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Redick hangs up his Nikes after 15 productive seasons in the league. He finishes with career averages of 12.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.1 made 3-pointers per game, while shooting 41.5% from downtown and 89.2% from the charity stripe. One of the game’s all-time elite marksmen, he is one of only three players in NBA history to make more than 2,000 career treys and 2,000 free throws while shooting above 40% from downtown and above 89% from the charity stripe. The only other two players in this club are Steph Curry and Ray Allen. “After years of youth leagues, AAU, high school basketball, four years at Duke, and 15 years in the NBA, I’m retiring from the game that I love so much,” Redick said on his podcast.

KCP will return following a one-game absence which means Gary Harris should retreat back to the bench. Caldwell-Pope is averaging 1.3 steals per game this season, but his work in that singular category has been the only bright spot for his production.

WCJ has missed 10 straight games and 11 of 12, but he has a chance to take the court for the first time since November 3. Goga Bitadze has averaged 9.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks across 10 starts in Carter Jr.'s place, and he’ll presumably shift back to a bench role once the former is available.

Ingram sat out Wednesday against Cleveland on the second leg of a back-to-back set, but he’ll be back following that one-game absence. Hawkins has missed seven straight and eight of the last nine, but he’ll return against the Warriors. With McCollum and so many key players still sidelined, Ingram and Hawkins will be leaned on heavily against the top team in the Western Conference.

Claxton has missed three in a row, and Thomas sat out Tuesday’s narrow win over Charlotte. Both should be back in action against the shorthanded Sixers who will be missing Paul George and potentially Joel Embiid.

Embiid has been available for four of Philly’s five games since making his season debut on November 12, but his late addition to the injury report suggests he might be sidelined against Brooklyn. With Paul George already sidelined, expect Tyrese Maxey and Jared McCain to do the heavy lifting on offense with Andre Drummond drawing another start at center.

With Rui Hachimura sidelined once again, Knecht remained in the starting unit. He wasn’t able to provide an encore to his 37-point night, but he was still effective in this game. This was his fifth straight game scoring in double figures with multiple 3-pointers, and he should be a reliable option until Hachimura returns. JJ Redick has said that Knecht will play a large role even when Hachimura is back, but it’s unclear if it will be enough for him to be worth streaming. Until then, keep enjoying the ride.

The King just keeps on getting it done. He scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and reached 30 points for the fourth time this season in this game. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough for the Lakers to extend their win streak to seven games. LeBron did everything he could to help them get the win, which included big shots and contested rebounds. For a player that will turn 40 in a little over a month, James is still producing at an elite level. He may not be playing to his Yahoo ADP of 24.5 at this point, but he has still been fantastic and should continue to be.

Night in and night out, AD continues to put up dominant numbers. Unfortunately, he came up just short in this one. After making his first nine free throws, he missed three of his last four, which came with less than 30 seconds left in the game. The numbers were still great, but he could’ve put the game away and didn’t. Still, fantasy managers shouldn’t be as concerned about it, and he’ll have a chance to bounce back against Denver on Saturday before they have a four-game week. This will be their first matchup with the Nuggets since they eliminated them from the playoffs last year.

Wagner has been a reliable source of offense off the bench this season, but he was able to set a new season-high for scoring in this game. Unfortunately, he doesn’t contribute much else in other categories, which makes him a difficult player to roster in 9-cat leagues. He’s outside the top-200 despite averaging a career-high 12.6 points per game. He has seen some extra minutes with Wendell Carter Jr. sidelined, but that doesn’t make him a player that must be rostered outside of deeper leagues.

Suggs has really struggled with his shot recently, but he figured things out for this game. His shooting percentage still wasn’t great, but his five 3-pointers were the most that he has hit in a game since October. Despite taking a step back in shooting efficiency this season, Suggs has still been elite in 9-cat leagues because of his bump in defensive production. It remains to be seen if last season was just a fluke or if he can get back to shooting 47% from the floor this year, but the numbers in other categories should continue to be there regardless.