Naz Reid (C, MIN) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11

December 26, 2022

Naz Reid is worth considering as a fantasy basketball waiver wire pickup heading into Week 11 of the 2022-23 NBA season.

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 3% of leagues

ANALYSIS: It is true that Naz Reid's upside was high for a few games only because Rudy Gobert missed time, but that doesn't mean Reid is exclusively a no-Gobert option for fantasy GMs managing in deeper leagues and formats.

Reid is one of the most efficient players in the NBA playing off the bench and that has paved the way to present-day stars-in-the-making such as Robert Williams III a couple of seasons back. Why couldn't Reid be on the same ascendent path himself? The kid just turned 23-years-old last August!

Reid started three consecutive games a little over a week ago, playing a contrasting 37, 12, and 40 minutes. In the two large outings, he put up back-to-back 52-DKFP pieces. In the other one, even though he just played 12 minutes, he still found a way to reach a 10-3 with a couple of three-point shots made and a steal.

The thing with Reid is that he's so efficient that he's a per-minute machine in the fantasy realm. He's averaging 1.18 FP/min on the year (league average at 0.90) while playing 17 MPG through 27 games. For a young big man, the truth is that Reid can do pretty much everything.

He's averaging 1 3PM per game while shooting 56% from the floor. Only Reid, Aaron Gordon, and Kevin Durant are doing that this season while attempting at least 7+ FGA per game.

He's averaging 10 PPG + 4 RPG in under 20 MPG. Only Reid, Thomas Bryant, and Brandon Clarke are doing that this season.

Don't take Reid for what he's not, but consider him a very solid off-the-bench player with chances to retain some of his upside and minutes with Gobert back at the very least until KAT returns and is fully fit and available. Reid is doing more than enough to merit minutes and the Wolves' coaching staff should have realized that.

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