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After eight seasons in the NBA, the 2015 first-round pick is headed to Serbia to continue his professional career. Kaminsky appeared in 36 games for the Hawks and Rockets last season, playing a little over six minutes per appearance. A lot will be expected of him with Partizan Mozzart, which reached the quarterfinals of the Euroleague and won the Adriatic League title last season.

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.

In his usual role backing up Josh Giddey (13/4/5 with two three-pointers), Jones played 20 minutes on Friday. That didn’t prevent him from providing solid category-league value, especially in steals. The four pilfers were one shy of his career-high, and the Bulls guard also managed to block a shot. Regardless of what Giddey does on any given night, Jones is worth rostering in deep leagues.

Robinson has been on an absolute tear to start the season. He’s been the biggest beneficiary of Tobias Harris leaving the team in terms of scoring and he’s given fantasy owners a real boost in the 3-point category. If he’s available in your league, he’s worth grabbing in most redraft leagues, but understand that unless you need some 3’s or points, he doesn’t do much else.

Ron Holland was a big reason that this game got so out of and in the second half. He hit his shots and he was aggressive with his defense. He got you four steals which would’ve been a massive boost in deeper leagues. We’ll see if he stays on this team long term, but tonight was one of the nights where you can see the fantasy profile if he ever gets a starting role.