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Adams has been in and out of the lineup all season, and when he hasn’t played, Jock Landale has filled the void as the backup center. That will be the case on Sunday, though Landale won’t play enough to consider streaming.

Adams is available and will slide into the backup center role. While this drops Jock Landale out of the rotation, Adams will not get the opportunities needed to impact fantasy basketball. Leave him on the waiver wire.

Whenever Adams plays, he serves as Alperen Sengun’s back and does not get the minutes needed to impact fantasy basketball. If he remains sidelined on Friday, Jock Landale would be the next man up, but he also is not worth rostering in fantasy leagues.

Adams played on Monday, but he’ll be sidelined for this game. He doesn’t play a large role when healthy, which means that Jock Landale will fill out the few backup center minutes behind Alperen Sengun.

Adams’ status is more impactful, as he’ll be the backup to Alperen Sengun if available. As for Landale, he only factors into the rotation on nights when Adams does not play.

Adams has been available for every other game for most of this season. He’ll back up Alperen Sengun in this game, but he hasn’t played enough of a role to impact fantasy basketball yet.

VanVleet will miss his first game of the season, though the severity of his injury is unclear. Houston played Sunday, and VanVleet logged 37 minutes, so this could be a precautionary move on the second leg of a back-to-back set. FVV joins Steven Adams (questionable, knee) and Jock Landale (out, shoulder) on the injury report. Amen Thompson and Reed Sheppard will be the likely beneficiaries of VanVleet’s absence.

The Rockets aren’t taking any chances with Adams, who did not play at all last season with a right knee injury. He’ll sit out the first game of the back-to-back, with Houston scheduled to host Washington on Monday. Jock Landale will assume the backup center role but is unlikely to play the minutes needed to impact fantasy basketball.

Adams is back after sitting out Wednesday’s win over San Antonio. He’ll resume his usual backup center duties, which pushes Jock Landale out of the rotation. Adams is unlikely to get the minutes needed to impact fantasy basketball, so leave him on the waiver wire.

After playing 14 minutes in Monday’s win over the Knicks, Adams sat out Wednesday’s win over San Antonio. His absence pushed Jock Landale into the rotation, but this did not impact fantasy basketball. There’s no need to roster Adams or Landale.