Sleeper watch means low roster percentages paired with a real change: more minutes, a new starting job, or a scoring surge that shows up over the last five games.
Jeremiah Fears (NOP, 35.95%) is averaging 53.2 FPG over his last 5 against 26.2 FPG on the season. He has started all 5 of those games after a 0.2 prior start rate across 45 season starts. Minutes jumped to 39.4 over the last 5 from a 25.7 season mark, and usage climbed to 0.2846 from 0.2438.
Rayan Rupert (PHI, 1.33%) is at 39.9 FPG over his last 5 against 12.4 FPG on the season. Minutes are up to 35.2 over the last 5 from 16.8 on the season, and usage rose to 0.2064 from 0.1292.
John Konchar (NYK, 6.23%) sits at 38.7 FPG over his last 5 against 18.6 FPG on the season. Minutes climbed to 31.6 over the last 5 from a 19.9 season average.
Leonard Miller (CHI, 3.77%) has put up 34.7 FPG over his last 5 against 15.2 FPG on the season, a 128.7 lift. He has started 5 of his last 5 after a 0.3 prior start rate across 12 season starts, and minutes rose to 34.2 from 15.7.
Moussa Cisse (DAL, 0.39%) is at 34.5 FPG over his last 5 against 16.3 FPG on the season, a 111.0 lift, with minutes up to 26.0 from a 14.4 season mark.
Fears is the safest add. He is the highest rostered of the group already and the role change is the clearest, five straight starts after almost never starting before. Rupert is the highest ceiling given how far his roster percentage sits below the others, but a five-game minutes spike on a young wing is the kind of thing that can vanish with one coaching decision.