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Players Listed As Questionable
Happy Sunday! We are still coming back from the All-Star break and since these teams have been off for a week we don’t have a ton of Q tags to dissect this morning, instead I’ll talk about some guys that we already know will be out. I’ll highlight the big names to watch and I’ll be around to answer any questions throughout the day in Discord. You can join the Discord for free here.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
SGA has already been ruled out for the Thunder tonight which is pretty much the biggest news on the slate. Isaiah Joe started in his place in their last game, and scored 28 real points. Josh Giddey and Lu Dort also get significant boosts, as they lead the team in usage rate with SGA off the court. Overall, we will be locking in multiple Thunder players on Sunday.
Steph Curry + Andrew Wiggins
Both these guys are out, while Draymond Green is questionable. I expect Dray to play, but Jonathan Kuminga would get a boost should he get ruled out. Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson continue to dominate for the Warriors without Curry — and both looks like strong GPP plays on Sunday evening.
Jalen Green + Kevin Porter
Obviously all the remaining starters for Houston get bumps here – but we should see TyTy Washington start once again. He is locked and loaded as one of the best value plays on tonight’s slate. KJ Martin and Jabari Smith also see usage rate increases, and can be used in all formats.
Ivica Zubac
Mason Plumlee will start and see increased minutes tonight and he has shown strong fantasy point per minute ability.
This is pretty much all for now – I won’t be shocked to see surprise stuff pop up so stay tuned to my Building Blocks article this afternoon!
Written by Ben Hossler (Follow @BenHossler on Twitter)