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Vučević joins the long list of Bulls rotation players who won’t play on Saturday. His absence opens up a spot in the starting lineup, with Patrick Williams and Julian Phillips being potential replacements. There should also be rotation minutes available to Lachlan Olbrich, but none of these players are worth the streaming risk.

Williams is dealing with a mild left hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated in one week, according to Slater. De’Anthony Melton should continue to see extra minutes in Williams’ absence.

Murray played 22 minutes off the bench in Sunday’s loss to the Heat, but took a hard fall in the second quarter, which potentially caused him to sprain his wrist. He’s been cleared to play against the Magic Tuesday and will likely take on his usual bench role.

Sabonis missed Sunday’s loss to the Heat with left knee soreness, but is set to return Tuesday against the Magic. Dylan Cardwell will likely head back to the bench with Sabonis back in the starting lineup.

Murphy missed Monday’s loss against the Warriors with a knee injury, but should return Wednesday against the Nets given his probable status. Saddiq Bey will likely head back to the bench with Murphy available.

Hart has missed the last two games with an ankle injury, but is now doubtful to suit up Tuesday against the Bucks due to an illness. Landry Shamet will likely start again if Hart remains out.

Markkanen is set to miss his second game in a row with a sprained right wrist. It’s the same wrist injury that bothered him earlier this season, so it certainly bares monitoring going forward. Josh Green will likely start again in Markkanen’s absence.

Leonard is continuing the reconditioning process after receiving treatment to address swelling in his left knee, according to the Raptors. They’ll provide another update on Leonard a week from now. Ja’Kobe Walter will continue to start in his absence.

Ware popped up on the injury report Tuesday afternoon as questionable with a left ankle sprain. Potentially on the wrong side of questionable, some of Ware’s backup center minutes could go to Nate Ament if he’s ruled out.

da Silva popped up on the injury report Tuesday as questionable with a left calf strain. He’s potentially on the wrong side of questionable ahead of the matchup against the Kings. With Desmond Bane (illness) off the injury report, da Silva was likely to come off the bench anyway.

Queen did most of his damage offensively in the second quarter, scoring eight of his 16 points. However, of greater importance to fantasy managers may be the three blocks, a new season-high and two shy of the second-year forward/center’s career high. However, his defense remains a work in progress, even with the blocks recorded on Monday. While Queen has been a consistently productive option for fantasy managers, the defensive issues are why he’s averaging 22 minutes per game and not more.