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Indiana forward Doug McDermott is a worthy consideration as a fantasy basketball waiver wire pickup heading into Week 12 of the NBA season.
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ANALYSIS: While the debut of Caris Levert as an Indiana Pacer might be an obstacle in the way of Doug McDermott maximizing his playing time moving forward, he's definitely been up to what he routinely does best, and he's finally doing it at a respectable statistical volume. McDermott has been playing more than ever before this season, and while his minutes have dipped slightly so far in March to 26.1 minutes across five games, he has still averaged a season-best 15.2 points with 3.6 rebounds, and has heated up from long-distance by converting on 10 of 24 attempts (41.7%).
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