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Max Strus, Aleksej Pokusevski and Royce O’Neale star on Tuesday

Aleksej Pokusevski

Aleksej Pokusevski

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Tuesday night’s pickups of the day include a red-hot Royce O’Neale, a suddenly relevant Max Strus and Aleksej Pokuśevski, who went off for a monster fantasy line last night. Follow me on Twitter by clicking here!

Royce O’Neale 50% rostered in Yahoo! leagues – O’Neale came in averaging 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.0 blocks and 2.3 3-pointers. And then he went off for a career-high 20 points, five rebounds, three assists, a steal and four triples on 8-of-12 shooting last night. Yes, he’s rostered in half the leagues out there, but that also means he’s available in half the leagues out there. I do good at math stuff and he should be rostered everywhere.

Aleksej Pokuśevski 20% - Poku got loose for 16 points, nine rebounds, one assist, two steals, three blocks and two 3-pointers on 7-of-13 shooting. Yeah, he only had four points, four boards, three assists and two blocks on 2-of-6 shooting in his previous game, but he’s a guy worth hanging onto. The longer the season lasts, the better Poku’s chances are at blowing up. Hopefully, it’s a Pokuvember to remember.

Max Strus 38% - Strus went off for 24 points, one rebound, two assists, a steal and four 3-pointers on 8-of-17 shooting in 33 minutes on a night when Tyler Herro left early with an eye injury. If Herro’s going to miss time, Strus is a must-pickup. And even if Herro is healthy, Strus has scored in double digits in four straight games and in all but two games this season, racking up 22 3-pointers along the way.

Tre Mann 30% - Tre Mann came off the bench to hit 4-of-8 shots and two 3-pointers for 13 points, five rebounds and three assists. Josh Giddey played last night, hurting Mann, but Giddey may be in and out of the lineup all year for the Thunder. Mann’s at least worth a close look in deeper leagues.

Patrick Williams 20% - Williams hit 5-of-10 shots for 12 points, seven rebounds, one assist, one steal and two blocks in 31 minutes on Tuesday. He’s now scored in double figures in three of his last four and the rebounds and blocks were both season highs. There’s still time for him to get it going.

Joe Harris 13% - The news is that Harris played in back-to-back games on his gimpy ankle. He didn’t go off, finishing with eight points, two rebounds, two assists and two 3-pointers on 3-of-8 shooting, but as his ankle heals and he continues to improve, he’s going to be worth having at some point. Then again, once Seth Curry gets back, all bets are off. But it’s time to at least think about adding Harris.

Duncan Robinson 5% - Robinson hit 6-of-10 shots and five 3-pointers for 17 points, two rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes for his first meaningful line of the year. If Herro (eye) misses time, Robinson is going to get a boost.

RJ Hampton 7% - Hampton played 21 minutes and hit 4-of-7 shots and two 3-pointers for 10 points, two rebounds, one assist and one block on Tuesday. Terrence Ross left with a knee contusion and Cole Anthony is out with an oblique injury so Hampton is worth keeping a close eye on going forward.

Goran Dragić 3% - Dragic had 15 points, four 3-pointers, two rebounds, two assists and a block in 20 minutes. Lonzo Ball‘s not coming back any time soon and Alex Caruso hasn’t really been doing much. Dragic is worth a deep-league look.