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Tyronn Lue, Jason Kidd, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, Mike Brown and the incumbent interim coach Jacque Vaughn are all expected to interview for the position, with Lue reportedly being an early favorite. For what it’s worth, Tom Thibodeau is not currently being considered for the Brooklyn job, but he has been involved in a lot of rumors linking him to the Knicks.

After sitting out Monday’s loss to New Orleans, a well-rested Sexton was back in the Jazz lineup, pushing Isaiah Collier to the bench. While he had a solid night shooting the basketball, Sexton was also responsible for a game-high eight turnovers. However, nights like this haven’t been the norm for Sexton, as he’s averaging 2.6 turnovers per game. As for Collier, he finished Wednesday’s loss with eight points, one rebound, two assists, one steal, two 3-pointers, and six turnovers in 23 minutes. This wasn’t a good night for the rookie, but those who added Collier recently should hold onto him.

Thunder coach Mark Daigneault changed the starting lineup for Wednesday’s game, replacing Cason Wallace with Wiggins. Wiggins was solid in his 23 minutes, reaching double figures and finishing one blocked shot shy of a complete stat line. As for Wallace, he played 36 minutes off the bench and finished with 13 points, four rebounds, one assist, three steals, one block, and one 3-pointer. Regardless of who starts, Wallace is the superior fantasy option. However, Wiggins starting gives him an increased shot at achieving fantasy relevance.

Back in the lineup after sitting out Sunday’s win over the Nets with a strained hip, Williams scored an efficient 25 points against the Jazz. Over the past two weeks, J-Dub has provided 7th-round value in 9-cat formats. While that doesn’t approach his season-long value, there’s no need for fantasy managers to panic. Williams’ small “buy-low” window has likely closed with Wednesday’s performance.

Gilgeous-Alexander put on a show Wednesday night, notching his first 50-point game as a professional. The MVP candidate also recorded a complete stat line, once again showing off the skill set that makes him one of the best players in fantasy basketball. In another piece of good news for those who have Gilgeous-Alexander rostered, the Thunder play twice more during Week 13, starting with Dallas on Thursday.

Ball wasn’t efficient shooting Wednesday as he was just 7-of-20 from the floor. The 23-year-old point guard was 2-of-6 from behind the 3-point line and made all six of his free throw attempts. His turnover issues also crept up in this game as he had four of them to just six assists. Ball is still a top-10 fantasy player in 8-category formats, which don’t include turnovers.

Williams absolutely went off Wednesday as he dropped 38 points against the Grizzlies. The 23-year-old center now has at least 30 points in two of his last four games. Williams only missed four shots from the field as he was 14-of-18 and added on 10-of-13 free throws. He also has at least eight rebounds in 14 of his last 15 games. Williams has been a fantasy monster since Nick Richards was traded.

After a slow start to the season, Bane suddenly has scored at least 20 points in six straight games. Even with Ja Morant dishing out 13 assists of his own, Bane was able to record eight assists Wednesday against the Hornets. He also was efficient going 10-of-15 from the field including 4-of-7 from behind the 3-point line. Bane has been a top-50 fantasy player on the season, but he’s inside the top-10 over the last two weeks.

With Jake LaRavia out, Kennard played 26 minutes off the bench and saw a decent amount of usage. The 28-year-old shooting guard was feeling it from behind the 3-point line as he made 7-of-11 3-point attempts. Kennard only made one other basket from the field on his way to 23 points. He’s not rostered in most fantasy leagues, but he can be valuable when the Grizzlies are missing another guard.