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Not selected in the 2023 NBA Draft, Bediako agreed to a two-way contract with the Spurs in October. He played the majority of his minutes in the G League, averaging 7.7 points and 6.9 rebounds in 19.0 minutes per game.

A game-time call for Sunday’s game, McBride will miss a second straight due to his knee issue. Cameron Payne will pick up a few more minutes off the bench, but that’s unlikely enough to impact fantasy basketball. The same can be said for Tyler Kolek, who entered the rotation on Friday.

Towns is back after a one-game absence, which drops Jericho Sims to the bench. And given how rookie Ariel Hukporti outplayed Sims in Friday’s win over the Nets, he may be out of the rotation entirely. Neither Hukporti nor Sims is worth the risk in fantasy with Towns available.

While Gobert did not produce an elite stat line on Sunday, he outplayed Jusuf Nurkic and Mason Plumlee on Sunday. The “Stifle Tower” recorded a double-double and four blocked shots, and he heads into a two-game Week 5 ranked just inside the top 75 in per-game value.

Edwards took a back seat to Julius Randle on Sunday, with the offseason addition scoring 35 points and hitting the game-winning 3-pointer. That likely boosted Edwards’ efficiency, but the 14 shots are the second-fewest in a game for Edwards this season. Don’t get used to this, as Edwards is more likely to lead the Timberwolves in shots than not on most nights.

While there was some controversy to end Minnesota’s win over the Suns, with some contending that Randle pushed off, the game-winner is his first significant moment since arriving in Minnesota. Since starting slowly to begin the season, he’s appeared more comfortable within the Timberwolves’ rotation while providing top-75 value in fantasy leagues. Minnesota only plays twice in Week 5, beginning with Toronto on Thursday.

Despite initial reports that Isaiah Stewart would enter the starting lineup for Jalen Duren, the Pistons quickly corrected their starting lineup. Stewart will come off the bench and only have real fantasy value if Duren gets in some early foul trouble.