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After racking up eight assists in a March 14 loss to the Celtics, Carrington totaled ten in the four games that followed. While that stretch included a 30-point night, Bub’s growth as a playmaker for others is one of the key storylines for the Wizards over the last month of the season. And that’s with it being clear that Trae Young will be running the show in the future. Carrington recorded eight assists and three turnovers, a solid night despite it occurring in a blowout defeat. The Wizards play three games in Week 22, starting with the Jazz on Wednesday.

Rollins is a late addition to the Bucks’ injury report. If he can’t play, more minutes become available to fellow reserve Kasparas Jakučionis, who was a DNP-CD for Friday’s loss to the Magic.

McConnell’s playing time has increased by the game, with the veteran point guard most recently playing 17 minutes in Friday’s win over the Knicks. With Andrew Nembhard (hip) out, McConnell’s role has grown in importance. However, fantasy managers shouldn’t expect his playing time to increase much, if at all.

Initially questionable, Nesmith sprained his left hand during the final seconds of Friday’s win over the Knicks. He’ll occupy his usual place in the starting lineup and could get more playmaking opportunities with Andrew Nembhard (hip) out.

Nembhard’s hip injury opens up a spot in the Pacers’ starting lineup. While Braden Smith could be tapped to fill the void, the rookie didn’t play enough minutes in prior starts to impact fantasy basketball. T.J. McConnell, who logged 17 minutes in Friday’s win over the Knicks, is also available to fill the void left by Nembhard.

Due to injury management reasons, Embiid will not play on Sunday. Walker has been tabbed to fill the void, making him worth considering for streaming. Nurse also said that LeBron James and Dean Wade should also see time at the five in smaller lineups.

Fresh off dropping a career high 17 assists on Friday, Mitchell wasn’t able to record another double-double, but he came close. He ended up making up for it by contributing extra value on the defensive end in what has been arguably his best two-game stretch of the season. He has been one of the best late-round picks in fantasy basketball this season and should continue to stuff the stat sheet as Miami’s starting point guard for the rest of the season.

Giannis wasn’t able to match his season high of 37 points that he set on Friday, but he was able to score at least 30 points for a third straight game, which led to Miami’s fourth straight win. Detroit didn’t have much of an answer for him, which helped him add an efficient shooting night to a dominant stat line. Plus, he was able to have an effective night at the free throw line, which helped inflate his value.

Following a one-game absence, Thompson was back in the starting unit for the Heat and had another strong outing. This was his second-highest scoring performance of the year, and he has really shrugged off a slow start. Over his last seven games, he has averaged 20.7 points and 5.1 triples per game while shooting 50 percent from the floor and 46.8 percent from deep. If he continues to shoot this well, Miami should keep winning more games.

Robinson exited this game late in the second quarter due to thigh soreness and didn’t end up returning. Kevin Huerter replaced him to start the second half, and if Robinson remains out in San Antonio on Tuesday, Huerter would likely get the start. Robinson has been a big part of Detroit’s success this season, but Huerter is a solid replacement that has been on fire lately.

It wasn’t a great encore after his performance on Thursday, but Cunningham still led the way for Detroit. 12 of his points came in the fourth quarter, though it wasn’t enough to complete a comeback. Cade has been effective from the free throw line all season, but he has been on fire lately. Over his last three games, he has shot 34-of-35 from the charity stripe. Unfortunately, he wasn’t quite as dominant as he was on Thursday. Still, Cade has been well worth the first-round pick.