Phoenix

Suns

Booker has had a few rough performances early on this season, but this has been an excellent two-game stretch for him. He has scored at least 30 points in back-to-back games, and he set a new season high for assists, steals and three-pointers in this one. Outside of a dud game against the Thunder, Booker has been excellent this season. He’ll continue to have the ball in his hands, and if he’s shooting the ball this well, the results will continue to be great for fantasy managers.

With both Oso Ighodaro and Khaman Maluach in foul trouble, Bridges was able to step up on the glass. He ended up setting a new season high for rebounds in what has been an excellent start to the year for him, especially as of late. Over his last four games, Bridges has averaged 20.3 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.3 steals, 1.0 block and 3.0 triples per game while shooting 51.8 percent from the free throw line. He has been fantastic in fantasy basketball and will look to stay hot against the Rockets on Saturday.

Brooks’ scoring has dropped off this season, but he has made up for it with improved efficiency. However, he was able to do both in this game, which led to his best scoring performance of the season. Brooks has shot at least 55 percent from the floor in three of his last four games, which has helped his value in nine-category leagues. He likely won’t continue to shoot this well, but he certainly has the hot hand right now.

Head coach Jordan Ott made the call to replace Khaman Maluach with Ighodaro in the starting unit. Unfortunately, Ighodaro found himself in foul trouble throughout the game, which prevented him from providing much value. Ighodaro is worth considering as a waiver wire pickup, even if this first game as a starter was rough. He won’t do much scoring, but he’s a strong passer for a big man and has five blocks over his last three games.

Despite coming off the bench, Ighodaro had actually been playing more minutes recently than Khaman Maluach, who he will replace in the starting unit. The minutes allocation may not be that different from the last few games, but it does bode well for Ighodaro’s value.

Goodwin is a regular part of Phoenix’s rotation, but Fleming is not. The absence of both players should mean more playing time for Ryan Dunn, who logged a season-best 18 minutes in Wednesday’s loss to the Trail Blazers. Dunn didn’t do much with the extra opportunity, and he can be left on the waiver wire.

Booker was just 2-of-8 from behind the three-point line in this one, but made his hay at the foul line as he drained all 13 of his free throw attempts on his way to a 33-point game. The 30-year-old guard played almost 34 minutes despite fouling out for the second consecutive game. Booker and the Suns will be back on the floor Thursday at home against the Magic.

Goodwin exited Monday’s loss to the Warriors with a sore right calf and will not play Wednesday. Ryan Dunn should get more minutes off the bench, but he’s unlikely to affect fantasy basketball.

Fleming won’t be available, but the only game he played more than three minutes came during the season opener, which they lost by 41. His absence won’t alter the Suns’ rotation.

Goodwin exited Monday’s loss to the Warriors with a right calf injury, which freed up additional minutes for fellow reserve Ryan Dunn. However, this doesn’t affect fantasy basketball.