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Irving is a little banged up after scoring 21 points in a loss to the Warriors his last time out. The Mavericks guard hasn’t missed a game this season and could be replaced by Spencer Dinwiddie or Jaden Hardy if ruled out. Luka Doncic’s ceiling will rise without his backcourt partner.

Tim Hardaway Jr. returned to the lineup after missing their last three games, which pushed Beasley back to the bench. However, that didn’t put an end to his hot shooting run. Beasley has now scored at least 20 points in five straight games and in six of their last seven. He has hit at least four 3-pointer in six straight games. He was brought in this summer to help increase the spacing around Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey, and he has done his job tremendously. Whether he’s starting or coming off the bench, Beasley should be a reliable source of triples moving forward.

Like everyone else on the team, things didn’t go well for White during their 36-point loss to the Rockets on Sunday. However, both White and the team responded well and got back on track on the second night of a back-to-back. White has now scored at least 20 points in four of their last five games and has been an excellent source of 3-pointers all season. Any usage concerns have been answered by his play so far, and there’s no reason to think that will change at this point. They have four games this week, with the second coming in Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Curry and Waters are available after the Warriors initially listed them as questionable for Monday’s game. While Curry’s place within the rotation is well-known, that isn’t the case for Waters. He started Friday’s win over Memphis, the game in which he was injured, but the Warriors have multiple options to start next to Curry. If Waters gets another start, he’s only worth a look in deep leagues.

Giddey has struggled mightily in recent games, but things came together for him in this one. He came close to recording the first triple-double of his tenure with the Bulls, but he did finish with his first point-assist double-double and third total double-double in this one. Giddey is still an incredibly talented passer, which isn’t going anywhere. His issues on defense and as a shooter hvae limited his minutes at times, but more performances like this may make him difficult to take off the floor. He’s been disappointing this season, so hopefully he can build off this performance.

Vucevic has gotten off to an incredibly strong start to the season and currently ranks as a first-round value in 9-cat leagues.This can be directly attributed to one of the best shooting stretches of his career. Vucevic has shot 59.4% from the floor so far this season and 84.8% from the line, both of which would be career-highs. He has been better this season than he was during any of the years that DeMar DeRozan spent with the Bulls, though a shooting regression could certainly be on the way soon, since he has hit 48.4% of his 3-pointers to this point.

Furphy was initially listed as questionable to return, and now he officially has been ruled out for the remainder of this game. They’ll have to turn to Quenton Jackson for more minutes in the second half.

The injuries continue to pile up for Indiana, and if Furphy can’t return in the second half, Quenton Jackson will likely see more minutes than they were intending for him to play in the middle of November.

Having made his Clippers debut on Sunday, Bamba will play both ends of the Clippers’ back-to-back. While he may not top 15 minutes, Sunday’s line (nine points, eight rebounds, one assist, and one steal) showed that Bamba doesn’t need much time to make an impact. That said, he should not be rostered in most fantasy leagues due to the play of starter Ivica Zubac.

The Suns are without Jusuf Nurkic, who will not play due to a sprained left ankle. Ighodaro, who will make his first start as a professional, will fill the void. This a good opportunity for the rookie to provide deep-league value due to his ability to serve as a playmaker out of the short roll. The other four starters are unchanged from Sunday’s loss to Minnesota.