The NBA season surpassed the one-month mark on Friday and the action just keeps picking up.

The league is playing faster than it has in years, with a league-average pace of 100.4 possessions per game, up from 98.8 last season and 98.5 the season before. The increased pace has led to more points, from 113.8 PPG last season to 117.0 PPG this season. This all leads to more opportunities for players to put numbers on the board, including and especially replacement players who are getting more run in place of an absent teammate.

We're also seeing young players come of age and planting their flags that they are ready to produce. That combination gives us plenty of players to consider in this article, where we look beyond the obvious big name stars and identify lightly-rostered players that des

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