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George struggled in the first half of Sunday’s game and did not start the third quarter. Rookie Isaiah Collier did, as George continues to struggle with his decision-making. While slightly better in the second half, the 2023 first-round pick finished with nine points and more turnovers (four) than assists (three). Fantasy managers will want to keep an eye on this, especially with Collier (four points, three rebounds, eight assists, and two steals) having the ability to put his teammates in positions where they can succeed. Not that George doesn’t, but he needs to get better.

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.

DiVincenzo will play through the back spasms once again in this game. He was dealing with them ahead of their last one, but he was still able to hit a season-high five 3-pointers. He hasn’t started his tenure in Minnesota well, but he’ll look to build off their last game.

In Barnes’ return, it won’t be Agbaji that gets demoted to a reserve role. Davion Mitchell, who had been starting at point guard in place of Immanuel Quickley, will return to coming off the bench. He should still play plenty of minutes, but the streaming appeal isn’t there anymore.

NAW will get the start in place of Mike Conley, who will miss just his second game of the season with a toe sprain. Donte DiVincenzo will still play the largest reserve role, though they may also turn to Rob Dillingham to fill some of those minutes.

Conley will be sidelined for just the second time this season. Nickeil Alexander-Walker will slide into the starting unit in his place, though there will be a few minutes off the bench for Rob Dillingham.

As expected, Thompson will remain sidelined for at least one more game before making his season debut. He has been cleared by the league to return to play, and now it is on the team to make sure that he is back in shape. He’ll be an excellent source of defensive stats and rebounds when he is back to his normal role.

Craig hasn’t been much of a factor in fantasy this season, but he started their last game in place of Patrick Williams. He should be available to start once again despite this leg contusion, and he had a 15/6/2/1/1 line with three 3-pointers in 28 minutes on Wednesday.

Sanogo’s lack of availability does not impact fantasy basketball or the team’s rotation.

Curry continues to manage this knee issue, but it hasn’t forced him to miss any time yet. That will continue against New Orleans, barring any last minute changes. Despite playing just 29.2 minutes per game this season, Curry has once again been a top ten player in fantasy basketball.

White may be dealing with a neck issue, but it shouldm’t hold him out of Friday’s game. He didn’t play well against the Bucks on Wednesday and will look to bounce back against the Hawks.