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Higgins was an undrafted free agent who played at Colorado, and he never had a realistic chance of making the roster.

Williams did not play in Sunday’s win over Chicago, which led to Jabari Walker serving as the backup center. Walker only played 11 minutes off the bench, so there’s no need to consider adding him if the Time Lord remains out.

Simons did not play in Sunday’s win over Chicago, so Scoot Henderson assumed the starting point guard responsibilities. Scoot was outstanding against the Bulls, and over the past two weeks, he has provided top-50 value in 8-cat formats. Rostered in 45% of Yahoo leagues, Henderson should be added regardless of Simons’ availability.

Murray has played consistent rotation minutes since the end of December, most recently logging 17 minutes in Sunday’s win over Chicago. However, the second-year forward has not been productive enough to merit being rostered in most fantasy leagues.

Boston will be back to their preferred starting unit after both Porzingis and Al Horford were sidelined against the Hawks on Saturday. Luke Kornet logged 31 minutes as a starter in that game, with Neemias Queta playing 22 minutes off the bench. Both will be pushed out of the rotation.

Green had already been ruled out for Monday’s game against Boston, but now he’s set to miss at least three more games. Gary Payton II will start against the Celtics in his place, though Moses Moody should also see extra minutes with Green sidelined. He had 13 points in 29 minutes after Green’s exit on Saturday.

Curry injured his ankle late in the fourth quarter of their win over Washington on Saturday, but it won’t keep him out of the lineup for this game. Curry has averaged 27.7 points, 7.0 assists and 5.0 threes over their last three games and will look to stay hot against the defending champions.

GP2 will replace Draymond Green (calf) in the starting lineup, with Green set to be re-evaluated in about a week. GP2 may be able to provide some defensive production as a starter, if he remains there for their next few games, but his overall fantasy upside will be limited.

Batum hasn’t missed a game this season, but his role has been insignificant in fantasy basketball. He may see a few extra minutes in this game with Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac (eye) out for the second night of a back-to-back, but he won’t be worth streaming.

While Amen had a better stat line than twin brother Ausar (11 points, nine rebounds, and one blocked shot), he’d prefer to take the win. Fantasy-wise, Amen has been outstanding since replacing Jabari Smith Jr. (hand) in the starting lineup. Over the past two weeks, Thompson has provided top-20 per-game value in 8- and 9-cat formats. Also, the Rockets are 6-2 since Thompson moved into the starting lineup.