Golden State

Warriors

Santos has missed the Warriors’ last two games due to left knee tendinitis. Will Richard started Thursday’s win over the Heat but played just 16 minutes. He may get another start on Saturday if Santos remains out, but the playing time isn’t enough to make Richard a worthy streaming choice.

Payton most recently played 10 minutes off the bench in Thursday’s win over the Heat. His absence wouldn’t affect fantasy basketball, but De’Anthony Melton and Brandon Williams could absorb the minutes.

Green has an inflamed right elbow. If he can’t play on Saturday, the Warriors may turn to Georges Niang to fill the resulting void in the starting lineup.

Porziņģis’ announcement notes that he is not where he wants to be at this time and is stepping away to focus on his health. Nothing changes from a fantasy perspective, as KP hasn’t played a game this season. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg should continue to see big minutes in the frontcourt.

Despite a rough start to this game, Curry got going in the third quarter. After scoring seven points on 2-of-10 shooting in the first half, he scored 14 points in the third quarter alone and eight more points in the fourth to steal the win for Golden State. Curry has been unbelievable to start the season, which has him ranked as one of the best players in fantasy basketball to this point. He’ll look to stay hot against the Magic to wrap up the week on Saturday.

Lendeborg has been one of the best rookies in the league this season, which has worked out well for fantasy managers, especially as of late. Since he was held to six points against the Lakers last week, he has averaged 23.3 points,5.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 3.0 triples per game. Lendeborg has been able to make an impact on both ends of the floor, with his only weakness in fantasy basketball being too many turnovers.

Richard got the starting nod for the second straight game and for the third time this season. Multiple players have filled out the fifth starting spot with Jimmy Butler III (knee) sidelined to start the year. Richard only played 16 minutes in this game, with Georges Niang and Brandon Williams each surpassing 20 minutes and scoring in double figures. Richard may continue to start, but he isn’t worth adding off the waiver wire.

Horford is available after sitting out Monday’s win over the Suns, which was the Warriors’ second game in as many nights. While he will provide frontcourt depth off the bench, Horford should not be rostered in fantasy leagues at this stage of his career.

Williams is available after missing Monday’s win over the Suns. He’ll provide perimeter depth off the bench, which limits his fantasy ceiling.

Porziņģis re-signed with the Warriors on a two-year, $40 million deal at the start of free agency. Since then, Porziņģis hasn’t really been around the team, and there have been reports that the team doesn’t expect him to suit up for them again. This won’t help those odds, and if Porziņģis suits up this season, it seems likely it will be for a different team. However, a team could trade for Porziņģis with the intention to buy him out to save some money.