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Grimes will miss a second consecutive game as he continues to deal with an illness. On Monday, his absence led to more minutes for Justin Edwards and MarJon Beauchamp, with the latter making his 76ers debut. Neither player should be streamed here.

Achiuwa did a little bit of everything for the Kings on Thursday. On offense, he shot well and finished as one of the team’s leading scorers. And on defense, he was all over the glass in his 34 minutes of game action, with his efforts leading to a double-double. Meanwhile, he was being versatile enough on that end of the floor to combine for six stocks. Thursday’s performance will go down as one of Achiuwa’s most productive of the season — he will have a chance to log another good performance against the Spurs on Saturday.

Raynaud put together another strong line on Thursday in what’s been a rookie season filled with them. With Domantas Sabonis officially out for the season (knee), the path appears clear for Raynaud to be Sacramento’s full-time starting center for the remainder of the year. As he’s proven throughout the season in a starting role, the production should remain so long as his health does too. Raynaud is someone fantasy managers should consider making a move for, if possible.

Brown finished Thursday’s victory with his third triple-double of the season and fifth of his career. While there weren’t any defensive stats or three-pointers, that isn’t a major concern when he put up a career-high assist tally. What many expected to be a “gap year” for the Celtics has been anything but, with the team boasting the second-best record in the East. And Brown has been the focal point due to Jayson Tatum’s Achilles tendon injury.