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Hauser is a late addition to the injury report after getting the starting nod on Sunday night. Jayson Tatum and Derrick White will play, but Tatum will be the only starter from Sunday’s game that will be available for this game. Jaylen Brown is still questionable, but with Hauser sidelined, there will be at least one open starting spot. Payton Pritchard and Drew Peterson (25 minutes on Sunday) are both candidates to start and play extra minutes in this game.

Caruso will be back after a 10-game absence with a hip issue. He’ll return to playing a role off the bench, which will take away a few minutes from Cason Wallace, Aaron Wiggins and Isaiah Joe.

Strawther hasn’t missed a game yet this season, and that isn’t expected to change in this game, even with the knee issue. He has been a reliable source of offense off the bench in recent weeks and will look to get back on track against the Mavs after a rough shooting night on Sunday.

Allen exited early from their game on Sunday, but he should be back in the lineup when they start their road trip on Tuesday. Allen scored a season-high 23 points when they played the Hawks last week and will look to repeat that production.

Gordon returned Sunday after missing nine straight games with a calf strain. The 29-year-old power forward came off the bench and only played 18 minutes against the Mavericks as he eased his way back into playing. It would probably be a good sign for his minutes if he’s inserted back into the starting lineup Tuesday. Either way, fantasy managers have to be pleased that Gordon is even back on the court.

Martin was sidelined from their last game, which allowed Eric Gordon to score 14 points as a starter. Gordon will return to the bench if Martin is back in the lineup, with Martin being the much better fantasy option.

Murray was also listed as questionable Sunday with a knee injury, but managed to suit up and play 32 minutes against the Mavericks. He’s now listed as probable for the rematch on Tuesday. Expect the 27-year-old point guard to play without limitations against Dallas.

Sims’ status for this game is now in question despite not being included on the initial injury report. However, with Karl-Anthony Towns sidelined, Sims won’t play enough to impact fantasy basketball, if he sees the floor at all.

Embiid is set to miss his fifth straight game with a foot sprain. Guerschon Yabusele should continue to start with Andre Drummond (toe) also banged up. Yabusele is a must-roster player at this point given Embiid’s health.

Jokic has played in their last two games after missing the previous two with this illness. Apparently, he is still managing it, but it isn’t expected to keep him out of the lineup. Jokic put up 19 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists against Dallas on Sunday and should be in for another big night on Tuesday.