NBA Player News

Ball will be evaluated pregame before a decision is made on his status. While he hasn’t missed a game yet this season, Ball has played in four games in the last six nights. Tre Mann could see an expanded role if Ball were to be ruled out Wednesday.

This will be a second straight absence for Vincent, which means that recently-acquired Shake Milton should be the team’s backup point guard. However, he only played 10 minutes in his debut for the team and won’t have a large enough role to be deserving of fantasy consideration.

AD was downgraded to doubtful earlier in the day, so it doesn’t come as a surprise that he has now officially been ruled out. Jaxson Hayes should step into the starting center role, with Christian Koloko filling out the backup minutes.

Wiggins is the lone change to the Thunder starting lineup, replacing Cason Wallace. This will be Wiggins’ 10th start of the season, but Wallace and Isaiah Joe will also play ample rotation minutes despite coming off the bench. The frequent lineup changes make all three players challenging to commit to in fantasy basketball, but Wiggins (like Joe) can provide points and 3-pointers.

The Clippers are without James Harden for Thursday’s game, opening up a spot in the starting lineup. Coffey moves into the lineup, allowing him to provide deep-league streaming value. That’s the lone change to the starting five.

Russell will get the first start of his second tenure with the Nets in this game, replacing Ben Simmons, who is sitting out the second leg of a back-to-back. Wilson gets the nod in place of Noah Clowney, who has been part of Brooklyn’s starting unit recently as well.

Wiggins is a late addition to the injury report. The good news is that he’s been given a probable tag, so the odds are still in his favor regarding playing against the 76ers. Fantasy managers should assume that Wiggins will play. If not, Moses Moody stands to play more minutes, possibly as a starter.

The Celtics are down two starters for Thursday’s game, with Jaylen Brown (shoulder) and Kristaps Porzingis (ankle) ruled out. Hauser and Horford will replace them in the lineup, with the latter unlikely to play in Friday’s game against the Rockets if his usual routine holds.

Landale doesn’t offer much fantasy value for the Rockets, as he’s usually third in the pecking order at the center position. Steven Adams will continue to serve as Alperen Sengun’s primary backup.

Kleber started the second half of their last game after PJ Washington (knee) exited early. Both Kleber and Washington are questionable for this game, so if both are sidelined, there would be a starting spot open, which would likely be filled by Quentin Grimes, who had 17 points in 30 minutes off the bench in their last game.

Injured during Tuesday’s win over the Lakers, Merrill exited and did not return. He appears likely to sit out Friday’s game in Dallas, with Sam Merrill likely to absorb most of the minutes that would have gone to Merrill. Strus isn’t a must-roster right now, but that will change once he’s no longer under any restrictions.