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Jones, who is dealing with a sprained right ankle, was absent from the Pacers’ initial injury report for Friday. The rookie guard’s availability won’t affect fantasy basketball, as he has not consistently played rotation minutes.

Nembhard didn’t commit a turnover on Wednesday, the second time in three games that he’s achieved that feat. The overall stat line was a bit underwhelming, but Nembhard’s efficiency was not. Over the past two weeks, he’s offered top-50 per-game value in nine-cat formats while sitting just outside that threshold in eight-cat. The Pacers play two more games in Week 13, starting with the Pelicans on Friday.

Nesmith can be streaky as a shooter, and Wednesday was one of those “bad” nights. He missed all eight of his three-point attempts, and the production in other areas was limited outside of five rebounds. While Nesmith’s status as a starter factors into his being rostered in 32 percent of Yahoo! leagues, fantasy managers who can’t afford to wait for Nesmith to provide more consistent production may need to look elsewhere.

Siakam continues to do the heavy lifting for the Pacers, and he has been a third-round player in eight-cat formats over the past two weeks. After a two-game stretch around Christmas in which he totaled 26 points, Spicy P has scored 20 points or more in nine of his last ten appearances. While his season-long fantasy value may not be at the level of his ADP (30), Siakam has played to that level recently.

Nembhard scored 29 points in his return game from a back injury against the Heat on Saturday. The 25-year-old point guard had more of a down game Monday with just 13 points on 14 field goal attempts. Nembhard played 33 minutes against the Celtics, which is a sign that his back wasn’t bothering him. He’ll have Tuesday to rest before the Pacers take on the Raptors on Wednesday.

Huff is only averaging 8.1 points per game this season, but occasionally he’ll have a legitimate offensive outburst. Monday was the second time in the last four games that Huff had at least 20 points and made at least four three-pointers. The 28-year-old center’s primary fantasy utility is still his shot-blocking in deeper formats, but the points and threes don’t hurt either.

Siakam bounced back with 21 points after he scored just 11 points in 26 minute against the Heat on Saturday. With six seconds left in regulation, the 31-year-old power forward drove the lane and hit a floater off the glass to put the Pacers ahead by two, which set up the victory, though it’s only their ninth of the season. He’s provided eighth-round per game value over the last two weeks. The Pacers will take on the Raptors at home on Wednesday.

Nembhard is good to go after initially being questionable for Monday’s game. The lone change to the lineup that started Saturday’s win over the Heat is Huff, who steps in for Quenton Jackson.

Nembhard returned from a one-game absence Saturday and had 29 points and nine assists in the win over the Heat. He’s available Monday against the Celtics despite being initially listed as questionable with a sore lower back. We’ll see how Nembhard holds up this week as the Pacers have four games in Week 13.

Nembhard returned to action on Saturday after a one-game absence, tallying 29 points and nine assists in a win over the Heat. If he’s unable to play on Monday, Quenton Jackson would likely shift back into the starting point guard role, with T.J. McConnell’s playing time increasing off the bench.