Doug

McDermott

No surprise here as Murray was listed as doubtful after suffering ankle soreness during Tuesday’s practice. Doug McDermott is likely to replace Murray in the lineup, though his fantasy value is limited to points and 3-pointers.

Murray reportedly suffered ankle soreness during Tuesday morning’s light practice session and is doubtful for Wednesday’s game. His only absence of the season occurred on December 16, when Doug McDermott replaced him in the starting lineup. McDermott can provide points and 3-pointers if allowed to start, but he hasn’t been consistently productive when allowed to start.

Both players were initially listed as questionable on the second night of a back-to-back, but they will be able to suit up. Domantas Sabonis is still questionable, so Lyles may take on some extra minutes if Sabonis is sidelined.

Murray played through the ankle injury during the first night of the back-to-back, but if he is forced to sit this one out, Doug McDermott will likely replace him in the starting unit. He isn’t an appealing streaming option, but on a day with only three games, he may end up being worth the risk if Murray doesn’t play.

Murray played 35 minutes in Thursday’s loss to the Lakers and he’s set to face Los Angeles again Saturday. Doug McDermott can be safely dropped in all fantasy leagues with Murray active once again.

Murray returned to the lineup on Thursday after missing one game due to his ankle, playing 35 minutes in a loss to the Lakers. If he cannot play in Saturday’s rematch, Doug McDermott is the likely replacement in the starting lineup. While McDermott is worth streaming in deep leagues when allowed to start, he should not be rostered otherwise.

Murray returned to the Kings lineup after sitting out Monday’s loss to the Nuggets, recording a complete stat line in 35 minutes. While the fantasy value hasn’t been what many fantasy managers expected, he has been a top-100 player in 9-cat formats. Starting alongside De’Aaron Fox, Malik Monk, DeMar DeRozan, and Domantas Sabonis limits Murray’s ceiling, but his floor should hold steady. With Murray back in the lineup on Thursday, Doug McDermott played one minute after starting against the Nuggets.

Murray is back after sitting out Monday’s loss to the Nuggets. As a result, Sacramento’s starting lineup will be reunited, with Doug McDermott moving to the bench. There’s no need to stream McDermott when he’s coming off the bench.

It’s surprising to see that Sabonis missed practice while Murray is looking to bounce back after missing the Kings’ last game against the Nuggets with an ankle issue. Doug McDermott started for Murray in Sacramento’s last game and could get another chance to.

McDermott entered the starting lineup with Keegan Murray out and ended up playing 27 minutes. Our expectations were that he could help out with points and threes as a streamer in deep leagues and that mostly came true as he had 16 points and four 3-pointers. The question is why was the rest of his stat line almost completely empty? Did McBuckets grab his lone rebound by accident? Either way, McDermott can be safely dropped after this performance.