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Okoro

Powell, added to the Bulls’ injury report Sunday morning, will sit out the matchup against the 76ers. As a result, Okoro will replace him in the starting lineup. Okoro is more valuable as a defender than as a scorer, especially in this particular matchup.

Absent from the Bulls’ initial injury report, Powell was added Sunday morning due to right shoulder inflammation. If he can’t play, Isaac Okoro and Tre Jones should see more minutes.

Okoro is back after missing Chicago’s final three preseason games with a quad contusion. He’ll provide wing depth, which is needed to counter Toronto’s Scottie Barnes and Kawhi Leonard. However, Okoro has long been a player more valuable to his team than to fantasy managers. Standard-league managers can leave him on the waiver wire.

Okoro missed the final three games of the preseason due to a quad contusion, but he’s on track to return for Wednesday’s season opener. Okoro is a better on-the-court player than fantasy asset, so managers outside of deep leagues can leave him on the waiver wire.

Sunday’s season finale will be the third consecutive game that Okoro has missed with a quad contusion. Leonard Miller remained in the starting lineup for Friday’s loss to the Magic, and that should be the case on Sunday. For those in active fantasy leagues, Miller is worth rostering.

Okoro will miss a second straight game with this quad contusion he suffered on Tuesday. Patrick Williams took on a larger role with Okoro unavailable and has had arguably his best two-game stretch of the season. Williams will continue to play increased minutes.

Okoro exited Tuesday’s win over the Wizards during the first half with a left quad contusion and did not return. His absence could push Patrick Williams into the starting lineup. A disappointment for most of this season, Williams scored 20 points on Tuesday.

Okoro suffered a left quad contusion during the first half of Tuesday’s game, with the injury limiting him to 16 minutes. Patrick Williams started the third quarter and should see additional minutes if Okoro misses time.

After coming off the bench in his first game back from a knee injury that cost him just over two weeks, Okoro was in the Bulls’ starting lineup on Friday. And he had one of his most productive games of the season, recording his third 20-point game while shooting 3-of-5 from beyond the arc. The Bulls have better offensive options, but these final weeks of the season represent a good opportunity for Okoro to be more aggressive on that end of the floor. The Bulls visit the Grizzlies on Saturday, but that could be an injury-management day for Okoro.

Okoro played through a questionable tag on Wednesday and ended up logging 23 minutes off the bench. That was his first game back after missing seven in a row. He should play a similar role in this game, though that isn’t enough for him to be considered a target in fantasy hoops.