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Williams

Williams has been relatively quiet recently, providing eighth-round value in eight-cat formats over the past two weeks. While that doesn’t align with his production for the season, there’s no need for fantasy managers to panic and attempt to trade him. If anything, those who don’t have Williams should look into the potential price for adding him if their league’s trade deadline has not passed.

Williams was 1-of-5 on 3-point attempts in this game and didn’t shoot any free throws. The 23-year-old small forward was 11-of-15 from inside the arc, which is where the majority of his points came from Saturday. He’s bounced back from a 13-point effort in his return from injury Wednesday to have at least 25 points in his last two games.

Williams returned from missing two games with a sprained right wrist. It’s hard to say he looked rusty given the results. Williams had 13 points on 12 shots, but the entire Thunder lineup took a backseat to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the MVP-frontrunner dropped 50 points. Williams will look to bounce back Friday in a great matchup against the Raptors.

Williams is back after missing two games with a sprained right wrist and will retake his position in the starting lineup. As a result, Kenrich Williams will return to the bench, and his streaming value will take a significant hit. The other four starters are unchanged.

JDub will be back in the lineup after missing their last two games. Aaron Wiggins started in his place, but with Cason Wallace still out, Wiggins may remain in the starting lineup. Kenrich Williams will likely be the one that returns to the bench, though with JDub back, Wiggins won’t be worth streaming.

Williams has missed both of OKC’s last two games, and Aaron Wiggins started in his place. Wiggins went off for 41 points Saturday but fell back to earth Monday with just 13, making him a risky streamer if Williams is sidelined for a third straight game.

Williams also missed Saturday’s game when Aaron Wiggins dropped 41 points in a spot start. Wiggins will likely remain in the starting lineup while Williams is out and is a streaming option, though fantasy managers can’t expect a repeat performance.

Williams sat out Saturday, and Aaron Wiggins delivered a 41/14/3 line out of nowhere. Wiggins could draw another start after that stellar performance, but fantasy managers shouldn’t chase that outlier performance. Caruso hasn’t been a major part of OKC’s rotation, and his absence won’t cause any major implications for fantasy managers.

Absent from the initial injury report released for Saturday’s game, Williams has been ruled out. His absence opens a massive hole in the Thunder starting lineup, with Isaiah Joe or Aaron Wiggins filling the void. Joe started the only game that J-Dub had missed before Saturday, a January 19 win over the Nets, shooting 8-of-10 from three and scoring 24 points.

JDub had a rough stretch from mid-December to mid-January, but he has been getting back on track recently. Over their last four games, he has averaged 27.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 2.3 steals, 1.0 block and 2.3 threes per game. The shooting splits haven’t been great, and he missed both of his free throw attempts in this game. Still, he ranks outside the top-50 over the past two months, but he has been a top-25 producer over their last four games. He’ll look to keep it going against the Kings on Saturday to wrap up the week.