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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 Friday-Saturday B2B: Nets

The Nets were without Noah Clowney and Day’Ron Sharpe on Friday.
Sharpe’s injury may or may not be more than a day-to-day thing though so there is a chance he is out again on Saturday.

Sacramento Kings @ Orlando Magic

Game Time: 5:00 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

SAC -1 (-115), ORL +1 (-105)
Game Total: 218

Key Storylines

Keon Ellis or Malik Monk?: Ellis stayed in the starting lineup over Monk on Thursday though I’m unsure if that was due to the illness still lingering for Monk or Ellis finally being rewarded for his rounded play. We will see.

Jake LaRavia is out at least 7-to-10 days with a thumb injury.

Still no Cole: Cole Anthony is doubtful once again and I might be beginning to doubt if we see him again this season.

Stream of the Game

Keon Ellis – 3-and-D stats plus more.

Alternatives: 

Wendell Carter Jr. – points, rebounds, maybe a 3 or a defensive stat
Anthony Black – defensive stats, points, maybe other stuff
–deep league line–
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – 3s, d-stats
Goga Bitadze – boards, d-stats
Cory Joseph – assists, steals, maybe 3s

Brooklyn Nets @ Washington Wizards

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

BKN -1 (-115), WAS +1 (-105)
Game Total: 220.5

Key Storylines

B2B Watch: D’Angelo Russell has been sitting B2Bs so I would expect him to be out. Cam Johnson has sat non-B2Bs randomly so I have no idea what to expect for him.
Look out for the statuses of Noah Clowney (out on Friday) and Day’Ron Sharpe (missed the last couple of games).

Frustrating: The Wizards are a little frustrating to deal with at the moment. At least on two occasions this season as well, they accidentally listed a player as “available” right before a game after they had been out all day, that is, Kyshawn George a few days ago and Alex Sarr a couple of months ago.

For this one, George, Khris Middleton and Anthony Gill are out (excluding the long-term injuries of course) while Marcus Smart is questionable.

Stream of the Game

Justin Champagnie – points, rebound, d-stats

Alternatives: 

Keon Johnson – points, maybe 3s, maybe assists, maybe steals
Bub Carrington – points, rebounds, assists, maybe more
Tristan Vukcevic – risky vs. another bad team but general stats besides assists (plus the absences help)
Ziaire Williams – 3s, steals, maybe rebounds, maybe points

A.J. Johnson – boom/bust points, assists, maybe more
Noah Clowney – boom/bust – 3s, maybe rebs/blks
Tyrese Martin – boom/bust – 3s, pts
Jalen Wilson – boom/bust – 3s, pts
–deep league line–
Colby Jones – general stats

Dariq Whitehead and Maxwell Lewis are worth monitoring but risky at the moment, even in deep formats

Miami Heat @ Philadelphia 76ers

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

MIA -7 (-298), PHI +7 (+240)
Game Total: 218

Key Storylines

No Duncan Robinson: Robinson and Kevin Love are out while Alec Burks is questionable.

Lonnie Walker IV return: Walker cleared concussion protocol in the middle of the week and is listed as probable with a neck sprain. I do wonder if the Sixers will play him both legs of the back-to-back but he should be a sneaky option in deep leagues for points and treys who might approach 12-team upside. Jalen Hood-Schifino is also questionable but probably a shaky option even in deep formats if he were to play.

Reminder: The Sixers are one of two teams with the Saturday-Sunday back-to-back.

Stream of the Game

Justin Edwards – Sat-Sun B2B – points, 3s, rebounds, defensive stats (maybe assists if you get lucky)

Alternatives: 

Kel’el Ware – big-man stats plus a triple or two
Guerschon Yabusele – general
Davion Mitchell – assists, steals, maybe points
Jared Butler – points, assists
Adem Bona – big-man stats plus steals
Lonnie Walker IV – points, 3s, maybe more (probable)
Ricky Council IV – points, rebounds, FT%, maybe 3s
Alec Burks – questionable – points, 3s
–deep league line–
Haywood Highsmith – 3s, d-stats, rebs (inconsistent role)
Kyle Anderson – general (inconsistent role)

Note that Jeff Dowtin Jr. only has two eligible games left on his two-way contract so he could be a risk to trust if the Sixers decide to preserve those games.

Dallas Mavericks @ Chicago Bulls

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

DAL +3 (+120), CHI -3 (-142)
Game Total: 237.5

Key Storylines

DOUBTFUL!!!: Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford are doubtful, which means a return is imminent albeit not likely to occur on Saturday unless they get upgraded again. If you leagues run into the penultimate week or final week of the season, (first of all, I am praying for you) they might be worth a stash if you have the spare adds and IL/IR space.

Additional news:
Anthony Davis, Caleb Martin and Brandon Williams are probable.
P.J. Washington and Kai Jones are questionable.

The Bulls reporting makes no sense: A few days ago, Lonzo Ball said he would be out at least another week. The Bulls promptly decided to list him as questionable for Thursday (he was ruled out of course) and now he is doubtful for Saturday, go figure.

Also, Josh Giddey and Coby White are balling!
Kevin Huerter is also pretty much must-roster right now too.

Stream of the Game

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