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Wembanyama produced 22 points (7-12 FG, 5-6 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 10 rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 22 minutes during Thursday's 119-101 win over the Bucks.

Wembanyama briefly exited Thursday's matchup in the first quarter after banging knees with an opposing player, but he managed to return for the final three periods. The knee issue didn't appear to impact him much, as he posted his best showing from beyond the arc since Nov. 10 against Chicago, when he went 6-for-9 from deep. Wembanyama is averaging 22.7 points and converting 48.9 percent of his shots from the field in three games since returning to the starting lineup.

Sengun registered 14 points (7-15 FG, 0-1 3Pt), 13 rebounds, five assists and one block in 33 minutes during Thursday's 111-91 loss to the Thunder.

Sengun wasn't as effective as he usually is on the offensive end, but he turned in his second straight double-double, this time by grabbing double-digit rebounds. He continues to look solid since returning from a three-game absence, averaging 18.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.0 blocks in his last three appearances.

Aldama totaled 18 points (6-11 FG, 4-4 3Pt, 2-3 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one steal in 30 minutes off the bench during Thursday's 118-111 loss to the Magic in Berlin.

It was Aldama's best scoring effort since Dec. 23, when he erupted for 37 points in a start against the Jazz. The fifth-year big has produced double-digit points in seven of eight games since returning to the second unit, averaging 13.4 points, 6.9 boards, 3.1 assists, 1.8 threes and 1.1 blocks in 29.4 minutes over that span.

Wembanyama (knee) started the second quarter of Thursday's game against Milwaukee, Jared Weiss of The Athletic reports.

Wembanyama went to the locker room during the first quarter to get his knee checked out after colliding with Giannis Antetokounmpo. However, Wembanyama emerged from the tunnel in the waning seconds of the first quarter and checked in to start the second period, so he appears to be just fine.

Wembanyama went to the locker room during the first quarter of Thursday's game against the Bucks due to an apparent knee injury, Jeff Garcia of KENS 5 San Antonio reports.

Wembanyama looked to bump knees with Giannis Antetokounmpo early in the first quarter and immediately went to the locker room after the play. He can be considered questionable to return until the team provides an update.

Powell is in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Jazz.

Powell will be asked to join the starting five with the Mavs missing a good chunk of the starting frontcourt Thursday. He'll presumably tackle a heavier workload than usual with both Daniel Gafford (ankle) and P.J. Washington (ankle) out.

Gafford (ankle) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Jazz.

Gafford will hit the sidelines for the second leg of a back-to-back, and for now, he should be considered questionable for Saturday's rematch with Utah. Dwight Powell will have the opportunity to start with Gafford unavailable, and Moussa Cisse could see an uptick in minutes.

Duren (ankle) is available for Thursday's game against the Suns.

Duren was listed on the injury report as probable due to an ankle injury that's held him out of his team's last four games, but he'll be back in action against Phoenix. He should return to the starting lineup Thursday.

Sabonis (knee) was a full participant during Thursday's practice, and he could be cleared to play Friday against the Wizards, Sean Cunningham of Fox 40 Sacramento reports.

Regardless of whether Sabonis ultimately gets the green light to return Friday, the fact that the big man is close to healthy is a huge positive for Sacramento. He's missed the team's last 27 games while recovering from a partial meniscus tear in his left knee and was off to a solid start to the 2025-26 season before going down. He can be considered questionable for Friday until the team provides another update. Maxime Raynaud will likely flip back to a bench role once Sabonis is 100 percent and rid of any type of minutes restriction.

Embiid is probable for Friday's game against the Cavaliers due to left knee injury management, Adam Aaronson of PhillyVoice.com reports.

Embiid is back on the injury report after also being considered probable leading up to Wednesday's matchup. If all goes according to plan, he should be good to go Friday.