Add. Jeremiah Fears is playing 39.4 minutes a game over his last 5, against a 25.7 season average.
That is a full role change. He has started 5 straight games after a prior start rate of just 20%, and his minutes over his last 10 sit at 32.0. A usage signal also fired, with his usage up to 28.5% over his last 5 from 24.4% on the season.
The production has followed the role. Fears is at 40.7 FPG over his last 10 against 26.2 for the season, up 14.5 FPG over that stretch.
He is 36% rostered and ranked 137th in FPG, so there is still a real chance to grab him in most leagues.
The risk is the sample: this is a 5 game window. If New Orleans' backcourt gets healthier or the workload normalizes, both the minutes and the numbers could come back down.