Goran Dragic out for a few months, Winslow is going to be handling point guard duties. Justise shall be served.

Hassan Whiteside

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16 12 1 0 3 0 0 8/12 0/3

Played 31 minutes, the first time over 30 since returning six games ago. The points, rebounds, and blocks have been nice but…..There’s always a but….Mt. Whiteside is shooting 18% from the free throw line over that span.

Robert Covington

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8 9 3 0 1 1 1/8 3/13 1/2

The Lord giveth. The Lord taketh away. On the day after Christmas, it makes sense that the Lord may have been a little distracted.

Karl-Anthony Towns

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20 20 4 0 0 3 2/2 8/13 2/3

MEOW!

Derrick Rose

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24 3 8 2 0 2 1/5 11/19 1/1

So awesome that the Chicago crowd was serenading DRose with MVP chants last night.

In case y’all forgot….

Taj Gibson played 26 minutes while Dario Saric played 20 minutes. Both neuter each other. Not literally you sicko.

Tyus Jones

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13 1 5 1 0 0 2/3 4/6 3/3

Played 21 minutes, as the Timberwolves blew out the Bulls, 119-94. I think we have enough evidence to say that Jones just isn’t that good. The coach doesn’t want to play him, which is probably a by-product of seeing him in practice, and when he does get the chance to start, he doesn’t do much.

Justin Holiday

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2 3 1 0 2 1 0/6 1/11 0

It took longer than I expected, but Holiday finally turned back into a pumpkin.

Kris Dunn

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9 8 7 2 0 2 0 4/11 1/3

Dunn in a nutshell. Poor efficiency, yet contributions across multiple cats.

Zach LaVine

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28 1 2 0 0 0 3/7 10/17 5/7

Returned from a five-game absence and played 26 minutes off the bench. So many Black Holes on this Bulls squad. Are they going to internally combust?

Ante Zizic

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6 11 2 0 0 1 0 2/8 2/2

Got the start to match up against Marc Gasol and played 22 minutes.

Larry Nance Jr.

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6 9 3 2 0 1 0/1 2/8 2/2

Started next to Zizic and played 31 minutes. For some reason, Nance is more productive when he plays the 5, but he’s too small to match up against the likes of Gasol. Regardless, the 31 minutes were a good sign that the Cavs will finally commit to Nance.

Jordan Clarkson

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24 5 2 3 0 2 4/7 10/20 0

Played 31 minutes off the bench. Over the last four games, Clarkson has been a top 50 player. He’s playing over 31 minutes per game and averaging 15.7 shot attempts, 20.3 points, 3 threeecolas, 3.3 boards, 2.3 dimes, and 1 steal.

Kyle Anderson

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15 3 3 3 2 0 1/1 5/6 4/5

3’s are wild!!! It’s been a slow process, but Mr. Anderson has been playing at a top 50 level over the past seven games.

Marc Gasol

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20 9 6 1 4 1 1/4 6/13 7/7

He was smoking hot to begin the season. Then he was ice cold. Now, it looks like Gasol has settled into his comfort zone, which is top 40-ish value.

Just so you know, the Grizzlies have held their last 10 opponents to under 100 points. They also play at the slowest pace in the league and are fifth in defensive efficiency.

Anthony Davis

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32 18 2 1 1 2 1/5 14/26 3/5

#1 player in fantasy. Don’t wear yourself out AD. Don’t want damaged goods when you come to LA.

Julius Randle

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23 4 3 1 0 2 2/4 5/16 11/13

Got the start because Nikola Mirotic was out again and played 37 minutes. Surprised he didn’t grab more boards, but I guess it’s difficult when AD gobbles up everything. The threeecolas are a nice little surprise, as that was my main knock on him. If he can develop that aspect of his game and contribute more in the D stats, then top 50 player should be attainable.

Jrue Holiday

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25 5 6 1 1 1 3/5 9/16 4/6

Holiday does it all and is a top 20 player as a result. Just wait until AD is gone. Mwuuuaaaahhhahahahahaha.

Maxi Kleber

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10 3 0 0 6 1 2/5 4/9 0

Got the start and played 24 minutes. Kleber is now tied for 26th in the NBA for blocks. Learn something new every day.

DeAndre Jordan

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20 12 2 0 1 3 0 7/7 6/8

Top 60 player. The points and boards are nice. So is the ridiculous field goal percentage. 72% over the past seven games! That is stupid. Even with last night’s 6-for-8 performance from the line, Jordan has been sub-60% from the charity stripe recently. What makes me sad, though, is the sub-1 blocks. Even Kleber is shaking his head.

J. J. Barea

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18 5 7 1 0 4 4/6 7/13 0

Played 29 minutes off the bench. I’ve seen enough. You know that Steven Adams is for sure going to be in my welcoming party when the aliens arrive. Well, I’m adding Barea to the group. I have more confidence in him than I do in myself.

Luka Doncic

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21 9 10 1 0 1 0/5 5/13 11/12

The dam is close to bursting. Soon, the triple-dubs will be flowing like the lies from a politician’s mouth. Over the past seven games, he’s been the #55 player. That dam is going to burst too. Halle-f’in-Luka.

Mason Plumlee

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7 6 3 2 1 2 0 3/5 1/5

Continues to start and played 29 minutes. Plumlee will contribute in everything but threeecolas, even dishing his fair share of dimes. The free throw shooting is atrocious, though.

Nikola Jokic

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4 4 10 2 0 5 1/1 1/5 1/2

It’s frustrating from a fantasy perspective that Jokic has games like these, but you know he’s always making the right play, so you can’t hate on him. I heart you Nikola.

Monte Morris

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15 0 4 3 0 2 3/5 6/16 0

Played 29 minutes and continues to produce off the bench. Over the last five games, he’s been a top 25 player. Points, threeecolas, assists, and steals. Plus, he’s still leading the league with a 6 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Malik Beasley

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22 7 3 1 0 0 4/12 8/19 2/2

Played 30 minutes. Over the last three games, he’s been a top 25 player, with a usage rate in the 25 range. He rarely turns the ball over and will contribute points, threeecolas, rebounds, and steals. Ride him while he’s hot and getting run, as he will disappear when the Nuggets get healthy.

Juan Hernangomez

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27 13 1 0 0 0 6/7 8/13 5/6

A career-high! At least one Hernangomez has been freed this season. Juancho is all about points, threeecolas, and rebounds. He doesn’t contribute the D. When the Nuggets get healthy, he will likely go back to the bench.

LaMarcus Aldridge

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27 4 2 1 0 0 0/1 13/19 1/1

Over the past seven games, LMA has been a top 20 player. Who’s laughing now, huh?

DeMar DeRozan

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30 7 5 2 1 2 1/2 9/17 11/14

DeRozan is good, not ggggrrrrrreeeeeaaaaatttttt. Or is he great, but not elite? Anyways, he’s there every game, yet he’s not there every game. Naw mean?

Bryn Forbes

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15 4 4 2 0 3 2/6 6/12 1/2

Continues to start and played 30 minutes. Forbes has been money the past three games. No shock there, but top 60 money? Surprised.

Davis Bertans

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6 7 1 0 0 0 2/3 2/3 0

Played 25 minutes. Over the last seven games, Bertans has been a top 75 player, primarily due to the 2.6 threeecolas and 4.3 rebounds per game. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Are you desperate?

Marco Belinelli

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12 4 5 0 0 0 4/9 4/10 0

Played 22 minutes. Need threeecolas? A Marco a Belinelli will give a over 3 per game a.

De’Aaron Fox

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19 6 9 2 0 2 0/2 8/15 3/4

The Kings scored 118 points, yet Fox led the team in scoring. Over the last seven games, Fox has been the #27 player. The 0.7 blocks are nice from the guard position, but the 2.4 turnovers from a 26.6 usage rate is what really gets me giddy inside. Vivek and Vlade. What happens when you merge a V with a V? It makes a W. Mind blown.

Harry Giles

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6 2 1 1 0 2 0 3/4 0

Has played 11 minutes in back-to-back games after getting the call back up. It’s nothing right now, but something to keep an eye on if he starts getting minutes and carving out a niche.

Bogdan Bogdanovic

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13 3 4 0 0 2 1/2 5/12 2/4

Played 24 minutes off the bench and continues to lead that second unit. The points, threeecolas, rebounds, and assists have been there, but the steals have been lacking and the field goal percentage has been poor. He’s been a top 250 player over the past six games. I still believe in BogBog and think he’s still just getting back into the groove from the injury.

Boban Marjanovic

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11 5 3 0 0 2 0 4/5 3/4

Got the start and played 21 minutes. You don’t mess with the Boban.

Montrezl Harrell

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22 9 1 2 5 1 0 8/12 6/7

Such a boss. He did just have an ice cold stretch not too long ago, but over the past four games, he’s been a top 35 player. The free throw shooting sucks and he doesn’t launch from downtown, but the points, boards, and blocks are plentiful.

Lou Williams

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24 3 6 1 1 3 4/5 9/15 2/2

In 22 minutes! A true professional getter of buckets. Top 70 player over the past four games. Sweet Lou has an insane usage rate over 30 and he provides threeecolas, points, and assists. Unfortunately, he averages less than 25 minutes per game. Not sweet.