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Sabonis (knee) will not play Thursday against the Grizzlies.

Sabonis will miss his second game in a row Thursday. This update comes from the official injury report, so there's no word on how long Sacramento's franchise player could miss. His next chance to play comes Saturday against Denver. In his absence, the Kings will likely rely on Drew Eubanks and Precious Achiuwa.

Embiid (knee) is out for Thursday's game against the Bucks.

There was some optimism Embiid could play Thursday after he practiced Tuesday, but the 76ers are continuing to hold him out. The expectation is that the superstar big man will continue to be evaluated on a day-to-day basis. With Embiid out, Andre Drummond remains worth holding in the vast majority of fantasy leagues.

Eubanks provided six points (3-6 FG), three rebounds and two steals across 23 minutes during Wednesday's 113-99 loss to the Thunder.

With Domantas Sabonis (knee) ruled out for Thursday's contest, Eubanks started again but did not perform as well as he did in his last two starts. Since Sabonis expected to play Friday, as he was ruled out for the first leg of Sacramento's back-to-back set, Eubanks will likely retreat to the bench.

Raynaud provided seven points (3-5 FG, 1-1 3Pt) and four rebounds in 19 minutes during Wednesday's 113-99 loss to Oklahoma City.

Raynaud likely only saw the court for so many minutes due to Domantas Sabonis (knee) being sidelined. The rookie will likely be splitting time with the Stockton Kings of the G League this season, so he is unlikely to even appear in some of Sacramento's games as long as Sabonis returns to action soon.

Robinson notched three points (1-1 FG, 1-6 FT), eight rebounds, one assist and one block across 22 minutes during Wednesday's 113-111 victory over Dallas.

Although he isn't known to be a great free-throw shooter, Robinson had a particularly terrible night from the charity stripe Thursday, missing five of six attempts, including two late in the fourth quarter that could have been costly. On the bright side, Robinson continued his dominance on the glass, as he has yet to log a game with less than three offensive rebounds and five total rebounds this season.

Lively finished Wednesday's 113-111 loss to the Knicks with four points (1-3 FG, 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds, one assist and three blocks across 18 minutes.

The 10 boards were a season high, and the three rejections also tied his best effort of the campaign, albeit in only six games played. Knee trouble has limited Lively's availability in the early going, but he appears to be rounding into form, and despite averaging only 15.7 minutes in three games since returning to action, he's produced 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks.

Valanciunas racked up 14 points (4-5 FG, 6-6 FT) and seven rebounds over 16 minutes during Wednesday's 125-118 victory over the Pelicans.

Valanciunas bounced back from a dismal performance Monday, making all six free-throw attempts and four of five field-goal attempts en route to 14 points Thursday. While it appears Valanciunas' role hinges largely on whether superstar Nikola Jokic plays in the fourth quarter, he should still be monitored should Jokic miss any time.

Towns ended with 18 points (6-16 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 5-9 FT), 14 rebounds, six assists and two steals over 35 minutes during Wednesday's 113-111 victory over the Mavericks.

The veteran big man has pulled down double-digit rebounds in every game so far in 2025-26, recording double-doubles in 13 of his 14 starts. Towns has stepped up his offensive game a notch in November, and over nine contests this month, he's averaging 23.4 points, 12.8 boards, 4.0 assists, 2.0 threes, 1.2 steals and 0.8 blocks.

Hartenstein closed with four points (1-2 FG, 2-2 FT), 12 rebounds, three assists and two blocks over 27 minutes during Wednesday's 113-99 win over the Kings.

The four points tied for Hartenstein's season low, but he recorded multiple blocks for only the third time so far in 2025-26 while pulling down double-digit boards for the 10th time in 16 games. The 27-year-old center wasn't doing much rim protection to begin the season, but over the last seven games, he's averaging 14.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.0 steals while shooting a stellar 73.8 percent from the floor.

Poeltl posted 19 points (8-10 FG, 3-4 FT), eight rebounds, four assists and one steal across 33 minutes during Wednesday's 121-112 win over Philadelphia.

Poeltl has been on a tear recently, scoring double-digit points in his last six games while averaging 16.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.7 blocks on a whopping 80.9 percent from the field. While he is not expected to maintain this efficiency long term, Poeltl will continue to generate these kinds of looks as the team's top center.