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Gasol is reportedly staying in shape in case he does decide to play another year, but this is something that he has not fully committed to yet. It was previously believed that he was leaning towards playing for Girona, which he is also the president of, and this is still an option, but another Spanish club, FC Barcelona is also in play, as well as retirement.

After a few quiet performances, Powell got back on track in this game. He had scored a total of 34 points over his three previous games, including just nine in their last game on Saturday. He has had an excellent season, but he has certainly slowed down in recent months. He has had to take a back seat at times with Kawhi Leonard healthy, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Powell is at his best when Leonard is out. Powell has averaged 30 points and 3.8 triples over his last six games without Kawhi.

This was Zubac’s fourth game with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds this season, and he joins Nikola Jokic (5), Domantas Sabonis (4) and Karl-Anthony Towns (4) as the only players to have more than one such game this season. He has been one of the most surprising players in fantasy basketball this season and has provided third-round value in nine-cat leagues despite not previously having a top 100 finish in his career. He’ll continue to shine over the Clippers final three games and will need to be drafted much earlier next season.

With Kawhi Leonard sidelined for the first leg of the Clippers’ back-to-back, Jones Jr. slid into the starting unit. The increase in minutes allowed him to have his highest-scoring performance since January. Jones Jr. wasn’t the only Clipper to benefit from Leonard’s absence; Bogdan Bogdanovic chipped in 19 points, two rebounds, four assists and two three-pointers off the bench in the win. Both players will lose out on minutes and shots against the Rockets on Wednesday, though Jones Jr. will take the bigger hit.

Castle continues to strengthen his case for Rookie of the Year. This was his fifth-straight game with at least 15 points and five assists, and he fell one point shy of making this his third-straight game with at least 20 points. With San Antonio adding at least one more lottery pick this summer, things will get interesting in the rotation next year. However, Castle was practically solidified his role as a starter next season. If he can continue to improve as a shooter this summer, he may be able to provide solid value next season, even with the team fully healthy.

It has been an impressive month of April for Barnes. This was his fifth game of the month, and he has scored at least 20 points in four of them, with a 17-point performance sprinkled in. The 32-year-old is not known for being a valuable asset in fantasy basketball, but he has been effective lately. He’ll look to carry this hot shooting into Golden State on the second night of a back-to-back on Wednesday. Managers shouldn’t expect Barnes to produce anywhere near this level next season.

The Clippers are rolling at the right time, and Harden has been right at the center of it. They have won 12 of their last 14 games, with the only losses coming to the Thunder and Cavaliers. Harden fell one rebound shy of a triple-double in this game, which would’ve been his first since January. The 35-year-old just keeps on cooking, and this season has been a resurgence for him after a poor 2023-24 campaign to his lofty standards. Expect Harden to continue to play heavy minutes over their final three games of the regular season.

Richards was probable with an elbow injury and got the start, but only played 20 minutes as the Suns lost to the Warriors by 38. The 27-year-old center had another quiet game after scoring five points and recording two rebounds on Sunday. Richards is difficult to trust in the rest of Week 23 for fantasy managers in active leagues.

Nearly nothing went right for the Suns Tuesday night as Phoenix lost by 38 to the Warriors. Booker, who had been having big games without Kevin Durant in the lineup, scored just 21 points on 17 shots and missed all five of his three-point attempts. The Suns need every game they can get at this point in the season and Tuesday’s loss didn’t help them, which potentially impacts Booker’s availability over the rest of Week 23.

Podziemski followed up his performance Sunday with another four made three-pointers against the Suns on Tuesday. The 22-year-old shooting guard played just 22 minutes as the Warriors trounced the Suns by 38 points in the end. Podziemski has delivered fourth-round value over the last two weeks, coming through for fantasy managers at the perfect time.

Curry managed to put up a whole game’s worth of stats in just 26 minutes as the Warriors blew past the Suns with a 38-point margin of victory. The 37-year-old point guard bounced back from one of his worst games of the year when he scored only three points against the Rockets on Sunday. The Warriors have three more games left in Week 23 and with the standings bunched Curry could be available for the rest of the week.