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Williams has a mild concussion and will have to pass a series of baseline tests before he’s cleared to return.

With Donovan Mitchell (rest) sitting out the second leg of this back-to-back, LeVert was able to slide into the starting lineup for the first time this season. He played 36 minutes, which was the most that he has played in a game this season. That allowed him to have one of his best games of the year, but it isn’t something that fantasy managers should get used to. It’ll be about two weeks before they have another back-to-back, and that doesn’t mean that Mitchell will rest one leg like he did in this game. However, if LeVert does get the chance to start in the future, he proved that he’s absolutely worthy of a stream.

The rookie hasn’t made an impact often this season, but he has carved out a consistent role off the bench. He found his shot in this game, which allowed him to set a new career-high for scoring. Shead logged 15 minutes in this game, which is on par with what he has been seeing recently. Shead has proven that he can be a solid rotation piece as a rookie, but with Immanuel Quickley finally healthy, there simply aren’t enough minutes to justify rostering Shead in redraft leagues. However, a shooting performance like this is encouraging for dynasty managers.

It wasn’t enough for them to get the win, but Barnes did a little bit of everything in this game. He fell two assists short of recording his second triple-double of the season, which is certainly a stat line that will play well for fantasy managers. They’ll wrap up the week in Detroit on Saturday before a three-game week after that. Barnes has been a third-round producer over the past two weeks, which is much closer to his ADP than his season-long value, which is outside the top-50.

To say Hield needed a night like Thursday would be an understatement. The 19 points are the most he’s scored in a game since December 8 (27 vs. Minnesota) and the last time he made at least five 3-pointers. It’s been brutal for Hield recently, with the Warriors guard ranked outside the top 300 over the past two weeks. Starting for Andrew Wiggins likely helped on Thursday, and there will be a need for more production from Hield if Stephen Curry sits out Friday’s game against the Pacers.

After running off six consecutive double-digit scoring efforts (and two double-doubles) to end 2024, Jackson-Davis’ production has been somewhat inconsistent to start 2025. He’s hit double figures in three of five games, scoring three points in the other two. Thursday’s performance was one of TJD’s best over the past month, and he’s up to four double-doubles on the season (he had six as a rookie). Rostered in 68% of Yahoo leagues, Jackson-Davis has provided top-80 value in 9-cat formats over the past three weeks.