Dean Wade (ankle) questionable vs. Cleveland

Scottie Barnes was carrying the offense in the first half for the Raptors with 23 first half points. No one else on the team which helped Scottie’s value, but it didn’t exactly help the Raptors as the Magic got revenge on this one. Scottie has been an absolute monster this season will continue to put up crazy performances with and without Kawhi Leonard playing.

While relatively quiet scoring-wise, George added value in other ways in the Celtics’ 14-point victory. The eight assists were a season high, and he’s up to 12 steals through five games. Given the amount of time George missed during his two seasons in Philadelphia, there’s still some lingering concern about his availability. But he’s looked pretty comfortable in Boston through the Celtics’ first five games.

It was a typical Michael Porter Jr game where he got you points, rebounds, and not much else. He has gotten you some good steal numbers to start the year, but it’s not likely that it’s going to stick. The Nets struggled to score in this game, especially in the third quarter. You would want more than 9 shot attempts but it was just a bad game for the Brooklyn.

Tatum has scored 23 points or more in each of his last four games, rebounding well after a quiet outing in Boston’s season opener. Against the Bulls, he scored 16 of his 26 points in the first half, shooting 7-of-11 from the field. Tatum cooled off after halftime, but it didn’t matter much as Boston had already built up a large lead. He’ll look to finish the week on a high when the Celtics face the Magic on Sunday.

Wagner has long been a per minute monster and this has been his best game of the season. He’s gotten more comfortable in the Nets system and his minutes have started to increase over the past few games. In redraft leagues, he is worth a stream if you need some rebounds, but his ceiling is capped by Day’Ron Sharpe. It would require an injury for his role to increase.

Given his performance in Boston’s two comfortable wins over the Bulls this week, Pritchard clearly enjoys playing against them. After putting up 28 points on Monday, the Celtics guard came off the bench to record his first 30-point game of the season. Over five games, Pritchard has been inconsistent scoring-wise, alternating between double- and single-digit outputs. He’ll look to buck that trend when the Celtics face the Magic on Sunday.

Randle will have these inefficient games while stuffing the stat sheet in other areas including the turnovers. It’s part of the deal when you have Randle. His role isn’t going anywhere and his next opportunity to bounce back will be on Sunday against the Pacers.

Smith had a rough night shooting the basketball, missing all five of his three-point attempts. Still, fantasy managers had something to work with, as the Bulls center hit double digits in rebounds for the third time in six games and blocked two shots. Even with Smith’s offensive struggles against the Celtics, he needs to be rostered, especially while the Bulls await Nic Claxton’s return from a strained hamstring.

Perimeter shooting was seen as a weakness of Wilson’s during the pre-draft process, and he entered Friday shooting 22.2 percent from beyond the arc. Against the Celtics, the rookie forward made six of his 11 attempts as part of a complete stat line. Wilson has been one of the most valuable rookies in fantasy basketball so far, and that shouldn’t change anytime soon.

Ausar has been awesome in category leagues if you need good out of position rebounds and assists. He’s been a more focal point of the offense with the Pistons this season and his role is safe on this team. We don’t need to worry about coach JB Bickerstaff taking away minutes from him anymore which should relieve fantasy managers.