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Cook

Cook hasn’t proven himself this season and we don’t see that changing anytime soon. Leave him alone.

Cook left Monday’s game with a left eye injury. His status is a game-time decision but should be in the rotation with so many Bulls players hurt.

He took a pretty good shot and was on the court for a minute or two. The fantasy impacts are minimal and Cook finished with five points and five boards in eight minutes before leaving.

Cook will replace Alfonzo McKinnie, who has been underwhelming at best, so maybe Cook will be a better option in the first unit. Regardless, with DeRozan commanding much of the offense and Caruso and White both active, there’s not much room for Cook to operate. You can probably pivot elsewhere on a busy night.

This does not come as a surprise, as Cook told NBC Sports on Tuesday that he expected to play. The Bulls will also get Alex Caruso (foot) back on Wednesday, and wth Lonzo Ball (knee) and Zach LaVine (knee) out of the lineup, both could see decent minutes. Caruso should be active in all settings, whereas Cook likely won’t produce enough to merit being rostered at this point in time.

Cook, who was officially listed as questionable by the Bulls, played for the franchise’s G League affiliate Tuesday night. He experienced no issues with the ankle, logging 15 minutes in a win over Raptors 905. How much Cook will play Wednesday night remains to be seen, but even with the Bulls being shorthanded, it’s unlikely that he’ll play enough to merit inclusion on any fantasy roster.

Cook has missed eight consecutive games but is listed as questionable ahead of Wednesday night’s game. Whether or not he’s made available will depend upon how his ankle responds after Cook plays in Tuesday’s game for the Bulls’ G League affiliate. There is no fantasy impact here as he’s played sparingly this season.

No fantasy impact here as he’s only appeared in nine games for Chicago this season.

Cook isn’t a large enough part of the rotation in Chicago for his playing status to impact fantasy hoops.

Cook played just three minutes before spraining his ankle, going scoreless with one rebound and one steal. Chicago is a bit light on bodies in the frontcourt, so Cook’s early exit means that Nikola Vucevic may have to take on an even heavier workload. Ersan Ilyasova and Jordan Bell may also get a run, but it wouldn’t be enough to make either a viable fantasy option.