NBA Player News

Gasol is a sure-fire first-ballot Hall-of-Famer. Not only did he have a stellar career in the NBA (winning the Rookie of the Year award, capturing two titles and averaging 17.0 points, 9.2 boards and 3.2 dimes over 1,226 regular-season games), but Gasol also won three Olympic medals and three Liga ACB titles with Barcelona.

Caruso and Williams have been relatively health as of late off the pine. Cason Wallace and Kenrich Williams could play more important bench roles than usual if the aforementioned players can’t suit up.

Smith enjoyed a healthy bump in point production last month. Josh Okogie will have a chance to be a key part of the rotation off the bench if Smith is ruled out.

Bridges and Gibson are dealing with illnesses ahead of Wednesday’s matchup. Tidjane Salaun could get some extra burn if Bridges misses time. Gibson’s status shouldn’t affect fantasy basketball, though.

Sharpe has missed four straight games with a knee injury and there’s no telling when he’ll return to the hardwood. Drew Timme is next in line to back up Nic Claxton at center.

Johnson sat against the Mavericks with a hip injury and will now miss a second straight contest with a different ailment. Jalen Wilson will likely continue starting in his place against Minnesota.

Brooklyn is shutting down Clowney for the year. The big man’s latest ankle injury won’t allow him to play in any of his team’s remaining games. Trendon Watford and Drew Timme can take advantage of Clowney’s absence.

Sexton and Kessler both missed Utah’s last game against Charlotte. It appears like they’re ready to return to their usual starting roles, though. Brice Sensabaugh and Kyle Filipowski could return to bench roles.

Denver played Tuesday’s game with their No. 2 and No. 3 scorers sidelined, which resulted in their top-scoring option having a monster night. Jokic set a new career-high for scoring and now holds the highest-scoring game in the NBA this season, surpassing De’Aaron Fox’s 60-point night in November. Jokic also joined an exclusive club of players to record a 60-point triple-double, with James Harden and Luka Doncic also having reached those marks in a single game. However, both Harden and Doncic scored exactly 60 points, making Jokic’s triple-double the highest-scoring in league history. Unfortunately, he is now 0-3 in his career when he scores at least 50 points in a game in his career. Still, it was a historic night that will help strengthen Jokic’s case for MVP.

It was a slow start to the game for Edwards, but things started clicking for him late in the game. He scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, including a pair of triples with less than three minutes left in regulation that gave Minnesota a late lead. He added six more points in the first overtime period and five more in the second, which was enough for the Timberwolves to squeak out a road win over the Nuggets. After a few recent subpar performances, it was good to see Edwards catch fire at the end of the game, and he’ll look to carry that into Brooklyn on Thursday.

AG stepped up on the offensive end with both Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. sidelined. After scoring a total of 13 points across his last two appearances, AG stepped up and had his seventh game with at least 20 points since the All-Star break. Prior to the break, Gordon had just three 20-point games. Gordon has been able to fill whatever role the team needs him to, and while it wasn’t enough to get a win in this game, he needed to be a scorer. Denver will play San Antonio on Wednesday on the second night of a back-to-back. Gordon hasn’t played both legs of a back-to-back since February, and that likely won’t change against the Spurs.