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While Kuzma was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice, he still isn’t at the point where he can physically perform in games. Justin Champagnie should remain in the starting lineup until that changes, and he is worth streaming in deep leagues.

Poole did a little bit of everything in this game to help Washington secure their fourth win of the season. Poole continues to be a fantasy stud every night after having a terrible year in his first season with the Wizards. He has averaged a career-high 1.7 steals per game this year, which has been a nice boost to his fantasy production. However, he was able to provide some blocks in this game as well as he turned in one of his best lines of the year. He’ll look to close out the week with a strong performance in Milwaukee on Saturday, where he scored 31 points in a loss last month.

Sarr struggled to score efficiently early on, but he has been improving as the season progresses. He fell one point shy of tying his career-high, which he has done twice this season. Sarr was also able to tie his season-high for assists in this game. He is figuring things out, and while it hasn’t resulted in dramatic improvements, his production has steadily gotten more consistent. As he logs more games, his field goal percentage and 9-cat value will both improve. He currently ranks outside the top-150, but that won’t last much longer if he keeps playing this well.

After missing their last four games due to hamstring tightness, Brogdon came off the bench in his return to the lineup. However, that didn’t prevent him from making an impact early on, as he scored 17 points in the first half. This was one of his best performances of the season, but most the narrative surrounding Brogdon in fantasy basketball this season has been that he takes away minutes from rookie Bub Carrington. While injuries have certainly been an issue for him, he has been productive when on the floor.

Carrington was initially listed as questionable for this game, but he has been cleared to suit up. However, with Malcolm Brogdon healthy, Carrington’s role will be reduced, which will limit how much of an impact he can make in fantasy basketball.

Kuzma has missed seven consecutive contests since logging just eight minutes against the Clippers. Fantasy managers shouldn’t expect his return to be close until he becomes a full participant in practice again.

Kuzma has missed Washington’s last seven games with a left rib sprain, but he’s making good progress in his recovery. Encouragingly, Malcolm Brogdon, Kyshawn George and Corey Kispert were all present at Tuesday’s practice. The last-place Wizards may soon have a healthy team, but don’t Washington to rush any of its injured players back.

Poole committed five fouls, but still managed to play 36 minutes in the contest. His shooting wasn’t very efficient as he had 21 points on 19 shots and he dished out seven assists, but also turned the ball over three times. After an excellent start to the season, Poole’s production has tapered off a bit and this was just another unspectacular game for the 25-year-old shooting guard.

George and Kispert were injured during Washington’s December 3 loss to Cleveland and have not played since. Their absences have freed up rotation minutes for Johnny Davis, who should not be streamed in fantasy leagues. Fantasy managers should focus on Bilal Coulibaly, Bub Carrington, and Justin Champagnie.

Kuzma has missed Washington’s last six games with his rib injury, and Sunday pushes that number to seven. Justin Champagnie has been the fill-in, and he is worth streaming until Kuzma returns due to the Wizards’ many injuries on the wing.