Last Updated on April 6, 2026 3:01 am by Keston Paul | Published: April 6, 2026

Let’s get into it.

Top Pickups

This is the “general must-add” section regardless of the slate. If these players are being overlooked and remain chilling on the waiver wire, consider adding them to your squad.

Nique Clifford (15%)

Clifford snagged 18 points, five rebounds, five assists, two triples, one steal and two blocks in 38 minutes. Clifford’s minutes are awesome and he is a simple volume play. He will hurt your FG% sometimes, but the counting stats should suffice.

Devin Carter (9%)

Carter recorded 21 points, five boards, five dimes, one steal and one block in 36 minutes. Carter may be bad for efficiency and turnovers, but the role and opportunity is obvious. If you need a volume play, he is a volume play.

John Konchar (5%)

Konchar had five steals, nine rebounds, three assists and nine points in 26 minutes on Sunday. Konchar has played 23 games as a Jazz, averaging 1.8 steals, 0.9 blocks, 5.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 5.5 points and 0.5 triples in 25.2 MPG. That puts him top-95 per game for 9-cat, partially boosted by the 0.7 turnovers as he drops to top-130 per game for 8-cat. Ranking aside, if you need steals, blocks and decent rebounds, Konchar can be on your radar.

Games

Knicks – Hawks @ 7:00 ET
Pistons – Magic @ 7:00 ET
Cavaliers – Grizzlies @ 8:00 ET
76ers – Spurs @ 9:00 ET
Trail Blazers – Nuggets @ 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. 

CLE, MEM, ORL

Cavs: Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley and Sam Merrill sat out on Sunday for injury management purposes. They should return on Monday, but you never know for sure until the official report hits.
There is a chance that James Harden or Donovan Mitchell could get an off night on Monday, since the Cavs might be fine with staying at No. 4 in the East, but I would put this as a 50-50 chance of happening. Mitchell had an ankle issue on Sunday, but he said it was nothing. Monitor that situation, just in case.

Max Strus should sit out on Monday after being available on Sunday.

Dean Wade and Jaylon Tyson should remain out:

#Cavs Kenny Atkinson on Dean Wade (ankle) and Jaylon Tyson (toe):

“Better…I watched Dean work out yesterday…It was a 1-on-1 workout, but he was moving game speed, so big progress…Jaylon is on-court. Probably not game speed yet…love to think he’ll be ready by playoffs.” pic.twitter.com/cdf6niZwTr

— Camryn Justice (@camijustice) April 5, 2026

Grizzlies: GG Jackson, Cam Spencer, Cedric Coward and Javon Small were out on Sunday. I have no idea if we will see them on Monday, but players available on Sunday who might sit on Monday are: Taylor Hendricks, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Walter Clayton Jr. and perhaps others as well.

Jahmai Mashack is in concussion protocol, so we may not see him again this season, or maybe not until Friday at the earliest.
As I have said before, I doubt that Ty Jerome plays again this season.

Magic: Anthony Black and Jonathan Isac were still out on Sunday, so their status is TBD for Monday.

Considering Franz Wagner played on Sunday, I highly doubt that we see him on Monday.

Teams on First Night of a Back-to-Back

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Top Stories to Watch

Remember, being eligible to play doesn’t guarantee big or useful minutes for fantasy. Let us look at some contract stuff.

TWO-WAY CONTRACT ELIGIBILITY
Remember, a two-way contract is a developmental deal where players must spend a chunk of time in the G League. That limits their NBA eligiblity.

Wizards (Record: 17-61) and FOUR Games Remaining
Julian Reese = Eligible for four games
Leaky Black = Eligible for four games
Sharife Cooper = Eligible for four games

Pacers (Record: 18-60) and FOUR Games Remaining
Jalen Slawson = Eligible for four games
Ethan Thompson = Eligible for four games
Taelon Peter = Eligible for four games

Nets (Record: 19-59) and FOUR Games Remaining
Chaney Johnson = Eligible for 15 games
EJ Liddell = Eligible for 15 games
Tyson Etienne = Eligible for 17 games

Jazz (Record: 21-58) and THREE Games Remaining
Elijah Harkless (injured) = Eligible for seven games
Oscar Tshiebwe = Eligible for seven games
Blake Hinson = Eligible for four games

Kings (Record: 21-58) and THREE Games Remaining
Daeqwon Plowden = Eligible for 13 games
Patrick Baldwin Jr. = Eligible for five games
Isaiah Stevens = Eligible for 44 games

Pelicans (Record: 25-54) and THREE Games Remaining
The Pelicans’ first-round pick is owned by the Hawks.
Hunter Dickinson = Eligible for 44 games
Trey Alexander = Eligible for 31 games
John Oduro = Eligible for eight games

Grizzlies (Record: 25-53) and FOUR Games Remaining
Jahmai Mashack (injured) = Eligible for five games
**Rayan Rupert = Eligible for two games (has to sit twice)
Javon Small (injured?) = Eligible for seven games

Mavs (Record: 25-53) and FOUR Games Remaining
*Moussa Cisse = Eligible for three games
*John Poulakidas = Eligible for three games
*Tyler Smith = Eligible for three games

Bulls (Record: 29-49) and FOUR Games Remaining
Lachlan Olbrich = Eligible for four games
Mac McClung = Eligible for 10 games
Yuki Kawamura = Eligible for eight games

Bucks (Record: 31-47) and FOUR Games Remaining
Cormac Ryan = Eligible for four games
Alex Antetokounmpo = Eligible for 46 games
Third spot not filled. 

!0-DAY CONTRACT TRACKING. 
The Grizzlies have FOUR players on 10-day contracts:
Dariq Whitehead (first 10-day on April 3)
Toby Okani (first 10-day on April 3)
Lucas Williamson (first 10-day on March 31)
Adama Bal (first 10-day on March 28)

Whitehead and Okani will be around through the regular-season finale.
Williamson’s 10-day expires on April 10 and Bal’s expires on April 7, but both will be eligible to sign a second 10-day (or rest-of-season deal at that point). Whitehead had some pre-draft pedigree spoiled by injuries, but Okani, Williamson and Bal did not have impressive G League stats, so you probably don’t need to consider them, even in deep leagues.

Noting that the Grizzlies have four players on 10-day contracts is really more to tell you that their tanking tactics may go into overdrive this week, so trusting anyone might be difficult.

Other 10-Day Contract Situations to Know (via Spotrac):
Trevon Scott (BKN – first 10-day on April 2)
Kennedy Chander (UTA – second 10-day on April 1)
DaQuan Jeffries (SAC – first 10-day on March 26)

Note that since Chandler’s second 10-day expires on April 11, he won’t be eligible for the season finale on April 12 unless he signs a rest-of-season contract and that is very plausible!

Jeffries’ first 10-day expired on Sunday (April 5), so he can sign another, but he was out of the rotation for his last two games, so he may not be brought back.

Players Who Recently Signed Rest-of-Season Deals:
Malachi Smith (BKN, after two 10-days)
Ron Harper Jr. (BOS, was on a two-way)
Bez Mbeng (UTA, after two 10-days)
Less recent, but as a reminder, these players also signed rest-of-season deals:
Pete Nance (MIL, was on a two-way)
Jamal Cain (ORL, was on a two-way)
Killian Hayes (SAC, after two 10-days)
All of these guys are eligible for all the remaining games.

Recently expired 10-day players who were NOT re-signed:
Tyler Burton and DeJon Jarreau (MEM).
Markelle Fultz (TOR)
Omer Yurtseven (GSW)
Charles Bassey (BOS), but is signing a deal with the Warriors!

Burton, Jarreau, Fultz and Yurtseven are not on an NBA roster anymore.

Bonus Note: The Hawks waived Caleb Houstan to sign Tony Bradley to a rest-of-season deal, improving their center depth after the Jock Landale ankle injury.

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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Monday-Tuesday B2Bs: None
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Monday Pending Injury News: five games
Tobias Harris – Q
Duncan Robinson – Q
Magic B2B (Out Sunday: Jett Howard)
No Timeline: Anthony Black, Jonathan Isaac
Cavs B2B (Out Sunday: Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, Sam Merrill)
Week-to-Week: Jaylon Tyson, Dean Wade
Grizzlies B2B (Out Sunday: GG Jackson, Cam Spencer, Cedric Coward, Javon Small)
No Timeline: Ty Jerome, Jahmai Mashack
Bruce Brown – P
Zeke Nnaji – Q
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Sunday-Monday B2B: Cavs, Grizzlies, Magic (three teams)
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Per Sunday night
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Streamers

Standard Formats

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

Tobias Harris (questionable, wait for update)  – points, 3s, rebounds, FT%, occasional steals

Duncan Robinson (questionable, wait for update)  – 3s with occasional upside in other areas

Daniss Jenkins (must-roster) – points, 3s, assists, steals

Paul Reed – steals, blocks, rebounds, occasional scoring upside

Kelly Oubre Jr. – points, 3s, rebounds, steals

Quentin Grimes – points, 3s, upside for steals, assists & more

Devin Vassell – points, 3s, possible steals, FT% if he gets to the line

Julian Champagnie – 3s, rebounds, steals, scoring upside (& occasional blocks)

Keldon Johnson – points, rebounds, FG% & upside for 3s or a steal

Dylan Harper – points, assists & upside for a steal, some rebounds

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

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

Tim Hardaway Jr. – boom-or-bust points, 3s

B2B Watch for Standard Formats

Wait for the official injury reports of the Cavs, Grizzlies & Magic before streaming their players. 

Sam Merrill – 3s, 3s & also 3s with occasional low-end assists upside

Keon Ellis – steals, 3s, upside for blocks

Walter Clayton Jr. – points, 3s, rebounds, assists, steals, FT% if he gets to the line

Olivier-Maxence Prosper –  mainly points & rebounds, upside for defensive stats, hit-or-miss 3s

Taylor Hendricks – 3s, steals, blocks & upside for rebounds

Wendell Carter Jr. – solid across-the-board value but mainly points & rebounds

Tristan da Silva – points & 3s with upside for rebounds & steals

Out on Sunday:
Cedric Coward – points, 3s, rebounds with upside for steals or FT% if he gets to the line
GG Jackson II – decent points, 3s, rebounds, blocks
Cam Spencer – points, 3s, assists & FT% if he gets to the line (potentially poor FG%)
Javon Small – assists, steals, points, 3s, possible rebounds

Deep Leagues

Landry Shamet – boom-or-bust points & 3s

Jonathan Kuminga – points, rebounds, very low-end upside for assists

Ron Holland II – steals, out-of-position rebounds, occasional scoring outbursts

Javonte Green – steals, blocks, rebounds, occasional scoring upside
(should start with 12-team upside if Harris is out)

Kevin Huerter – points & 3s with occasional upside for assists, steals or rebounds
(could start if Robinson is out)

Dominick Barlow – rebounds, blocks, upside for steals, solid FG%

Harrison Barnes – points & 3s with upside for rebounds, a steal or FT% if he gets to the line

Luke Kornet – rebounds, blocks, FG%

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

Kris Murray – steals, rebounds, boom-or-bust 3s

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

B2B Watch for Deep Leagues

Wait for the official injury reports of the Cavs, Grizzlies & Magic before streaming their players. 

Dennis Schröder (if one of Harden/Mitchell sit) – points & assists with upside for steals, 3s, FT% & low-end out-of-position rebounds

Craig Porter Jr. (if two of Mitchell/Harden/Strus sit) – steals, blocks, rebounds (yes, he is a guard)

Thomas Bryant – rebounds, points

Dariq Whitehead – 3s, possible points, steals

Tristan da Silva – points & 3s with upside for rebounds & steals

Goga Bitadze – blocks, rebounds, FG%

Jamal Cain – points, rebounds, 3s, steals, blocks