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He needed assistance and this is terrible news for Parker’s owners, although X-rays were negative. Roger Mason started, and should have even more value than he already did with Parker now shelved. If you have someone to cut, we’d recommend picking up Mason immediately. Desmon Farmer and George Hill will also see more minutes while Parker recovers.

Yabusele has been one of the few players in Philly that has been available for most of the season and is still healthy enough to suit up. He hasn’t been perfect, but he has generally been productive. However, this was his best performance in a while. His 23 points were the most that he has had in a game since January, and he fell one rebound shy of recording in his first double-double since January. He has missed a couple games recently, but he is one of the few 76ers worth rostering.

Council IV has taken on a more consistent role in recent weeks after being in and out of the rotation for most of the season. After making just one of his 11 shot attempts on Wednesday, Council IV responded by setting a new season-high for scoring. He has scored in double figures in six of his last seven games and has started three times during that stretch. He is a difficult player to trust in standard leagues, but he has had some productive performances recently.

The undrafted rookie has been a bright spot for Philadelphia this season, but this has been arguably his best stretch of the season. He has scored at least 18 points in three straight games and tied his career-high for scoring on Friday. Over Philly’s last four games, Edwards has averaged 18 points, 3.5 rebounds, two assists, 1.3 steals and 2.5 three-pointers, which has resulted in top-75 production during that stretch. He should continue to play a significant role for the rest of the season.

A few weeks after setting a career-high for assists with nine, Grimes topped that mark and recorded the first point-assist double-double of his career. Grimes has been on a roll and has scored at least 25 points in seven consecutive games and in nine of his 11 appearances in the month of March. It’s unclear how this will translate into next season when the rest of the roster is healthy, but it has been a fantastic run for Grimes that will result in many championships for fantasy managers.

Ware has played at least 30 minutes in three of the last four games and has recorded a double-double each time he’s played at least 30 minutes over that stretch. The 20-year-old center clearly has immense potential as a big man who can score, rebound, shoot threes and impact the game on the defensive end. That was all on display again Friday. Ware is a budding fantasy star with the only question remaining being if he can get consistent playing time in Miami’s rotation.

Wiggins returned from a two-game absence due to an ankle injury and looked great. The 30-year-old had the highest single scoring quarter of his career with 20 points. Still, it wasn’t enough to fend off defeat as the Heat dropped its 10th game in a row. Wiggins has taken on more of a scoring role since being traded to the Heat, where he’s provided 12th-round fantasy value on a per game basis.

Thompson returned after missing the last six games and played great. The 22-year-old point guard wasn’t on a minutes restriction as he played 35 minutes in the four-point victory. Thompson impacted the game every which way with 18 points, nine rebounds, five assists, seven steals, and a block. It’s good to have him back for both the Rockets and fantasy managers.

Though he wasn’t able to extend his streak of 20-point games to four, Sarr was able to record his third double-double of the month and the ninth of his young career. Rebounds haven’t been a strong category for Sarr as a rookie, which isn’t surprising for a floor spacing big. However, he has averaged 8.3 rebounds in 27.1 minutes per game over the last two weeks. It isn’t out of the question for Sarr to eventually average 10 rebounds per game, especially if he continues to play center.