Justin Anderson

Justin Anderson

31-Year-Old ForwardF
 Free Agent    
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year, $2.3 million contract with the Pacers in September of 2022. Waived by the Pacers in September of 2022.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Justin Lamar Anderson was born in Montross, Virginia on November 19, 1993. The son of Kim and Edward Anderson II, Justin has an older sister (Eurisha) and an older brother (Edward III), the latter of whom played collegiately at the University of Mary Washington. Anderson played high school basketball at Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Maryland, where he posted 17.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks per game as a senior en route to the Gatorade Maryland Boys Basketball Player of the Year award. Considered a consensus four-star recruit, Anderson played college basketball at the University of Virginia. Off the court, Anderson is a member of the "Starting Five", a group that focuses on raising money through "Hoops2O" to fund wells for families in East Africa. Find Justin on Twitter and Instagram @JusAnderson1. The Montross, Virginia native led the Cavaliers to the 2015 NCAA tournament as the second seed and dropped 15 points in the NCAA tournament opening win over Belmont. As a junior, finished second on the team in three-point shooting percentage (.452) and second in free throw percentage (.780). He also was a finalist for the Naismith Julius Erving Award in 2015 as the country's best small forward. The combo player ranked second on the team in scoring behind Malcolm Brogdon during the 2014-15 season with 12.2 points per game. In addition, he was third on Virginia in assists (1.7), fourth in rebounds (4.0) and fourth in blocks (0.5). Anderson announced in April 2015 he would enter that summer's Draft and was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 21st overall pick.

Struggles in limited action
FIndiana Mad Ants   G League (Pacers)
March 31, 2023
Anderson managed just four points (1-7 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 1-1 FT), one rebound and one block in 11 minutes during Tuesday's 101-87 loss to Capital City.
ANALYSIS
It's unclear if Anderson suffered an injury, but he played just 11 minutes during the disappointing playoff loss. Across 49 G League appearances, Anderson averaged 19.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.2 steals in 35.8 minutes while posting 46/32/81 shooting splits.
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How does Justin Anderson compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Total Rebound %
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  • Assist %
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  • Steal %
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  • Block %
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  • Turnover %
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True Shooting %
66.6%
 
Effective Field Goal %
62.5%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
75.0%
 
Free Throw Rate
50.0%
 
Offensive Rebound %
0.0%
 
Defensive Rebound %
13.9%
 
Total Rebound %
7.1%
 
Assist %
17.3%
 
Steal %
0.9%
 
Block %
0.0%
 
Turnover %
11.2%
 
Usage %
11.1%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
10.1
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.6
 
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Anderson has struggled to become more than just a deep reserve since being selected late in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft. In his first full year in Philadelphia, it was shin splints that derailed his season, costing Anderson 23 games from mid-November through early January. However, Anderson wasn't much of a contributor in the 38 contests he ended up taking part in, averaging just 6.2 points and 2.4 rebounds across 13.7 minutes. The former Virginia swingman now heads to his third team in just his fourth NBA season after being dealt to Atlanta this summer. He'll be joining a team that finished with one of the worst records in the NBA in 2017-18, but that doesn't mean the path to playing time will be much easier. The Hawks bring back Kent Bazemore and Taurean Prince, and also drafted Kevin Huerter, so wing minutes are going to be hard to come by. Anderson does have the ability to operate as a small-ball power forward, showing of his positional versatility. But again, there's other young pieces that appear to have more upside than Anderson at the position, so he's likely set for only spot minutes off the bench.
Anderson, a late first-round pick by the Mavericks in 2015, was traded to the 76ers as part of the Nerlens Noel deal at the 2017 trade deadline. He began 2016-17 as a significant figure in the Mavericks’ rotation, averaging more than 19.0 minutes a game through October and November. However, he gradually lost playing time, averaging barely seven minutes in the final month and a half before the trade that brought him to Philadelphia. The former University of Virginia swingman has good size and strength and is very athletic, though his abilities don’t necessarily translate to Fantasy value without major minutes. In late 2016-17, when the Anderson saw 28.7 minutes over the final six games following a rash of injuries throughout the 76ers depth chart, he averaged 12.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.5 threes, and 1.2 steals. In 2017-18, the 76ers are too talented for Anderson to have much chance at cracking the regular rotation without another team-wide injury plague – he figures to backup 2016 first overall pick Ben Simmons and third-runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year Robert Covington at small forward.
As a rookie, Anderson appeared in 55 games, overcoming a slow start and working his way into the rotation by season's end. The former Virginia swingman saw fewer than nine minutes per game before the All-Star break, but his minutes nearly doubled after the break, as he averaged 5.4 points and 3.6 rebounds over Dallas' final 22 games. In the postseason, Anderson remained a key contributor, averaging 9.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists while shooting 45.9 percent from the field in the Mavs' opening-round series loss to the Thunder. Anderson, perhaps the Mavericks' best pure athlete, projects to open as the sixth or seventh man in 2016-17, serving as the main backup to offseason addition Harrison Barnes. Anderson will also see time at shooting guard behind Wesley Matthews, and he can even slide over to power forward in certain small-ball lineups. Even with that versatility, though, Anderson is unlikely to provide enough counting stat production to warrant a draft selection in most fantasy formats.
The Mavericks selected Anderson with the 21st overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, enamored with his athleticism and ability to defend. He averaged 12.2 points and 4.0 rebounds in 28 minutes per game in his junior season at Virginia and displayed long-range ability, connecting on 45 percent from three-point range while converting 47 percent of his shots from the field. Anderson proved those number could carry over onto the next level during Summer League, shooting 43 percent from the field and 39 percent from behind the arc in six starts for Dallas. The rookie finished the summer league averaging 17.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He's got the versatility and talent to join a veteran-filled Mavericks rotation, but Anderson will have to earn every minute. Injury concerns to Wesley Matthews and Chandler Parsons could provide him an early opportunity to impress coach Rick Carlisle.
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Strong production in win
FIndiana Mad Ants   G League (Pacers)
March 26, 2023
Anderson registered 24 points (7-17 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 3-3 FT), four rebounds, four assists and two steals in 37 minutes during Friday's 114-110 win over Delaware.
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Another strong performance
FIndiana Mad Ants   G League (Pacers)
March 20, 2023
Anderson tallied 31 points (13-21 FG, 2-9 3Pt, 2-2 FT), four rebounds, three steals, one assist and one block in 34 minutes during Sunday's 128-114 win over Wisconsin.
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Scores 24 points
FIndiana Mad Ants   G League (Pacers)
March 17, 2023
Anderson posted 24 points (7-13 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 6-7 FT), four rebounds, one assist and one block in 39 minutes during Thursday's 117-108 win over Westchester.
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Strong production in win
FIndiana Mad Ants   G League (Pacers)
March 15, 2023
Anderson recorded 24 points (6-12 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 7-7 FT), six rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block in 29 minutes during Tuesday's 125-114 win over Long Island.
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Scores team-high 26 points
FIndiana Mad Ants   G League (Pacers)
March 13, 2023
Anderson recorded 26 points (8-19 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 5-5 FT), five rebounds and one assist in 35 minutes during Saturday's 132-102 loss to Motor City.
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Helps stem personnel shortage
FBrooklyn Nets
July 19, 2020
Anderson's signing Saturday stemmed from both his earlier stint with the team this season and the Nets being down multiple players ahead of the restart of the regular season, Royce Young of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
With Michael Beasley the most recent Nets player affected by the coronavirus and consequently being forced to leave the bubble, the Nets turned to Anderson, whom they were familiar with after he played three games on a 10-day contract in Brooklyn earlier in the campaign. The veteran wing also put some good basketball on film during his time with the G League's Long Island Nets, for which he averaged a team-high 20.5 points, along with 6.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.0 steal, across 33.6 minutes per contest. With Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan and Taurean Prince also not available the rest of the way and Wilson Chandler opting out for precautionary reasons, Anderson's ability to potentially fill in at up to three positions could certainly be pivotal for the Nets' second team.
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