Terrence Ross (SG/SF, ORL): Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

Terrence Ross is worth considering as a fantasy basketball waiver wire pickup heading into Week 14 of the NBA season.

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 51% of leagues

ANALYSIS: I don't think I'm alone in thinking that Terrence Ross might be one if not the best potential veteran moved ahead of the trade deadline. The thing with Ross is that he's been in Orlando for so long (this is his sixth season there; he got acquired in mid-2017) that most folks have just forgotten about him. That said, Ross has aged but he's also stayed as good as he ever was in his Raptors days, which is no joke.

Long gone are the days of Starter Ross. He is now a pine-rider and a heater off the bench as part of the Magic's second unit. Ross' career advanced metrics have been steady and even improved to highs in the past four seasons, with an average 14 PER in that span and some 8.8 WS contribution to Orlando--not that the Magic want any winning, though. That's why it's time for Ross and Orlando to part ways, and judging by Ross' 2022 numbers there would make a lot of sense for more than one or two contenders to move picks/young guys in exchange for the veteran guard.

Ross is just automatic at dropping buckets. He's scored 10+ points in his last 11 games played and in 13 of his past 14 going all the way back to Dec. 1. From that day on, his average line reads 17+ PPG, 4+RPG, 2.5+ APG, and 1.1 stocks a game. After starting the year going through some shooting pains, Ross is now hitting them from the field at a 44.7% clip on a bulky 13+ FGA diet. The Magic second unit, on offense, is basically Ross plus a bunch of warm bodies--Ross is logging a 25% usage rate in the past 14 games, almost 26% in January. Tons of talk about Eric Gordon, Thaddeus Young, and whatnot when it comes to vets possibly traded before Feb. 10, but let me tell you Ross is the man.

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