NBA Player News
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Marcus Smart PG | LAL
Lakers' Marcus Smart: Piling up steals
Smart chipped in eight points (3-7 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 1-1 FT), two rebounds, one assist and two steals over 31 minutes during Tuesday's 120-106 victory over the Timberwolves.
Smart appears to be locked into a starting role and remains a solid fantasy streamer for steals. The veteran guard has averaged 8.7 points, 3.3 assists, 2.5 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 2.0 three-pointers in 29.4 minutes per tilt in his last six games, shooting 40.0 percent from deep.
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Immanuel Quickley PG | TOR
Raptors' Immanuel Quickley: Racking up assists
Quickley posted 12 points (3-9 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 5-5 FT), four rebounds, six assists and one steal in 33 minutes during Tuesday's 113-99 loss to the Rockets.
Quickley handed out at least six assists Tuesday in his fifth straight game. The star guard is on a roll as a playmaker, averaging 16.0 points, 8.8 assists, 2.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 2.0 three-pointers in 32.9 minutes per tilt in his last five games.
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Scottie Barnes PF | TOR
Raptors' Scottie Barnes: Continues to fill up box score
Barnes amassed 24 points (8-16 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 6-6 FT), five rebounds, two assists and one steal across 36 minutes during Tuesday's 113-99 loss to Houston.
Barnes continues to contribute across the board for both the Raptors and fantasy managers alike. The All-Star forward has averaged 17.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.3 blocks in 33.6 minutes per tilt in his last seven games, shooting 51.1 percent from the field.
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Klay Thompson SG | DAL
Mavericks' Klay Thompson: Solid line off bench
Thompson chipped in 21 points (8-16 FG, 5-11 3Pt), one rebound, one assist and two steals over 28 minutes during Tuesday's 124-112 loss to the Hawks.
This was Thompson's eighth game of the campaign with at least 20 points as he turned back the clock in this loss. Despite this solid showing, Thompson remains a low-end fantasy asset due to his lack of upside outside of three-point shooting.
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Ryan Rollins SG | MIL
Bucks' Ryan Rollins: Holding down starting job
Rollins supplied 14 points (4-8 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 4-4 FT), three rebounds, seven assists and one steal over 41 minutes during Tuesday's 129-114 loss to the Suns.
With Kevin Porter (knee) sidelined, Rollins should continue to start at point guard for the Bucks. Rollins has started four consecutive games, during which he has averaged 13.8 points, 7.0 assists, 5.8 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 2.5 three-pointers in 34.7 minutes per contest.
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Neemias Queta C | BOS
Celtics' Neemias Queta: Quiet in defeat
Queta racked up five points (1-3 FG, 3-4 FT), four rebounds, one assist and one block across 19 minutes during Tuesday's 125-116 loss to the Spurs.
Luka Garza played five more minutes than Queta, who battled foul trouble and struggled against Victor Wembanyama. Queta has averaged 10.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 23.8 minutes per tilt in his last 10 games, shooting 62.1 percent from the field.
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Donovan Clingan C | POR
Trail Blazers' Donovan Clingan: Double-doubles in loss
Clingan finished Tuesday's 103-101 loss to the Hornets with 11 points (3-9 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 4-6 FT), 11 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and one steal across 26 minutes.
Clingan turned in his third double-double in his last six appearances. Over his last nine outings, the second-year big man has averaged 12.9 points, 11.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 blocks in 25.5 minutes per game while shooting 50.6 from the floor.
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Jaylen Wells SG | MEM
Grizzlies' Jaylen Wells: Another quiet outing
Wells accumulated 11 points (4-11 FG, 3-9 3Pt) and three rebounds across 22 minutes during Tuesday's 139-129 loss to the 76ers.
Wells continues to underwhelm as a fantasy asset despite solid workloads in Memphis. Overall this season, he holds averages of 12.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.9 three-pointers in 26.6 minutes per contest.
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Trayce Jackson-Davis C | TOR
Raptors' Trayce Jackson-Davis: Questionable for Wednesday
Jackson-Davis (finger) is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Pelicans, per Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca.
Jackson-Davis is looking to end a two-game absence with a dislocated finger. However, he may not see meaningful playing time even if he's available Wednesday.
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Jakob Poeltl C | TOR
Raptors' Jakob Poeltl: Questionable for Wednesday
Poeltl (illness) is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Pelicans, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.
Poeltl remains day-to-day after missing the front end of this back-to-back set. If Poeltl is unable to give it a go, Sandro Mamukelashvili is likely to see another sizable workload for the Raptors, as Collin Murray-Boyles (thumb) remains sidelined.