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After appearing in 24 games as a rookie with the Raptors, Freeman-Liberty spent the entire 2024-25 season with the Bulls’ G League affiliate. He’s a free agent, making these games highly important to strengthen his NBA chances. Freeman-Liberty struggled with his shot on Saturday, but the ability to attack the paint off the dribble boosted the guard’s point tally. Freeman-Liberty won’t change anything regarding his fantasy value in Las Vegas, but he may be able to earn an Exhibit 10 contract or two-way deal.

Podziemski should be available given his probable tag on the injury report with an abdominal injury. The 22-year-old point guard comes off the bench, but has still played at least 28 minutes in four consecutive games.

An MRI revealed a left foot abductor hallucis strain for Shannon. He’ll miss at least the next two weeks, at which point he’ll be re-evaluated. Bones Hyland and Jaylen Clark will continue to see more minutes with Shannon sidelined.

Don’t panic just yet, but Ware is now probable with a right quad contusion. The Heat have already ruled out Bame Adebayo (back) and losing Ware would leave them without a legitimate post presence, though he’s still likely to play.

Love had 14 points and three three-pointers in Friday’s win over the Pistons. The 37-year-old power forward has more than earned a night off. Kyle Filipowski and Taylor Hendricks could see more minutes in Love’s absence against the Spurs.

Dunn is on the injury report with right knee soreness after colliding with an opponent in Friday’s game against the Pelicans. He had nine points in 21 minutes off the bench. Dunn’s availability doesn’t significantly impact the Suns’ rotation or fantasy basketball.

Allen is set to miss his fifth consecutive game with right knee injury management. Royce O’Neale had just three points in 25 minutes Friday while Collin Gillespie had 16 points, nine assists and four three-pointers. Gillespie is the preferred streaming option while Allen is out.

Bailey left Friday’s win over the Pistons with a left hip flexor strain and will subsequently miss Saturday’s game against the Spurs. If the injury turns out to be serious, Brice Sensabaugh, who dropped 20 points Friday, is worth rostering in deeper formats.

Williams is listed as questionable on the second night of a back-to-back for right knee injury management reasons. If Williams is out, Oso Ighodaro will move into the starting lineup with Nick Richards coming off the bench.

Trent left Tuesday’s game against the Pacers with a left calf contusion and subsequently missed Friday’s game against the Grizzlies. If he remains out Saturday, Ryan Rollins and Gary Harris will continue to see rotation minutes off the bench.

Antetokounmpo is officially listed as questionable with a right calf strain. An earlier report from Eric Nehm of The Athletic was that Giannis is expected to play Saturday against the Bulls as long as he clears pregame tests. The 31-year-old power forward last played December 3rd against the Pistons.