NBA Player News
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Jamal Murray PG | DEN
Nuggets' Jamal Murray: Struggles badly in loss to Lakers
Murray racked up five points (1-14 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 2-3 FT), six rebounds, six assists and two steals over 36 minutes before fouling out of Saturday's 127-125 overtime loss to the Lakers.
Murray delivered one of his worst performances of the season from an efficiency standpoint, missing all but one of his 14 shots and failing to provide the Nuggets with much-needed offense. The peripheral stats were decent for the star floor general, but there's no way to be efficient in fantasy with this kind of shooting performance. There's a chance this was just an off night for the star guard, who was averaging 28.6 points per game since the beginning of March before this contest.
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Kel'el Ware C | MIA
Heat's Kel'el Ware: Posts double-double
Ware ended with 13 points (5-8 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds, one assist, two blocks and one steal in 27 minutes during Saturday's 121-117 loss to the Magic.
Ware was efficient from the floor and showed impressive energy on the glass en route to posting his first double-double since March 5. He has four double-doubles over his last seven games and has grabbed double-digit boards five times during that stretch. The second-year big man is an excellent option in both point-based and category-based formats due to his ability to fill the stat sheet with ease.
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Jaime Jaquez Jr. SF | MIA
Heat's Jaime Jaquez: Impresses off bench in loss
Jaquez produced 22 points (9-16 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 3-4 FT), two rebounds, seven assists and three steals over 30 minutes during Saturday's 121-117 loss to the Magic.
Jaquez led the Heat in scoring despite coming off the bench, but seeing him deliver loaded lines in the second unit has been a common occurrence all season long. The former UCLA standout also managed to bounce back after totaling 11 points while shooting 4-for-16 from the field in his previous two games.
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Tyler Herro PG | MIA
Heat's Tyler Herro: Struggles with shot Saturday
Herro provided 10 points (4-14 FG, 2-8 3Pt), six rebounds, five assists and one block over 31 minutes during Saturday's 121-117 loss to Orlando.
Herro somewhat salvaged his fantasy line by delivering decent numbers in categories like rebounds and assists, but the poor shooting display certainly affected his game. This was the star guard's return from a two-game absence due to a quadriceps injury, so perhaps there's still some rust in Herro's game. The 26-year-old has battled injuries all season long and has been limited to just 21 regular-season games so far in 2025-26.
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Wendell Carter Jr. C | ORL
Magic's Wendell Carter: Sniffs double-double
Carter produced 15 points (5-8 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 4-4 FT), eight rebounds and two assists over 35 minutes during Saturday's 121-117 victory over the Heat.
Carter ended just two rebounds shy of posting what would've been his third consecutive double-double. The big man continues to find ways to produce on the offensive end for the Magic, and it would be fair to say he's been performing as the team's third-best option behind the duo of Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane with Franz Wagner (ankle) and Anthony Black (abdomen) out. Carter has scored in double figures in eight of his last 10 games, reaching the 15-point mark six times in that span.
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Desmond Bane SG | ORL
Magic's Desmond Bane: Goes for 21 points in win
Bane produced 21 points (8-17 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 4-4 FT), four rebounds, four assists and one block over 35 minutes before fouling out of Saturday's 121-117 victory over Miami.
Bane fouled out in this win, but that didn't stop him from posting a decent fantasy line while ending as the Magic's second-best scorer behind Paolo Banchero. This was Bane's third straight game with 20-plus points, and his role as the Magic's No. 2 option on offense, as well as his three-point shooting ability, make him a valuable fantasy commodity across all formats.
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Paolo Banchero PF | ORL
Magic's Paolo Banchero: Scores team-high 27 points
Banchero ended with 27 points (8-14 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 10-10 FT), eight rebounds and seven assists across 37 minutes during Saturday's 121-117 win over the Heat.
Banchero not only led the Magic in scoring, he also ended three assists and two rebounds away from posting a triple-double. The star forward remains the go-to option on offense for the Magic and has reached the 25-point mark in four of his last five outings. He's also achieved that mark in eight of his 13 appearances since the All-Star break.
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Luka Doncic PG | LAL
Lakers' Luka Doncic: Triple-doubles in victory
Doncic contributed 30 points (10-26 FG, 4-14 3Pt, 6-9 FT), 13 assists, 11 rebounds, three blocks and one steal across 43 minutes in Saturday's 127-125 overtime win over the Nuggets.
Doncic didn't have his most efficient performance on the offensive end, though he hit the go-ahead jumper in the final seconds of overtime and reached the 30-point mark for a fifth consecutive contest. The superstar finished as Los Angeles' second-leading scorer behind Austin Reaves (32 points), and Doncic paced the club in rebounds, assists and blocks, with his three swats representing a season high. The 27-year-old has racked up two triple-doubles and a double-double over his last three games, and during that stretch he has averaged 37.3 points per contest.
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Bam Adebayo PF | MIA
Heat's Bam Adebayo: Full stat line in loss
Adebayo amassed 20 points (6-15 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 6-10 FT), seven rebounds, four steals, two blocks and one assist across 38 minutes in Saturday's 121-117 loss to the Magic.
Adebayo didn't have his most efficient night on the offensive end Saturday, though he reached the 20-point threshold for a ninth consecutive contest and was one of three Heat players to score at least 20. The star big man turned in an impressive performance on defense, recording a game-high four steals to go with a game-high-tying two blocks. He has supplied multiple steals and multiple blocks in two of his last three outings. Additionally, Adebayo grabbed at least seven rebounds for a 10th straight game.
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Max Shulga PG | BOS
Celtics' Max Shulga: Lands standard contract
Shulga agreed to a two-year contract with the Celtics on Saturday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
The VCU product was selected by Boston with the 57th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and subsequently agreed to a two-way deal with the club. However, he's now been upgraded to a standard contract despite logging just five minutes across three regular-season appearances at the NBA level thus far. The 23-year-old guard may continue spending time with the team's G League affiliate, the Maine Celtics, where he has averaged 15.7 points, 6.7 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game across 36 outings.