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After a successful Suns debut in Thursday’s win over the Clippers, Green aggravated his strained right hamstring in the rematch two nights later. His absence opens up a spot in the starting lineup for Royce O’Neale, a solid deep-league option for managers needing three-pointers and steals. Tuesday’s injury update also makes Grayson Allen a more valuable fantasy option, even if he was already a starter. Allen scored a career-high 42 points and made a franchise-record 10 three-pointers in Monday’s win over New Orleans.

With Jalen Green (hamstring) back on the sideline, O’Neale made his seventh start of the season on Monday. The veteran wing had a good night, shooting 4-of-8 from beyond the arc and joining three other Suns starters in double figures. Due to the ability to provide three-pointers and steals, O’Neale is worth streaming until Green returns. And it may be a while before that happens, with Green set to undergo more testing this week.

The Suns are without Jalen Green, who aggravated his right hamstring injury during Saturday’s win over the Clippers. His absence means a return to the starting lineup for O’Neale, who was initially probable for Monday’s game due to illness. The veteran wing is worth rostering until Green returns, and it’s unknown how long he will be sidelined. Phoenix’s other four starters are unchanged.

Green, who made his first appearance of the season on Thursday, aggravated the right hamstring injury that sidelined him throughout the preseason during Saturday’s win over the Clippers. The Suns have not announced the severity of Green’s injury or how much time he’ll miss, but expect Grayson Allen to fill the void in the starting lineup. Allen should already be rostered in most 12-team leagues.

Green needed help leaving the court in the final minute of the first quarter after appearing to reaggravate a lingering right hamstring issue that kept him out of Phoenix’s first eight games. The 23-year-old was acquired from the Rockets in the Kevin Durant megatrade over the summer and scored 29 points on Thursday in his impressive Suns debut. Ryan Dunn and Grayson Allen will take on additional minutes if he’s forced to miss any additional time.

After missing the first eight games of the season, Green’s debut for the Suns went about as well as it could have. He only played 23 minutes, but that ended up being enough time for him to shine in his first game for the Suns. Green may not shoot this well all season, but the shot volume should be there for him. Green’s tenure with Phoenix could not have gotten off to a better start, and he’ll look to keep it going when they take on the Clippers again on Saturday.

Green will immediately start in his season debut, but it won’t be Allen heading to a reserve role. Ryan Dunn, who had started every game this season, will come off the bench. With Green on a minutes limit, Dunn should still play a large role.

As expected, Green will make his debut for the Suns in this game. There will be a “target number” for Green’s minutes in this game, so even if Grayson Allen is pushed to the bench, he should still play a large role.

The Suns could be without Grayson Allen on Thursday, but they do appear likely to get Jalen Green (hamstring) back in the lineup. Allen had been starting in place of Green, so the Suns could make an easy one-for-one swap in the starting rotation if Allen is indeed out.

Green is on track to make his first appearance in a Suns uniform on Thursday. He missed the entire preseason and the first eight regular-season games with a hamstring injury, so Green’s playing time may be limited on Thursday if he can play. Grayson Allen may head to the bench in this scenario, but he’s worth rostering in deep leagues.