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Curry was one of two Warriors to record double-doubles on the night, with Klay Thompson (20/11/2/1/2 with three 3-pointers in 36 minutes) being the other. Providing top 15 per-game value in 9-cat formats for the season, Curry is ranked 50th over the last two weeks, according to Basketball Monster. With Chris Paul having to exit Tuesday’s game with a left leg injury, fantasy managers will want to track Curry’s assists if CP3 is sidelined for an extended period. He amassed three of his six assists in the second quarter (Paul was done at that point), and Curry’s averaging 4.1 helpers per game on the season. That number is more than two less than his average from last season (6.3), and a few more assists could give Curry’s fantasy value a slight boost.

Moody did all of his offensive damage during the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s game, scoring 11 points and not missing a shot. The injuries suffered by Chris Paul (leg) and Gary Payton II (calf) forced Warriors coach Steve Kerr to look further down his bench than he may have liked, but the decision to give Moody a chance paid off. Moody won’t be a must-add if Paul and/or Payton are sidelined for an extended period, but he’ll be worth tracking for the remainder of Week 6, with the Warriors playing two more games.

After getting off to a brutal start to the season, Wiggins may be rounding into form. The 29 points were two shy of his season-high, and Wiggins has hit double figures in each of his last six games. The point production remains a bit scattershot, but these are important baby steps for him to take. Wiggins has provided 16th-round per-game value over the last two weeks, doing enough to make some standard league managers hold off on dropping him for the time being. Chris Paul and Gary Payton II leaving Tuesday’s game with lower body injuries is something to track, as an extended absence for the former could boost Wiggins’ usage.

Back in action after serving a five-game suspension, Green was decent in his starting role. The issue for him and a few of his teammates was turnovers. He had four, and the Warriors were responsible for 18 as a team. Those miscues led to 26 Sacramento points, a big reason why the Kings were able to erase a 17-point deficit and take home the victory. Green’s providing 11th-round value in 9-cat formats this season, and his ceiling may be just inside the top 100 due to the lack of scoring.

The Kings received solid contributions from the bench in Tuesday’s comeback victory, with Lyles and Malik Monk (21 points) scoring in double figures, and Sasha Vezenkov (eight points, three rebounds, two blocks, and two 3-pointers) gave the Kings good minutes in the second half. Lyles has scored 12, 9, and 11 points in his three games, while grabbing at least six rebounds in each. His fantasy value remains low, but that will likely change as he gets more games/minutes under his belt. Managers in deep leagues need to keep an eye on Lyles, who’s rostered in nine percent of Yahoo leagues.

After going on a run of three straight games with 20 points or more a little over two weeks ago, Huerter cooled off considerably. In the four games played ahead of Tuesday’s showdown with the Warriors, he scored 37 points on 14-of-37 shooting from the field (7-of-24 3-pointers). Red Velvet got back on track Tuesday night and was one of the reasons why Sacramento stormed back from 17 down to pick up the win. Thought to be in competition to retain his starting job during training camp, Huerter has been a 7th-round player in 9-cat formats this season. He’s rostered in 64% of Yahoo leagues, but that number needs to increase.

With his sidekick Domantas Sabonis shooting 2-of-7 from the field, Fox picked up the slack with the help of some of his supporting cast. In total, three Kings (Fox, Kevin Huerter, and Malik Monk) scored at least 20 points, and Sacramento scored 26 points off of 20 Golden State turnovers. Fox has been an outstanding fantasy player thus far, providing top 20 per-game value in 9-cat formats, well above his Yahoo ADP of 38. He appears to be well on his way to his second All-Star Game performance in as many years.

Dallas brought Williams to Dallas on a four-year, $53 million deal to be a 3-and-D option that could open up the floor for Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. While that has worked at times, that certainly wasn’t the case on Tuesday. Jason Kidd only played him 18 minutes, and he missed all three of his 3-point attempts. He is still a solid player, but this game shows that his minutes aren’t necessarily safe just because they paid him. He has shot poorly over their last four games, and unless he’s hitting shots, he won’t provide fantasy managers with much value.

Exum hasn’t been much more than a depth piece for Dallas this season, but he was able to have a solid game on Tuesday. He set a new season-high for scoring, which was actually his highest-scoring game since February of 2020. That shows that Exum isn’t a player to target in fantasy basketball, even if he played well in this game. Barring multiple injuries ahead of him, Exum should be left on the waiver wire.

Any concerns about Luka’s thumb should have been alleviated by his performance in this game. He recorded his third 40-point game of the season and fell one rebound and one assist shy of a triple-double. However, there are other things to be far more excited about from a fantasy standpoint. Luka’s two Achilles heels in fantasy basketball have been a low free throw percentage and high turnover numbers. However, over his last four games he has shot 28-of-32 (87.5%) from the charity stripe, and he has had zero turnovers in two of his last three games, including Tuesday. If Luka can improve in those areas, his fantasy value will start to reflect just how good he has been.