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Claxton was the only Nets standout in Wednesday’s 30-point defeat, and his value has increased in recent weeks. Over the past two weeks, the Nets center has provided top-60 value to managers punting turnovers and free throw percentage. While the season has not panned out the way many Claxton managers hoped it would, he’s been solid during the fantasy playoff weeks. However, with the Nets concluding Week 21 with a Friday/Saturday back-to-back, it’s possible Claxton missed a game for rest reasons.

Allen got the starting nod with Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Royce O’Neale all sidelined against Milwaukee. He took advantage of the extra minutes, especially in the second half. 17 of his 23 points and five of his six three-pointers came after halftime, though it wasn’t enough for Phoenix to get the win. Beal has been out for a couple weeks, and Durant is set to miss a few more games, so Allen could certainly remain in the starting unit and play like he did last season. His 23 points matched his season-high.

Young did plenty of passing in the first half of this game and entered halftime with 10 assists. Though he still added to that total after the break, he ended up doing more as a scorer in the second half. 22 of his 29 points came after the break as he fell one point shy of adding another 30-point, 10-assist game to his resume. This was his sixth-straight double-double, and he is now just 12 assists away from breaking the Hawks’ franchise record for assists in a season. He has had at least 12 assists in five consecutive game, so he could certainly break the record against Dallas on Wednesday.

Daniels had a spectacular first half on the offensive end and entered the break with 16 points without missing a shot. He wasn’t quite as effective in the second half, but he was still able to score 22 points for a second-straight game. This was also his 12th-straight game with at least two steals, which extends the longest steal streak this season by anyone in the NBA. He has been wreaking having on the defensive end all season and will look to keep that going over Atlanta’s final three games of the week.