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Jake Layman returned to the floor on Monday, so Crabbe might not even have a spot in the rotation once he returns to the team.

Tate popped up on the injury report Sunday afternoon as questionable with an illness. A late addition to the injury report likely puts him on the wrong side of questionable, though his availability won’t impact fantasy basketball much at all.

Jovic, who injured his ankle Thursday, had four points in 18 minutes in Saturday’s game against the Hawks. He should be available once again Sunday, though he’s not recommended as a fantasy option.

Thomas missed a little over a month with a hamstring train, but is set to return Sunday against the Magic. This is tremendous news for the Nets, who desperately need more scoring after trading away Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith. It remains to be seen if Thomas will have a minutes restriction in his first game after a long layoff, but he should have plenty of fantasy value once he settles back in as the primary scorer for Brooklyn.

No surprise here as Johnson was listed as probable after missing one game with a hip injury. He’s been the team’s primary scorer lately, but will share those duties with Cam Thomas as he also returns from injury Sunday against the Magic.

Richardson has missed over a month with a heel injury and his status won’t impact fantasy basketball significantly.

Okongwu has missed the last five games with a knee injury. If he’s out again Sunday, Larry Nance Jr. will continue to fill in as the backup center. Nance Jr. is worth streaming as long as Okongwu is out again.

Bogdonovic has missed the last three games with a leg injury. Garrison Matthews would be in line for more minutes off the bench if Bogdonovic were to miss another game. Matthews is a volatile streaming option if that were to be the case.

Daniels will miss back-to-back games as he deals with an illness. He sees increased playmaking opportunities when Trae Young is out, though he derives most of his fantasy value from providing steals.

Young has now played through this heel injury for three games. The question Sunday is if he’ll play through the injury on the second game of a back-to-back. A top-20 fantasy player this season, don’t expect Young to be limited in any way if he’s available Sunday.