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The 6-foot-4 Wong earned ACC Player of the Year honors this season as he helped lead the Hurricanes to their first Final Four appearance. As a senior, he averaged just over 16 points per game, shooting 48.2% from the field and 84.5% from the foul line. Wong is a capable scorer on all three levels and defensively displayed the ability to jump passing lanes. The turnovers did increase slightly this season, but so did Wong’s assists, so his efficiency as a playmaker should not be a concern. The Pacers aren’t lacking young perimeter players, which could make it difficult for Wong to achieve fantasy relevance as a rookie.

After playing 13 minutes off the bench in Sunday’s win over the Jazz, Hood-Schifino missed Monday’s loss to Minnesota. His availability does not impact fantasy basketball, especially if Austin Reaves plays.

Reaves has missed the Lakers’ last two games, and there is a chance that he makes it a third straight absence against Miami. D’Angelo Russell played well as a starter in place of Reaves in their last game and should have a large workload again if Reaves remains sidelined.

The Lakers are once again listing Davis as probable for a game. Look for him to play and take on his usual workload in Miami in the penultimate game of Los Angeles’ current road trip.

Jovic last played on November 24, and his absence does not significantly impact fantasy basketball. More minutes will be available to Haywood Highsmith and Jaime Jaquez Jr., who were already ahead of Jovic in the pecking order.

Love missed Miami’s last game while Richardson is in danger of missing his seventh consecutive contest. Thomas Bryant can stay in the rotation if Love misses more time and Richardson hasn’t been much of a factor at all this season.

Butler is in danger of missing a second consecutive contest after sitting for Miami’s loss to Boston. Jaime Jaquez Jr. might be in line for another start if Butler is ruled out after notching a double-double against the Celtics.

Green is set to miss his first game of the season. The Warriors forward has been a staple in the lineup and his absence could make room for Jonathan Kuminga to step into a more prominent starting role as a fill-in.

Beal averaged 20.0 points on 62.1% shooting before missing a contest against the Warriors. The Suns wing hasn’t provided much playmaking or rebounding upside since returning to action from his calf injury and Phoenix is monitoring his workload to avoid him needing to miss a significant amount of time again.

Vanderbilt still hasn’t played this season and his timeline for a return keeps getting pushed back. It’s unclear how large of a role he’ll be able to take on when he returns, but fantasy managers should expect him to be eased in after so much time away from game-speed action.

Potter has been a part of the rotation for three games but hasn’t contributed much since he totaled nine points, 16 rebounds, and three assists against the Nuggets. He’ll likely have limited fantasy value coming off the bench.