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Adams has been starting in place of Alperen Şengün (calf), who is also questionable for this game. The other center option is Clint Capela, who is questionable as well with an illness. Adams’ only path to streaming value will be if Şengün remains out.

On one hard, Williamson’s last two games have been remarkable. He’s 21-of-26 from the field with 52 points in his last two games. On the other hard, he was also 10-of-15 from the free throw line with seven turnovers, which can torpedo fantasy value in certain formats. Williamson is still a fantasy mainstay when healthy and has displayed elite athleticism on a nightly basis this season.

With Darius Garland (toe) sidelined, Porter slid into the starting unit, and while he didn’t do much scoring, he was able to set up plenty of offense as a playmaker. Porter matched his career high for dimes in the win, which was a nice boost for fantasy managers that streamed him in. If Garland ends up missing an extended period of time, Porter should be able to maintain value as a streamer, especially for teams that don’t need more points.

Cleveland was missing multiple rotation players for this game, and other starters were struggling, which made this outing from Tyson so vital. He set a new career high for scoring and had the game-winning assist to Evan Mobley. Tyson also set a career high for three-pointers. He has had an excellent second season in the NBA and has benefited from a multitude of injuries on the perimeter. The Cavs haven’t had as much success as they did last season, which can mostly be attributed to all the games that rotation players have missed. However, Tyson has blossomed and should be an important piece for them for the rest of the season and beyond.

Siakam’s consistent scoring remains one of the stories of the season. The 31-year-old power forward had 27 points in the win over the Pelicans, giving him 19 games with at least 25 points on the season. He’s also scored at least 20 points in 32-of-42 games this season. Siakam has provided fifth-round value over the last two weeks. The Pacers are back in action Saturday against the Pistons for the second game of a back-to-back.

One minute into the second quarter, Huff ran a pick and roll to perfection and finished with a poster dunk. That play and many others like it Friday showed that the 28-year-old center has truly come into his own this season as he dropped a career-high 29 points. Huff has had at least 20 points in three of his last six games now and provided third-round per game value over the last two weeks. Rostered in just 21 percent of Yahoo! leagues, he’s worth adding immediately.

Williams had seven points and three rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench before departing with what the Bulls called a right ankle sprain. The 24-year-old forward won’t return. While his availability doesn’t impact fantasy basketball and the severity of his injury is unknown, the Bulls will be back in action Sunday for a rematch with the Nets.

Ellis was added to the injury report Friday afternoon as questionable with a knee injury and was subsequently ruled out for the matchup with the Wizards. Malik Monk could see more minutes with Ellis sidelined, but otherwise the Kings rotation won’t be impacted.

This will be a fourth straight absence for Eason, which means Josh Okogie should remain in the starting unit for another game. However, that hasn’t resulted in much production in the box score from him.

Both Hayes and Deandre Ayton (knee) are questionable, so the Lakers could end up incredibly shorthanded down low. If both are sidelined, Jarred Vanderbilt and Drew Timme would likely be next in line to fill out center minutes.

It has been two months since Sabonis last played, but he’ll make his return to the lineup in this game. He may have his minutes managed, which could result in him coming off the bench in his first game back. However, it will be good to have him back on the floor. He’ll eventually push Maxime Raynaud to the bench, which could happen in this game.