Wayne Ellington (SG/SF, LAC): Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

Pistons guard/forward Wayne Ellington is a worthy consideration as a fantasy basketball waiver wire pickup heading into Week 6 of the NBA season.

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 15% of leagues

ANALYSIS: So, uhh, Wayne Ellington has been moving a moment.

On January 15th, the Pistons/Wizards game was postponed. In five games since then, Ellington hasn't played under 26 minutes in a game and hasn't made fewer than three three-pointers in any contest. And while the first game of that run saw him score just nine points, he's been on fire ever since.

Ellington has scored at least 16 points in each of the past four games, with at least four threes in each game. He's shot 45.5 percent or better in each game, plus has added three steals in that span.

Look: Ellington isn't a well-rounded play. But on a Pistons team that's starved for consistent sources of offense out on the perimeter, he's going to continue to see plenty of minutes each night, and as long as he doesn't suddenly go cold from deep, he's going to keep contributing each night.

I also don't think we need to worry too much about Ellington's shooting suddenly drying up. While he shot 35 percent from three in 36 games with the Knicks last year, he's a career 38 percent three-point shooter. He won't keep up this year's 48.4 percent mark, but he should do enough to give you at least 2.5 threes per game going forward.

His field goal percentage will cool off too, as he's shooting 50 percent right now, but you 100 percent should go grab Ellington off the wire right now and ride the hot hand.

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