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Note that teams have until 1 p.m. local time on the day of a game to submit their report for the second leg of a back-to-back, so look out for updates throughout the day as appropriate.

Teams that have a Sunday-Monday B2B: Kings

Jake LaRavia has been out for a while.
Keegan Murray was questionable and then out for Sunday’s game.

Sacramento Kings @ Detroit Pistons

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

SAC +7.5 (+235), DET -7.5 (-290)
Game Total: 230.5

Key Storylines

A Victory: The Kings got a much-needed victory against the Cavs on Sunday night, although honestly, the Cavs seem to have taken their foot off the gas a little (the Thunder as well), which you can understand. The Pistons should not be as easy to topple since they are only one win behind the Bucks for the No. 5 seed in the East but from a quick Google search it seems that the Bucks own the tiebreaker over the Pistons. The Kings are jostling for the No. 9 seed (I do not view the Suns as a threat to steal a Play-In spot at this point).

The major note here is that Keegan Murray was out with back soreness on Sunday, giving Trey Lyles a spot start.

Who plays equates to who you target: Jalen Duren and Tobias Harris are both questionable to play ahead of Monday’s game. Harris has tried to return multiple times in the past week without success while Duren was a late scratch on Saturday.
Dennis Schroder started next to Cade Cunningham on Saturday while Isaiah Stewart filled in for Duren.

Stream of the Game

Keon Ellis – 3-and-D stats plus more
(Note: Ellis has been listed as questionable for Monday, so you may want to wait to see if he is in or out).

Keegan Murray has also been confirmed as questionable.

Alternatives: 

Isaiah Stewart – big-man stats (You can relegate him to deep leagues if Duren plays, but could still be a low-end 12T flier off the bench on a two-game slate)
Malik Beasley – points, 3s (if he somehow isn’t rostered)
Dennis Schroder – assists, steals, 3s, points
Tim Hardaway Jr. – boom/bust for 3s and points
Malik Monk – points, 3s, assists, FT%  (just in case he was dropped over the past couple of weeks since being benched. Yes, he has been subpar but you can bet on his upside on a two-game slate)

–deep league line–
Trey Lyles – pts, 3s, maybe more (started and played 40 minutes on Sunday, so worth a 12-team gamble if Keegan Murray is out and he starts again… on the other hand if LaRavia and Murray both reappear, his role is shaky)
Paul Reed – steals, blocks, rebounds (possibly a DNP if Duren plays)

Simone Fontecchio – boom/bust for 3s
Ron Holland – boom/bust for points
Marcus Sasser – boom/bust for points, 3s, maybe assists or steals

Philadelphia 76ers @ Miami Heat

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

PHI +14 (+625), MIA -14 (-950)
Game Total: 214

Key Storylines

You get a stream! You get a stream! Everyone gets a stream!: Options are plentiful in Philadelphia and that is helpful for such a small slate. Guerschon Yabusele has already been ruled out for personal reasons.
Justin Edwards is questionable with a rib contusion which forced him to leave Saturday’s game.
Kyle Lowry, for some odd reason, is questionable as well. I am not going to trust Lowry much for fantasy even if he plays but it is only a two-gamer so if he is cleared and you want to give it a go in a deep league, I can’t stop you. He played 16 minutes on April 1 vs. the Knicks and had one rebound, two assists, two steals plus a block.

Without Yabusele, Edwards and Ricky Council IV had typically pushed to more PF minutes in recent games. Council is likely going to be boosted regardless with Yabu confirmed out. If Edwards is out, that makes Lonnie Walker IV the likely starting SF and Jared Butler the PG/SG… you know… unless Jeff Dowtin Jr. reappears.
We know Quentin Grimes’ and Adem Bona’s spots should be secure.

I did say the options were plentiful, didn’t I? At this time of season you need to be focused on pregame news.

Longer Report: The Heat have listed four players as questionable, including Tyler Herro, Andrew Wiggins, Alec Burks and Haywood Highsmith.
Highsmith played through his questionable tag last game but Herro was out.
Wiggins has missed the last five games.

Figuring out the Heat rotation can be a headache as head coach Erik Spoelstra has adopted a “what is working lately” approach to things this season. That “working lately” approach has been Pelle Larsson, who has been a solid fill-in for Wiggins. It has also been Alec Burks over Duncan Robinson (who has been banged up himself), although, Robinson started next to Burks with Herro out on Saturday.

Of course, those guys mentioned lose value if Wiggins and Herro play.

Update: Bam Adebayo has been downgraded to questionable with back spasms.

Stream of the Game

Adem Bona – blocks, steals, rebounds, points

Alternatives: 

Kel’el Ware – would be crazy if he is on a wire ahead of a two-gamer but hey… we are covering all bases… big-man stats plus the chance of threes here
Davion Mitchell – assists, steals, points (secure regardless of who plays)
Justin Edwards – questionable – rebounds, steals, blocks, threes, points
Pelle Larsson – general stats (relegate to deep leagues if Wiggins is playing. Although, would he start if Wiggins is in and Herro is out? Possibly, yes.)
Jared Butler – points, assists, maybe 3s… I would say maybe FT% but he hasn’t been hitting those lately and doesn’t get to the line much
Lonnie Walker IV – boom/bust for points and threes plus more on a good night
Ricky Council IV – points, rebounds, FT%, maybe 3s (he is physical and aggressive, so he gets to the line)
Duncan Robinson – 3s, points, maybe more, a little boom/bust as well
Alec Burks – questionable – boom/bust for 3s and points
Haywood Highsmith – questionable – 3-and-D plus rebounds, a bit boom or bust and his role might be shaky if Wiggins plays

–deep league line–
Kyle Anderson – rebounds, assists, defensive stats (at risk of a DNP if team is healthy)
Marcus Bagley – a very deep-league source of rebounds and blocks – averaging 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in his six games with the Sixers so far and is signed for the rest of the season
Colin Castleton (yep, he is on the Sixers on a recent 10-day contract) – rebounds, maybe points, maybe defensive stats, maybe a few assists

Jalen Hood-Schifino – points, assists (if he is active – eligible for three of the remaining four games)

Jeff Dowtin Jr. (points, 3s, assists) only has two eligible games left so it is uncertain if they are being saved for the last two games or when else they might be used.
If Dowtin starts, he is a 12-team option.

Alex Reese is also only eligible for three of the remaining four games for Philly but his stats have not been inspiring… you’re basically hoping for 3-to-5 rebounds.

Trust Terry Rozier at your own peril. He played fewer than five minutes last game with Herro sidelined and Rozier has been in and out (more out) of the rotation in the second half of the season.