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Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony is a worthy consideration as a fantasy basketball waiver wire pickup heading into Week 5 of the NBA season.
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ANALYSIS: I'm actually writing about Carmelo Anthony not because I think he's a good waiver pickup, but because I think he can be a situationally good waiver pickup, which is to say I think you should absolutely roster him in a 14-team league, but in shallower formats I worry he doesn't bring enough to the court to justify a roster spot.
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Anthony is in Portland to do one thing: score points when either Damian Lillard or C.J. McCollum aren't on the floor. He'll get a few rebounds, but mostly you only need to roster Anthony if you need someone who can get you points and made threes. His field goal percentage likely won't be great. He'll probably average more than 0.5 assists, but not significantly more. I'm avoiding Anthony in most of my leagues, but I get why you want him, and have at it in a 14-teamer.
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