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Porter was forced to exit Wednesday’s loss to the Kings after playing three minutes. His removal from the injury report is good news for Toronto, which is light on bodies in the frontcourt. Porter should be rostered in deep leagues, with the Raptors essentially playing out the string.

Johnson led the Hawks with 22 points and was merely one rebounds and three assists away from a triple-double. The 22-year-old power forward has been excellent this season as his varied skillset ultimately leads to regularly filling up the stat sheet like he did again Wednesday.

Young continues to deal with an Achilles injury that he’s played through for the most part. On Wednesday, he was on the injury report and while he still played, he had an off-night shooting. Young had just 20 points on 18 shots and went 3-of-13 from behind the 3-point line. He more than made up for it with 22 assists on the night as the Hawks beat one of the best teams in the east in Cleveland.

Eubanks played two first-quarter minutes before the knee injury ended his night. Oscar Tshiebwe will serve as Walker Kessler’s backup, and his value moving forward depends on the availability of multiple Jazz bigs, including Eubanks, John Collins, and Lauri Markkanen.

Poole struggled in his first game back from a hip injury that kept him out of Tuesday’s game against the Bulls. He only played 25 minutes as the Wizards lost by 25 to the Clippers, but he struggled from the field int this one. Poole had eight points on seven shots and five of his eight points came from the free throw line. Better days are ahead for the 25-year-old shooting guard.

Brogdon only played 22 minutes as the Wizards got blown out by the Clippers, but he was efficient while he was out there. He scored 17 points on 11 shots and dished out six assists while adding two steals and a block. Typical game from Brogdon when he’s healthy, though the 31-year-old point guard has battled injury problems throughout his career.

Zubac only played 24 minutes as the Clippers ran away with a 25-point victory over the Wizards on Wednesday, but he was awesome while he was out there. He controlled the boards with 16 rebounds and scored 18 points on 11 shots. Zubac was a team-high +30 in the win and still managed to have good numbers while teammate James Harden dropped 43 points. He continues to have a great season for the Clippers and fantasy managers alike.

Harden’s 43 points were a season-high and his first game with at least 40 points this year. He’s one of four players with at least 100 career 40-point games (Wilt, MJ, Kobe) and passed Kobe for most halves with at least 30 points all-time. It was Harden’s first game with at least 40-points in the regular season since March of 2021. It’s possible he could’ve had even more points if the game was closer as he had only two points in the fourth quarter.