NBA Player News

Williams and Watford are both questionable with an illness for Friday’s game against the Clippers. Jalen Wilson and Tyrese Martin are candidates for additional playing time if Williams and Watford are out Friday.

Porziņǵis made his Warriors’ debut in Thursday’s loss to the Celtics, playing 17 minutes off the bench. Given the amount of time he missed due to a lingering Achilles injury, fantasy managers should expect a similar workload for Porziņǵis on Sunday. If he can’t play, there may be room in the rotation for Quinten Post, but that isn’t guaranteed.

Brooks is back after serving a one-game suspension, and he’ll be back in the starting lineup. With Devin Booker (hip) out for at least one week, there was a vacancy in the lineup for Brooks to fill.

The Magic won’t have Jalen Suggs for Saturday’s game, as he is out with back spasms. Da Silva will fill the void, and he is worth streaming in deep leagues since the Magic are also without Franz Wagner.

Martin has a sprained left ankle, but he is listed as probable after initially being questionable for Friday’s loss to the Timberwolves. He was limited to 15 minutes off the bench on Friday, and that isn’t enough time for Martin to achieve fantasy relevance.

Gafford’s right ankle injury has lingered throughout the season, but he hasn’t missed a game since January 24. If that changes on Sunday, Marvin Bagley III will be the next man up.

Christie did not play in Friday’s loss to the Timberwolves, which prompted Naji Marshall to move into the starting lineup. While Marshall’s fantasy value will take a hit if Christie returns, he is still worth holding onto in deeper leagues.

Allen is back after a four-game absence, which will help the Suns compensate for Devin Booker (hip) being sidelined. Given the time missed, he may be brought off the bench against the Magic, which may open the door for Jordan Goodwin to make a spot start.

Turner has been dealing with a calf injury since before the All-Star break. The injury has lingered and cost the 29-year-old center Friday’s game against the Pelicans already. Turner’s status is up in the air, though he has a chance to return Sunday given his questionable listing. Ousmane Dieng would start for Turner if he’s out again and is worth streaming under those circumstances.

Suggs was initially listed as questionable with back spasms, but has since been ruled out. With the 24-year-old point guard sidelined and Anthony Black already in the starting lineup, Tristan da Silva should move into the starting lineup and is worth streaming.

Gobert was assessed a Flagrant 1 foul for an “unnecessary flail” during Friday’s win over the Mavericks. The NBA announced Saturday that the foul was upheld and thus Gobert has been suspended one game without pay for accruing his seventh flagrant foul point of the regular season. The 33-year-old center will serve his suspension Sunday against the 76ers. Naz Reid or Joan Beringer could move into the starting lineup in Gobert’s absence. While Reid has fantasy value either way, Beringer is only relevant if he’s starting.