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Vucevic (illness) is available for Monday's game against the Raptors.

As expected, Vucevic has been upgraded from probable to available and will return to action Monday after missing his first game of the season last Friday due to an illness. Over his last five appearances, Vucevic has averaged 23.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 31.2 minutes per game.

Drummond is in the starting lineup for Monday's game against Charlotte, Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Drummond came off the bench in the 76ers' last two games, but he'll rejoin the starting five Monday due to Joel Embiid being sidelined with a sinus fracture. Across 12 starts this season, Drummond has averaged 9.9 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals over 24.6 minutes per game.

Robbins is listed as questionable with a left ankle sprain for Tuesday's NBA Cup game against the Thunder.

Robbins isn't a regular part of Milwaukee's rotation, so his potential absence Tuesday wouldn't have any fantasy implications.

The Pistons re-signed Reed to a one-year contract Monday, Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Detroit waived Reed on Saturday, after he had appeared in 12 of the club's first 26 games while averaging 4.8 points and 1.9 rebounds over 10.3 minutes per game. He was in the midst of the second season of a three-year, $25.56 million deal, but the Pistons were unwilling to keep him on board with his current contract since he would have been fully guaranteed $7.7 million in salary for 2025-26 had he remained on the roster through January. After Reed cleared waivers, the Pistons elected to bring him back at a more palatable salary figure for a third-string center. He'll become an unrestricted free agent at season's end.

Williams (concussion/reconditioning) finished with eight points (4-4 FG), three rebounds and one assist over 17 minutes during Sunday's 116-109 loss to Phoenix.

Williams returned to action following a seven-game absence caused by a concussion and subsequent reconditioning period. With Deandre Ayton (illness) sidelined Sunday, Williams operated as the primary backup to Donovan Clingan, who made his first start since Nov. 23. When Ayton and Clingan are both healthy, it's unclear how much playing time will be available for Williams, who will likely have to play out of position at times in order to maintain a consistent spot in the rotation.

The 76ers announced Monday that Embiid (sinus fracture) will be re-evaluated in one week, Ky Carlin of USA Today reports.

Given this timetable, Embiid will miss at least the next three games for the 76ers. If he's re-evaluated prior to their game on Dec. 23, a return against the Spurs could potentially be on the table. With Embiid sidelined for at least a few games, the 76ers will need to rely heavily on Andre Drummond and Guerschon Yabusele in the frontcourt. Meanwhile, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey are likely to soak up more usage.

Davis finished Sunday's 116-110 victory over Memphis with 40 points (15-22 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 9-12 FT), 16 rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals in 33 minutes.

Davis tied his best scoring output of the season with an impressive performance, as he missed just seven of his 22 shots en route to leading the Lakers to a much-needed victory. The star big man has reached the 30-point plateau in three of his last four games while averaging 26.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.9 blocks per game since the beginning of December.

Gobert registered 10 points (5-11 FG, 0-1 FT), nine rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal over 35 minutes during Sunday's 106-92 victory over the Spurs.

Gobert finished one board shy of what would've been his 12th double-double of the campaign. Gobert remains on pace for top-60 value in nine-category fantasy formats, posting averages of 10.6 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 blocks.

Kornet registered seven points (1-3 FG, 5-8 FT), 11 rebounds, four assists and one block over 27 minutes during Sunday's 112-98 win over the Wizards.

With Al Horford getting the night off for rest and Kristaps Porzingis (heel) leaving early, Kornet saw extended run. That's likely to happen often this season, so fantasy managers should keep Kornet in mind as a streaming option the next time that Horford sits.

Wembanyama finished with 20 points (8-20 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 12 rebounds, five assists and seven blocks across 33 minutes during Sunday's 106-92 loss to Minnesota.

This was Wembanyama's eighth career game with at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five blocks. He trails only Nikola Jokic in nine-category fantasy value this season, posting impressive averages of 23.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.1 steals, 3.4 blocks and 3.0 three-pointers.