Spencer

Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie was productive in his spot start but was far from efficient from the field. The Mavericks guard has been getting more opportunities to contribute off the bench as of late, but his streakiness makes it hard to count on his fantasy value on a week-to-week basis.

The Mavericks are without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, opening up two spots in the starting lineup. Dinwiddie and Grimes will fill the resulting voids, making both viable streaming options. Thompson and Washington are also in line to see their fantasy values boosted, as there will be more shots to go around with Luka and Kyrie sidelined.

Irving will miss his first game since Dec. 1 in this Western Conference matchup. Spencer Dindwiddie and Quentin Grimes have a shot at forming a temporary starting backcourt for Dallas with both the Mavericks’ stars out.

After not practicing on Wednesday, Doncic has been ruled out for Thursday’s game. Multiple players stand to benefit regarding fantasy value, including PJ Washington, Naji Marshall, and Spencer Dinwiddie. While Washington is already rostered in most leagues, Marshall and Dinwiddie will have added value in deeper formats.

Thursday’s game will be the third that Marshall has missed due to illness. Multiple Mavericks players were impacted by the “bug” last week, forcing some to the sideline at the time. Marshall’s absence means more playing time for Spencer Dinwiddie, who’s played well off the bench over the last two weeks.

After missing their last four games, Thompson returned to the lineup for this game, which pushed Quentin Grimes back to the bench. Grimes had scored at least 20 points in three straight games, but he wasn’t able to keep that going in this game. Thompson and Grimes each played 20 minutes, and it was Grimes that ended up being more productive. However, Spencer Dinwiddie (16/1/4) ended up logging 24 minutes and was part of the lineup that closed out this game. It has been a rough season for Thompson, but this was one of his worst performances of the year.

Marshall will miss a second straight game with this illness, but the Mavs are starting to get healthier. Marshall would likely be back to playing a bench role if he was able to play in this game, which means that there will be more minutes for Spencer Dinwiddie and Maxi Kleber in his absence.

Irving missed their last game, which lined up with Luka Doncic’s return to the lineup. With both back, Jaden Hardy will return to a reserve role after scoring 13 points in 24 minutes as a starter on Sunday. Spencer Dinwiddie will also lose out on some reserve minutes.

After a five-game absence, Doncic will be back in the lineup for Sunday’s game in Portland. With Kyrie Irving and Naji Marshall sidelined for this game, there will still be another open spot in the starting unit, which could be filled by Spencer Dinwiddie or Jaden Hardy. Quentin Grimes should continue to start on the wing.

Initially listed as questionable for Sunday’s game, Irving is trending toward not playing after logging 36 minutes on Saturday. Spencer Dinwiddie and Quentin Grimes are two players whose streaming values will increase in this spot, especially if Luka Doncic (wrist) also does not play.