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McCullar Jr. was waived by the Knicks on October 23 to make room for Dalton Knecht, but the former will be back with a new team in less than two weeks. Unless Toronto’s roster is hit with multiple injuries, McCullar Jr. is unlikely to see many minutes.

Goodwin is a regular part of Phoenix’s rotation, but Fleming is not. The absence of both players should mean more playing time for Ryan Dunn, who logged a season-best 18 minutes in Wednesday’s loss to the Trail Blazers. Dunn didn’t do much with the extra opportunity, and he can be left on the waiver wire.

Murphy sat out Wednesday’s win over Utah, but he’s poised to return following a one-game absence. Herb Jones and Saddiq Bey could see their roles reduced with Murphy back in action.

After playing 22 minutes in his first start of the season on Monday, Lopez played 35 in Wednesday’s overtime thriller. Given his production in those two starts and Isaiah Jackson’s inability to avoid silly fouls, Lopez may have the starting center job for the foreseeable future. Jackson, who has committed at least four fouls in six of his eight games, played 13 minutes against the Heat and finished with two points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal.

By now, it’s known that category-league managers rostering Garland will likely have to punt turnovers. He racked up six turnovers against the Heat, but the Clippers’ guard had his best shooting night this season. In addition to making 10 of 14 shots from the field, he recorded seven assists, making for a decent night at the office.

Hachimura has gotten off to a relatively slow start with the Clippers, shooting 37.3 percent from the field and 68.4 percent from the foul line. Add inconsistent production in assists, steals and blocks, and rostering Hachimura in some 10-team leagues isn’t worth discussing. He had a productive night against the Heat, with the seven assists being more than double his total entering the night (three). For Hachimura to be someone you can roster in shallow leagues after the Clippers get guys like Brandon Ingram and Bradley Beal back, nights like Wednesday have to become the norm.

On most nights, fantasy managers can expect Giannis to shoot a high percentage from the field but struggle at the foul line. The opposite happened against the Clippers, with the Heat forward shooting 40 percent from the field and 84.6 percent from the foul line. Antetokounmpo finished with a robust stat line that had everything but a three-pointer. The Heat play two more games this week, starting with the Warriors on Thursday.

Mitchell’s start to the season has been better than most fantasy managers expected, with the Heat guard providing top-50 per-game value. He couldn’t buy a three-pointer on Wednesday, missing all five attempts, but Mitchell offered excellent production in assists and steals. And even with Wednesday’s poor shooting, Mitchell is still shooting 50 percent from the field this season.

This was a big night for Adebayo, who recorded his first double-double of the season with new highs in points and rebounds. Add in the assists, and it was a good night for those rostering the Heat captain. Even with there still being some bumps the Heat need to smooth over as they work Giannis Antetokounmpo into the fold, Adebayo has been close to a top-25 player in 12-team leagues. That’s encouraging, to say the least.

Thompson had his best game of the season on Wednesday, shooting 8-of-17 from beyond the arc. His last three-pointer was the most important, as the Heat guard/forward hit one from the left corner with one second remaining in overtime to give Miami the win. Inconsistent in his first five games, Thompson has scored at least 19 points in three straight. Could he be returning to fantasy relevance? The Heat play two more games this week, so it may not be a bad time to stream Klay if you need three-pointers.