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Buzelis is one of the high-level draft prospects on this year’s G League Ignite roster, and he’s currently projected by many scouts to be no worse than a top-5 pick next June. But the start of his first game with the Ignite wasn’t the best, as Buzelis appeared to be a bit hesitant on the offensive end of the floor. Things changed after the halftime break, and the final stat line is one that many would take from an 18-year-old making his (unofficial) pro debut. Buzelis will look to get off to a better start when the teams meet again on Friday, but there’s little need for concern in the aftermath of his first game.

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.

Nembhard didn’t return to Sunday’s game against the Grizzlies after scoring 14 points in 15 minutes in his first game back from a lengthy injury spell. However, it appears like he won’t miss any time. Indiana might be cautious with his workload given that he was only able to play in one half his last time out.

Entering this game, Edwards had scored at least 20 points in all 19 of his appearances. However, that streak came to a screeching halt in this game as he failed to score in double figures at all. They took control of the game with Edwards on the bench, which isn’t a bad thing for the team, even if it isn’t great for fantasy managers. This won’t be the case often, and Edwards should have no issues getting back on track against the other Los Angeles team on Wednesday.

DiVincenzo is known for being a shooter, and while he was able to knock down some 3-pointers in this game, he made his biggest impact as a passer. He set a new season-high for assists and tied the second-highest assist output of his career in this game. It has been a disappointing year for DiVincenzo, but he played well in this one. However, this isn’t necessarily going to jumpstart his production. He shouldn’t be considered a must-roster player just because of this performance.

Randle led a balanced attack from Minnesota in this game, and he was one of five players to score in double figures for them, though three of those were reserves. The starting lineup struggled, but the bench provided enough of a boost for them to get the blowout win. Randle’s numbers are down this year, though he has been more efficient than he ever was with the Knicks. This wasn’t a spectacular performance for him, but it was enough for them to get a second straight victory.

Davis has been matchup-proof for most of the year and dominated every team they’ve played. However, he really struggled in this one. He only had two points after halftime, and he scored less than 20 points for the fourth time in their last six games. Davis was a top three player in fantasy basketball for the first month of the year, but he has struggled recently, just like the team has. They’ll look for him to get back on track in Miami on Wednesday.

It has been an incredibly rough stretch of games for LeBron, who failed to hit a 3-pointer for a fourth straight game. This was by far his worst of the year as he scored a season-low 10 points and turned it over six times. Typically, he has been able to make up for the lack of scoring by dishing out assists, but he wasn’t able to do that either. It was the second night of a back-to-back, which might simply not be an option for a player that turns 40 this month. We’ll see if he can get back on track in Miami on Wednesday.