Isaiah

Joe

Joe did not have the best afternoon shooting-wise, making 33.3 percent of his attempts. The good news for managers in active category leagues is that he recorded solid numbers in the rebound and steals categories. Like Aaron Wiggins, Joe will be in the playoff rotation, but the role will be far different than in Oklahoma City’s final two regular-season games.

Gilgeous-Alexander and Dort will remain out for Sunday’s regular-season finale, which will not impact the Thunder’s playoff seeding. Aaron Wiggins and Isaiah Joe started Friday’s win over the Jazz and should do the same on Sunday. Don’t be surprised if they put up big numbers after combining for 67 points against Utah.

Sunday’s game will be the second straight missed by Caruso and the third for Wallace. Oklahoma City already secured home-court advantage throughout the NBA Playoffs, so most of their rotation players will be inactive on Sunday. The absence of Caruso and Wallace means players like Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins and Adam Flagler will play plenty on Sunday. Joe and Wiggins are the players to target in active leagues.

Joe fell one point shy of tying his career-high for points in a game, but he was still able to set a new career-high for three-pointers, which also tied the franchise record that was set by Paul George in 2019. Joe also set a new career-high for assists. Oklahoma City will wrap up the regular season in New Orleans on Sunday. Unless head coach Mark Daigneault opts to rest him for the postseason, Joe should once again play a significant role and likely provide more triples.

Joe played 30 minutes as a starter in Wednesday’s win over the Suns, despite having recently dealt with a knee issue. He should take on a similar workload on Friday, as Oklahoma City’s entire starting five is out due to injury or rest reasons.

After starring in Wednesday’s win over the Suns, Williams and Holmgren will join the other Thunder starters on the bench for Friday’s game against the Jazz. Jaylin Williams, Aaron Wiggins and Isaiah Joe will have added value in this matchup; all three players should be streamed in active fantasy leagues.

The Thunder will play Wednesday without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort and Isaiah Hartenstein. They’ve been replaced in the starting lineup by Caruso, Wiggins and Joe, who are all worth rostering in active leagues. Oklahoma City is already locked into the one-seed in the West, and one win in their final three games should also be enough to guarantee them home-court advantage in the NBA Finals.

Joe’s absence leaves the Thunder down a rotation perimeter player. However, with Alex Caruso and Aaron Wiggins available, the impact of Joe’s absence will be minimal.

Both wings will be back in the lineup after Wiggins missed Oklahoma City’s last five games, while Caruso only missed one game. The Thunder will be at nearly full strength for the showdown between the top two teams in the West, which means Isaiah Joe and Cason Wallace should lose out on some minutes.

Wiggins will miss a fifth-straight game on Wednesday, and a timeline for his return isn’t clear at this point. Cason Wallace and Isaiah Joe will continue to take on extra minutes with Wiggins sidelined, with Joe coming off scoring 31 points on eight three-pointers on Monday.