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Pippen didn’t have a great night shooting the basketball, but he continues to provide solid value for the Grizzlies and fantasy managers. The four steals are a season-high for the point guard, who continues to provide top 100 per-game value in 8-cat formats while sitting just outside that threshold in 9-cat. Rostered in 47% of Yahoo leagues, Pippen will have value as long as Ja Morant (hip) remains sidelined.

Cade was able to put up his typical big numbers, though it did come on a poor shooting night. However, the bigger story here was that he was forced to exit this game just before overtime because of a left hip injury. Cunningham hasn’t missed a game yet this season and has been averaging multiple career-highs. It’s unclear if this is an injury that will keep him sidelined for Saturday’s game in Orlando, but with a four-game week coming up, Cade’s availability is a big factor. Wendell Moore Jr. replaced him in the closing lineup during overtime, and while he would have some streaming appeal if Cunningham is sidelined, Jaden Ivey would also receive a nice boost.

Dillingham usually isn’t a large part of the rotation, but he played a larger role in this game with Mike Conley sidelined. Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Donte DiVincenzo should play a few extra minutes with Dillingham out for the rest of this game.

James isn’t part of the team’s rotation when healthy, so his continued absence will not impact fantasy basketball.

With Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sidelined for personal reasons, Harris will get the starting nod in his place. The Magic play again on Saturday, and Harris will likely get another start if KCP remains out. However, he doesn’t have much streaming appeal, aside from some 3-point upside in deeper leagues.

Carter Jr. will miss another game, which means another start for Goga Bitadze, with Moritz Wagner filling out the backup minutes. Bitadze has been the better option in category leagues, but Wagner has been able to provide an offensive punch off the bench.

Hachimura will remain sidelined for a fourth straight game, which means another start for Dalton Knecht. The rookie had 37 points and nine 3-pointers in their last game and will look to stay hot in this matchup.

AD will continue to play through ailments that haven’t impacted his production. He has still only missed one game this season and has been one of the best players in fantasy basketball. He should feast on Orlando’s center rotation that features Goga Bitadze and Moritz Wagner.

Monk will be out for at least one more game, which will allow for Keon Ellis to continue to play a large role off the bench. He hasn’t played well through most of Monk’s absence, but he exploded for nine 3-pointers in their last game.

Sacramento will be close to full strength with two of their stars returning for Friday’s game. Alex Len and Trey Lyles will be bumped out of the starting unit, and Doug McDermott and Orlando Robinson likely won’t play many minutes off the bench, if any.

Jokic has missed their last three games, which has allowed Dario Saric to start in his place and for DeAndre Jordan to play a small role off the bench. However, if Jokic is back, both Saric and Jordan will lose the limited streaming value that they held.