NBA Player News

The 7-3, 21-year-old, who is the first Korean to play in the NBA, was a throw-in in the deal that will send Steve Blake to the Bucks and Jamaal Magloire to the Blazers. Sueng-Jin will be a free agent at the end of this season and he currently struggles to offer value in both fantasy and reality.

Clowney will be back in the mix after missing one game against the Bucks. The Nets forward will likely knock Jalen Wilson down a peg on the depth chart now that he’s healthy enough to play again.

McBride has missed the Knicks- last two games and could return to action against Chicago. His absence has helped Tyler Kolek and Landry Shamet break into the rotation, but neither player is impactful when it comes to fantasy basketball right now.

Brunson returned from a one-game layoff to score 20 points to go along with nine assists against the Thunder. The Knicks point guard is on track to perform his usual duties on Saturday.

Gordon is set to miss his sixth consecutive game on Saturday. Russell Westbrook has been filling in for the Nuggets forward as of late and will likely continue to over the weekend.

Sochan has a chance to return to action after missing San Antonio’s last game. Stephon Castle could remain in the starting lineup if Sochan misses a second consecutive game.

Fontecchio has a chance to return to action after missing his previous two games. His absence hasn’t affected fantasy basketball significantly.

Cunningham’s minor knee injury won’t keep him off the hardwood on Saturday. He’s been healthy as of late and scored 32 points in his only matchup against Minnesota last season. He could need to carry a heavy workload now that Jaden Ivey will miss an extended period of time with a broken fibula.

Collins appears likely to return from a five-game layoff on Saturday. The Jazz big man should push Johnny Juzang back to the bench if he assumes his normal starting role in his first game back.

Playing against the team that selected him in last summer’s draft (and dealt his rights to Oklahoma City), Mitchell played 13 minutes off the bench and finished with eight points (3-of-6 FGs, 2-of-2 FTs) and one rebound. Unfortunately, the rookie guard injured his toe late in the third quarter and did not return. Oklahoma City is already without Alex Caruso, so Mitchell joining him on the sideline could result in the rookie’s minutes being divided amongst Cason Wallace, Aaron Wiggins, and Isaiah Joe.

Bane was fairly efficient with 22 points on 14 shots despite uncharacteristically missing all four of his 3-point attempts. With Ja Morant still on the shelf, the 26-year-old shooting guard has more playmaking opportunities, which resulted in eight assists Friday. Bane also had five turnovers, though. He’s been a top-20 fantasy player on a per-game basis over the last two weeks.