Last Updated on March 22, 2026 3:37 am by Keston Paul | Published: March 22, 2026

Let’s get ready for a five-game Sunday.

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Pickups for Next Week

I am tired, but I wanted to do something a bit different here for Sunday. I am not including the roster percentages for the sake of saving some time, sorry.

Keep in mind, Wednesday of next week is a 12-game day.

Nique Clifford

The Kings play on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday next week, which are all the low-volume days. Clifford brings steals and a fairly balanced stat profile aside from some very bad FG%. Clifford could lose you FG%, so your ability to stomach his negatives in that area will depend on your ability to ride with him.

Daniss Jenkins

The Pistons play on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday next week. Jenkins could also be a bad efficiency player at times, but his value in points, threes, assists and steals could be immense.

Reed Sheppard

A career-high 14 assists and a starting job for the next two weeks or so at a minimum makes Sheppard as must-roster as he has ever been. The Rockets play on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday next week.

Tre Jones

Since the Bulls had three days off (Friday to Sunday), Jones was likely dropped. I dropped him myself in a 12-team semifinal this week. Jones plays on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday next week and should be considered as an add for points, assists and steals if he is on your waiver wire.

Moussa Diabate

If you need rebounds, steals and blocks, Diabate plays on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday next week, which avoids the 12-game Wednesday and the two 10-game days as well.

Games

Trail Blazers – Nuggets @ 5:00 ET
Nets – Kings @ 6:00 ET
Wizards – Knicks @ 7:30 ET
Timberwolves – Celtics @ 8:00 ET
Raptors – Suns @ 9:00 ET

Teams on Second Night of a Back-to-Back

Note: Teams on the second night of a back-to-back must submit their injury report by the release of the 4:15 pm ET Official NBA Injury Report. 

PHX, WAS

Suns: Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale, Amir Coffey and Haywood Highsmith were out on Saturday with seemingly day-to-day listings. All four can be viewed as uncertain at best for Sunday, as I wouldn’t classify any of these as back-to-back rest.

Wizards: Tre Johnson and Leaky Black are the main names to know that sat out on Saturday. I would expect Alex Sarr to rest on Sunday.

Extra note: Since Sunday is the end of five games in seven nights for both the Wizards and Suns, do not be surprised if we get some “unexpected” names on the injury report.

Teams on First Night of a Back-to-Back

BKN, TOR, POR

Nets: Nic Claxton is out for rest and Terance Mann is probable.

Raptors: Collin Murray-Boyles is questionable to return from a 10-game absence.

Blazers: Jerami Grant and Vit Krejci are both questionable.

Top Stories to Watch

Peyton Watson (right hamstring strain) set to return from a 19-game absence on Sunday!

Denver’s Peyton Watson is expected to return Sunday against the Portland Trail Blazers after missing 6+ weeks due to a hamstring strain, sources tell ESPN. Watson has had a breakout year for the Nuggets, averaging career highs of 14.9 points, 30.7 minutes and 4.9 rebounds to go…

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 21, 2026

I blurbed this Watson update earlier on Saturday and these were my thoughts on him:
The Nuggets were hopeful to get Watson back by the end of this week and it ended up actually being the last day of the week. Watson can be viewed as a flier for deep leagues if you need steals, blocks and rebounds. Despite the breakout he showed us midseason, the Nuggets are now healthier, which should mean fewer touches for Watson, while he may have some restrictions since the last time he suited up was on February 4.
Watson is officially questionable for Sunday, but you can likely lean toward him playing.

Before you stream on Sunday, be mindful that:

• The Wolves & Suns only have two games next week
• The Kings have a standout schedule next week

Of course, if you have a close matchup this Sunday and a player from the Wolves or Suns makes the most sense to help you win, go with the player that ensures your victory this week from the Wolves or Suns. You cannot worry about a future matchup if you don’t qualify for it. If you have a legitimate 50-50 choice however, maybe leaning toward the “other player” would make sense due to the schedules next week. The Suns do play on Tuesday next week, so that isn’t bad and they could be held for that and then dropped since their next game would be on Saturday. However, the Wolves play on the 12-game Wednesday and then the Saturday, which is almost as bad as a two-game schedule could get as that high-volume Wednesday may result in one-game weeks for some of your Wolves who you may not play on that day.

Read The Fantasy Basketball Week Ahead for March 23rd to March 29th here.

My Injury Notes for Sunday
Reminder!
Q = questionable
P = probable
D = doubtful
These notes do not include players already ruled in or out. As I have explained in prior articles, these are notes I use while blurbing to keep track of pending news throughout the day, but I am sharing it during the fantasy playoffs so you guys are fully aware of what is pending for the day.
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(W22) SUN-MON (W23) B2B: Blazers, Raptors, Nets
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Sunday: five games
Jerami Grant – Q
Vit Krejci – Q
Peyton Watson – Q (expected to play)
Terance Mann – P
Daeqwon Plowden – Q
Wizards B2B (Out Saturday: Tre Johnson, Leaky Black)
Josh Hart – Q
Naz Reid – Q
Jaylen Brown – P
Collin Murray-Boyles – Q
Suns B2B (Out Saturday: Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale, Haywood Highsmith, Amir Coffey)
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SAT-SUN B2B: Suns, Wizards
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Per Saturday night’s reports
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Streamers

I am being extra thorough, but some of the guys below are likely above streamer level.

Standard Formats

Toumani Camara – some points, 3s, rebounds, steals and may get two or three assists

Jerami Grant (questionable, wait for update) – points, 3s, possible rebounds, steals

Scoot Henderson – points, assists, FT%, possible 3s, steals

Robert Williams III – blocks, rebounds, FG% & some upside for steals

Aaron Gordon – general stats

Christian Braun – points, rebounds, possible steals or assists

Cam Johnson – points, 3s, possible steals

Danny Wolf – points & rebounds with potential 3s and assists

Ziaire Williams – boom-or-bust points & 3s with potential steals & rebounds

Maxime Raynaud – points & rebounds with upside to produce in all areas

Nique Clifford – hypothetical general stats with possibility of bad efficiency

Malik Monk – points, 3s, FT% & upside for assists & maybe a steal

Precious Achiuwa –  rebounds, points, steals, blocks

Mitchell Robinson – FG%, rebounds, blocks, possible steals

Donte DiVincenzo – 3s, steals, assists, points

Ayo Dosunmu – general stats & good percentages

Bones Hyland – points, 3s, assists

Neemias Queta – blocks, rebounds, FG%

Sam Hauser – 3s, 3s & also 3s

B2B Watch for Standard Formats

Wait for the official injury reports of the TEAMS before streaming their players. 

Oso Ighodaro – low-end points, rebounds, steals, blocks

Justin Champagnie (possible suspension after Saturday’s scuffle, has to be a last-minute stream) – rebounds, steals, blocks, points, possible 3s

Bilal Coulibaly – steals, blocks, rebounds, assists & bad percentages

Bub Carrington – points, assists, 3s, out-of-position rebounds & occasional chance of a steal

Tristan Vukcevic – points, rebounds, 3s, blocks & some steals

Will Riley – hit-or-miss points & 3s, rebounds, assists, steals

Deep Leagues

Killian Hayes – asssists, steals, points, possibly bad FG%
(low-end 12-team streamer if he starts)

Peyton Watson (questionable, wait for update) – steals, blocks, rebounds, points & 3s

Matisse Thybulle – steals & blocks specialist, low-end occasional upside for 3s

Tim Hardaway Jr. – hit-or-miss points & 3s

Bruce Brown – mainly points & rebounds but across-the-board upside

Nolan Traore – points, assists, possibly bad percentages

Terance Mann – boom-or-bust points & 3s with potential for rebounds, assists, steals

Ochai Agbaji – minutes? Hope for 3-and-D stats

Ben Saraf –  assists with potential for steals or out-of-position rebounds

Josh Minott – potential for rebounds, steals, blocks, 3s

Chaney Johnson – rebounds, steals, possible 3s, occasional blocks or dimes

Daeqwon Plowden (questionable, wait for update) – 3s, points, possible steals

Dylan Cardwell – blocks, rebounds, FG%

Jose Alvarado – 3s, assists, steals & occasional upside for rebounds
(very limited off the bench lately)

Jordan Clarkson – mainly points with some 3s

Kyle Anderson (if Naz Reid is out) – boom-or-bust points, rebounds, assists, steals

Baylor Scheierman – 3s & rebounds with a chance for points, assists

Luka Garza – points & rebounds with low-end upside for threes & a couple of assists

Sandro Mamukelashvili (lower upside if CMB plays) – 3s & rebounds with upside for across-the-board production

Jamal Shead – assists & steals specialist

Ja’Kobe Walter – very boom-or-bust 3s & steals

B2B Watch for Deep Leagues

Wait for the official injury reports of the TEAMS before streaming their players. 

Jordan Goodwin – general stats

Ryan Dunn – steals, blocks, upside for rebounds

Jamir Watkins – steals, blocks, upside for rebounds & occasional 3s

Jaden Hardy – boom-or-bust points & 3s with occasional assists upside

Sharife Cooper – possible assists, points for a 20-team league swing