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Buy #1: Deni Avdija

Season stats:

GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	3PM	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
9	26.8	.495	.750	1.1	12.9	5.8	3.7	1.2	0.3	1.4

We know the Wizards are a mess. Jordan Poole and Tyus Jones have completely tanked in terms of minutes and production. There’s a couple winners here though, and in addition to Kyle Kuzma it’s my guy Deni Avdija.

Deni is finally starting to turn into a that stat sheet stuffing monster he was drafted as. So far this season, his FG is up from around 43% to 49.5%, making him more than useful in any build. The out of position assists are so clutch and he’s essentially turned himself into a great value version of Scottie Barnes this season.

Currently ranked #93 on the season, Deni’s versatility allows him to be a solid contributor in literally any build, and he’s only owned in 62% of yahoo leagues. If Wes Unseld continues to tinker around with minutes, I expect Deni to be a massive winner at the direct expense of Tyus and Poole’s downfall. Massive silly season upside here as well as we get down the stretch. He’s a pickup if he’s available but he’s likely very cheap to acquire in a trade if he’s already owned.

Also, something I’d like to add. I think Deni has league winning upside down the stretch. Something I think tends to happen is when a guy comes out of nowhere and has a few solid games (Skylar Mays) he’s the hottest pickup in fantasy, but when we see a slow gradual build in somebody like Deni, he doesn’t seem as exciting for some reason. If somebody like Moses Moody was doing this, he’d be 90% owned and people would be screaming about how he’d win leagues.

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Buy #2: Jarrett Allen

Season stats:

GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	3PM	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
4	25.7	.600	.783		12.0	6.8	2.0	0.8	0.8	1.4

Jarrett Allen has had a slow start to the season, dealing with an ankle injury from the preseason and now he’s on a minutes limit for the foreseeable future. Allen doesn’t have the most exciting upside anyway, but it’s very possible his owners are getting frustrated. Massive buy low opportunity here for an impatient owner.

There’s also whispers of a trade, which would in all likelihood increase his value regardless of where he ends up, as he’d no longer be sharing the court with Evan Mobley.

He’s ranked #122 on the season and this is not reflective of how impactful he’ll be down the stretch. Let’s look at his numbers from when he finished #33 on the year last year.

GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	3PM	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
68	32.6	.644	.733		14.3	9.8	1.7	0.8	1.2	1.4

We can probably attribute the slight decrease in points, boards, and 0.4 blocks to him playing 7 less MPG to this point. Does 2 points, a couple boards, and 0.4 blocks feel he’s worth 90ish spots less to you? Not to me. Go grab him.

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Buy #3: Miles Bridges

The cat is likely out of the bag regarding Miles Bridges in a lot of leagues. Steve Clifford has said he’s going to have a significant role upon returning, and with Rozier and Brandon Miller currently banged up, he may get as much usage he’s able to handle. Not much else here to say other than in the 21-22 season he finished ranked #31. I don’t think he gets back there but 60-70 is very realistic. Hurry to check and see if he’s on your waiver wire. He needs to be owned.

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Sell #1: Jonas Valanciunas

Season Stats:

GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	3PM	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
10	24.3	.505	.850	1.0	12.3	8.7	1.8	0.2	1.5	1.6

I am not buying this. JVal is currently making 43% of his 3s, which is not sustainable, he’s never shot anywhere close to this on any kind of volume and I expect some regression in that category. He’s also averaging a career high in blocks per game at 1.5, which I also do not think is sustainable. The problem with these numbers is he’s doing it in almost a career low MPG at 24.3, even with how injured the Pels have been. I’d be really really concerned about some massive regression coming and this is a textbook sell high opportunity. I wouldn’t rule out JVal’s minutes even taking more of a hit when some of his injured teammates make their way back to the court, thus pushing Zion to the 5 in some lineups.

JVal has had crazy stretches like this in the past, and then shortly after he returns to barely rosterable some weeks. If you can get something a little safer than him, I would.