Shams: Naji Marshall signs three-year extension

Trae was leading the league in assists in this game, and he’s done a good job orchestrating the offense and leading the Wizards to a better record than expectations to start the season. He got to the line and hit most of his free throws and was efficient tonight. The inefficiency balanced out in this one and the Wizards were able to come out with a win. Don’t expect that many rebounds but its been a good year for the league assist leader.

Active for the first time since spraining his ankle in Denver’s season opener, Johnson will start on Friday. As a result, Trevon Brazile will come off the bench.

Santos is available after sitting out Wednesday’s win over the Timberwolves and will start. His inclusion in the starting lineup comes at the expense of Georges Niang. The Warriors’ other four starters are unchanged.

Johnson is officially available to return after missing Denver’s last three games with a sprained ankle. His return will likely push Trevon Brazile to the bench after he started Wednesday’s win over the Pelicans.

Ighodaro is back after a two-game absence, adding frontcourt depth for the Suns. Depending on how much he plays, Oso’s return could push Duop Reath out of the rotation entirely.

We expected as much since Shams had mentioned that both Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace had a possibility of coming back before the playoffs. Now its official from Thunder reporters. Cason Wallace just signed his extension with the Thunder for 139M over 5 years. It’s a good thing for fantasy owners that he signed that extension since he likely wasn’t getting as much money and commitment from the Thunder had he waited till this upcoming summer.

According to MacMahon, Holmgren underwent a biological treatment on Friday to address a small patellar tendon tear in his right knee. With Jalen Williams (ankle/fibula) and Cason Wallace (shoulder) facing extended absences, and given Holmgren’s injury history, fantasy managers should expect the Thunder to be very cautious with his rehab process. Kenrich Williams should remain in the starting lineup for the foreseeable future, and Aday Mara’s playing time should increase. Also, Holmgren’s absence raises Isaiah Hartenstein’s fantasy ceiling.

Listed as doubtful on the Warriors’ initial injury report, Santos was upgraded to questionable Friday afternoon. He’s now officially available to play, which may push Georges Niang out of the starting lineup. Niang played 22 minutes in Wednesday’s win over the Timberwolves.

Alpha hasn’t played since opening night but he is back with the team, so he should get back to playing soon. If he does end up being the rotation consistently, it will come at the expense of Tyus Jones.

It was reported Friday afternoon that Johnson was expected to play, and that’s still on track. Unless Johnson is under a minutes restriction that would have him come off the bench, Trevon Brazile is the player who would be replaced in the Nuggets’ starting five.