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The wrist injury forced Erden to leave Friday’s game early, but it doesn’t sound too severe. Even healthy, he’d have a big challenge against DeMarcus Cousins.

Jokic and Murray were each initially listed as questionable Monday, but will ultimately suit up against the Thunder. Fantasy managers can count on the Nuggets’ superstar duo and insert them into lineups for this week.

Walker and Butler will both move into the starting lineup in place of Kelly Oubre Jr. (ankle) and Andre Drummond (illness). This will be Butler’s second start of the season, while Walker will make his first start of the year after contributing 25 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in Sunday’s win.

The Celtics will play Monday’s game without Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford, opening up two spots in the starting lineup. Hauser and Kornet will fill the voids, and both players are worth streaming in deep leagues due to the Celtic’s lack of healthy frontcourt options.

Martin is available after making his Mavericks debut on Sunday but remains under a minutes restriction. According to Mavericks coach Jason Kidd, Martin will be limited to 15 minutes, and Dallas has eight healthy players.

The Grizzlies are certainly in a bind tonight against the Suns as their top-four big men Edey, Clarke, Santi Aldama, and Jaren Jackson Jr. have all been ruled out. Marvin Bagley Jr. and Jay Huff are the next available options and would be worth streaming consideration given that someone will need to rebounds the ball against Phoenix Monday.

Dallas will only have eight players available against San Antonio, with one of those being Caleb Martin, who will be limited to 15 minutes. Either Spencer Dinwiddie or Dante Exum will likely return to the starting lineup in place of Williams.

Initially questionable for Monday’s game, Castle has been upgraded to probable. He’ll continue to serve as one of the Spurs’ key options off the bench, and the guard has strengthened his case for Rookie of the Year honors with his recent performances.

No surprise here as Sochan was initially listed as doubtful with a calf injury. Keldon Johnson could see increased minutes and usage with the 21-year-old power forward out. Johnson is a potential streamer for managers looking for points and threes in deeper formats.

Markkanen is set to miss his ninth straight game as he continues to manage a back injury. The Jazz have no shortage of players that can fill in off the bench as Johnny Juzang, Brice Sensabaugh and Kyle Filipowski could all see increased minutes and usage against Boston.