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Suggs, who recently returned to action after suffering a hip injury during the Magic’s NBA Cup loss to the Knicks, is back on the shelf. While it was his left knee that required a season-ending procedure in the spring, the Magic guard injured his right knee during Friday’s loss to the Bulls. The team has not provided a timeline, so Suggs should be considered out indefinitely until one is provided. Tyus Jones will return to the starting lineup, but Anthony Black is the player fantasy managers should target.

The highs are quite high, and the lows are rather low for Poole. Over his last five games, he has hit at least four triples in three of them, and he has gone scoreless in the other two. Poole has been too inconsistent to be considered a must-roster player, even if he is able to have some strong outings from time to time. Still, this was a solid performance for him.

Murphy’s scorching hot stretch continued in this game. This was his fifth straight game with at least 20 points and three three-pointers while shooting at least 50 percent from the floor. He has been one of the bright spots in what has been a horrendous season for New Orleans, and he’ll continue to be a fantasy stud as a focal point of the offense for the Pels.

Following a six-game absence, Bey was back and starting for New Orleans. While he played a big role and was able to score some points, he didn’t contribute as much across the board as he has in the past. He has had an excellent bounce-back season after missing all of last year, and as long as he continues to start, he’ll hold value in standard leagues.

Watson’s unreal hot stretch continued in this game. His 19-point game on Sunday ended a six-game streak of at least 20 points, but he followed that up with outing, which was one point shy of matching his season high for points. However, this outing was incredibly efficient, and he was able to contribute value across the board in category leagues. At 23 years old, Watson has vaulted his value in dynasty leagues over the past month and should be considered a must-roster player in redraft formats.

Castle had just 11 points and shot 2-of-11 from the field in Sunday’s loss to the Timberwolves. He also wasn’t that great the game before with nine points on 3-of-16 shooting against the Celtics. Castle bounced back with as many points as he had had in the previous two games (20) against the Thunder on Tuesday. He was also just three rebounds and two assists shy of a triple-double. Castle will look to build on this performance Thursday against the Bucks.

Murray started off hot after missing Denver’s last two games, scoring 11 points in the first quarter. He cooled off a bit in the second quarter, but he had a big second half with 22 points to deliver the win for the Nuggets. Murray is averaging a bunch of career highs this season, and he is now up to first-round value in nine-category leagues over the course of the season. He’s certainly in line for the first All-Star appearance of his career.

Holmgren struggled to put up points in Tuesday’s matchup against the Spurs. The 23-year-old center is a double-double machine, but only managed eight points in 25 minutes in the win over San Antonio. Holmgren has now scored 25 points total in his last three games against the Spurs. He’ll look to bounce back offensively against the Rockets on Thursday.

Gilgeous-Alexander was the best played on the floor in this installment of the budding rivalry between the Thunder and the Spurs. The 27-year-old point guard was excellent on offense with 34 points. Gilgeous-Alexander is the third overall player in per game value on the season. OKC is off until Thursday, when they take on the Rockets.

Thompson has been on quite the scoring stretch, which continued in this game. He has scored at least 20 points in four straight games and in seven of his last eight appearances. However, the most impressive part has been his improvement at the free throw line. His free throw percentage has leaped up 12.2 percent this season, and he was outstanding from the line in this game. His last three games have been average, but prior to that, he went four straight games without missing a shot from the charity stripe. This is an encouraging development for Thompson’s upside as a shooter, which can lead to fantasy superstardom.

KD is always a consistent scorer, but his impact on the glass recently has been huge. This was his third double-double in his last five games, and he hasn’t scored less than 20 points in a game in over a month. Duran is the epitome of consistency and will continue to put up gaudy lines over the Rockets’ next three games this week, with the Thunder up next on Thursday.