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Reath

Reath is available after sitting out two games with a knee injury. He’ll provide frontcourt depth off the bench, serving as Donovan Clingan’s backup. Unless the rookie gets into early foul trouble, there may not be enough minutes for Reath to impact active fantasy leagues.

Reath has missed Portland’s last two games with this knee injury and could miss a third-straight. Jabari Walker will continue to fill out the backup center minutes in that scenario, which isn’t a large enough role to improve his upside in fantasy.

Grant’s continued absence is unsurprising; managers whose leagues run through Week 23 would be wise to drop him onto the waiver wire. Sidy Cissoko is available and may play rotation minutes, especially with Deni Avdija also out. However, there’s no need to consider streaming him. As for Reath, he has not played the minutes needed to impact fantasy basketball, so his absence will not make a significant difference.

Reath and Cissoko’s availability does not impact fantasy basketball, as neither player has been in Portland’s rotation. In Cissoko’s case, he’s played six minutes in three appearances since joining the team in late February.

Grant has missed 12 straight games, and it’s unlikely we’ll see him on the court again this season. Shaedon Sharpe should continue to start in his place. Reath’s injury is less impactful, but it should free up more minutes for Jabari Walker.

Reath was initially listed as questionable to return but has now officially been ruled out. He only played six minutes before his exit, and while Jabari Walker is the logical next man up down low, head coach Chauncey Billups has opted to utilize smaller lineups with Matisse Thybulle taking on more minutes.

Reath has been playing the reserve center minutes behind Donovan Clingan, but he may not be able to return to Thursday’s game. If that happens, Jabari Walker will fill out extra minutes in his place.

Despite success late last season, Reath wasn’t able to carve out a spot in the rotation for most of this year with Portland. However, he has taken on a larger role in the month of March, which allowed him to set a new season-high with 17 points on Thursday. He scored in double figures in three straight games last week but scored a total of eight points across their last two games entering Thursday. He played 28 minutes to Donovan Clingan’s 18, which isn’t a trend that will stick with any consistency, making it difficult to justify rostering Reath despite him playing well on Thursday.

Walker has been out since suffering a concussion during a March 12 loss to the Knicks. His absence has freed up rotation minutes for Duop Reath, who has not done enough to merit being rostered. However, with Donovan Clingan (illness) also questionable for Sunday’s game, Reath may have added value on Sunday.

Anfernee Simons and Donovan Clingan were both late scratches due to illnesses. They will be replaced in the starting unit by Scoot and Murray, with Camara sliding over to start at center. Duop Reath should still play a large reserve role despite not starting.