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Paschall spent last season as a backup for Utah. He had a few solid performances but was relatively unimportant in fantasy hoops. If he stays in the NBA, he probably won’t find a large role to make him valuable, unless he joins a tanking team. If he heads over to Greece, you can disregard him, obviously.

Waters has given the Dubs some nice scoring off the bench. His counting stats aren’t great because of the elite shooters ahead of him on the depth chart. His absence won’t make any other backup Warriors guards significantly more valuable.

It appears like Carter will be ruled out for a seventh straight game on Monday. The Magic big man has been banged up in 2024-25 and Goga Bitadze will continue to start for the foreseeable future.

Nurkic has only missed one game and is back is in good enough shape to play in a second straight contest after playing against the Thunder his last time out. His scoring and efficiency is down and Phoenix encouraging him to shoot from long range has played a major part in that. Allen will return to the rotation after sitting out against OKC.

Doncic struggled in his last game and won’t play against the best team in the Western Conference to wrap up the weekend. Kyrie Irving will become the engine that powers Dallas on offense against OKC’s elite defense. Quentin Grimes seems likely to step into the starting lineup as a fill-in.

Bridges returned for one game after missing three with his knee injury while Mann returned from a one-game layoff. Charlotte appears to be being cautious, so Seth Curry and Cody Martin could be asked to contribute more off the bench if Bridges and Mann are ruled out.

Ball has had a few minor injury scares but has suited up in all 12 games. Fantasy managers shouldn’t worry too much about the Hornets star amid his career year. He’ll likely try his best to remain active for a 13th straight game this season.

Jokic rarely misses games and is set to miss a second consecutive contest for reasons unknown. The three-time MVP remains the most dominant player in fantasy basketball, though. Dario Saric will likely remain in a starting role for Sunday.

DiVincenzo’s status was up in the air but now he’s set to serve his usual reserve roll. His fantasy upside is down significantly from last season and he’ll likely only have consistently desirable upside as a starter with Minnesota.

Collins continues to provide excellent fantasy value, as he’s been a 1st-round player over the last two weeks in 9-cat formats. He’s flourished with Walker Kessler (hip) out of the lineup and should continue to do so. On Tuesday, Collins and the Jazz begin their Week 5 schedule against the Lakers.

George scored 19 points, the most he has scored in a game since November 4, when he scored 33 in a win over the Bulls. He’s been more efficient in recent games, averaging 1.8 turnovers per game over the last two weeks and ranking just outside the top 100 in 9-cat formats. Utah begins a three-game Week 5 on Tuesday against the Lakers in Los Angeles.