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Young limped off the court Wednesday night and it “didn’t look good” according to beat writer Michael Lee. We’ll know more about the extent of the injury following the MRI. Either way, Young’s arrow was pointing straight down even before the injury. He’s lost his starting job to Jordan Crawford, who will be locked into heavy minutes whenever Young sits.

The Suns are without Jusuf Nurkic, who will not play due to a sprained left ankle. Ighodaro, who will make his first start as a professional, will fill the void. This a good opportunity for the rookie to provide deep-league value due to his ability to serve as a playmaker out of the short roll. The other four starters are unchanged from Sunday’s loss to Minnesota.

DeRozan was already ruled out for Monday’s game against the Hawks, the third he will miss due to the back injury. However, being cleared to resume on-court activity suggests a return isn’t far away. Doug McDermott started on Saturday but only possesses limited streaming value with DeRozan unavailable.

Monk has already been ruled out for Monday’s game against Atlanta, but he’s inching closer. They don’t play again until Friday, so there is certainly a chance that e could be back in the lineup for that game against the Clippers.

Sabonis will miss a second straight game due to tightness in his lower back. But, he has been cleared to resume on-court activity, so a return to action may not be too far away. Trey Lyles and Doug McDermott moved into the starting lineup on Saturday, but the matchup may lead to Alex Len figuring more prominently in the rotation.

James isn’t part of the team‘s rotation when healthy, so his expected absence won’t have an impact on fantasy basketball.

Reddish is set to return to action after missing two games due to injury. Max Christie, who did not offer much value as a streamer with Reddish sidelined, heads back to the bench.

Hood-Schifino isn’t part of the team’s rotation when he’s healthy, so his continued absence won’t impact fantasy basketball.

Kessler will miss a fifth consecutive game, meaning John Collins stays in the starting lineup. Collins is providing top-50 fantasy value and is already rostered in over 90% of Yahoo leagues. Managers seeking a streamer should consider Kyle Filipowski, who recently replaced Cody Williams in the starting lineup.

Davis is still dealing with this foot issue, but it shouldn’t cause him to miss this game. He should be in for a big night, especially with Walker Kessler sidelined.

Considered doubtful for Monday’s game, Embiid has been given the all-clear after going through his pregame routine. He’ll start with Andre Drummond and Guerschon Yabusele next in line.