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Clarkson, who’s scored 16 points or more in four straight, gave the Jazz much-needed production off the bench in Thursday’s win. His biggest play was an assist, with Clarkson finding John Collins for a wide-open dunk with 6.4 seconds remaining to win the game. He may still be ranked well outside the top 150 in per-game value, but Utah’s lack of consistent scoring options makes Clarkson a player worth holding onto in deep leagues.

Krejci is available to make his first appearance in a game since October 28. He played no more than 20 minutes in any of his four games before the injury, so fantasy managers should not expect too much. With De’Andre Hunter sidelined, there should be rotation minutes available to Krejci, but not enough to make him a factor in fantasy basketball.

Bufkin is still yet to appear in a game for the Hawks this year. Once he’s healthy enough, he’ll have a role as Trae Young’s primary backup, but won’t be relevant in fantasy.

Mobley is back after a one-game absence, meaning the Cavaliers will only be down one starter (Donovan Mitchell) as they look to move to 15-0. Georges Niang will return to the bench, with his streaming value taking a significant hit.

Ayton has missed the last two games with the same injury. Donovan Clinghan figures to step up in Ayton’s absence. He had 17 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocks while filling in for Ayton on Wednesday.

Kessler is set to miss a fourth consecutive game on Sunday. The Jazz will likely continue starting John Collins and Kyle Filipowski while the big man is on the mend. Collins has excelled as a starter this season with averages of 24.3 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists across three games.

Plumlee will replace Josh Okogie and give Phoenix a pair of twin towers in the frontcourt. It’s unclear how this group will work together, but Nurkic will need to be a real threat to stretch the floor to avoid the spacing from being poor, as Plumlee is far from a threat anywhere outside of the painted area.

Fernando has provided Toronto’s undermanned frontcourt with some support off the pine. Chris Boucher and Jonathan Mogbo will get a chance to contribute more behind Jakob Poeltl while Fernando is out.

Waters has given the Dubs some nice scoring off the bench. His counting stats aren’t great because of the elite shooters ahead of him on the depth chart. His absence won’t make any other backup Warriors guards significantly more valuable.

It appears like Carter will be ruled out for a seventh straight game on Monday. The Magic big man has been banged up in 2024-25 and Goga Bitadze will continue to start for the foreseeable future.

Nurkic has only missed one game and is back is in good enough shape to play in a second straight contest after playing against the Thunder his last time out. His scoring and efficiency is down and Phoenix encouraging him to shoot from long range has played a major part in that. Allen will return to the rotation after sitting out against OKC.