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Initially questionable, Isaac has officially been ruled out for Wednesday’s game. His absence likely opens up space in the rotation for Caleb Houstan, who isn’t worth streaming in that spot.

Isaac has played just seven minutes across Orlando’s last four games, and he’s averaging just over 13 minutes per tilt on the season. His availability won’t have much of an impact for fantasy hoops managers.

Banchero finished two assists shy of his first career triple-double, but there weren’t many positives beyond that to take from Orlando’s performance in Brooklyn. Another positive for the reigning Rookie of the Year was the turnover count, as he was responsible for just one. Averaging 3.1 per game on the season, Banchero’s ranked outside the top 150 in 9-cat formats and just inside the top 100 in 8-cat. If he can keep the turnovers in check on a consistent basis, that would give his fantasy value a welcome boost. Moritz Wagner, who contributed 18 points, two rebounds, two assists, one block, and two 3-pointers in 22 minutes off the bench, is ranked just outside the top 150 over the last two weeks. That isn’t great value, but enough to merit being streamed in deep leagues while Wendell Carter Jr. is sidelined.

Orlando had a rough night across the board in Brooklyn, as Mikal Bridges went off for 42 and two other Nets scored at least 20. Franz tied with Cole Anthony for the team lead in points, but that doesn’t matter much when you shoot 40.2% from the field. Approaching top 50 value for the season in 9-cat formats, Wagner has been a top 25 player over the last two weeks. Anthony, who has also been a top 100 player during this stretch, supplemented his 20 points (8-of-16 FGs, 2-of-2 FTs) with five rebounds, one assist, one block, and two 3-pointers in 31 minutes off the bench. Orlando plays two games in Week 7, beginning with Cavaliers on Wednesday.

Isaac is good to go after tweaking his right ankle during Friday’s win over the Wizards. Having previously missed time with a sprained left ankle, it’s a pleasant surprise that he’s been cleared. Look for Isaac to play for about 20 minutes, with Caleb Houstan falling out of the rotation.

Wagner is figuring it out at the right time. As he led the Magic to their ninth straight win, Franz scored a game-high 31 points, which was his third consecutive game with at least 30 points. He has provided fifth round value this season, but over the past two weeks, he has bumped that up to second round production. During that stretch, he has averaged 24.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.6 blocks and 1.4 triples per game while shooting 56.6% from the field. He has dominated with his efficient scoring, but he has been well-rounded across the board. He’ll look to extend his 30-point streak in Brooklyn on Saturday.

Ingles hasn’t been a consistent producer for Orlando this season, but he has played an important role off the bench for them. He set a new season-high for scoring in this game and tied his season-high for assists. Ingles isn’t necessarily a player to consider in fantasy hoops, but he is an important veteran on a young Magic squad. He’s long past his top-100 days with the Jazz, but the Australian is still one of the smartest player in the league, and his contributions have been vital to Orlando’s nine game winning streak.

After scoring a season-low six points against Orlando on Wednesday, Banchero was far more productive in their rematch. He had his second-highest scoring performance of the season and set a new season-high for rebounds. After his last game ended a five-game streak with at least 20 points, he started up a new streak in this game. Though his fantasy value doesn’t reflect it because of his poor free throw percentage, Banchero is having a phenomenal season. He was also able to make all three of his free throw attempts in this game, which is encouraging for him, even if he is unlikely to continue to shoot that well from the charity stripe.

Poor Isaac had missed Orlando’s last two games with a left ankle injury, and now he has been ruled out for the remainder of this one with a right ankle sprain. Isaac’s injury history is a laundry list, and he can’t stop adding to it. Hoepfully this one won’t result in him missing another game, but if it does, Caleb Houstan should fill his minutes off the bench.

While Howard will be available, the rookie hasn’t been in the rotation on most nights. Leave him on the waiver wire.