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While McCullar only appeared in four games as a rookie, he’s one of the players the Knicks hope to see perform well in Las Vegas. After a mediocre performance against the Pistons, he was lights out on Sunday. McCullar was efficient as a scorer, shooting well above 50 percent from the field. Unfortunately, he took an inadvertent elbow to the face during the fourth quarter and had to exit prematurely. Given New York’s wing depth, McCullar is unlikely to be in a position to impact fantasy basketball next season. However, teams can always use 3-and-D wings.

Bryant has only played a small role for San Antonio this season, but he was able to see a bump in minutes in this game, which allowed him to set a new career high for points. Bryant hasn’t made much of a fantasy impact as a rookie, but he holds plenty of upside for dynasty managers. He has elite upside as a defender, so seeing him have a decent scoring night is encouraging. However, this doesn’t make him worth rostering in redraft leagues.

Harper has shown plenty of flashes throughout his rookie season, but he hasn’t had many games where he’s been impactful for fantasy managers, especially as of late. However, the combination of shooting efficiency and counting stats changed that for at least this game. He hasn’t been a reliable option in standard leagues, and the Spurs are too good for him to see a late-season bump, but this game is a good reminder that he is an elite asset in dynasty leagues.

Wemby was once again able to have a monster performance. He has taken fewer three-pointers this season, which has helped his field goal percentage. However, over his last three games, he is averaging 5.3 triples per game, and he set a new season high against Utah. During that stretch, he’s averaging 31.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks to go with the triples while also shooting better than 50 percent from the floor in each game. He’ll look to stay hot in Houston on Tuesday.

Murray-Boyles was initially listed as questionable on the Raptors’ injury report for Tuesday, but that may have been a mistake. The rookie’s status was upgraded to out a few minutes later, and he’ll miss at least one game with a left thumb contusion. With Jakob Poeltl (back) also out, the Raptors will lean heavily on Sandro Mamukelashvili at the center position.

Filipowski had been starting the last three games for Utah, but with Jusuf Nurkić back in the rotation, he started and pushed Filipowski to the bench. Still, he was still productive in 26 minutes. Over his last four games, Filipowski has averaged 13.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He remains a worthy stash option, but he should still provide some value right now.

CMB exited early from Sunday’s game with a thumb contusion, but he may not end up missing more time. He has been starting recently, but if CMB ends up sitting out, Sandro Mamukelashvili would get the starting nod and would be a high-priority streaming option.

Tuesday’s game will be the fifth that Walter has missed with a right hip pointer, and it’s unknown when he’ll be able to return. With RJ Barrett (ankle) also out, more minutes will be available to Ochai Agbaji and Jamal Shead, with the former receiving the starting nod in Sunday’s loss to the Lakers.

This will be a sixth straight absence for Barrett. Jamal Shead had been starting in his stead, but he was replaced by Ochai Agbaji in their last game. Agbaji wasn’t productive, but if Shead returns to starting, he’ll have upside as a streamer.

Ellis has missed the Kings’ last two games with a knee injury, but he’ll return to take on Miami. However, prior to this two-game absence, Ellis averaged under eight minutes per game. He’ll be available, but there is no guarantee he plays enough to be worth streaming.

Jaquez will be back after missing Miami’s last two games. He’ll take on a larger role with Tyler Herro (rib) sidelined, which should help his production for fantasy managers. His return should take away some minutes from Simone Fontecchio.