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Ware finished with four points (1-2 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, one block and one steal over 12 minutes during Wednesday's 98-94 victory over Charlotte.

Ware continues to be used sparingly off the bench, logging double-digit minutes for just the second time all season. Despite putting together a strong preseason, Ware has struggled to carve out a consistent role. It does appear as though he has edged ahead of Thomas Bryant in the rotation, something that is certainly a step in the right direction. However, barring an injury to Bam Adebayo, Ware is likely to be limited moving forward.

Sabonis finished Wednesday's 115-104 victory over Minnesota with 27 points (10-17 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 6-7 FT), 12 rebounds, five assists and one steal over 34 minutes.

Sabonis had little issue contending with Rudy Gobert's defense in Wednesday's win over Minnesota, netting his 16th double-double of the season. The 28-year-old three-time All-Star has been one of the top big men in fantasy so far this year, averaging 20.4 points, 12.8 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 1.0 three-pointers per game while shooting a career-high 62.0 percent from the field, 40.5 percent from deep and 84.6 percent from the free-throw line in 17 contests. Sabonis may be hurting fantasy managers a bit with his 3.6 turnovers per game, but he should continue to handle added usage for the Kings in the absence of star swingman DeMar DeRozan (back).

Zubac posted 18 points (9-11 FG), 16 rebounds, one assist and one block in 24 minutes during Wednesday's 121-96 win over Washington.

It was a highly efficient night for Zubac, who registered his 13th double-double of the season in three quarters after head coach Tyronn Lue opted to keep his starters out of the fourth period in Wednesday's blowout win. Zubac has been a revelation for the Clippers in what has been a breakout 2024-25 campaign so far this year for the 27-year-old veteran big man, and over his last seven games, he's averaging 16.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 blocks in 29.8 minutes per contest. Zubac should continue to be a very strong source of rebounds for fantasy managers going forward.

Ayton (finger) totaled 16 points (7-10 FG, 2-2 FT), 12 rebounds, three blocks, two assists and one steal across 34 minutes in Wednesday's 121-114 loss to the Pacers.

Ayton stepped back into the starting five Wednesday after he had missed the Trail Blazers' previous seven games with a deep contusion in his right index finger. The Trail Blazers evidently weren't too concerned about Ayton's conditioning coming off the two-plus-week absence, as he handled a relatively standard minutes count and was efficient as a scorer while pacing the team in rebounds. Now that he's healthy again, Ayton should regularly clear 30 minutes in competitive games, especially while the Trail Blazers are shorthanded on frontcourt depth with Robert Williams in concussion protocol and with Donovan Clingan (knee) set to miss multiple weeks with a Grade 2 MCL sprain.

Eubanks won't return to Wednesday's game against the Nuggets due to a left knee contusion, Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune reports. He recorded no statistics during his 1:30 of court time.

Utah was already without four key frontcourt contributors Wednesday in Lauri Markkanen (personal), John Collins (knee), Kyle Filipowski (lower leg) and Taylor Hendricks (fibula), so Eubanks' early exit will further test the Jazz's depth on the interior. The Jazz will get by with two-way player Oscar Tshiebwe as the primary backup option at center behind Walker Kessler for the rest of the contest.

Jackson-Davis is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Thunder.

Head coach Steve Kerr is tweaking the lineup for this game, meaning Jackson-Davis will come off the bench for the first time in 2024-25. He's averaging 8.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game this season. With Jackson-Davis on the bench, Draymond Green will get the nod at center while Andrew Wiggins will slot in at power forward.

Davis (foot) is available for Wednesday's game against the Spurs, Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet reports.

As has been the trend all season long, Davis will suit up and should handle his regular workload despite being mentioned on the injury report. The star big man has been outstanding for the Lakers this season and has recorded six double-doubles over his last seven appearances, averaging 28.0 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.3 steals per game in that span.

Theis is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Raptors, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.

Theis will head back to the bench after two straight starts, as Yves Missi will recover his role in the starting lineup. Theis is averaging a mere 3.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game when coming off the bench this season, so he shouldn't have a lot of fantasy appeal in most formats.

Hayes (ankle) is out for Wednesday's game against the Spurs.

Hayes was diagnosed with a right ankle contusion following Tuesday's loss to the Suns, and he won't feature in the second leg of his back-to-back set. However, his absence shouldn't affect many fantasy decisions. Hayes' next chance to play will come Friday against the Thunder.

Collins (knee) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Nuggets.

As expected, Collins has been downgraded from doubtful to out and will join Lauri Markkanen (personal), Kyle Filipowski (lower leg) and Jordan Clarkson (foot) as unavailable. Utah will need multiple players to step up against Denver, with Brice Sensabaugh and Johnny Juzang as the most likely candidates. Collins' next chance to suit up will come Saturday versus Dallas.