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Markkanen is set to miss his ninth-straight game as he continues to manage a back injury. The Jazz have no shortage of players that can fill in off the bench as Johnny Juzang, Brice Sensabaugh and Kyle Filipowski could all see increased minutes and usage against Boston.

Markkanen has missed eight in a row, and Collins has missed five. Both have a chance to return. If they’re sidelined, Johnny Juzang, Brice Sensabaugh and Kyle Filipowski could see increased run.

Whether he starts or comes off the bench, Filipowski has been consistently productive since the All-Star break. A double-digit scorer in six straight and eight of Utah’s 10 post-break games, the rookie is ranked just outside the top 100 in eight-cat formats. Filipowski’s defensive production has been lackluster most nights, but he accumulated three steals on Sunday. He’s rostered in 35 percent of Yahoo! leagues, and that figure should increase ahead of Utah’s four-game Week 19.

The Jazz have a loaded injury report again, with Collin Sexton and Walker Kessler also out for Sunday’s game. Juzang and Filipowski move into the starting lineup, and both are worth streaming. In Filipowski’s case, he’s someone to hold onto for the remainder of the fantasy season.

Tshiebwe, who may have been in line for rotation minutes, joins Utah’s lengthy list of absentees for Sunday’s game. With Kyle Filipowski getting the start, the Jazz will likely need to rely on Micah Potter when their rookie is on the bench.

Kessler grabbed a career-best 25 rebounds in Friday’s loss to Toronto, but the tanking Jazz will keep him on the sideline against an equally tanky Sixers squad. With Collins still nursing a back injury, Utah could employ KJ Martin and Kyle Filipowski as the starting frontcourt, as they did the last two games in which both Kessler and Collins were out.

With Walker Kessler in the starting lineup, Filipowski was used in a reserve role Friday night. The good news for fantasy managers is that the change did not prohibit him from providing solid fantasy value. Filipowski shot 70 percent from the field and grabbed five rebounds, and the two steals were a nice bonus for those who have him in their lineups. Rostered in 32 percent of Yahoo! leagues, he’s worth holding onto for the rest of the season.

Sexton and Kessler are back after sitting out Wednesday’s loss to the Wizards, pushing Johnny Juzang and Kyle Filipowski to the bench. However, Juzang and Filipowski will figure prominently within the rotation despite coming off the bench, so hold onto them.

Filipowski came through for fantasy managers that streamed the 21-year-old power forward Wednesday. The Jazz had multiple key players out against the Wizards and Filipowski made the most of his 29 minutes as he had 23 points and 13 rebounds. At this point, he needs to be rostered in more leagues because this won’t be the last time he’s put in the starting lineup with multiple players out.

The Jazz will play Wednesday’s game without multiple rotation players, so the youngsters will get extended opportunities to prove themselves. Collier, Sensabaugh and Filipowski are the starters most worthy of being streamed, with the former being just as valuable when Utah is at full strength.