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Harper played a more prominent role for the Spurs in their first action without franchise cornerstone Victor Wembanyama after he suffered a hyperextended left knee earlier this week. The 19-year-old rookie connected on 8-of-12 shots from inside the arc and shot 60 percent overall on the night, finishing just two points shy of matching his previous career-high mark set back on December 18. The second-overall pick from last summer’s NBA Draft has shown flashes of elite scoring potential but he hasn’t quite arrived as a consistent and reliable fantasy option at this stage of his development.

Phillips will be unavailable, but his role in the rotation has been minimal this season. Patrick Williams may see a few extra minutes with Phillips sidelined.

Mamu has been filling the backup center minutes behind Collin Murray-Boyles. If he is unavailable, Jonathan Mogbo should take on Mamu’s minutes, with CMB likely taking on a larger role than usual. Mogbo won’t play enough to be worth streaming in.

Turner will miss a game for the first time this season. Bobby Portis and Jericho Sims should fill out the center minutes, with Portis as the better options for fantasy managers. Sims should be able to provide some rebounds if he gets the minutes.

Yabusele will be back after a two-game absence. However, when healthy, Yabusele’s role has been minimal this season. His return won’t impact the Knicks’ rotation.

Love will sit out the first leg of this back-to-back, which likely is to make sure he’s available against Dallas on Thursday. That likely means they’ll rest some players that play on Wednesday, such as Jusuf Nurkić. Kyle Filipowski should see extra minutes in both games.

This will be a fourth straight absence for Williams, and while he did start in his last appearance, the Nets’ starting lineup has been a revolving door. Danny Wolf and Jalen Wilson should see extra minutes with Williams still out.

Thomas will be back after a one-game absence on the second night of a back-to-back. Drake Powell and Tyrese Martin will lose out on minutes with Thomas available off the bench.

Dëmin was sidelined on Monday but will be back to take on New Orleans. Drake Powell started in his place but will return to the bench with Dëmin available, which limit his upside in fantasy hoops, especially with Cam Thomas (hamstring) back as well.

Powell will be back after a one-game absence. Pelle Larsson started in his place and was productive in 28 minutes. However, with Powell back, Larsson will lose out on minutes and likely won’t play enough to be worth streaming.

Williams has missed the Mavs’ last two games but could return to the lineup against Denver. Ryan Nembhard and Jaden Hardy have taken on extra minutes recently, with Hardy even starting the last game. Both will likely lose minutes if Williams returns.